Next weekend I will be helping carry out a very interesting
and unexpected comparion; my mother wants to replace her
2001 Subaru Outback with another AWD stationwagon.
She was very happy with her Outback, however she loved the
1994 XJ12 I just sold so now a Jaguar is the 2nd
possibility.
Price-wise, a new Subaru Outback 3.0R is about $45,000 (!)
compared to a one-year used X-type AWD Wagon at $43,000
asking.
I have driven the Subaru last year, and the 3.0R is
fantastic car; extremely high quality interior, very fast
250hp turbo-4 and very good ride and handling (made my 92
V12 VDP feel soggy and sluggish!).
I have not driven an X-type, although I think stylistically
it has the advantage. It will all come down to what my
mother thinks of the driving experience. There is also her
perceived problem of driving an ‘‘ostentatious car’’ in a
small town, but I’m sure a good driving experience will
cause modesty to be forgotten.
I’m also curious to drive the two back to back; this is a
comparison I never would have come up with.
I’ll post back with the results - I’m cautiously optimistic
that the Jaguar will win; it is better looking and hopefully
it is on par quality-wise and driving-wise.
I would personally rather have the 2006 Subaru as a daily
driver over both the V12 VDP or the XJ12, but hopefully
Jaguar has made significant progress over the 12 years in
between those cars and the X-type.
Cheers,
Chris
1992 V12 VDP–
thetopdogg
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