New Ride...

[E-Revonut]

Well you guys here are my family as well so I figured I'd share this with you guys.

2011 Subaru Impreza 2.5i premium 5 door. Power moonroof, heated seats-mirrors-wipers, ipod controls, bluetooth connectivity, and a 5 SPEED!!!!

I stepped way outside my box with this purchase. I'm a pretty diehard Ford guy,very pro American, and I'm a truck guy. The reality of what I wanted and what I needed coupled with gas prices has hit me. Awhile ago I downgraded from an F-150 to an Explorer Sport Trac, hoping for better gas mileage and a better ride. The F-150 in the long run rode better and had a better 4x4 system and the mileage I gained with the sport trac was minimal. The only thing I ever put in the bed of the sport trac was my RC tote, easy up, and a cooler. Long story short....15MPG sucks!!!

I knew I wanted to keep my awd/4x4 capabilities but needed better milage. The only AWD American car I considered was a awd Ford Fusion, new they run about $29K, a 2008-2009 with average mileage is going for about $19k locally, however the epa rating is only 17/22. That led me to Subaru. I know a few people that have them and they love them. Never heard anyone talk poorly about them. After some research, I found that they have a great reliabilty history and have a pretty good resale value.

I've only had it since this morning but I'm having a blast driving it, it's been awhile since I have truly had fun driving. Best part is that so far I'm averaging 25MPG while "having fun" with very little highway driving, I'm sure i can milk it and average the 27 that they say for highway mileage