Its kind of tough to compare these 2 since a crosstrek subaru owner is focused on different things than an SEL Kona owner. If you go up to the N Line and above of the kona, then you get the higher horsepower and the ability to have AWD. most ppl that live in the north that deal with snow and ice, are going to be using a subaru over a Kona, but the kona is more practical for the average driver . I agree that Subaru needs to fix their software systems though. there is ALOT of complaints about it.
I like Subaru system better because it's not outside the car so so where I live you would be covered with dirt and mud and snow every other car I've had with that with those systems always say the system is unavailable malfunction because they get obscured by dirt
I love the Subaru. It looks much better and more practical than Kona. Kona has to much plastic on exterior trim. Seats on Subaru are so comfortable. Excellent overall car in any season.
Love the comparison review I was thinking of the crosstrek, but after I test drove both vehicles it's was not a hard choice . The Kona was the way to go for me , to me it rode better, was more comfortable and the tech package was night and day better, if your on the fence go for the Kona you won't be disappointed, not to mention the 5yr 60k bumper to bumper and the best 10yr 100k powertrain warranty along with a 3yr or 36k free maintence
Warranty is not inherently a benefit. It means having to worry about getting your car serviced on time because even a day late might void it. Then you have to fight the dealer to honor it and are stuck dealing with them and waiting for them to fix. As an extreme example, you could theoretically have bought a car with a 10 year warranty while Bush was president and then been arguing back and forth with the dealer during the Trump administration. Sounds like a complete nightmare. In my opinion, it's better to get a reliable vehicle with a regular warranty that's unlikely to have issues in the first place.
@paulgemperlein626 your entitled to your opinion I've owned hyundai's for a while now I never drove worried it's comforting knowing that you have that warranty backing the car, im also in the car buisness you know what you have to do to void warranties, im guessing u don't, being 1 day late or even a month late on service isn't goin to void your warranty, I've also never had any major issues with any one of my hyundai's, all cars have problems I work 4 a highline dealer cars that cost from 45k to 90k and they have problems like any other car
@@victorfalz1713 Probably won't void it if serviced a day or month late but they theoretically could and at some nebulous point of neglecting service, it becomes a valid reason to void warranty. More to my point, there's just mismatched incentives and lots of ways for dealers to weasel out of it or for it to end up being inconvenient to take advantage of. You might not live by a dealer or they might not even exist (the dealer or possibly even the entire company) by the time you need the warranty 9 years after purchase. Maybe they exist but are hard to work with or do a poor job. Some people might truly value a warranty but really they add years of additional complexity and limitations on what you're allowed to do with your own car. I think few people would value them much if they realized the potential stress and conflict they could cause as much as a decade later. I greatly prefer a car that's known to be reliable in the first place with as short of a warranty as possible. It's freeing to know that there are no hoops to jump through and I can just get it fixed in my preferred way if there's ever a problem. Glad you enjoy having a longer warranty and they can make a lot of sense but they shouldn't be viewed as an objective benefit over a reliable car with a shorter warranty.
