Forester X v Legacy Sedan L/SE

[Irn Mdn]

I am very close to pulling the trigger one of these two.
I am in mid-west,USA - getting a lot of snow this year.
I drive a lot in interstates with strong winds.

Both car are priced few $100s within each other.

Based on my very limited research:

Forester X
+ Full size spare
+ Hatchback (Legacy wagon too gaudy for me)
+ Better re-sale
- Susceptible to crosswinds?

Legacy Sedan L/SE
+ Lower to ground
+ Sunroof
+ Styling
- No full size tire
- Potenza on snow
- Poor resale

Are geolanders on forester good for 1-2 seasons in snow?

WRX wagon is distant 3rd choice.

Help me decide.

 

[tonyrama]

I am very close to pulling the trigger one of these two.
I am in mid-west,USA - getting a lot of snow this year.
I drive a lot in interstates with strong winds.

Both car are priced few $100s within each other.

Based on my very limited research:

Forester X
+ Full size spare
+ Hatchback (Legacy wagon too gaudy for me)
+ Better re-sale
- Susceptible to crosswinds?

Legacy Sedan L/SE
+ Lower to ground
+ Sunroof
+ Styling
- No full size tire
- Potenza on snow
- Poor resale

Are geolanders on forester good for 1-2 seasons in snow?

WRX wagon is distant 3rd choice.

Help me decide.

It all depends on what you're looking for. If wind resistance is your only
concern, maybe the Forester isn't what you want. It would have more ground
clearance, though my Legacy (wagon) has no problems with being to low except
in the meanest of Nor'easters. My choice, of the three you gave, would be
the WRX wagon, or if I really needed the extra space, I'd get that new Turbo
Forester. I wouldn't know about the tire choices, but those are easily
changed. As far as resale, well, you might be right that the sedan would
have a slightly lower resale than the wagon, but where I live, all Subarus
have excelent resale values, far above any domestic and most other Japenese
cars.

Tonyrama
'95 Outback