
Originally Posted by
chickwhorips
i looked into a subaru but they aren't high enough off the ground for my liking. they tend not to plow roads in anchorage and well crazy drivers, and i'd just feel safer.
Watch out for those optical illusions! The Element has 6.9 inches of clearance, the Subaru Legacy has 7.3 inches of clearance, and the Subaru Outback has 8.7 inches.
The Element is certainly taller head-room wise (and what's an inch or two of ground clearance among friends, anyway
) and would certainly be better for hauling both bikes and dogs at the same time!
They are awfully cool cars. If you can't find a used one, at least go to a Honda dealer in Anchored-down and take a new one for a test-ride! You could always make a trip to the lower 48 (say... hmm... maybe *Seattle*?) to find a used one.
Edit: Just for Snap I went back and searched the Forester's ground clearance. The LLBean limited has 8.1 inches, the standard has 7.9 inches.
Last edited by KnottedYet; 03-07-2007 at 06:20 PM.
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