2008 Nissan Rouge or 2009 Subaru Forester I live in the poconos where it snows alot in the winter. Which One?

Question

Share any experience about either car. How it handled offroad and in the snow.

Answer 1

I've been to Pocono's.  Lived in Scranton.  Most of family lives in Vermont and New Hampshire.  Both are fine cars.  However, based upon raw numbers in VT & NH as well as upstate NY.  Subaru gets the nod here.

Answer 2

Foresters are great cars. I put 175,000 miles on my last one and it ran like a champ. Plenty of room.

It snows where I live and I never had any trouble. Subaru's AWD system is by far the best.  

Answer 3

Ive never been in a Nissan Rouge but after being in several Subaru's I dont want to. Subaru has by far the best AWD system, and they are very reliable, my nieghbor has one that has 190,000 miles and he hasnt done anything other than recommended maintnence. I used to drive a Jeep which I thought was good in the snow, until I got my subie. When I put snow tires on it I actually have to make a effort to get it to slide. I live on a big hill that is fairly steep in parts (probably not what you get in the Poconos but still) the first thing I did n a snowy night was come to a complete stop in the steepest part of the hill. It didnt even slip when I started back up again.

Put it this way I work at an autogroup that has Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Toyota, and Honda dealerships so I could get any car I want for as cheap as you could get them, and I still drive my subie.

Answer 4

You should probably go with the Forester because its better for the snow. Rouge is nice too, but its more of a street SUV (although it should do ok in the snow)

Forester is more of a rugged SUV than the Rogue.