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The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Has The Most Pathetic Skid Plate In The History Of Skid Plates
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As a proud Sorento owner (cheapest awd 3 row by 15k when i bought it), it is barely good on dirt, off road, or on rocks. To be fair, I haven't busted the skid plate. That is mostly because it doesn't handle well in rough terrain, so I don't push it.
Ayy, fellow 15k budget buyer! Except I was more into that I could lay down flat + my bike fits in the back with the wheels on. (2016)
I forgot to note in my comment that my skid plate is an aftermarket one - 1/4" aluminum, not the stock plastic/fibery cover.
Personally, it's handled everything I've thrown at it well. Mud, sand, dirt, rocks within the limits of it's dimensions, but I also have some light AT/trail tires on so those help too. I did say I liked the AWD system but it's not user serviceable sadly and seems to be built and designed to fail eventually. (replaced AWD clutch earlier this year, cha-ching!) The big issue is obviously there isn't much headroom for errors or tougher conditions.