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by indigo53
Dec 01 '07 - Updated Dec 02 '07
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes 
Pros: Excellent handling on wet or snowy roads, fairly good fuel efficiency.
Cons: lacks sufficient leg room for taller drivers
The Bottom Line: would recommend, particularly for drivers in rural areas or who must drive difficult terrain
I bought my Forester in October of 2000. I am a winter driving coward who must drive 33 miles into the foothills of the West Virginia mountains to work. I had previously owned a Jeep Cherokee which saw me through most winter situations. Yet, I ...
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by starsmyles
Feb 22 '07
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No 
Pros: Handles well in bad weather conditions, drives nice when in good repair, Nice headlights.
Cons: Poor Transmission, Cooolant Leaks Constant issues really- Never seems to be enough!
The Bottom Line: Some people seem to love it- I loved it for how it handled in road conditions and but its not worth the headache of the repairs.
I purchased my Subaru Forester in the summer of 2003. I live in Maine and was looking for somehting safe and reliable since I need my car for my work. I was in love with the car when the dealership let me take the car home overnight for a test drive. It ...
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by rhk0327
Jun 22 '05
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: AWD - all wheel drive
Cons: Gas mileage (cuz of AWD)
manufacturer quality and design - wheel bearings, clutch, windshield
The Bottom Line: Quality sucks.
1st problem: My dueler bridgestone tires wore extremely quickly. I have replaced them several times with brand name tires, but have resorted to generic ones because of the short life span. I suspect alignment problems after reading some other posts on ...
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by jps246  - Top 50
Dec 15 '03
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes
Pros: Mostly Maintenance Free, All-Wheel Drive, Good attempt at combining an SUV and wagon
Cons: Not made for anyone over about 6' tall
The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line is trying to send power to the wheels that grip from those that slip
Combine an SUV and a car and what do you get? Subaru would hope that you get the Forester, an all-wheel drive (AWD) hybrid that straddles the line between car and SUV and in the end, you get one of the best hybrid SUV/wagons available out there ...
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by Brettkatt - Top 1000
Jul 09 '03 - Updated Jul 10 '03
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Reliable and Safe
Cons: Not for tall people, Limited leg room in the back seats.
The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a Reliable, safe, and a reasonably priced used car you may like this one.
Back in Late august of 2002 my wife and I were in need of a new car. The 㤁 Cadillac E ...
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by danohh
Jan 13 '02
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: reliable, cargo space, smooth, sticks great during rain & snow
Cons: alarm doesn't work in extreme heat or cold. No side air bag or sunroof option
The Bottom Line: All in one vehicle. Safe, reliable, excellent cargo space, smooth, quiet. Reasonably priced for four wheel drive & 4 disc brakes. Very happy.
We purchased a new 2000 Forester S in March of 2000 and are very happy with it. My wife drives it on her 70 mile (roundtrip) commute and the car has been great. Its a totally solid car. No problems at all. She feels very secure driving it in the rain...
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by glacier
Jun 20 '01
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No
Pros: Good Acceleration, Suspension, Steering
Cons: Cramped Interior, Touchy Gas, Strange Design
The Bottom Line: This could be right for a single person on the move, not for large families.
It looks like a wagon, has the suspension of an SUV, and drives like a car. Does this make a good combination? Well, it could. But there are some general flaws which have me a bit disenchanted with this vehicle, which I've been driving for the last...
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by akamli
May 29 '01
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: power of car and versatility of passenger and cargo area
Cons: frequent mechanical problems associated with the "check engine" light and very poor customer service
The Bottom Line: Because of the extremly poor customer service and the frequent mechanical problems this is not a car I would recommend to anyone
I have owned a 2000 Subaru Forester for a little over one year. Soon after the purchase I experienced the first problem with the "Check engine" light coming on, indicating something was wrong somewhere.. Now after 5 more occurences of the same problem...
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by ForesterJC
Dec 08 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Fantastic ABS brakes and all-wheel drive
Cons: Mechanical problems, hesitation, poor heating
I needed a vehicle after my trusty Toyota 2x2 had to be turned in after 175,000 miles for its parts. I wanted another vehicle that was just as dependable and absolutely there whenever I needed it. That's why I test-drove the Subaru Forester. It was...
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by NoRiCe4u
Nov 26 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Powerful, high-performance on and off road
Cons: none
While going on a small expedition with a group of friends, one of them was elected to drive us all there. And when he drove up with his Subaru Forester I said "You're gonna bring a wagon?" He replied "A wagon it is not! Looks may be...
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by puzzlesolver
Nov 16 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Price and reliability
Cons: Could use a little more luggage room
get with a Forester. It’s simple, a lot of high payments.
For my money, the Forester has everything: comfort, style, reliability at a very reasonable cost to own and operate. The Forester handle nicely on both the open road and in those out...
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by vino
Oct 21 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Great handling for an SUV
Cons: None
I got rid of my gas guzzeling, expensive to maintain Land Rover and purchased my Forester 6 months ago. What a fantastic car. I can load it up with the horse gear, do some light off-roading but it handles like a dream and gets fantastic gas mileage....
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by cvan
Sep 08 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Price, mileage, handling, options available
Cons: Doesn't look as cool as the Xterra and Explorer
I researched/compared and drove a Subaru Forester, Ford Explorer (Eddie Bauer), Mitsubishi Montero and Nissan Xterra. Even though I liked the looks of the others much more than the Forester, it beat them all in terms of mileage, price, and handling....
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by tlin77
Jul 17 '00
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No
Pros: the engine, the way she handles
Cons: the inconvenient interior design
Our family decided to break down and buy a gas-guzzlin SUV and join the army of them you see out on the road. The main motivation was the car would be used primarily by my father and for years function had to override form. He had to pretty active sons...
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by ROSIECASEY
Jul 13 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Peppy acceleration, nice ride and handling
Cons: Uncomfortable rear seats, poor sound system and mushy brakes
I looked at a lot of small SUVs before choosing the Forester. Sure it may not have the sexy looks of some of the other models, but I'm too practical to fall for that. I checked out the Toyota RAV4, the Honda CRV, and the Chevy Tracker. The RAV4 and...
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