Faults:

Some of the plastic in the interior had bent with normal use, and no longer sat in place properly. Otherwise nothing.

The cruise control has trouble holding a steady speed. It ebbs up and down. Apparently something all Foresters do. It's not all that bad, but irritates the other drivers on the freeway a bit.

General Comments:

For a cross-over 4wd, this car has brilliant road holding.

The engine, while not having heaps of power, revs freely and is quite fun to drive. It makes a great sound with the boxer engine.

The car had great flexibility. Fold the seats down for a huge load, take the kids fishing, tow a big load, then will happily drive nanny to church.

The interior felt quite modern and trendy. The car looked great in general.

Felt very solid mechanically.

Servicing in Australia is outrageously expensive.

Parts are well overpriced (fortunately they don't break often).

Quite thirsty for the size and power (one of the down sides of the AWD system).

These are a good car overall, though I feel it was a bit overrated.

Faults:

We still own it from new.

* 2nd service done from Subaru. The brake rotor needs to changed or polished. They told me that it is due to bad driving habits. But, after we have done 68000km... no problem. So I am guessing maybe it was faulty from the beginning.

* Changed the radiator cap. It was faulty. We were driving up to Sydney. Noticed the temp was starting to go up.

Changed the radiator cap; after that no problem.

General Comments:

Good car. Solid and reliable car.

Recommend to small families.

Parts are expensive.

General service most of the time costs us $300.

I heard the Toyota Camry costs $88. (same year model)

Car is not big. If you have a big family or four or five adults, it might be bit crowded. Or if you are tall... no one can sit in the back.

We bought it because of our kids. I wanted a 5 star safety rating.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

This car is very reliable and the handling is quite good.

However, the paintwork is below average and very prone to scratching. Seats are uncomfortable and bumpers are quite weak. This is the reason why I'll considering Honda or Toyota next time. Seeing new scratches every now and then is very annoying.

My Forester is quite good, but sorry Subaru I think the new CR-V and RAV-6 are better now!