2005 Subaru Forester XS review from North America
"I love it!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Nothing has ever gone wrong with this car. Everything functions on demand 100% reliably.
General comments?
This car is reliable and cheap to maintain. The cloth interior is cool in hot weather, the cabin roomy and airy. Excellent seat warmers, heat, and air conditioning.
This is my second Subaru. And I will buy a third.
I had a 1984 Subaru Brat for 20 years and 270K miles and it had two Subaru problems. I was constantly replacing manual clutch -- seems to be a Subaru design fault. My new Forrester is an automatic and has not had similar failures. Also on the Brat, I replaced the emissions train constantly, including two catalytic converters (California).
Loved the Brat's on-demand 4WD and prefer it to AWD, because I want to decide when I need traction, rather than have the car decide.
Also, there's no such thing as replacing one tire on an AWD car, unless it's shaved down to match the others, and the tire and spare rotation is a pain.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2005 |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 10 miles |
| Most recent distance | 60000 miles |
| Previous car | Subaru Subaru Brat |
| Date of Entry | 9th August, 2008 |