2002 Subaru Forester review from Singapore
"Great car, crappy agent"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The car performs beautifully, road holding is superb. Able to take corners at fairly high speeds without even hearing the tyres screech.
The BIG LET DOWN, was the service from Motor Image Singapore (part of TanChong). After taking your money, all your problems, please refer to the salesman.
Car was delivered with leather seats, but they obviously used the left overs and all the seats had a different shade. Motor Image did not even get any management staff to help, but threw everything to the salesman to do. But unfortunately, the leather shop was really not bothered about entertaining the salesman. Had to personally deal with Motor Image supplier, caused me 3 days, but no results. After more than 1 month, the problem is still not solved.
On top of that, there were lots of broken clips and missing screws, ALL FROM THE LOCALLY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT like IU, AIRCON, SEATS.
IF only parallel imports were able to get this car.
General comments?
Great car, but destroyed by poor local dealer Motor Image, with poor service and poor workmanship on local kits.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 non turbo Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8/10 |
| Reliability marks | 7/10 |
| Comfort marks | 7/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 51 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 3000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Mitsubishi Space Wagon |
| Date of Entry | 2nd April, 2002 |