I have had the car to the repair shop 3 times in a month. Both oxygen sensors have gone out & the catalytic converter had to be replaced. The dealership has been unhelpful and the car is not reliable. I would definitely not recommend buying a forester.
Not a recommended car. It's not reliable. The gas mileage is poor and it doesn't handle as well in the snow as it should.
Had the same O2/catalytic converter problems. However, that is a common problem on cars of this age (I have 112k). Be glad that's the only problem, 'cause competing small SUVs have numerous engine/drive-train and MPG problems. The engine/drive-train on these things is utterly amazing, it just keeps going and gets 22-25MPG on average. Such a pleasure to drive. I highly recommend it.
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