This is my first car and I really love it! Comfortable and safe to drive. We use this car to drive to Sydney. Absolutely wonderful drive experience. I cannot think any disadvantage point. The only thing is the half year service is a little bit expensive. And we have to do the service twice per year.

I bought my Subaru because of its safety features, but once I owned and drove it, there's a lot more about to love. It's economical to run. The cruise control with seeing eye technology is amazing. Makes freeway driving a breeze. I would recommend this car to anyone wanting extra safety features, high performance and comfortable leather seats.
I love my car!

Very sensitive pedal, it gives power efficiently as we tried other competitive brands it was too fuel saving that it hardly drives.
Partner is 6ft tall and he's comfortable with both driver and passengers seats. Plenty of leg rooms for everyone. And saved us nearly half the price on running cost. Only con will be you'll need car service every 6 months.

Great car for school runs. Sporty. XT good for towing campers. Very capable off-road will go anywhere I want to go. Not a rock hopper though. I just hope I never have to reverse out of a situation though as reverse is not as capable as first gear meaning you could get stuck. I can drive forward up some driveways that the car will not reverse up. Poor design. Seat fabric also prone to early failure.

Car was bought second hand with 3000kms on the clock and 2 years of factory warranty left. After nearly 12 months and 17000kms I can honestly say that IMO these cars are good value and a great drive.
The legroom is good for a 185cm driver.
The interior is well laid out with everything within easy reach.
Servicing costs are slightly on the high side but it doesn't bother me because I'm not spending anything on repairs.
The Subaru is an example of Quality Control at its best.
Highly recommended.

Sold my deisel colorado for a 2013 turbo Forester. Absolutely perfect for me around town and the occasional dirt road. However I find the fuel consumption a lot more than specified. Also the boot liner sold for the car is crap. Doesn't fit the boot properly at all and slides everywhere. I love the turning circle and the power of the turbo if u do have to over take. The sports button s# is not really needed for me but nice to hear the noise of the engine every now and then.
All up it's just me my hubbby and my two yr old. I have to take a cheap stroler when shopping because the big pram is just too squishy but small issue for such a great car

I drove all the suv s a few times inc the outback and other competitors .i gassed it around the bend i would have rolled my old 4x4 ute and it felt great...brought the demo havent driven like that since haha.
Feels great to drive and i liked the adaptive cruise controll
Sunroofs a waste tho

This is the first auto Forester I have owned. The CVT transmission is great, dont feel the gear changes and the fuel economy is excellant. The car handles better than previous models and holds the road well on the sometimes rough north queensland roads. The interior is spacious with room for 3 adults in the back and the leather seats are comfortable. The only thing missing from the interior is rear air con vents which are needed.in hot weather. The turbo engine has plenty of power and is not noisy. Overall the forester is a comfortable, safe and economical car with a reasonable rough/ dirt road capabilities.

When the sun shines I can open the huge panoramic roof and enjoy warmth. When the weather gets nasty I have all wheel driving safety and automatic braking. When I do the grocery run the boot opens and closes automatically. GPS, climate control and raised heated seats look after my comfort. What's more, it's got large windows that actually allow the driver to have an unobstructed view in every direction. And the car drives beautifully, quietly and is quick. I thought my previous cars, a Mercedes and a Hyundai were pretty good. This thing beats them on all counts. As Subaru are part-owned by Toyota and are equally reliable I suppose I can use their phrase "Oh what a feeling!"

This is my second Subaru Forester could not believe the difference this one handles the road so much better.Never brought top of the range this time as we didn't need a Turbo.This car has all the extras minus Turbo.SunRoof Fantastic Screen Cameras up front and Rear all your controls on the steering wheel voice control also.Just everything about this Subaru is fantastic what's not to like nothing.Running costs are above average.

Great to drive, very smooth, low road noise, very spacious inside, extra wide door openings to get the babies in, love the electric seat adjuster and memory, love the auto tailgate. No reverse sensor which is abit annoying and no folding mirrors. Amazing fuel efficientcy can go long distances without filling up.

Reliable and good on fuel considering being AWD. on a country road I got 6.8 per 100 km
Very comfortable on a long trip great improvement on the previous model in the way of comfort it's a joy to drive and safety features are tops with the reverse camera add to that aspect.

I have had my Forester now for 12 months. Love it's vroom, the stereo, storage in the back and the cute little holder for both sets of glasses. It is great in the wet and the extendable sun visors in the setting sun. Folding down the back seats gives you a massive amount of space for flat packs from Ikea. The all wheel drive means you can get a grip! (always).

Leg room front and back is excellent. It is easier to get in and out of compared to my last low beastie. Love the blue tooth connection to my phone and the fact I can ask the car to make a phone call for me. It needs the ability to read text messages though.

This is my second Subaru Forrester. Love them. The newer model has everything including intelligence eyesight. No more falling asleep at the wheel and running of the road. Great size, comfort and excellent vision all way round. Smooth travelling and great on the pocket. Last went to over 500,000ks. Brilliant

Beautiful car to drive.
Lots of added features like eyesight protection.
Handles really well, smooth.
I do notice a little thumping sound when windows are down but had that in my previous 4wd,
Interior is spacious. Air con is good,though no spilt system for the back. Would have liked auto locking feature but apparently that is not available.
Running costs are economical.

Great car, have used it on and off-road.
Have done 82,000 kms, service costs are good, drives well
Only one problem the interior light is crap, have fitted a light bar to the rear cargo bay
Noisey with more aggressive tyres, but that was my choice.

I have fitted a lift kit, AT Tyres, awning and nudge bar.

We bought the turbo diesel and it's the best decision we ever made. We get about 800km out of a tank I absolutely love everything about this car. Subaru have been have been wonderful to deal with in terms of servicing. The rear seats fold down flat and there's more boot space than we know what to do with. Literally love this car, it's really underrated.

Performance is great, handles like a dream, especially on winding country roads. Very quiet motor and fantastic safety features. Interior seats are very comfortable and there is heaps of leg room in both front and back. Only thing we don't like about it is the volume and pitch of the warning beeps. Driver is hard of hearing and finds he cannot hear the beeps or blinker sounds at all, and has to take eyes of road to look at dash. Reliability is good but because is it an AWD vehicle, running costs are higher than other 2WD vehicles. Very satisfied so far.