Going from a pre-2008 Forester to a newer Subaru

[BarcelonaLewis]

I'm currently driving a 2006 Forester, it's the standard 2l non turbo, and it's great - I'd like a little better acceleration but the handling and grip are fantastic and I do like the look of the thing. It's costing a lot in repairs however (far more than my 20 yr old 911 over the past 3 years!), and the MOT is coming up soon so I've been looking at replacing it with something else...

Has anyone on here gone from this era of Forester to the later generations? How does the handling compare? To my eye from 2009 onwards they've become fairly generic looking soft-roaders, but I'd put up with that if the handling and grip are as good as the earlier models. I'd also consider an Outback or Legacy too.

Any advice much appreciated!

[rastapasta]

BarcelonaLewis said:

I'm currently driving a 2006 Forester, it's the standard 2l non turbo, and it's great - I'd like a little better acceleration but the handling and grip are fantastic and I do like the look of the thing. It's costing a lot in repairs however (far more than my 20 yr old 911 over the past 3 years!), and the MOT is coming up soon so I've been looking at replacing it with something else...

Has anyone on here gone from this era of Forester to the later generations? How does the handling compare? To my eye from 2009 onwards they've become fairly generic looking soft-roaders, but I'd put up with that if the handling and grip are as good as the earlier models. I'd also consider an Outback or Legacy too.

Any advice much appreciated!

I have a 2013 Legacy and at 108km it hasn't put a foot wrong in the near 4 years that ive owned it. Repair bills above and beyond consumables have been Nil. My colleague had a new Forrester and while it might look generic its still a beast and never gave him any trouble in the 18 months he owned it. They have a great reputation and the XT version is a quick motor. The only reason he changed it is because he wanted a Levorg.

[BarcelonaLewis]

rastapasta said:

I have a 2013 Legacy and at 108km it hasn't put a foot wrong in the near 4 years that ive owned it. Repair bills above and beyond consumables have been Nil. My colleague had a new Forrester and while it might look generic its still a beast and never gave him any trouble in the 18 months he owned it. They have a great reputation and the XT version is a quick motor. The only reason he changed it is because he wanted a Levorg.

Thanks rastapasta, that's good to hear. How's he finding the Levorg? The Legacy does look like a good option too, hard to find one with reasonable mileage but now is probably not the right time of year to be looking!

[rastapasta]

BarcelonaLewis said:

rastapasta said:

I have a 2013 Legacy and at 108km it hasn't put a foot wrong in the near 4 years that ive owned it. Repair bills above and beyond consumables have been Nil. My colleague had a new Forrester and while it might look generic its still a beast and never gave him any trouble in the 18 months he owned it. They have a great reputation and the XT version is a quick motor. The only reason he changed it is because he wanted a Levorg.

Thanks rastapasta, that's good to hear. How's he finding the Levorg? The Legacy does look like a good option too, hard to find one with reasonable mileage but now is probably not the right time of year to be looking!

He loves it. It handles extremely well. With the recent snow the only person who cans stick with him on the snowy alpine roads is me. The car is not striaghtline fast but through the bends it is extremely capable and the engine is very tune able also.

[Sa Calobra]

BarcelonaLewis said:

I'm currently driving a 2006 Forester, it's the standard 2l non turbo, and it's great - I'd like a little better acceleration but the handling and grip are fantastic and I do like the look of the thing. It's costing a lot in repairs however (far more than my 20 yr old 911 over the past 3 years!), and the MOT is coming up soon so I've been looking at replacing it with something else...

Has anyone on here gone from this era of Forester to the later generations? How does the handling compare? To my eye from 2009 onwards they've become fairly generic looking soft-roaders, but I'd put up with that if the handling and grip are as good as the earlier models. I'd also consider an Outback or Legacy too.

Any advice much appreciated!

What sort of bills have you had??