Well I'm impressed with the 2016 Forester

cmhj2000 · February 2016

Wifey, after kicking tires on several makes went for a new Forester 2.5i Touring with the works. Holly cow I need to go to school before I can run this thing.

Must say thought the ride, leg room, comfort etc is one of the best I've witnessed in the mid sized mid priced group.

Was never a big fan of the boxer engine design but TWT

stever · February 2016

Congrats! Please write up a Consumer Review too.

My sister got a demo 2015 Crosstrek a few weeks back. Last week she got the dealer to set up her Bluetooth. No telling what other bells and whistles she hasn't discovered yet.

samny1 · February 2016

Hi,

Could I please get the MF and RV on a Forester base 2.5i automatic for 36 months at 15K in NY? I will also probably opt for the one touch drivers side window if that makes a difference.

thanks,

Stephen

dcm61 · February 2016

samny1 said:
Could I please get the MF and RV on a Forester base 2.5i automatic for 36 months at 15K in NY? I will also probably opt for the one touch drivers side window if that makes a difference.

You should ask here:
http://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/36219/subaru/forester/2016-subaru-forester-lease-questions#latest

samny1 · February 2016

dcm61 said:

samny1 said:
Could I please get the MF and RV on a Forester base 2.5i automatic for 36 months at 15K in NY? I will also probably opt for the one touch drivers side window if that makes a difference.
You should ask here:
http://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/36219/subaru/forester/2016-subaru-forester-lease-questions#latest

Thank you, a little late night fog there.

micoche · February 2016

Test drove a Forester Premium 2.0XT, and loved the engine responsiveness - much better than the Mazda CX-5, which I found sluggish at best.
(Interesting to read here on Edmunds that the CX-5 is "sporty", since to me it felt really underwhelming when accelerating and driving around, even in the city)

cmhj2000 · March 2016

We were having some issues with the remote starter USER ERROR!! Anyone having intermittent problems might want to look at how they're using the remote. When pressing the lock button you need to do all three clicks very quickly and then hold for at least 6-7 seconds on the third click.

Wifey really likes her new busaru

cmhj2000 · April 2016

2 months later and wife is still happy. So everyone's happy.

cmhj2000 · June 2016

Just made a 2,500 mile round trip to the upper midwest and back. No issues and still love the ride and handling of this vehicle. Overall mileage was in the 33-35 range. Granted I have the tires aired up and was able to get good fuel, good weather etc. Able to avoid Ohio gas, which kills my mileage whenever I use it. Ran 60-65 most of the trip with a 100 mile run of around 75.

Love my subbie

carboy21 · June 2016

My wife has a 2010 Forester and does not want to upgrade it. She just loves it.
The new Forester is too big for her. They increased its dimensions and gave it a rubber band transmission. a.k.a. (CVT)

stever · June 2016

My sister had an '05 Forester that worked well for her. She finally dumped it some months back and got a Crosstrek. I think she liked it because it wasn't as big as the new Forester.

tarkulich · August 2016

I'm very happy, even though it's only been one week of ownership. I came out an Audi which had far too many creature comforts, any of which would break at large expense. I went with the Limited as it had a combination of items I wanted which would have been too hard to combine otherwise.

I'm one of those "outdoorsy" people, who spend days "soft roading" on gravel, unmaintained, discontinued roads, forest roads, logging roads and poorly maintained roads. I'm not a Jeep person, no interest in off-roading for off-roading sake. I do however want to get to remote, wilderness destinations safely, with a vehicle that has agility, but can stay on the highways 80% of the time. I wouldn't have bought it if I planned to stay on pavement all the time. In fact, my Audi Quattro (all wheel drive) was really good at tracking on the highway, but it didn't have clearance; even Audi cautions you to drive on "level surfaces".

For starters, I love the visibility, driving with the windows down and the moon roof open. I love fresh air and can put up with the noise. I love the high seating (I pushed it all the way high (but I'm 5'6"), which helps me when I get to the top of these steep woods road crests, where visibility is impossible. At least now I can see over the hood!

The audio is better than I thought it would be, though far more complex than I hoped. Leather seats, meh, it came with the package.

Clearance, lovin' it. Bottomed out way too many times when chasing good snow for skiing. Clearance is also helpful on those gravel roads that may contain small washouts or rocks and only get maintained once a year.

I have no problems with dashboard visibility at the top lighting level.

Happy they threw in the rubber mats, I'm always hopping in the car with my hiking boots full of gravel. My skis fit inside, my trail maintenance tools fit well. I really don't have any need for fully flat surface with the rear seats down.

All the beeps drive me nuts, I've turned off as many as I could. It took me three nights to read the entire owner's manual, and found several little features I never would have otherwise. There are more books to read, but I want to go hiking this week!

Looking forward to heated seats, It can be minus 10 F when I get up to go skiing sometimes.

Sunroof is also a blessing in the winter when the sun is in short supply. I'll take all I can get.

It's a smaller car for me, my last Subaru was a 1981 GL, back when they only made two variants of the same car! I really am growing to like the blue, though I wish they made a deep green color.

Roof racks are great, and removing the cross bars is easy, reducing noise and increasing gas mileage.

Lovin' the gas mileage. When the mountains are 200 miles away, it counts, plus I want to keep reducing my carbon footprint without giving up my passions.

I could care less about commuting and performance and "sporty" requirements. I found the car to be much more "fun" to drive than the outback. Perhaps "primitive" comes to mind.

I could care less about being pampered on the ride. As a kid, we drove around in a bench-seat F150 down the dirt farm roads, with so much banging and thunking around. The tractors drove smoother than that 150. Kinda miss that... I'm not a Jeep wanna be.

This is a sensible blend without needing off road equipment, though I do think the tires will be replaced with something else. Looking forward to X-Drive, that was one of my have to haves. I was in several situations, especially on mountain pass roads and very deep, muddy forest roads where it probably would have come in handy. Do wish I had some form of manual shifting at low range.

I noticed the "rubber band" feeling of cvt when I went to pass on the highway today, but with that as an expectation, I'll do already.

Peripheral vision is outstanding, though I do wish I had blind spot monitoring.

I'll write more in a few months when I get to the mountains a bit more often.

cmhj2000 · August 2016

Ya the beeps drove me nuts at first, now it's second nature and wifey still loves it and me.

scottc3 · September 2016

Did the cross-member roof racks come with the Forester? I saw a video recently that looked like they were placed in the back of the Forester - but it was not clear.

dcm61 · September 2016

Cross bars are optional on Forester.

stever · September 2016

Spotted one today and wondered about that. I thought it was the Forester that had the bars you could hide in the rails but someone above mentioned how easy they were to remove. Suppose I could look it up....

dcm61 · September 2016

Outback crossbars are standard and pivot into the rails.

Well I'm impressed with the 2016 Forester

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