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My 2007 Forester (L.L. Bean edition) with the right tires is the best all around vehicle I've ever driven. I bought it new and it now has 230k miles on it. Other than maintenance, it's only needed head gaskets. I want to point out that every single 2.5L Subaru motor I've seen has had them done or needed them. Replace them once with steel gaskets and never worry about it again.
My wife and I just took it for a 400 mile road trip on back roads in the mountains of Colorado this weekend and it performed flawlessly. The roads were completely snow packed much of the trip but it is extremely confidence inspiring. It can be kind of frustrating wondering why everyone else on the road is driving so slowly, hahha.
Here are some things I like about it:
Subaru AWD
nice heated leather seats
heated mirrors\windshield
huge sunroof
self-leveling rear suspension (L.L. Bean only feature)
fold flat rear seats with plastic backs great for dogs and gear.
Things I don't like:
bad MPG (I average about 22.0 overall)
buzzy transmission that downshifts at the slightest acceleration
it definitely gasps for air at 8,000ft. plus. and would benefit from the turbo out here but it's a completely adequate engine as is.
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