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My wife's car is a 2019 Crosstrek. She absolutely LOVES it. It's her favorite car she's ever had in her life. Her sister was so impressed with it that she also bought one, a matching 2019.
It's not a 'fast' or 'performance' car by any stretch of the imagination. But it doesn't need to be. That's not its mission. It's very comfortable (we've taken it on 1500 mile (pre-pandemic) trips). The ergonomics are excellent. It's practical, big enough to haul people and things (unless you need to carry 7 people or barnyard animals), is quiet, refined, and gets excellent mileage (36-ish mpg highway). It's fast enough for real-world driving by sane people. It's not meant to be a track car or drag racer. I drive it regularly, and have never felt any lack of power in passing or on the highway (again, normal real-world driving, not trying to set Nurburgring lap records). The EyeSight safety package is nice, and a major reason I'm glad she liked it (check out the comparative reviews of safety systems on line). Yet, it has some style, character, and personality that many other similar crossovers don't (but then, most Subaru's have character, which is why we like them).
In short, it's a perfect daily driver for someone who wants something a little fun, a little different from the rest, that's comfortable and practical. We've had zero issues with it. You can even get it with a stick, which is what her sister bought.
I insisted on comprehensively shopping with my wife when we were looking for her car a couple of years ago. We looked at all the usual small-ish crossovers, RAV4, Mazda CX3 and CX5, Honda CRV, HRV, and Passport, Nissan Kicks and Rouge. She would have been OK with any of them, but as soon as she sat in the Crosstrek, within a minute she was all excited and exclaiming 'This is the one!'.
As with any car, your sister should go for test drives, preferably more than once. Things will probably rule themselves in and out pretty quickly.
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