We also bought our 2010
We also bought our 2010 Forester in Roanoke, probably from the same dealer 1st Team. ...and got the SAME answer when I brought up the burning oil smell. That car got traded for a 2011, figuring we just got a bad one... who knows??. I've never been accused of vehicle abuse / neglect before, or not "taking care of a vehicle properly". What we have figured out, hwy speed driving has been the culprit for us. Putzing around in town, anything under 60mph and it appears to be just fine. We carry a gallon jug with us & check it often.
The short of the story, we still have a vehicle that throws oil... all over the driver's side of the engine, at 65+mph, and it doesn't matter which dealer you talk to, Nelson, 1st Team or whoever - they're all giving you the Subaru line, "the driver is at fault for ..... " (fill in the blank).