Bought a 2007 forester
Bought a 2007 forester special edition new, love everything about this car except the repair incidence. I'm in western Canada and the one cold winter weather we had , we also had a fire inside the dash. The fan heater connector melted and shorted out. was a long way from a sube dealer so had it fixed locally. 5 months later the same problem sube said it must have been the local guy. now 2014 and 177,000 Km put $5000.00 into the car in one year. head gasket, clutch, front brakes, and left cv axle. I can see the clutch and brakes as normal wear and tear, but head gasket and cv joint seem design flaws. Anyway was looking to buy a 2015 forester as we love it, but all your oil stories are just increasing my anxiety about parts integrity. we probably will not buy it but go to a different brand.