Mostly love my 2020 Forester
Mostly love my 2020 Forester but there are a few annoyances. As mentioned in the article there is no heated steering wheel available on most trim levels, and remote start is only available as an expensive dealer installed option even on top trim levels. Honda has remote start and push button ignition included in every trim level of CR-V. Given the popularity of Subarus in cold climates these oversights are not logical. Another annoyance is the lack of standard interior protection such as all-weather mats and a cargo liner. These should be included in every Subaru given the brands rugged, outdoorsy image instead of being expensive dealer installed options. I mostly like the EyeSight safety system but if you are going to include this on every model then don't leave out the blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert features on the lower trim levels. I would sooner have those features than lane keep assist which I usually turn off anyway. Mostly a great sales experience with the dealership except for a pushy finance manager that tried to sell expensive extra undercoating and extended warranties. I thought those scams ended back in the 90s. Speaking of warranties, why can Kia and Hyundai offer much longer coverage at no extra charge? I was seriously considering getting a Kia Seltos for that reason and because of Kia's excellent reliability ratings, but the wait time to get a Seltos was several weeks due to the popularity of this new model and the lack of inventory.