I have a 2018 Forester..
I have a 2018 Forester...first vehicle I have owned with a CVT. The thing I have learned about driving my Forester is that the CVT works fine when you drive "normally" Accelerating at a models pace from a stop and general stop and go driving as well as the occasional passing maneuver all work well. If you like to drive a vehicle "hard and fast" with lots of "Jack-rabbit" full-throttle starts and lots of flooring the gas pedal, you are not going to like the CVT...this tranny is not designed for aggressive driving...if you drive normally and "conservatively" you will be just fine with a CVT.