Don White wrote:
FREDO wrote:
Not to mention they do not get stuck in snow or ice!!!!!!!!
AWD the only way to drive!!!!


My sister bought the 2004 Forester 2.5X at my recommendation (against
her husband's wishes).
She loves it but he keeps calling it a 'piece of ****'. (base model)
What will she do...?
She has the same vehicle (2006 Premium model) on order but with the
leather seats...fancy interior etc. That might shut him up.
If not, I'll offer to buy it when she trades in a couple of years.

My wife drives a 2001 Subaru Forester. We have had no problem with it,
but it's an uncomfortable as can be. After about 150 miles in the front
seat (thinly upholstered slab of something), your butt is numb. After
300 non-stop miles I'm sure it would be permanently deformed.

We're in a position to upgrade her car. We live on the side of a very
steep hill, and really need at least 1 AWD car for the 3-5 days per
year it sometimes snows in Seattle, so we went out ot look at a new
Volvo XC90. Too big. We almost bought a leftover '05 XC70, but when the
smoke cleared we were about $2000 away from a "deal", and that was with
me writing a check for every last dime I thought the "difference"
should be and the sales manager pleading, almost on hands and knees,
for me to step up to his number. (might have, for an '06). Still
driving the Subaru.

Having sold Subarus and having owned Subarus for about 17 years, I have
formed an opinion that they are a very good car. (You want to see
something fold up in a wreck?
Try a Honda. We have owned a few and found them mechanically excellent,
but so lightly built that they are truly death traps in anything more
than a fender bender).

My little V40 contiues to scoot along without a hitch or hiccup. I'm
not sure what we'll replace her Subaru with, but it would be a Volvo
XC70 if we found the right deal on the right car and it's unlikely to
be another Subaru unless they have done something about
front seat comfort in the last few years. She keeps murmuring about
"Land Rover"...........
but I don't think so.