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Replying to: pgb0517 (May 13, 2008 8:38 am)
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 9:35 am) Another question would be for all those that have purchased a forester what was the deciding factor for you? Thanks again. |
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 10:12 am) A note: I haven't seen the car yet so I don't know of the options.
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 10:12 am) http://www.subaru.com/shop/model_consideration.jsp?model=FORESTER For us, the big thing on the LL Bean/now Limited was the power driver's seat. That was an option on the '08 Premium. If it had stayed in the '09 Premium we probably would have bought that instead of the Bean. We looked at several small SUVs and even small hatchbacks. Key for my wife: Visibility. All the other SUVs (and most other newer cars) have huge blind spots and sit way too high in back for safety (as evidenced by how many children are being backed over these days). They have little pinched-up windows in the rear. No wonder they need back-up cameras. The '08 Forester is a bit better than the '09 on visibility, but the '09 is still vastly superior to anything else in its class, so we decided early on that if we got an SUV, it would be the Forester. We decided we needed the extra cargo enough to justify the Forester over a smaller hatchback (although we really loved the VW Rabbit). Fortunately, visibility aside, the Forester still is a great value, has good mileage, nice features, great safety and good reliability ratings. We are very happy with our choice. Wish list: More features on the trip computer (distance till empty, mainly); softer seats (the '09 is better than the '08 but still could use improvement); rear air vents; body side moldings as standard equipment; and a hybrid model.
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 10:12 am) |
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 9:35 am) I have not found anybody else lower than 4.5% for 60 months- local credit unions in general offer better rates than banks here in Austin- the lowest I found was 4.5% for upto 66 months from a neighborhood credit union.
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| Resurrecting an earlier speculation... does anybody have any insight or comment on possible cash incentives from Subaru in June? | |
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Replying to: samirataustin (May 13, 2008 6:35 pm) That bracket ranges from 699-660. You can see which credit scores qualify for which rates here: lhttp://www.cars101.com/subaru/rebates.html#rates |
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Replying to: pgb0517 (May 13, 2008 1:17 pm) One of the key features for us was also visibility, but we also liked the safety, handling, and utility features of the Forester. Didn't really see any viable competition in this class for the features that were important to us. I wanted to like the CRV and RAV4 based on the reviews, but didn't even bother to test drive them after seeing their poor rearward visibility. |
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Replying to: slaterac (May 13, 2008 6:50 am) |
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