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Replying to: pharmd718 (Jan 09, 2009 8:39 am) 
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Subaru put the nice stuff on the seating surfaces (perforated leather) and the arm rests, plus the steering wheel and shifter. Those are the places you tend to touch. The one oversight was the sun shade - cheap. The rest of the stuff you never touch (headliner, dash, etc). Bob mentioned the Venza's dash was softer, but its prices are a good $5 grand higher. I think the Forester is nicer than the similarly priced RAV4 inside, easily. So against direct competitors, it's par, or even slightly better than par, IMHO. I looked at a Mariner hybrid, Ford Escape clone, and the plastics were worse and even the leather was shiny. Then I looked a a VW Tiguan, and it really wasn't any better than the Forester (I sort of expected more from VW). Sure, there's a part here or there from a competitor that is higher quality, but as a package I think the Forester is at least better than average for this price class. Plus, if you want a plush head liner, softer materials, etc, step up to a Tribeca. They start at $26k, right around the same price as that Venza Bob mentioned. I don't see anything wrong with that. The average new car costs $28 grand, you can get a Limited for far less, even most XTs are less than that. We can't expect premium materials at a less-than-average price, especially when you get AWD as part of the bargain. |
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| I took my 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5 Limited edition for its first oil change today. I asked about the TSB material for protection of the rear door area. He said it didn't apply to my vehicle. It was for the 2008 editions. Is he right? | |
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Replying to: hitoyou (Jan 09, 2009 5:57 pm)
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Replying to: xwesx (Jan 09, 2009 5:59 pm) If the vehicle in question only has a roughly 2 x 3" patch of scotchguard back on the fenders, the TSB should apply as the new scotchguard patch is at least 3 times bigger. |
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Replying to: jopopsy (Jan 08, 2009 5:25 am) I just filled up again and the fuel gauge looks to be working fine again...so I think it may have been just a one time fluke... (hopefully!)
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Replying to: hitoyou (Jan 09, 2009 5:57 pm) |
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We were two hours into a 10 hour drive over the holidays when the Check Engine light went on as well as a flashing Cruise light and the VDC light.  I just had the oil changed and the car has 8000 miles. I quickly ran through the guidebook while my husband got us to a nearby town where I thought there might be a Subaru dealer. Of course, no Subaru dealer nearby, but I did phone several service departments near home. Two out of three service guys weren't too worried. But thanks to researching on Edmunds -- thanks also to the wifi in a Hilton Garden Inn -- I found that the Check Engine light could be evaluated at an AutoZone for free. There was one nearby fortunately. The AutoZone guy put his computer onto the dash connection and within a minute chuckled and told us that the only problem was that the gas cap was not on tight enough! He said this was common in new cars. That was also one of the possibilities in the guidebook. He thought the light would go off after 30 miles, after we tightened the gas cap. It actually took about 3 1/2 hours of highway driving for the light to go off and the emissions to be reset. But we couldn't use the Cruise control for all that time. My brother later also told me this was common problem in new cars. Thanks goodness this wasn't a big problem as so far the Forester 09 has seemed really reliable. You can get the CheckEngine light checked for free at any AutoZone. You can also buy the computerized tool used at Autzone for around $100 to $150. Anyone else experience this? I enjoy reading all your comments and have learned a lot here, so wanted to share my experience.
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Replying to: prndldriver (Jan 10, 2009 9:29 am)  and is the first place you look when you think your engine is about to explode ) the refueling sction will has a warning to tighten the cap properly or you might get a CEL.
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Replying to: prndldriver (Jan 10, 2009 9:29 am) |
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