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4.6
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BETH C.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
04/07/2021
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Parker is the WOW Subaru Service Dept.

This is an excellent car...excellent in all areas...never will let you down in any situation.
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KEVIN/FOUNA P.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
12/09/2020
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Great car. I only wish...

Great car, bit noisy but safe in case of collision. Economical when it comes to gas consumption. Can't say it's fun to drive. It is slow uphill but we live on flat land so it is not a big issue for us
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Edith M.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
11/25/2020
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Subrau Forester

I like the car very much. I have some concern with the seat belt. I have the drivers seat forward and when I try to get the seat belt to buckle it I sometimes have a hard time reaching it. Also am trying to get used to the car shutting down when stopping for a red light and then starting up again when ready to go. Over all happy with the Forster and like the gas mileage.
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GEORGE D.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
11/11/2020
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Well designed and perfectly comfortable

At 6'8" most cars just don't fit me well, but as soon as I got into the Forester I could actually look out the windshield and side windows without having to slouch down in the seat. The entire car was designed and built with comfort and luxury, There is no other comparison even in the high end luxury class.
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Edith M.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
09/29/2020
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above average

I like my Subaru Forester as it allows great visibility of your surroundings and I enjoy driving this car for its power and comfort ride. It also has sufficient room in the seating in front and back and the cargo room in the rear is very good. I do have some issues with getting access to the seat belts as they seem to be a little far back to reach, but I make do, no big problem. Other than that, so far so good!!
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PAULA R.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
09/24/2020
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I love it! It is exactly what I need.

I bought the car new after much research and was not disappointed from the very beginning. I now have 18 thousand miles on it and continue to be impressed. I drive down the road with a smile on my face — literally!
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ROGER B.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
07/09/2020
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Subaru 2019 Forester

My wife and I are in our mid-70s. I wanted to get a Subaru since our daughter loves hers plus there are a number of safety features which are helpful as we age. I like the car and find it easy to drive, though learning what all of the controls did still escapes me at times. Also the connection with my Android phone is hit and miss. My wife, however, dislikes this vehicle intensely. She hates the variety of electronic control features, dislikes being forced to use side mirrors, and finds the seats to be uncomfortable. She goes out of her way to avoid driving the car.
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MARC A.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/17/2020
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Love!!!

I am so happy we decided to go with a forester!!
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WARREN B.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
05/30/2020
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Forester

Great vehicle. Safety features are great. Vehicle is comfortable. Wife loves it
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FORREST M.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
05/23/2020
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4th Subaru owned

This 2019 Subaru is one of my favorites as a avid outdoor person I need a car that I can sleep in on camping trips, get to remote trail heads safely, and still have some eco focus in the car. The comfort and ride are standard with Subaru which means doing 600+ in a day is a comfy affair. Would recommend especially to first time drivers.
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JULIA V.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
02/19/2020
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My forester

Love my subaru forester it is fun to drive and I feel so safe in it. It has great load capacity groceries, chicken supplies. And of course dog food and the dogs themselves. Even fit a piece of gutter in from Lowe's got some looks from the guys in pick up trucks that day. And mine was dry from the rain .
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ROBERT B.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
10/31/2019
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Excellent Smart Car

Safe. Easy to drive and getting ready for the snow and wet roads with my new Forester.
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THOMAS W.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
10/29/2019
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All that and then some

Six months in, our Forester is everything Consumer Reports and the IIHS said it would be and then some!!
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MARK S.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
10/04/2019
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Generally highly satisfied but lots of little glitches.

While we love this vehicle when it works, we have been plagued by lots of little things. 1) Apple CarPlay integration has had lots of intermittent problems, mostly connecting. It seems to have gotten better since we purchased the vehicle so I suspect that they have been upgrading the software in the background but the lack of willingness to acknowledge the issue was and is a problem. They need to be more transparent and have online services for us to report the problem and monitor progress towards a solution. Then, if they do push a software upgrade that fixes (or attempts to fix) the issue, they need to send out a notification. What is the point of having an App tied to my VIN number if you aren’t going to be transparent about issues and allow two-way communications. 2) User Recognition - this is a very nice feature when it works and really annoying when it doesn’t (about 30-40%) of the time. And when it doesn’t work, there is no way to retrigger the facial recognition manually. 3) User Identity Management - I was very chagrined to learn that there are three (3) independent User Identity systems in the Touring model that we purchased (lower trim levels have less) and they are not integrated in any way. They often conflict with one another again making something that should be really cool, really annoying. There are 1) the two individual seat setting (but not mirrors) buttons, 2) the user identities that control the radio stations and other console activities and 3) the facial recognition system that also control seat settings (and mirrors) and driver alert systems. I understand that some models don’t have all of them but any that are on a vehicle need to be integrated and coordinated so as not to ruin the actual driver experience. 4) the automatic rear liftgate has no manual override should it get stuck for any reason. The only way to open it in the event of failure is to disconnect the battery (which also causes the car to forget any customized setting like radio stations, seat settings, etc). We found this out because it also turned out that there was an intermittent problem with the liftgate control module in our VIN which had to fail twice before they replaced it but one could see other circumstance like things such as clothing or little children’s fingers getting stuck in it (they claim that can’t happen but that is what they blamed the first failure on). This really seems like a potential safety problem which should concern Subaru. 5) Driver Alert System - still glitchy and annoying. Lots of false positives around “eyes on the road” and “driver alertness”. We understand that this is a relatively new and developing technology but we have had multiple instances where it became so wrong and annoying that we had to just turn it off. All in all, it is clear that Subaru is being challenged to, like it or not, transition from a basic car company to a software company where as many of the problems are software in nature as are hardware in nature. On this side of the house they do have to step up their game. They have a long way to go and can learn from the best software companies about how to keep their users happy while they push continuous improvement into the software products. Again, when things work as advertised, we love the vehicle. When they don’t “not so much”.
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KING F.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
09/05/2019
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Forester does not disappoint

I was deciding between the Forester and the CX-5, the roomy interior of the Forester was what won me over; it is perfect for new parents who need to fit a baby car seat in the back. The brown leather interior in Touring trim level made the car looks sporty on the outside and classy on the inside. The EyeSight driver assistance can be improved as it sometimes flagged false positives when merging into the highway.
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JOHN N.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
08/19/2019
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The more I use and understand the features my Subaru Forrester offers, the more I love it!

A great car, safe, comfortable, roomy, responsive!
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SANDRA S.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
07/29/2019
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The Forester beat the competition hands down

We are new the to Subaru family of vehicles, having driven mostly Nissan (even Datsuns) for many generations of automobiles. However, when looking for a new SUV that we could live with for the next 10 years, Subaru was our top choice. Specifically we picked the Forester Touring model in order to have both the safety features (no one else comes close at this price point) and vehicle reliability that Subaru is famous for. The size of the Forester was just a bit smaller than we were replacing (Nissan Pathfinder) because we no longer needed 3 rows of seats (although Subaru can provide that solustion now also). This vehicle has all we were looking for and great gas mileage to boot.
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WARREN B.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
07/19/2019
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Parker Subaru

Great dealership. Good selection of vehicles. Friendly but not pushy sales people. Clean, polite and well maintained
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SHERYL S.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
07/14/2019
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Forester

What a wonderful redesigned SUV. We love it so much another family member is prepareing to buy one also. We are seniors and love the visibility and all the safty features. Thank you Subaru for thinking of us seniors
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SUZIE F.
2019 Subaru Forester
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
06/05/2019
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Nice car but...

I have the 2019 Forester Sport, I think overall it's a great car. I've had two incidents with the sound system while on a road trip, it resolved itself so it's more of an annoyance. I wish the cup holder was closer to the front for easy access instead of by the middle console.
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