Subaru's flyer picture of a 2011 satin white pearl Forester Limited
Birth history of our personal Subaru Forester
- Assembled at Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), Ota, Gunma, Japan
Off line date was October 7th, 2010
- Departed Japan: October 28th on Vessel Sirius Leader
- Arrived at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, Annacis Island, B.C.
Port arrival date: November 16th
- Rail loaded on November 24th
- Rail arrival at Montreal on December 3th
- Delivered to dealer: December 10th
The current look of our Subaru Forester
Your comments are welcome!
The story of how I ended up with a Subaru Forester
When we knew we would have twins in July 2005 we sold a car to get a Dodge Caravan ready for their births. Then, reading here and there about cars from time to time I always
liked what I was reading about Subaru. I appreciate the fact they only sell AWD cars and that they are sticking to that. I applause them for that.
A Caravan is not a funny car but instead a useful one because of large cargo. I liked the look of SUV/Crossover cars and had hope that our next car would be one of that kind.
When they announced the new redesigned Forester, I liked it a lot. I found the look of it great and slowly began reading about it. Like previously said, Subaru's AWD was already
something I liked a lot for many reasons, even if I never owned one, but which I trusted because they were selling it for so long, and on every cars. So I would assume that it
only got better with time and all my readings about it confirmed that up to now.
Even if we have snow 3-4 month a years and that was where I believe AWD could only make a difference for our usage (yet I don't go off-road really), that's something I wanted to
try for a long time. So I start reading about the new Forester, every articles I could find on it, reviews, road tests, safety tests, comparison with similar vehicle, etc.
It doesn't took long before I was hooked on it. The more I read on it the more I wanted one.
I introduced the Forester to my girlfriend slowly, bringing back the subject a few times every years, and it's only a few months ago that we finally traded the Caravan for a MY11
Forester. Not only we had the money to do the move NOW but I liked the fact there was a new updated motor in it. From what I could remember, I was able to spot a slight difference
compared to the previous motor and I liked more the updated one. That alone was a BIG plus and this include the fact it now use a chain instead of timing belt. I also liked a few
small updates like the new front grill. Unlike a few people and reviews, the 4EAT was not bothering me at all since I knew it was bullet proof and was doing the job very well.
I think I would have been afraid of a CVT not being used that yet but that's another story, I know they will become more common but not with the current platform.
I just came back from a 1600 Kilometers trip and I took some time to try it a few times off road in the snow and it was wonderful. Time will tell if my next car will also be a
Subaru but yet I like my new car... tsk tsk I mean OUR new car.
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