Burroo

Stants, Hope you don't mind me bothering you again mate. Drove the Forester yesterday and was most impressed - very smooth, nice comfortable ride, suspension seems more than capable and it can certainly shift when required. Downside was the gear change, but got better the more I drove it. I have read on some sites that Subarus can do over 350,000k and that is certainly impressive. This one has 112010 on it and I will need it to last me a good few years although I only do around 8000 miles a year. I understand that it is a timing chain rather than a belt and the guy at the garage said that as the car has been carefully maintained throughout I should not encounter any of the problems raised throughout this post, though obviously nobody knows for sure. I really liked it and think it looks great. He's gonna pay for the transfer of my private plate and install rear parking sensors as part of the deal. He is also giving me £4000 for my Lexus when the auto trader recommended value is £3570, so it appears a good deal. I look after my cars and have a brilliant mechanic, the year's warranty covers engine and gearbox box - would you buy it??

Many thanks for the advice guys. I have printed out your responses and will be sure to put these points to the Garage tomorrow. I'll post again after I drive the Forester and let you know the outcome... If you want a wee look at the Forester you'll find it at http://www.eagleshamgarage-subaru.co.uk/used-cars/5592568-subaru-forester-d-xc/

As I mentioned the Forester has a FSH and the garage will service and MOT it before I get it. It also comes with a full year's warranty covering engine and gear box and the garage i am buying it from is one of only 3 Subaru specialists in Scotland. I spoke to my mechanic (normally a Mercedes/BMW specialist) and he said "go for it". I will not be going 'off road' in it, but living in the West of Scotland where it can get damn icy and snowy a 4WD will be a real bonus if the weather gets bad. I did not even know Subaru did SUV's until I saw that one two weeks ago on the M74, I had been looking for reasonably priced Santa Fe's and Kia's to no aavail. This SUV is in my price range, looks lovely and, by all accounts and appearance, has been very well maintained. I just wanted to hear from other Forester drivers to get a feeling for the vehicle so I really appreciate your input my friend - should I go for it??

HI Stants, Yeh the Lexus is a comfy big car but it has no boy's toys so to speak of . No SatNav or Bluetooth, so equipment wise the Subaru has everything the Lexus has (heated seats, door mirrors etc). I used to own a Hyundai Santa Fe and I loved the SUV shape and my wife did also with it sitting high off the road giving excellent vision, plus I always said i would go back to a SUV one day but most are now only 2WD. A Subaru Forester passed me on the motorway a fortnight ago and I thought it just looked like a really nice vehicle, I started to research it and it comes out as a being very reliable car, which the Lexus has not benn to be perfectly honest.

Hi Guys, I am going to look at a 2008 Subaru Forester 2L Diesel on Saturday. The car has been upgraded to the full leather packaage and has tinted rear windows and air deflectors on the door window frames. The car looks minted but has 112,010 miles on it - albeit with FSH. I currently drive a 2007 Lexus IS220d, with full leather package, minted condition FSH but only 72,000 on the clock. Question is, should I spend money (£3.5K) and buy the Subaru? What would your advice be please - why should I buy the Subaru? Thanks in advance.... Burroo