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So far, so good
AustinFromBoston, 07/28/2003
2000 Subaru Forester S 4dr Wagon AWD
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought this car about 6 months ago for my wife... it was by far the best driving small SUV we drove. Ours had 24,000 when we got it and it has about 30,000 now... no real problems to speak of, except some annoying rattles with interior body parts. I had a 18 year- old BMW that never had any rattles!
repeated oxygen sensor issues
nbrown, 12/30/2003
2000 Subaru Forester L 4dr Wagon AWD
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have a love/hate relationship with my Forester. I love the design and the AWD. I hate that I have had the oxygen sensor replaced FOUR times. I love that I can haul just about anything in it. I hate that my baby's car seat doesn't fit in the back seat. When my lease is up this year I will be trading it in for something more family friendly with more interior room and less engine problems.
Many problems, sold mine
rhk0328, 09/08/2004
2000 Subaru Forester L 4dr Wagon AWD
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
It's really been a nightmare on problems coming up. I owned the car until 72,000 miles. I had to replace 5 wheel bearings with no sign of a fix. I had to replace the clutch/flywheel/pressure plate around 50k milesfo $1500. Both of these problems are well documented. Good news is that the cluch problem is supposed to be fixed now. That chattering sound is not normal. Mine went bad. I got bad support from subaru for the problems. It's really been a thorn in my side. My gas mileage was around 21 mpg. The stock tires (bridgestones duelers) wear really poorly. The cheaper brands work better. The windshield is also fragile, chipping easily.
My 2000 S
declansdad, 03/12/2002
2000 Subaru Forester S 4dr Wagon AWD
3 of 7 people found this review helpful
Great vehicle for small/new families.
This car is a continuous Headache
starsmyles, 02/23/2007
2000 Subaru Forester L 4dr Wagon AWD
4 of 10 people found this review helpful
I purchased my Subaru Forester in the summer of 2003. I live in Maine and was looking for something safe and reliable since I need my car for my work. I was in love with the car when the dealership let me take the car home overnight for a test drive. It drove wonderfully! I don't believe I had any major issues with the car in the first year that I had it. I had oil changes done as recommended and took care of it. Also my bug deflector panel thing that came with the car flew off one day while I was going 55 mph. In the summer of 2005 though I started to have issues. The car would not go anywheres until I put it into reverse first and then into drive. Once in drive I had no issues.