Used 2000 Subaru Forester Consumer Reviews
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Few problems...So far
lgdawley, 03/05/2005
2000 Subaru Forester S 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Like - plenty of room for my golden retriever and his friends and for carrying furniture, supplies, etc; virtually no blind spots; original brakes lasted to 87,000 miles. Dislike - cup holder location; cheap interior fabric; weak front windshield - had to replace mine the first year; paint that chips easily; had 1 wheel-bearing go - hopefully others won't follow soon. Too noisy driving on the freeway. Other - wish they could be a little more "stylish".
Another love-hate relationship
Stacey, 05/16/2006
2000 Subaru Forester L 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I am in love with my little Forester. It's a fun drive, great on gas, can carry all my stuff with room to spare, and gives me lots of headroom (and I'm pretty tall, too). However, I hate that I have to keep putting money in for repairs. I just did the math and found I've had about $2,300 in major repairs over the last year and a half, including: head gasket, alternator, combination switch, rear wheel bearing, and most recently the catalytic converter. If this keeps up I will have to get another car, which will make me quite sad indeed.
forester great all round
DrDr, 08/06/2003
2000 Subaru Forester L 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Forester was the best mid-small SUV wagon from 98 to 2002, except its looks. It's forte is gravel bumpy roads, but does many things well. Quirks you need to know: 1..the manual transmission gives much better than rated mpg, I've got 25 to 27.5 mpg with all of the 200 tanks I've calculated. It's also much quicker than the AT. 2..The clutch chatters when wet. Subaru now acknowleges this for Foresters and WRX but there's no fix. 3..It can take a long time to get repair parts.
2000 Forester what a drama
Lori Welch, 03/19/2003
2000 Subaru Forester L 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 00Forester and loved it, even though it was constantly in the shop. Problem is with the rear wheel bearings they constantly go.
Satisfaction
S110123, 05/09/2002
2000 Subaru Forester L 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
What more can I say? We reviewed other makes and models and found them wanting.Having owned Subaru's in the past.We were convinced.