Used 2014 Subaru Forester Consumer Reviews
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An easy love affair.
Leonard Wofse, 09/14/2016
2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This gets the best reviews. As my Forester is only two weeks old it is hard to rate the snow and rain traction in a dry summer for obvious reasons. And I'm not familiar with all the bells and whistles yet... It feels like a luxury jeep to me. One concern is going up steep hills. Only one time have I had a chance to test this grade up, but it was not as perky as in driving on level ground. But in all fairness I did not put it in a low gear test. So far the title remains true! Update, a few weeks later; No problem climbing hills in drive. The four stars for Interior; very nice dash but wish they used less hard plastic and metals. Although 2014 is an improvement on a more soft interior, Subaru needs to move more in a soft feel interior. I give it a thanks for trying; and it is not bad by any sense of the imagination.
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2.0 XT not impressed
After 135k miles of ownership, 04/11/2020
2014 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
A brief note on subaru's boxer engine based 135k miles of Forester XT ownership. There are many very good reasons why 99% of the cars on the road are not boxer engine. Its more difficult to service compare to the traditional inlines or V-configurations, thus require Subaru specialist, thus more costly inconvenience. Subaru keeps selling them because the public are enamored by their marketing just like how I fell for it. A very expensive lesson indeed, you'll see. On the other hand this is a none issue if you only lease it for couple of years.
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Trading it in for a honda or Acura- lemons
Nicole V, 11/08/2015
2014 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
As almost all other reviews have mentioned this has a major oil issues (deeper rooted in what I believe to be a major engine design flaw). What makes the engine and oil issues worse is that the Subaru dealer I service the car at has the worse mechanics I have ever seen. Adding Synthetic oil and doing synthetic oil changes this often points to a much larger engine issue- which Subaru is ignoring completely. I will be trading in after only 2 years which I never do (my last 2 hondas went for a combined 358000 miles - so I really drive my cars) From about 3000 miles on I was in every 4 months telling them the car would not turn over correctly. The service center would make up some silly excuse like Use Only Ethanol gases or try different oil brands- when really they were clueless. When finally the engine light went on they still had no idea how to fix this. They told me the oil looked bad and it was my fault- car is only 2 years old and they ended up with over $1700 in engine work (covered by warranty) but for a car only 2 years old- look out that is a lemon! Subaru's are a scam, if you want a rugged long term car go with a Honda.
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Best Car I've had
bluefoot14, 10/06/2013
2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car has been a fun car to drive. I count on it everyday to get my daughter to school and me to work. It's safe, tough, high quality, and reliable.
Wife's ride
George Reich, 01/06/2016
2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
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Good car value wise with all wheel drive and safty record - would prefer greater mileage considering 4 cyl manual trans
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