Did not expected to buy for a few weeks but as soon as I called our friend at SOA this Saturday at home to get the VIP deal, the dealer called me. I went in, had seen his inventory on line and knew what I wanted. Getting trade on old '03 for what I had been expecting. Could have driven it home today but want to get check from bank as well as old title from safe deposit box but banks will not be open til Tuesday. Besides it may take me a half hour to empty out old car.
Our friend had not even heard of the oil problem mentioned here and had seen no problems with vehicles of that vintage. His father has a Forester and he drives an Outback. He's at the marketing end of the business and I knew his job a few years ago was to introduce the Tribeca into the USA.
He was telling me about the new eye sight system and said it is a real life saver. He drives from here in Delaware to SOA in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and says it is night time when he drives to work at this time of year. Said records are showing a 60% lower accident rate for those that have the system.
My brother had surprised me the other day on trading in his 5 year old Outback for a new Forester probably prompting me to call our friend sooner than I intended.
I'm getting base model with CVT but brother got premium. I only drive
6,000 miles a year and did not want a sun roof or all the extra bells and whistles. Going to be hard enough learning how to use all the stuff like blue tooth in the new Forester. I test drove the new car and in a mile or so felt at home as if it were my '03. Saleslady set up my phone on the blue tooth and I called my wife on the car.This will be my fourth Forester. My '98 was totaled by a woman. My wife has an '08 and my '03, like myself, was getting old and leaky.