Impreza and forester are the same platform with minor changes, so I will toss in my 2 cents...
Wife has the 13 Impreza withe the CVT, Cvt greatly improved mileage. The car is at 34.2 for the first 80K(90% 2 lane country roads). the transmission takes a while to get used to, I equate it with having a rubber band for a driveline. Winter driving is incredible, you find yourself doing foolish/dangerous things. No repair issues at all, had first brakes and tires a week ago.
I was concerned by the transmission, so we purchased it from a dealer that throws in a lifetime $250 deductible powertrain warranty with every new car purchase.
Some newer Subarus use oil, be advised, look into it.
Little doubt this car will be replaced with another of the same.
There have been a couple 13 Foresters in the family. One was traded in a year after purchase because the seats weren't comfortable( the ones in the Imprezza aren't for me but my wife loves them). The other has had no issues at 50K, averaging mid 20s for mileage.
Edit to add: Car has also had 2 serpentine belts(started making some noise), and I changed the spark plugs at the recommended 60K. Plugs are homeowner doable, under an hour for 4, plugs are expensive(iridium), $13 on Amazon.
Brake parts are cheap online, not so much locally.
I also do the oil changes at 5K, was using Pennzoil Full syn 0w20, but had a little consumption. I went to a 5W20 Semi syn for warm weather, and my consumption stopped(was a quart at 3500-4000 miles or so). Will go back to the full syn Ow20 for cold weather.
This post was edited by RGMartin at 05:28:37 08/27/15.
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