we have a 2009 Forrester with the boxer engine. We bought it about 7 years ago for something like 10k with 100k miles on it. It has 160k now and runs like a sewing machine. Idling in gear at a stop light you'd think that the engine had turned off like our hybrid Camry does. Only problem is that it puts oil on the ground -- rear main seals were notoriously bad in that era. I'm thinking about paying the money to have that fixed rather than go looking for something newer. My sense is that this car has at least another 40k in it and with good rubber on it, it drives tight and quiet. As mentioned already the AWD on this rig is straight up awesome; it's our 'it might snow today' driver.
