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      08-06-2019, 09:18 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by adc100 View Post
Well I had a 2008 Forester and then bought the 2018XT. The '18 was the last year for that run ('16, '17',18) What had changed was the size (got much bigger) The AWD system got light years better. Interior certainly can't compare to a BMW. But The XT really is a drivers car and if you get with leather not a huge difference between it and the X3. But no question the BMW feels more "solid".

Yea I guess part of the BMW thing is a drivers car with RW drive.

The '19 Forester is the new world platform but I was not interested bc it is now hugely underpowered (185 HP)..no thanks.
The other thing that turned me off the forester is the CVT tranny. Now if wifey would have considered manual gearbox it might be different, but that's a non-starter in my house.

FWIW; she ended up with a Ford Escape Never in a million years would I have though I would EVER buy a ford, but after driving it, it's a great small suv with really good tech. Feels solid. We will see if it holds up!
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