WRX CVT vs Forester XT CVT

**Jesto** · January 20th, 2016 12:04 PM

To Subaru owners, I need your advise. Same price range naman sila. What will you recommend if basis are the following:

1. Comfort(EDSA lagi ang daan)
2. Fuel economy(same reason above)
3. Maintenance cost
4. Fun to drive factor

Thank you

**AITNIMRA** · January 20th, 2016 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jesto

To Subaru owners, I need your advise. Same price range naman sila. What will you recommend if basis are the following:

1. Comfort(EDSA lagi ang daan)
2. Fuel economy(same reason above)
3. Maintenance cost
4. Fun to drive factor

Thank you

1. Comfort(EDSA lagi ang daan)------>>WRX
2. Fuel economy(same reason above)------>>Forester
3. Maintenance cost------>>almost the same but WRX slightly wins over the forester
4. Fun to drive factor------>>as long as its a subie, you will never have dull moments while driving

WRX will get my vote based on the basis that you have mentioned above.

**viper888** · January 20th, 2016 12:14 PM

It really depends on what you need.
1. Comfort: obviously forester. Wrx may be jittery but the forester isnt a sofa
2. Fuel economy: similar
3. Maintenance: same
4. Fun to drive: obviously wrx (but the fozzie can go offroad)

You should test drive to assess what you really want. You can add a brz too as theyre about the same price. BTW the forester has mega discounts.

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**Jesto** · January 20th, 2016 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by AITNIMRA

1. Comfort(EDSA lagi ang daan)------>>WRX
2. Fuel economy(same reason above)------>>Forester
3. Maintenance cost------>>almost the same but WRX slightly wins over the forester
4. Fun to drive factor------>>as long as its a subie, you will never have dull moments while driving

WRX will get my vote based on the basis that you have mentioned above.

Thanks. Is the WRX more comfortable than the Forester?

Originally Posted by viper888

It really depends on what you need.
1. Comfort: obviously forester. Wrx may be jittery but the forester isnt a sofa
2. Fuel economy: similar
3. Maintenance: same
4. Fun to drive: obviously wrx (but the fozzie can go offroad)

You should test drive to assess what you really want. You can add a brz too as theyre about the same price. BTW the forester has mega discounts.

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Thank you. Is the XT included in the big discounts?

I am leaning on the WRX but the Forester has the advantage during rainy season. The Forester also has more colors to choose from

**kiwileader88** · January 20th, 2016 01:46 PM

Go for Forester XT[emoji4]

**viper888** · January 20th, 2016 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Jesto

Thanks. Is the WRX more comfortable than the Forester?

Thank you. Is the XT included in the big discounts?

I am leaning on the WRX but the Forester has the advantage during rainy season. The Forester also has more colors to choose from

I believe its 100k discount for all variants of the Forester.
This is probably because of the facelifted model coming soon.
The WRX has a discount too, check with a dealer.

If youre single, you should just go for a WRX while you can.

**Jesto** · January 21st, 2016 08:15 PM

Any idea when the redesigned Forrester will come? How about the WRX, will there be changes?

Borrowed my friend's 2014 WRX today. It was really bumpy in EDSA. Will the Forrester be better?

I'm now having second thoughts.

Here a few observations:

1. I find the handling of my Ford Focus TDCi better. Could it be because of the steering? The Focus is much more "planted"
2. The CVT is not that engaging. I had to really press the accelerator to get more response.
3. The aircon seems to be weak. At 3pm, when the temperature was 35C outside, I had to set the AC to 18C to get good cooling.

Are my observations correct?