2004 Subaru Forester Reviews, Pricing & Specs

Handles like a dream, never had a problem with it, sad to see it go.

I think the Subaru 2004 Forester Turbo is a fantastic car. Extremely easy and fun to drive. This particular car had all the premium features. Leather and heated seats, moon/sun roof and 6 CD am/fm radio. The only requirement is that you use premium gas in this performance engine Turbo model.

Great car. The interior has nicely thought-out styling and design, with curves and circles that all tie together. With seats up and a wash, it's presentable for work. With seats down it's an excellent worker around the farm and dog taxi, bike taxi, fence post hauler, etc. I've had no unexpected maintenance or repairs. It's fun to drive, and has good visibility in all directions. I love this car. My only disappointment is that it will probably run forever, and I will not get a chance to buy a new one!

performace: the car accelerates like crazy, its faster than a wrx. and it also handles amazing. build: perfect. thank you subaru appearance: more beautiful than anything ever. cost: 10k for a car worth 16k? yes. fun factor?: on a scale of 1-10... 40.

I love the ability to go anywhere, do anything, and get there in a hurry. It can go off-roading with the SUV's, then get back on the road and smoke Mustang GT's all day long. It is a great all around car. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Handling fantastic. Most fun I've had in car... that's for the last four years. I enjoy driving to work in the mornings & back in the evening. Reliability is legendary. Subaru only use genuine parts, so make sure you have a maintenance plan. It's also less attractive to thieves.

This car is WICKED fast. Turbo-charged 2.5 liter boxer engine. A small SUV/tall wagon that has all-wheel drive and goes 0-60 in 5.3 seconds. Faster than the iconic 350Z and most other sportscars. I love when a kid pulls up next to me in his civic with fart pipes. Must feel crappy getting smoked by the wagon with the kids in the back seat. Never had a problem with it. Great car. Will be buying another Subaru soon.

Its an STI in disguise, case in point why would an ordinary Forester have ceramic brake pads?? Plus it has more room to haul around all of your stuff and who doesn't need that?? Turbo need I say more?? and ground clearance.

Acceleration from 0-100kph was about 6.7 seconds maybe faster. Note that this was the JDM model so it was actually faster than the import model. Braking was pretty good and handling was sweet (AWD). Extremely low maintenance, highly durable but maybe having to always buy octane boost and stuff for the turbo would add up. The Forester isn't really known for it's looks. The exterior was okay but definitely not good while the interior was pretty normal except for the momo steering and shifter as well as the bucket seats with a mix of leather and cloth upholstery which added a sportier feel to the Forester. By far the most fun car I have ever driven although, I haven't driven much cars that were built for speed but hey the 03' Subaru Forester XT JDM model is truly a sweet ride.

It has it all: space for small family, fast, luxury, reliable... I love it!!! I just got it, so I haven't really found any down sides yet, but I heard the brakes aren't perfect... A bit of turbo lag also, but not too bad. It's not an Audi Allroad, but it's still pretty awesome!