Congrats on the car purchase!
Don't let anyone bullcrap on about losing $3,000 when you drive out the driveway.... over 5-8 years, it all balances out in the wash, and you get a NEW CAR, and Full Warranty !!
Oh, Subaru's are mechanically great. Me and my wife drive them. We've done roughly 350,000km in them. The only parts we've needed are Inner CV Joints on my first Subaru, that came from Grandpa, at 300,000km mark (I did 130,000 in that car - '82 Station Wagon). The only other part was a heater thermostat on warranty. (The Wife has gone through a couple of bumper bars via Insurance, but that doesn't count! - and usual spark plugs, oil filters, etc)
Realistically, after 5 years, you are roughly left with "half the value" of the car.
$40,000 car, gets close to $20,000. But $25,000 if you're lucky, low K's etc.
You might do 15,000km x 5 years = 75,000km. You will have saved roughly 4.5-5.0 litres per 100km. Say 3,500 litres x $1.30 = $4,550.
But the Turbo Forester will get you at the lights ever time !!
Diesel is a pretty good option though.
Oh, they (Subaru) even gave me a new battery once. I (stupidly) left the keys in the ignition one Easter when we went away for a week, and I killed the battery. I actually jumped it, but at the next service, they tested it, and replaced it for free (warranty - no questions asked, and I didn't even mention it, and it was working fine, but must have failed their testing) !
