i guess u saw the car on a roadshow and sat in it to get the cabin feel...
yes.. it does feel like an upmarket car, with leather interior, simple dash, roomy..

ride quality is "just nice"... so u should not just trust my commnent.. u need to test drive it to know...
engine is very smooth... boxer is the best!!
major issues?? still a new car, but Subaru is known for its quality...  so dont worry too much....

when ur buying a Subaru, rest assured, the AWD is not just for offroad.. its for overall handling of the car, which means, ur SAFETY...
no other SUV have this.....

I use my previous SUbaru Forester and current Forester to enter construction sites at all stages. From earthworks/site clearing all the way to completion.

Durability, no issues. Engine and gearbox for previous Forester built like a tank.

BUT for site use there is one issue. The exhaust system rusts very easily when in contact with mud/soil. Of course this happens with other cars too, but it seemed much quicker on my previous Forester. So either you change it to stainless steel or you spray anti-rust as soon as you get your car before using for site.

regarding the durability of subaru cars u need to check with those who owned FXT or WRZ, i assumed all the XV owner are first time owned the subaru car.
for me, driving 140km, XV felt a bit lighter and bumpy compared to my ford escape. but cornering wise, for me i just "dare dare" accelerate, because i have confidence with the Subaru AWD.
FC im having 8.4 - 9.0L/100KM (Mon - Fri morning jam from NKVE to damansara) XV easily can reach 140km/h with 2.5k rpm.

Of course if we start comparing to other countries, then our cars totally are crap price for value wise.

So yahh...it was more of a performance and drive thing. I mean the Forester is not great looking and in fact quite ugly according to some. But that's fine by me as I go into site, some slight scratches on the body and it still looks ok. In fact with scratches, it will look more like a real AWD vehicle and not some pretty pretty thing just driven only on tarmac roads and valet parked outside a mall.
Loved my previous forester. Sold it because.......bought another Forester

I can believe what you mentioned about the subaru gear box. Because I mod my previous forester up to 300+ bhp and the auto gear box took the extra torque and power without sweat. Didn't even need any oil cooler whatsoever. All I did was to change the transmission oil slightly earlier as precaution. But no problems at all.

Congratulation! you have made the right decision! 

finally, another blue subaru owner   

welcome on board!

Yeap indeed~~~ actually before I get this car I also test drive Cx-5 and ASX .... I only love the driving experience in XV ... I took year 2013 as well, but I didn't get any daytime running lights.. is it yours version is XV crosstek? come with diff leather seats, DRL, floor map...etc...

Duck tail spoiler? How it look like?

Mind to show where is your DRL install? I also wish to install but I though they will void the warranty if we install ourselves...

hmm so is same as crosstek type DRL, I request I want that last month but they say there is no way to install coz is come with the bodykit, and only crosstek will have that... aiks... I want I want that... which SA you book? Can help me ask if I also want to install like this on my car

car alignment can be rectified for free during 1k service FOC.  Always need to check thoroughly the new car during delivery - dun rush, check it inside out.  I will bring my "new car inspection checklist" with me whenever i collect a new car. 

You discover the scratch during the collection or after you drove it off from MI showroom?  Tell you SA about it already?

Haha. But I'm not satisfied with XV pick up from 0 rpm, very slow. But then again, can't complain much, it's not built for it 

Just had my car broken into a few days ago in the Damansara Uptown area. Seems that with everyone having security film, they don't bust your window anymore, what they do is use a flat head screwdriver to prise the window sill and just pull the whole window out and dump it. Was wondering why there wasn't much glass in the car, the service technician at HQ explained that this is how they do it nowadays and it was quite "lucky" that the guy didn't bend/break the sill or that would be a bigger issue.

Lost a duffel bag and golf shoes, but they left the golf set behind, wierd. Everything was in the boot and covered with the tonneau cover. The guy just took the back left window off, pulled down the back seat and took my bag. I'm guessing they were just trying luck to see what they could get since nothing can be seen from the outside. They took nothing else, not even my Smart Tag or sunglasses, etc.

Just a pain in the ass, now have to go retint the window. The total cost at Subaru HQ was something like RM360 for the glass and labour as well. The guys at the service center were pretty helpful. It seems this kind of thing is pretty common, was worried they might not have spare windows initially.

Not much can be done I guess except try to park in a well lit area with lots of traffic, of course everyone tries to do that, just not possible at times.

I am waiting for number plate too... Zzz...

normally after summit document between 1 week can get the loan approval, except some special case ~

for me i try before need 1 month time to get the loan approval ~ got some issue la ~

Your situation is quite same with me.

After prepare all the docs, my SA submitted the loan to 3 banks which is Public bank, Maybank & RHB bank to compare all the interest rate. (Heard from my SA said RHB offer the lowest rate)

He submitted it on Monday. Tuesday morning I got a call from public bank to confirm about the loan, no interview needed. In the afternoon, I received from Maybank regarding about the loan, had a interview with the officer about 10-15 mins.

Wednesday, RHB called me in the afternoon, interviewed for around 10mins, was told by the officer that the rate is 2.5%

Friday morning got a SMS from maybank regarding the loan had been approved and the interest rate is 2.64 % . I was told by SA that my Public bank had been approved too, rate is 2.72 %.
RHB told my SA that other supporting docs is needed for the loan in the evening. Im thinking WTF, you need those supporting docs you should tell earlier in the morning, so I can prepare it and submit on that day and proceed it earlier. I do not have any transport already as I have trade in my car earlier, I need a transport badly. But due the interest rate they offer, sabar abit.

Friday evening after working hour, delay again 2 days due weekend.

Next Monday evening, check the status, pending.... Tuesday afternoon, check again, still pending........... Directly tell my SA to cancel RHB, straight away take Maybank and call them to prepare the agreement, to be surprise that he told me that I can sign the agreement on Wednesday (Within 24hrs) if I'm willing to sign it at their branch.

Gao dim everything in the Wednesday, agreement signed, paid the balance and insurance everything and pass all the docs to my SA.

I'm thinking that my car should be delivery around 2 weeks, but my SA told me that the due date for delivering my car is 15 working days. 15 days is not long, but if you realize that 15 working days are not included public holiday, weekend this and that it actually take around 3 weeks ++ !!

I told my SA that I need a transport badly and call him to delivery ASAP if possible, and he said he will try his best. I had get a confirmation date to collect my car last week, it's 3 weeks exactly , 21 days after I Gao Dim all the things. But my SA apologize to me also la, he said that his company arranged it, he can't do anything and complain also, coz the delivery date not overdue also..

What to do is only wait only now

I thought now new interest rate would be around 2.7-2.9% ?
I got mine at 2.39% few months back....
yeah just got back my XV from HQ, replacement of rear windscreen.... need to do tint again T_T

What will happen if we lowered our XV by 1 inch?

a)reduce cabin noise
b)better handling/cornering
c)more fuel efficient
d)none of the above

cabin noise ,imo ok , just that when it rains the water sound on the roof abit irritating ...

Something you need to know about Subaru cars.. they all sound like atap roof when it rains. Sometimes so loud it's hard to maintain a conversation in the car.

I guess the atap roof is because the space there would be filled with the sunroof  for overseas models while local spec is empty ... Lol

waiting nice number? now is WA xxxx A/B right?