Yes, at the beginning, there was the Forester. If I had to describe this car in one sentence: “A perfect car (except for all its flaws).” After nearly 2 years and 40,000 km together, I still can’t get over how good it is. If I ever manage to find the golden rod bearing that allows me to fulfill three wishes (take that, Aladdin), one of them will be for a time travel. To Basel, the year will be 2002, the roads will once again be ruled by the like of Octavia MK1, Golf MK4, and I, for the first time in my life, will have a “2” in front of my age, and I shall walk into the Emil Frey showroom. And there, the Subaru Forester 2.0 XT 4AT — what a car!

The plans for the Forester are very simple: it’s 20 years old, I’m 40, and together we’ll grow old. If something comes up, it will be done, just like that, day by day. It needs care, after all, it’s almost a youngtimer now. :)

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