jeanpi

Hi, i have a Forseter Diesel since august 2009 and it has 20000km (12000miles). True its a bit long before its warm in the car but then it gets really hot - and in the meantime the heated seats are great - winter so far has been really cold with - 15 celsius (i live close to Cantal the coldest place in France) and snow for weeks. No issue at all with the engine so far - it takes a few second (up to 7) to start when its really cold outside (the car sleeps outside). The diesel engine (as all modern diesels) is sensitive to the quality of the fuel you put in it (cheap diesel is noisier and mileage is not as good). Mileage is at worse below 7 liters for 100km and at best 5.8 for 100km (this is real mileage calculated at the gas station... the computer is more optimistic (by 12% in my case). Last but not least the diesel is really quiet and there is no vibration at all (less than my previous Volvo D5 or my neighbors Mercedes E220CDI), on the other hand the road noise is too high. Overall a great machine