On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:51:37 -0400, John Varela <OLDlamps@verizon.net>
wrote:

>The new issue of Consumer Reports arrived in today's mail.
>
>Splashed across the cover are the words, "100 Top Products", and right
>below those words is a photo of a Forester. Inside, it rates the
>Forester 2.5 XT as the top Small SUV, and the Forester with manual
>transmission as the best Small SUV for fuel economy.


Don't get me wrong. I really enjoy the Subaru's and wouldn't mind
having a Forester to carry the camping/kayak gear and an STi for the
fun weekender, but leave them to rating things they can handle.
Toasters, maybe TV's. I have never found them to have much worthwhile
to say on cars.