I had a Forester at one time.
I really liked it. With good snow tires, it could climb trees. I ***NEVER*** had a problem driving in the winter.
HOWEVER, the thing ate brakes like no get out.
Every year I had to replace all the brakes. Front in the spring, and rear in the fall. It got to be expensive to keep so traded it in.
I had a Subaru GL wagon for quite a while. Bought it with 100K miles and sold it with about 210K, had to put a water pump in once, otherwise just changed the oil every 5,000 or so. It was a heavy car for its size, but I never had to replace the brakes. Not that great on really rough roads or in deep snow because of the low ground clearance.
All in all, a good little car. I’ve got nothing against Subarus.