2009 Subaru Forester 4-door X Sport Utility

A base 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X with manual transmission starts at just over $20,500. Stepping up to the XT trim brings the price closer to $27,000, while the XT Limited with navigation and satellite radio will run closer to $31,000. At the Forester's base price, its closest competitor is the Nissan Rogue – but the Rogue does not offer AWD as standard in base trim. The Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Saturn VUE all start around $21,500, also without AWD. However, as inexpensive as the Forester seems at first blush, adding options quickly makes the price move upward and it ends up on the higher end of many of its competitors. In terms of resale, the Forester is expected to maintain value in line with the Rogue and VUE, but trails industry stalwarts CR-V and RAV4.

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