New member, new to Subaru

Hello.

Picked up my new 2019 Premium Forester, jasper green, yesterday. I've spent pretty much the whole year waiting for this. In January started looking for a new car, gravitated toward Subaru based on experience riding in and driving friends' Imprezas and Crosstreks on some road trips. Almost got a 2018 Crosstrek, but the more research I did (here [thanks] and elsewhere), the more interested I got in the anticipated updates for the 2019 Forester.

Finally got to order my car mid-September, was given late November to early December as the expected delivery date, only to be surprised with a call from the dealer on Monday!

It was interesting ordering the new green color, and then picking it up at the dealer at night. Didn't see how the color actually turned out until daylight today. Loving it so far. Also, the grey cloth interior is a nicer design than I expected. And I've been surprised by a few little features I somehow missed during what seemed like endless research.