Ah yes, at the beginning there was the Forester. If I had to describe this car in a single sentence, it would be: 'A perfect car (except for all its flaws)'. We've been together since 2022, and I still can't get over how good a car it actually is.

Then the STI, and let me tell you, wooof, that car does deliver!

Read on to get to know both of them a wee bit better.

• 2002 MY03 Subaru Forester SG5 2.0XT 4AT
• 2007 MY07 Subaru Impreza WRX STI GDF 2.5T 6MT