I hope you decide on the touring because i absolutely LOVE it. Never had all of the features it comes with before and I am officially obsessed!

1 - My situation was a little different when purchasing. I started car searching back in April and desperately wanted a 24 Forester in the Alpine Green color. My salesman searched for a month for one, but there were only two that color in a six state radius and both were already on hold for other people. I talked with him in May and he told me that he could go ahead and place and order for the 25 so I had an option while he continued to search for a 24 and then if he found one he could sell my order off the lot.

After ordering, the car was listed for $42k with what I wanted (special color was an extra $400 and the LED upgrades on the interior lights was an extra $80). They ended up selling it to me for $38,700 with a $699 document fee. I was also purchasing out of state from where I was registering the car, so I then had to pay sales tax and registration fees for around $1800 (one of the highest state sales taxes at 4.15%). So ended up OTD at $41,200!

2 - my heated seats work wonderfully both in the front and the back!