I'm a tad late to pretty much every party on this site lately, so why vary from my usual when providing an 18-month update?
Picked up Dec 10, 2020, so we're just shy of 20 months. Currently at 24,850km. Only unscheduled maintenance/repair was a faulty heated seat control module (which I'm not necessarily sure was faulty - the system doesn't allow heated seats to come on if the temperature is too high - problem is I park in direct sunlight so occasionally they wouldn't operate, but that hasn't happened since I got the module switched out). The few squeakz/rattles I noticed after about a year seem to have resolved themselves (oddly since I moved from Guelph's relatively smooth roads to Toronto's pothole brutality). Haven't noticed any in months. Oil change interval is once/year (though there is a 6-month service that isn't really necessary, incl visual inspections, etc and brake lubrication at 18 months - that one seemed really unnecessary). Service is usually $89.95+HST at the dealership.
Honestly, I continue to absolutely love this car. Traction, power, features. I love walking up to the car - the looks remain favourable to mine eyes (and the Titanium Flash Mica paint has held up extremely well: no pics to post though as we've taken possession (finally) of our new construction home and the car is perpetually dirty just approaching the home with dust/mud). Edit: fine, enjoy these useless pics:
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It remains a sleeper - nobody expects the launch from a stop to be so quick.
The 360 cameras, adaptive cruise, CarPlay (the wireless dongle continues to operate flawlessly), and proximity key make this thing a breeze to operate daily. The trunk space has been more than adequate for our road trips (incl two sets of golf clubs and our inflatable kayaks in the backseat). Headlights are superb at night. Brake feel is strong and predictable.
I honestly have no complaints other than the lack of ventilated seats. Hopefully for 2024 when the lease on this one is up.
Now, as for fuel economy: it's consistently outstanding. Highest consumption ever, for exclusive city driving in the middle of winter, was 10.2L/100km. Best Highway road trip consumption of 6.0L/100km (I'm not exactly a "slow" driver). Proof is in the proverbial Fuelly pudding (I didn't start tracking for the first ~3,000km):
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Only used 91 octane or higher, various brands (mostly Canadian Tire Gas+, Costco, or PetroCan 91 or 94 if I'm feeling wasteful - can't notice a performance difference between the 91 and 94, even at redline).
Wife Acceptance Factor remains abysmally low due to poor outward visibility, but she feels that way about driving anything other than her 2011 Forester (not exactly fair). She does love being a passenger, though, with the dual zone climate control, clean interior design, and good sound deadening.