What are your opinions of the entire Forester models from at least 2007-2009. Your estimated gas mileage, a rating between 1-5 and any other details.

Well, they lead their class in safety & have the best AWD system on the market so it is a great family vehicle if u ask me. Mileage is the only place it suffers in comparison to the competition but there is a reason for that. You see other compact SUV makers like honda & toyota have a FWD car with a system that sends very little power to the rear wheels when it detects slip. That means it can get better mileage driving in FWD most of the time but when u need it, it will do little to help u in a slippery situation. Subaru is symmetrical full time AWD system keeps power to all the wheels all the time & adjusts torque to different wheels when needed.