I have an almost 10 year old Subaru Forester that it's time to replace. I'm very seriously looking at the C-MAX which got my attention from their clever ads. Right now the only other car I'm considering is a Subaru that is very similar to my current car. Anyway, I took it for a test drive this morning and was impressed. It seems to ride very well and has better fit and finish on the interior than the other car I'm considering. the only thing I'd have to get used to is the brakes seem to grab a lot quicker than my current car. I do like the gas mileage which is considerably better than the other car. I will say I could probably be comfortable driving either car. But here are my questions. First, how does this car perform in winter driving? My current car has four wheel drive and the C-MAX is front wheel. The concern here (and this is my biggest concern) is it's going to perform a lot worse on snowy or icy roads then I'm used to. I'm in Northern VA so we don't get a huge amount of snow/ice but we get some and from my development to the main road is often not cleared well. Experiences?? Second, reliability. Aside from having to replace tires and brake maintenance my car has been totally reliable....how have people found the reliability? Probably hard to know exactly as it's so new on the market. Has anyone come over to the C-MAX from a Forester??? If so, what are your thoughts?? Thanks!
