This… is the Subaru Forester 2.0 X. A car built for people who don’t spend their weekends waxing door handles and Instagramming alloys, but for people who actually drive. Across fields. Through floods. Over mountains. Or to Sainsbury’s if the weather’s particularly grim. When it was new, the Forester 2.0 X set you back around £22,000 – which, at the time, made it a bit of a bargain compared to the fashionable German alternatives. Under the bonnet you’ve got Subaru’s legendary flat-four 2.0-litre petrol engine, mated to a proper all-wheel drive system that actually works. None of this “soft-roader” marketing rubbish – this thing will get you out of a muddy field at 3am with the dog, the kids, and half a tree in the boot. The spec? Air con, roof rails, comfy cloth seats, chunky switchgear, and the sort of build quality that makes it feel like it’s been hewn from a single lump of granite. The insurance? Group 21, which isn’t bad for something with permanent four-wheel drive. Fuel economy? Around 32 mpg combined – but honestly, if you’re buying a Subaru for fuel economy, you’ve missed the point. ULEZ? Yes – it’s ULEZ compliant, so you can drive into London without paying the mayor a penny. And here’s the best bit. This car has been cherished like a Labrador with a trust fund. Just look at the service history: 1,040 miles 8,622 miles 18,811 miles 26,573 miles 36,828 miles 43,698 miles 50,785 miles 57,283 miles 62,829 miles 68,133 miles 90,509 miles 93,653 miles 96,099 miles 98,012 miles …and now freshly prepared for sale. That’s not a service history, that’s an autobiography. So if you want a car that’ll outlast civilisation itself, shrug off bad weather, and still carry the dog, the kids, and the kitchen sink without breaking a sweat – this is it. The Subaru Forester. It’s not glamorous. It’s not trendy. But it will keep going long after everything else has stopped.