Regarding replacing all four tires due to one flat, it is possible to have a new tire “shaved” to match the others at many race shops. It is a service offered by Tire Rack, as well, just for this reason.
As far as replacing all four tires due to a blowout in one, a very good friend just had to do that to his 2013 Forester. He was skeptical at first, being at the dealer, but finally understood why and had it done. Jeez, that’s a HUGE unexpected expense, because I guarantee you a salesperson isn’t going to enumerate that particular bugaboo as a “feature” when trying to sell you a Subaru.
Missed edit window: apparently this is true for most AWD systems. I honestly did not know that, but it makes sense. I used to sell cars, I can’t believe I didn’t know that!
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I’m driving a 2017 Forester, and like it a very great deal indeed. I had a Scion before that, and a Subaru Legacy before that, which I also really liked. I drove the Legacy for 10 years.
I buy based largely on reliability. I think the statistics show that Toyota and Honda can’t be beat, but that Subaru is pretty close behind, still way ahead of most brands. The thing is, Subaru has been putting all wheel drive on more of their models than the others (at least I think so). I really do benefit from it, as my driveway is long and steep. We’ve had less skillful guests unable to drive up our driveway in the summer, much less the winter. So for reliability in an all wheel drive car, I like Subaru.
I like the features and handling too.
Good to know! I live dangerously close to a Tire Rack warehouse, and spend waaay to much time there. 
I hear you can have trouble with floor mats fitting.
We all three of us have Subaru Forresters. My husband has a stick shift model so that no one can borrow it, and he has a good streak of redneck ('Buy ‘Murican!’) but he says he wishes he’d bought one years ago… I have never had a car I loved more, it gets up our steep driveway in the winter and is good in the snow. I don’t do much travelling around, but it’s great to drive, compared to the clunky old Chevy Blazer I drove for years. I’ve had the tires replaced (it’s 6 years old now!) once and no mechanical problems that I can remember. So I recommend it.
My Forester mats fit fine.
We had friends who had a Forester and recommended it highly. We went to the dealership to check it out. I slid behind the wheel and sat up straight and my head hit the ceiling. “How do I lower the seat?” I asked the salesman. He came over to check. “It’s as low as it goes,” he said apologetically.
And I’m not even as tall as you.
We got an Outback instead; lasted about 11 years and 175,000 miles. The only issue was that the engine needed replacement a few years before it gave up the ghost (transmission died and not worth replacing). FWIW, my wife was fine riding in it but did not find it easy to drive, though she could never articulate just why.