Purchase advice Subaru Forester

Hello dear ones, would like to change me automobile in the near future and would like to know if a forester is a good car. It’s not so much about the all-wheel characteristics, but about driving a spacious and light car as possible and the forester looks really nice, so also large glass areas, high roof etc. What should you pay attention to in the years 99 and 00 ? Are there typical defects? How long do the engines last and have a power of nriemen or a control chain? Greetings from the northwestern Lower Saxony