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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: lambert on July 10, 2008, 16:28:34
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A subaru forester s-turbo auto.
Anyone use one of these, or have experience of one for light off road and laneing duties?
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Someone I know uses one doing Radio on Car Rallies and says it doesn't have very good ground clearance. Certainly less than my Freelander.
Another friend tows his caravan with one and says it is quite good at getting of muddy fields.
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Was thinking clearance was an issue so was thinking to go from 215/60/16 to 215/16 and at's as that would give it another inch and some teeth.
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I could well be wrong, but don't they use impreza running gear?
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Ok, im not sure if this is related to your former posts about thinking about a new car but.......
In general subarus drink petrol, the boxer engines and turbos coupled with 4x4 transmission are very thirsty, definitely into softroader territory if not big 4x4 territory, and tax etc will be an issue due to C02. I used to have a basic spec Subary Imprezza Turbo and it was evil for petrol and I know the others are the same as I used to read up on the range (I am a Carbore after all!). Also if its like the Imprezza you need to take thge engine out to change the spark plugs (really)
That said off road performence is good, many subarus have a low range box (yes really!) and other off road toys, I used to say that while cars like the freelander (ill get lynched) are frequently bought by people who want a 4x4 but dont need one, subarus are bought by people who need a 4x4 but dont want one! Frequently owned by farmers, doctors, vets, horsy types and when I was in the alps on holiday every other car was a forrester or outback. All the reviews say they are very good for wet fields and rough trails and snow. Id guess clearance could be an issue though as mostly these are designed for non clearnace related 4x4 ing.
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Neigbour has one can't see it been any good at all its so low........
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What's making me look is that whilst the mav is excellent off road i have found that for the most part i'm not really pushing it's abilitys, after all on most lanes you don't use masses of anything other than petrol and if it's such a bad lane should you really be making it worse?
So i figure why not down size to a more more economical car that will do most of what i want but give me 25 mpg instead of 15? Besides that it's the only scooby i've not yet owned.
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sounds sensible, why not go to a dealer and ask fir a test drive with a "realistic" lane in it?
also hoiw about a citron bx 4x4 as they have adjustable rifde?
or a set of adjustable air/hydraulic shocks if they do them ?