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Replying to: 4runshoper (Oct 21, 2009 8:13 am) 
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Replying to: bpraxis (Oct 20, 2009 3:54 pm) |
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A wonderful Wednesday and I hope that you all are having a great day. Thank you once again for the fantastic feedback on your experience with your four Subies. My girlfriend has a 2009 Honda CRV and it is at least a generation ahead in my opinion in build quality and fitment over the RAV 4 and Subaru Forrester. It seems like it is assembled by alien technology. That is probably why it is the best selling small suv. My attraction to the Subaru is the superior four wheel drive system and the CRV is a more feminine car. I do not want the ride and gas milage penalty of a more truck like vehicle like the Xterra or Wrangler although I love the styling. So regarding your feedback with the manual transmisson how do you feel about resale value vs. the automatic transmission? The vast majority of the Forrester vehicles sold are with the old four speed auto. With appreciation and kind regards, Brandon
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Hi People, We are going to try to get a...2010 Forester X, Premium, Automatic, All Weather for dealer invoice at Bill Kolb, Jr Subaru in NY...any thought on this effort? 
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Replying to: bpraxis (Oct 21, 2009 3:49 pm) It still took me nearly three months to sell it, but that was because I managed to buy it just as the economy started to tank. I still made out quite a bit better than my alternative for the trip (combination of airline tickets and rental cars); I sold it for a couple hundred less than I paid for it. In general, I doubt folks who buy new cars look to sell them immediately. From what I see, old used manuals tend to be snapped up quickly because (I suspect) they are 1., even more rare than in the new car market, and 2., cheaper (just like new manuals), easier to maintain, etc. Really, in the end, it is just a matter of what you prefer vs. what is available. |
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Replying to: bpraxis (Oct 21, 2009 3:49 pm) My wife drives a 2009 Forester Limited, those only came with the 4 speed auto. It's surprisingly responsive, though. The compression ratio is higher than the turbo, so it actually responds to throttle inputs pretty much immediately. The Miata is quicker but the Forester never feels slow, in fact I think the initial response to throttle inputs comes sooner. On caveat - we got the PZEV model, which is rated for 175hp, 5 more than stock. If it were mine I might have insisted on the manual, but she really wanted to get it loaded, and the Limited only came in auto, so that was that. The manual is both quicker and more efficient. CR got +3mpg with theirs, manual vs. auto. In the fuel economy threads I've seen people reporting up to 3mpg better than I can manage, though at 22-30mpg I'm not complaining. The turbo gives up about 2mpg in real world driving plus you gotta use premium, so 10% more gas that costs maybe 10% or so more, figure 20% extra fuel cost. I think if I lived in the mountains (say, Colorado) or if I were going to tow heavy loads with it I may have pushed for the turbo, but that would only make me want a manual even more, and you can't get one any more. |
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Thank you once again for your very thoughtful feedback and your information will be used in my purchase decision. I am leaning toward a factory order on the Turbo in Spark Silver with minimal options targeting a buy price of $26,000.00. To ateixeira. We were shopping for a Miata at the same time and I also purchased a PRHT in copper red. There is another couple who live near me who also have a Forrester and Miata. Have you been satisfied with the panel alignments on your Miata? My doors need to be adjusted..
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Replying to: bpraxis (Oct 22, 2009 12:45 pm) My only complaint is that the Blue Mica paint is very, very dark, and with a clearcoat it shows swirl marks and scratches all too easily. You basically cannot touch the paint at all for fear of scratches. Other than that, no issues. I wish the bottle holder in the door didn't stick out, but I moved the dead pedal back 3/8" and that helped a lot. I may do the gas pedal mod next, not sure.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 23, 2009 7:57 am) Your blue is a very attractive color and you made a good choice sans the maintainence part. I am going to meet with a factory rep regarding fitment and may attempt to have them buy it back. One panet has a gap of approxmately 7 mm, both doors do not fit properly, and the truck is misaligned. Sorry to go off topic regarding the Forrester.
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Replying to: bpraxis (Oct 23, 2009 11:07 am) |
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