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Hi all, Questions/cautionary tale. Taylor made for you Mike. 1st 1000 miles, average 24-25 in mixed driving and 30-31  65mph on HWY. Very happy. Questions: X comes with no rack or raised rack rails. At purchase I thought, "no biggie, I'll just buy new attachments for my Yakima rack". I've since found out Yakima only makes attachments for raised roof rails that come with the higher priced '09 Foresters. I want a system that allows for versitality...canoe, bikes, cartop cargo. Something easy on/off. I've also read elsewhere online that the raised rails from Subaru won't mount on the X. Any truth to this conspiracy? I figured that might be my quickest fix...pony up for Subaru raised rails and then buy Yakima or Thule stuff. I test drove an '09X that had the two fixed round aluminum tube cross bars on the roof and I didn't like it. It whistled LOUDLY and created lots of noise hwy speed (65-75). I would guess that the Yakima/Thule stuff wouldn't work off those tubes either. They would work for the canoe though. Any X (base) Forester owners figure out what to do about their roof rack needs? Also I need a recommendation for aftermarket tow package. Subi charges something like $400 for it. Moral of the story: drop the extra 2k or whatever for the next level of vehicle and enjoy the butt warmers. Thanks in advance to anyone who can answer my questions! |
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Replying to: norcalmike1 (Jul 04, 2008 11:24 am)
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Replying to: camrytimes2 (Jul 04, 2008 12:35 pm)
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Replying to: sgloon (Jul 03, 2008 10:18 pm) At least thats the way my 03 Forester reacts. Ron W. |
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Replying to: pgb0517 (Jul 04, 2008 12:43 pm) The Forester roughly dips, hops, bounces, sharply pivots laterally, squeeks and rattles while being driven at typical road speeds (30 to 40 MPH) over potholes, sunken and raised patches, sunken and raised sewer covers, etc. I travel on busy urban streets, some of which show no visible signs of original pavement. The entire streets are patchwork. Creeping along creates risks associated with the ire of other drivers. On "steep, rutted dirt roads", the vehicle is generally driven much more slowly and the ruts are continuous and caused by wear and tear of previous vehicles. Any depressions in the road are larger than potholes and are more 'bowl' like. Over these types of conditions, the ride height and AWD are beneficial and the slower speeds result in less rigorous tossing and bouncing. In wet and muddy conditions over steep dirt roads in mountainous terrain, I have experienced no uncontrolled wheel spin. |
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Replying to: hatescars (Jul 04, 2008 12:12 pm) Trailer hitch: Go to etrailer.com and look up hitches for the 09 Forester. Curt makes a great product; powder coated, lifetime warranty, hitch and receiver hitch for $129.00. Free shipping on any order over $150.00. Thanks for all the replies about the suspension. When gas shot up I sold my Ridgeline and bought a Prius. Only time I like the Prius is when I drive past a gas station. Rest of the time it's a pain. Ridgeline is rock solid and unflappable on uneven pavement. You pay for that luxury ride at the gas pump. I was hoping to find something between a Ridgeline and a Prius thinking the Forester might just do it. |
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Replying to: camrytimes2 (Jul 04, 2008 12:35 pm) There have been a few reviews commenting on the lack of damping in the '09 Forester rear suspension. |
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Replying to: hatescars (Jul 04, 2008 12:12 pm)
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Replying to: alphie1 (Jul 04, 2008 5:57 pm) Re: wind noise. I had no wind noise whatso ever when there was something on the crossbars. However, without something on the bars, and going fast, there was some wind noise. I just took 'em off and threw in back. Re: accessory rack. Thule notes on their website that their equipment is rated for higher weight limit than the Subaru stuff. The Thule rep who I called and spoke to said the same thing, noting specific limits of the various equipment. The Thule bars readily handle the canoes (I have a few). I also have two different width bars depending upon what I will be carrying, and how many canoes at a time. When looking for cars that could handle canoes, I found a place called the Rack Attack which mount roof racks on your vehicle. They will do whatever they need to to put on a reliable system, sometimes mixing purchased equipment and that which they make themselves. Perhaps there is something near you like this company. |
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Replying to: norcalmike1 (Jul 04, 2008 11:24 am) Warranty Issues: I've only had it 2 weeks, so this is all I have found so far. 1. The rear seat recline button fell out. (My local dealer has ordered another...hopefully that will be the fix. I did not push this button before buying, only the one on the other side...lesson learned, Push every button. 2. Dash rattle, passenger side - didn't hear it until I got it on the dirt roads. A few others have noted this, so I'm hoping it is a quick fix. Hops: Noticed when test driving on big city hiway. There were not cracks in this hiway but "swells". Haven't felt it since...not sure if it would be a problem??? Regrets: The only real regret I have is that Subaru made this vehicle so dang tall.  I have a real hard time tying things on top...and with some items getting them up there. However, I couldn't find anything else that fit all my needs, so I would still buy it. Just ask Subaru to lower it a bit. There were going to be trade-offs in any car I bought. None of them had everything I wanted.
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