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Replying to: sgloon (Jul 05, 2008 7:27 pm) |
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Replying to: volkov (Jul 02, 2008 7:39 pm) |
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Replying to: camrytimes2 (Jul 06, 2008 12:29 pm) Though our Forester was actually delivered aired down properly. Dealers usually forget that. Glad to hear someone got 33.4 mpg, sweet!  So far our mileage has ranged from a low of 21 mpg to a high of 34.5mpg, though the latter was on a pure highway stretch, and just one trip, not a whole tank. It's nice to know that breaking 30 is very possible, though. For reference, the 1998 model that I owned, 5 speed manual, had a range of 17mpg (while towing, 20.4 mpg while not towing) up to a peak of 30.4 mpg, so this 2009 is better even with the handicap of the 4 speed automatic trans. On top of that, we have the 175hp PZEV model. |
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Replying to: volkov (Jul 06, 2008 10:37 am)
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Querying (out of curiosity) my local dealer of possible interest in the 2010 Forester (__if__ it gets a 5 speed autotrans, direct injection engine, or both ), the dealer told me the XT's depreciate a very small amount. His comment: But if I had to guess you will probably lose about $1500-$2000 a year with average mileage and wear and tear. Have other Subie XT owners seen this kind of depreciation? Or is somebody being wildly optimistic here?  By comparison, the '04 Malibu Maxx I owned plummeted in value, loosing over 2/3 of its value in only 4 years. 
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Jul 07, 2008 10:34 am) There were cases, back in 07, when the 08 Impreza came out, where people were getting same-as-new prices for year-old Foresters and Outback Sports. Perhaps Subaru doesn't realize how much dealers discount them, or its a national program so they have to average high prices (Alaska) with low ones (here in DC/MD), but we all benefit. ALG gives the old Forester 4 stars, and the new one would do as well or better. Lease residuals for a 45k mile, 3 year lease is an impressive 59%, FWIW. |
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Replying to: bigfrank3 (Jul 06, 2008 10:52 am) I've found this to be the case also to stop the "boom" effect, which is prevalent with the roof all the way open over about 35 mph. When only open up to the auto stop (which is still pretty far back), I get no "boom" even at highway speeds, and the wind noise in general is not terrible, in fact less than in my old CRV with a regular sized moonroof. The pop-up wind deflector on the Forester is pretty sizable, and as bigfrank points out I'm sure they tested it to find out how far back the roof could go so that the deflector would still get the wind up above it.
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Replying to: redherring1 (Jul 07, 2008 11:20 am) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 07, 2008 8:54 am) Would you help me with what brand(s) you recommend?
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Replying to: bigfrank3 (Jul 06, 2008 10:52 am) That is a good suggestion on the step stool... |
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