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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481   
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Have only ever heard good things about them. The diesel is a cracker too. 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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13th Nov 2013 9:22am |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279 
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Get one, you won't regret it.
I have a Forester XT. Used that one as a daily and still take it from time to time when I'm in a hurry. It's by far the most reliable car I've ever had. |
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13th Nov 2013 9:32am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610  
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2 Litre Diesel Forester would perhaps be my preferred weapon of choice against the Outback glancing at the reviews.
http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/subaru/...ew/26010-3 http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/subaru/...ew/26178-3 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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13th Nov 2013 9:51am |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I've had a few Subarus over the years and really rated them. The last was a Legacy estate and was our main car for a number of years. The only reason I got rid of it was because the ex-wife gibbed at a fortnight touring Scotland with a caravan as she thought the milage was high. I was really miffed as it was only 80miles shy of 200k but I did part-ex it for a very tidy V8 Discovery. Now that was fun trying to find lpg stations in the Highlands of Scotland!
All that went wrong with any of our Subarus was a crank sensor on the last one and the special edition alloys began to crack, mainly from being reattached with air guns at the likes of Bodge fit etc. Fair play to Subaru, they stumped up a fair amount of the replacement cost of two new wheel centres. It was impossible to source the original fitment so we had a very close copy, not bad for a motor that was 5 years old at the time |
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13th Nov 2013 11:28am |
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| Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501 
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Subaru parts can be eye wateringly expensive ! 2005 Td5 90 XS
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13th Nov 2013 7:11pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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A similar vehicle would be the Volvo XC70.
I've owned mine for 5 years and 75k miles. Great car. Loads of space, 4WD, and that lovely D5 engine
The XC's a much nicer cabin (feeling of quality) and some available at good prices 2nd hand. My brother-in-law had the Outback, it drank fuel, and components were expensive (disks & pads were expensive), and it's not a patch on the Volvo for long-distance driving comfort. Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) Last edited by MartinK on 14th Nov 2013 9:55am. Edited 1 time in total |
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14th Nov 2013 8:33am |
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| steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073 
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I had the Subaru Forester Turbo
Great car in a straight line but I was also running a Subaru Rb320 And you'd forget the forester doesn't corner well 
Great car for carrying loads of kit though and really quick. |
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14th Nov 2013 9:37am |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279
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Steve, compared to my 130 it corners like a racing car and the sound of the engine is lovely!
I used mine to tow trailers full of sand where my Transporter simply couldn't cope with it because of its fwd. Far too much weight for the Subaru actually but it never broke down. They are fantastic little fridges on wheels on the backroads with loose gravel and the snow covered tracks in winter time. Did I already say I love my little Forester? 
Apart from standard maintenance I do myself as it's an old car without warranty, I never had any extra costs. They like to drink if you tow heavy trailers or if like to put your foot down. That's for sure! |
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14th Nov 2013 10:10am |
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| steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073
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Yeah
The forester is a great car. I've loved the whole Subaru range with seven new cars back to back I became such good friends with the dealers that ww are still drinking Buddies and they just bought two defenders after seeing mine for there Wedding company. I also had an Isuzu Denver Max pick up from them as they were by the Subaru dealers here |
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14th Nov 2013 10:29am |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
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Octavia estate 4x4, 50 mpg reliable and cheap. Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper |
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14th Nov 2013 12:51pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Found the answer to your (Subaru) dreams,but be quick,I is seriously thinkin of sellin a kidney for this beauty,it needs a bit finishing off tho.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unfinished-Proje...7916966191 Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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14th Nov 2013 7:43pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677 
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I had a petrol Forester Ian. It was hugely capable, but thirsty. Parts ain't cheap when they go wrong either.
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14th Nov 2013 7:53pm |
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| Higgers Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: Cheshire Posts: 668 
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Thanks for the comments.
I looked at the Volvo but they're 30mpg and £240 road tax, so still looking at the Outback, but the new shape and definitely a diesel. The skoda looks ok, but my experience with my current VW California has been distinctly average......actually the most unreliable car I have owned so am kind of put off the VW group. |
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15th Nov 2013 6:27pm |
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| steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073
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Yeah
I had the transporter kombi and all I had was hassle from new. Part exchanged it in for my 110 when 1 yr old. Vw main dealer was worse than any land rover one lol |
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15th Nov 2013 7:16pm |
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