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Subaru XT Turbo Forester
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But, they are the lightest rim/tire combo I have ever dealt with. I can't muscle things around like I could 20 years ago, but these are easy. You can look at the construction, there isn't any ounce of extra metal anywhere. Very clean OEM rims.
John
-juice
John
Source = web sites that I cannot link here.
-Dennis
-juice
Just curious, anybody know reported 0-60 times for the auto tranny? I know the torque converter saps power, but how much? All the 5.3-6.0s numbers are off a manual, I was just wondering if the auto does it in under 7s?
Also, anyone notice the 2006 Forester has less interior cargo room (56) and better EPA for auto (20/26!!!!) But Cd is unchanged @ 0.37 and the gear ratios seem the same. Must be the engine valve lift improvements or something...thoughts?
With the manual lag is non-existent.
Though now it gets more HP and some tranny/AWD revisions, so we'd have to wait and see.
Where'd you get the EPA mileage numbers? 20/26 sounds great. What about the manual?
-juice
-Dennis
-Dennis
no premium package
Any ideas where I can get an original cover? I tried the dealer and they said they couldn't get it. I guess I could try a junk yard.
Thanks!
Larry
Congrats! A couple of different tuners (Vishnu and Cobb) dyno'ed a stock XT and found that they have about 235-240 h.p. and 260 lb ft of torque.
-Dennis
-Frank
-Dennis
Would you happen to know how to replace the front wiper blades on a 99 Forester. The directions are bad . Its the part that holds the rubber blade itself that I cant get off the car.
Thanks much,
Chip
Thanks,
CHip
Tell you what, if you take a photo up close, I can try to point out what I mean.
Frank: now I'm even more envious. We need pics when you get 'em on, OK?
-juice
I have accepted the fact that I will never SAFELY get more than 25-30K miles on a set of tires under these conditions, so I need reliable cornering and wet traction more than longevity. My search of prior posts has identified a number of suggestions, and I have cross-referenced those to owner reviews at Tire Rack, looking, esp., for Subaru or other small-to-midsize AWD owners in areas with similar driving conditions. The leading contenders appear to be Falken ZE 512's or B.F. Goodrich Traction T/A's , and I was not morosely unhappy with the Geolanders. Any comments or other suggestions?
Mark
The BFG might be a little better in the winter stuff. The other option in OEM size is the Dunlop SP5000. Another tire that gets great all weather reviews. Then there's the ContiExtremeContact which also gets good winter write-ups. JMO and I don't have any personal experience with these tires.
-Dennis
We have OEM Dunlop 4000's on our MPV and aside from rapid wear (we will likely only get 40k) they seem to be decent and quiet tires.
John
Several people have purchased the Falkens and been happy with their performance and they're certainly priced right.
I'm not sure I agree with your statement regarding the max mileage you can expect. FWIW, the OE Yokos on my 01 Forester lasted to 50k while the new model Yokos (G900) only made it to 30k (exact same driving conditions/patterns).
-Frank
Given your awesome MPG with the XT, I guess we can't blame the reduced tire life on "turbo-boost seeking behavior"!
As Spike Lee says, " It's the shoes! It's gotta be the shoes!"
Mark
-Frank
Mark
Most of the guys that run them say that you have to add higher than normal air pressure. From what I've read in nabisco's tire forum, and from talking to local Subaru buddies (lark6 on here included), the SP5000 is in the top 3-5 for UHP all-seasons for the WRX.
-Dennis
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Britt
-juice
MT not as great from 19/24 up to 19/25.
Note, standard X MT drops back from 30 down to 29.
For my money, the 2005 X is the best deal.
John
The mpg increase is impressive but I doubt they truely added any hp. IMO SOA just finally got around to reporting the real numbers
-Frank
Link?
-juice
thanks to ezshift. Go to product info.
John
Does anyone know why? It does not make sense. Were the '05 figures optimistic?
Btw, I remember sparring with you a while back on another thread comparing the XT to some entry performance / lux SUVs. ;-)
Welcome to Subaru ownership. Hope you enjoy your XT as much as I do.
I thought about waiting for the 2006s but with the 2K rebate it was a no brainer.
My next vehicle was going to have AWD, which let out a number of other vehicles. In addition, my priority focused on the driveability rather than the toys in the vehicle. My 330 clearly left it's imprint in my mind.
Now did I say the XT is fast and practical. :shades: