The fine print must read that they ran out of gas after those 5.3 seconds .

 

IB4TL!!! lol

these subies don't perform that well in normal driving conditions... only
in very dry cold weather. a caravan will be able to probably beat it
in the summer time.

 

Subaru did the same thing for the WRX, its faster than Porshe Boxter, etc. etc. insert sports car here. It's still a civic w/ a turbo, what's the big deal. I'm sure no one with a 350z is crying because a Forrester is faster in a straight line

 

I would be. It's not like 350z are the king of taking corners. It's supposed to be a Japanese musclecar. Getting shown up by a wagon is sad.

Reminds me of a 5.0 mustang getting shown up by a Lexus LS430.

 

Now, just picture what the Forester STI could do.

 

^^ wow, does it mow the lawn now or something?

if i had a 350Z, i would mod it so it would be a nice weekend cruiser.

 

actually thats completely untrue. i mean they do have a boxer engine which soem people find rougher for normal driving, and when up in high altitudes (or any place with low oxygen) they can become pretty lakcluster, but as to the 2.5 xt, it is turbocharged, and the turbo fixes all that. still a bit rough, but never underpowered, the 2.5xt forester really is a beast, in fact beforei had gotten my mini i had narrowed choices down to a mini S (which in the end im so glad i got) the xt forester and liek one or 2 other cars. the xt was in the end still an suv (albeit a very very very carlike oen) but nevertheless was a very nice and fast ride (though gas mileage wasnt extremely nice) and id recommend it to anyone looking for a cute ute that also wants a vehicle thats fun to drive

 

Negative Advertising, whether it be political or commercial, rarely works ... it just makes the advertiser look desperate for customers.

 

There is a Forrester XT that runs the local auto cross and does pretty good. Also a 350z runs. I don't know the person that runs the Forrester but the guy that runs the 350z is very skilled in auto cross. I'm not a Subaru fan but based on the times of the last auto cross. The Forrester wasn't a slouch.

 

the RX-3s! Great little sleeper!

Matt

 

lol!!

im not talking about "rougher" ...my 06 legacy's 2.5L is silky smooth.

im talking about the lack of power there is unless in cold dry temps.
go try it in hot weather and come back. i had a modded wrx with
piggyback and 12k+ of mods. i know. i hate inconsistencies in
turbo cars although they are getting more adaptive to climate
in closed loop.

 

Of course a ton of people cross shop the forrester and the 350z


Paul

 

dang, it's like someone shopping for an Excursion and a Aveo.

 

now I know why your Mini looks like a WRX

 

Again!? Thats an 2005 Forester!

It is silly fast and its one of the few cars I know with a sunroof bigger than the MINI's

 

did you get Lasik across the border in a shed or something?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4nFIyP-WOw&search=sti

 

I cufrrently Own a 06 Imprezza STi, and it is very wonderful for me as a daily driver.. not too rough because i know my Mini is MUCH rougher. I like AWD, I like the turbo, I like the rally portion, I like going off road, I like being able to rely on a tough turbo awd rally car for my daily driver. I owned it for two weeks and have nearly 3k miles on it.. But if the STi forrester comes ashore, I will definately trade my Impreza STi in for it.