I consider these some of the best sleepers out there. How many of you have one? pics?

Try www.subaruforester.com

You might find a few Foresters, including dadscruizer who has a really sweet tricked out XT.

1300 members or so worldwide.

I have an XT and I also have a Forester S I shipped From Alaska.

They are wonderful vehicles. Both are Silver.

Aloha,

Nino
:banana: :banana: :banana:

with all the bad publicity lately i might just get rid of the sti and make myself a forester xt/sti :cool:

Originally posted by gdogg
with all the bad publicity lately i might just get rid of the sti and make myself a forester xt/sti :cool:

Just come for a ride when we come to the next meet. You'll be convinced. :D

My girlfriend has an XT, and she loves it. I liked it so much, it convinced me to buy my WRX. The XT is a great car, and I would have purchased it if she didn't have one already. The moonroof alone is reason to buy one. The damn thing is like the retractable roof on the Skydome.

Heh heh, yeah. I've seen that monster piece of glass. I wouldn't mind having one, but i prefer the lighter weight of an XT unequipped with one.

Hey Nino, we should hit the tracks sometime soon, I'll give you a call when I go. I'm curious to see what this baby can do.

Originally posted by gdogg
with all the bad publicity lately i might just get rid of the sti and make myself a forester xt/sti :cool:

They should bring the Forester STi over...It's one pretty mean beast.

Originally posted by sneezerboi
Heh heh, yeah. I've seen that monster piece of glass. I wouldn't mind having one, but i prefer the lighter weight of an XT unequipped with one.

Yeah, but are you planning on lifting this thing with your bare hands or something? The weight difference doesn't seem to keep me from keeping up in the pack of drivers... :eek:

I'm not sure that it makes THAT much difference unless you are specifically in it for the performance. Then I suggest you take it to Easystreet Motorsports, and check out what they've done to the turbo Baja, and the Forester that they did for SOA. Monster WHP to overcome a silly 45lb. difference in weight... :p

Originally posted by Roo
Yeah, but are you planning on lifting this thing with your bare hands or something? The weight difference doesn't seem to keep me from keeping up in the pack of drivers... :eek:

I'm not sure that it makes THAT much difference unless you are specifically in it for the performance. Then I suggest you take it to Easystreet Motorsports, and check out what they've done to the turbo Baja, and the Forester that they did for SOA. Monster WHP to overcome a silly 45lb. difference in weight... :p

Heh heh, good point. I've been trying to get the most out of my mini sport ute, which means that I didn't order the moonroof premium version, got the stick, and took off the roof racks...guess it's just me. Btw, Have you seen the forester xt in the One Lap of America? that's one mean machine.

I just traded in my WRX for a Forster XT. Not that i didn't like my WRX in fact it was the most fun car I've ever owned and i felt as safe as in my mommy's womb. I got the XT because my girl and I are gonna have a baby boy in Sept. so it was just more practical than the WRX. I only put about 80 or 90 miles on it so far but the ride is very nice and smooth compared to the WRX. can't wait till i get the miles on it so i can see what it can do. so far from the little bit i have got on it it seems to have zero turbo lag

oh BTW it's a platinum silver 4EAT non premium but it came with some cool goodies

Jerry

...and i felt as safe as in my mommy's womb. I got the XT because my girl and I are gonna have a baby boy in Sept. so it was just more practical than the WRX.
oh BTW it's a platinum silver 4EAT non premium but it came with some cool goodies

Jerry

Welcome to the club, Jerry. Have you checked out the site I posted above in this thread?

Subed Up is a platinum silver 4EAT premium, but a Forester is a Forester. We love them all, including the SF models. We're not snobs...

BTW, if you felt safe in the WRX, you'll be happy to note that the Forester is "...the safest small SUV EVER tested..." by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. I have been in a rollover collision with my first Forester (Kanga), and she died saving my life. I walked away with only a scraped knee, and all of her glass was intact, even though she landed on her roof. Safe? I don't know of ANYPLACE that I feel safer than in the Forester. With the performance tools to avoid the collision in the first place, and the strength to deal with unavoidable collisions IF they do occur, you've made a wise choice.

Besides, the cops don't look at this low profile "mommy-mobile" until you're out smoking Audi TT's or speeding above 9x mph... lol...

Red 5 speed XT from Canada. Great car for the family man that needs a stealth highway cruiser, a weekend TSD rally car and grocery getting all rolled into one.

I just traded in my WRX for a Forster XT. Not that i didn't like my WRX in fact it was the most fun car I've ever owned and i felt as safe as in my mommy's womb. I got the XT because my girl and I are gonna have a baby boy in Sept. so it was just more practical than the WRX. I only put about 80 or 90 miles on it so far but the ride is very nice and smooth compared to the WRX. can't wait till i get the miles on it so i can see what it can do. so far from the little bit i have got on it it seems to have zero turbo lag

oh BTW it's a platinum silver 4EAT non premium but it came with some cool goodies

Jerry
Conbrats on da Baby Brah!

Nino

STi for me and then a Forester XT for my wife!

My Subaru experience started with a new 2002 WRX that I modded to a TurboXS stage 2...

420 Hp


http://members.tripod.com/~Peczenij/index.html

peczenij - nice rides. we'll be getting an 05 XT soon. Rumor has it that the premium now comes in a MT. Wife will get the XT and I with my WRX,

I have a black XT. Had it since April. These rides have a hell of a lot potential and they are the biggest sleepers. I haven't even looked into this yet but was wondering if there is anyway to get rid of the governor. It cut back at 130 but was still pulling when it did. WTF. I know its not an STI but it is damn close. With some dedication these FXTs could be animals. I am working on some new wheels right now. Engine mods are a little further down the road. I'll post pics soon.

Late.

Here a pic

read the second post.

You'll find more information there than you can read in a day.

There's about a half hour or more of good reading on the Cobb AccessPORT, which should take away your governor blues...

...unless the Ahnold is your governator...

Mind you, now there are over 1700 members.

I love mine!

I love mine!

Sweet! wish I could do that stuff in Hawaii. Then again, i love my paint, heh heh. 8)

I love mine!

Sweet! wish I could do that stuff in Hawaii. Then again, i love my paint, heh heh. B)

Here's mine! Running stage 2 now with COBB AccessPORT and TurboXS stealthback...

me, me , me.....:lol:

I love mine!
Hey Paul, you stole my lightbar! :p

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/SubaruForester/Magellan%20Adventure%20Rally%202005/Subed_SuperStage.jpg

LOL! wow! I haven't seen this thread that I started for a LONG time ;)

Hey Paul, you stole my lightbar! :p

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/SubaruForester/Magellan%20Adventure%20Rally%202005/Subed_SuperStage.jpg
totally awesome man!!!