August 3, 201510 yr Anyone had a experience with a forester that would of broke a normal car but didnt break the forester. I just want to know how tough they are.
August 3, 201510 yr yep, yep, i bumped on the back of a Peugeot who stalled her engine while driving off resulting in dropping dead in front of me. Scooby only a slight scratch on the bumper but the Peugeot had more damage... And the woman driver claiming whiplash! Impact was about between 5 and 10 Mph.
August 4, 201510 yr My old man used SF model one for years on forestry tracks & for light landscaping work he done after early retirement, He worked it hard with chainsaws & wood loaded in back & it even dragged a trailer through rough muddy farm tracks & fields right through some bad winters. during his landscaping days it had ladders & 8ft fence posts strapped on roof rack & boot full of tools & would chug about all day & never gave a problem. even remember it helping to pull a tree stump out with some unpleasant clutch smell but clutch still same one today lol. only thing it had done recently was rear shocks/springs & drop links rebushed, new rear exhaust silencer & rear washer pump had failed so I replaced it, everything works perfect, no rust besides some scale on rear subframe & drives really nice even with heavy use & unsympathetic user :-)
August 4, 201510 yr They not bad at all, amazingly versatile all rounder & quite cheap to run/maintain generally ...
August 4, 201510 yr Author Ate the old ones better than the new ones (comfort, space and ruggidness)?
August 4, 201510 yr SF is more ruggid. bumpers, roof bars, rear boot handle & interior material is far more wear durable, earlier wishbone mountings are far better design too. Still all pretty good though but I really do dislike the bumper design on the SG as highly impractical design & increases vehicle overhang & length without real need & they easily scraped & knocked due to this plus being colour coded makes even smallest scrapes look tatty & colour painting is not cheap.
August 4, 201510 yr Author Im quite a big lad. Im 6ft 5 and big boned ;) so are the old foresters got a decent amount of drivers leg room and are the seats comfy. Also I did find with the newer models, the hand break is really close to the seat so it hits your thighs. Is the old one the same :)
August 4, 201510 yr Not unless your sticking your leg over the centre console ☺ the seats are comfy you do sit quite high I swapped mine for a set of impreza fronts as you sit about an inch and a half lower
August 4, 201510 yr I'm 6'3 & find them ok, do think a slightly smaller steering wheel would of helped though as it hangs quite low even when tilt set as high as possible. SF is my personal favourite.
August 11, 201510 yr Wow. They really do sound instopable:)Went into the side of a brand new audi both doors ruined amazing damage and I lost number plate that's it. I don't feel safe in any other car x
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