how robust are foresters? your story's

[scooby-forester19]

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.

[bitman]

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.

[Mr B]

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 :-)

[Mr B]

[scooby-forester19]

Wow. They really do sound instopable:)

[Mr B]

They not bad at all, amazingly versatile all rounder & quite cheap to run/maintain generally ...

[scooby-forester19]

Ate the old ones better than the new ones (comfort, space and ruggidness)?

[Mr B]

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.

[scooby-forester19]

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 :)

[stants]

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

[Mr B]

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.

[scooby-forester19]

:) ya going to think im daft here but what does SF mean? Subaru forester?

[Mr B]

Model generation SF SG SH SJ

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Forester

[scooby-forester19]

Ahh right. Ya learn something different everyday lol :) cheers

[scooby-forester19]

Is the one in the video you posted a SF?

[Mr B]

SG

[Caroline93]

  On 8/4/2015 at 8:18 AM, scooby-forester19 said:

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