Back in a subi!

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Back in a subi!

Post by Pav » Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:55 pm

Hey guys, I'm guessing some of you remember me and my poo brown touring wagon

(which I sold)

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And replaced it with a V8 4runner (which turned out to be a bit of a money pit)

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Now that I don't wanna be spending a fortune on fuel,
I got myself an 09' Forester 2.5 X (glad to be back in a subi to be honest)

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So far beat my expectations, goes harder than my old EJ touring wagon, tows great, handles better than I expected. Had it on a bit of sand the other night and pretty fun to drive.

Lookin at getting some new wheels/tyres to raise it up slightly, wondering what are some decent 16" offroad tyres that will fit under these guards. Also considering a slight lift but not sure if worth it.

Either way should be fun modding it a bit and going on a few offroad trips again.
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Post by d_generate » Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:05 am

Nice choice & welcome back.
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Post by guyph_01 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:38 am

WOW, What a nice upgrade that must be over poo wagon. Although im guessing you kinda like that poo colour:) they were all brown/redish:p

That should be interesting to mod:) I can't wait to go back out on trips....
The project, EJ22 --->>> EJ25 Quad CAM:D touring wagon
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Post by Pav » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:52 am

Cheers fellas, yeah huge upgrade over the L, doesn't have the same charm though haha.
And that colour seems to follow me around aye one of my commodores was also that colour lol.

Yeah modding will be interesting, I can't just cable tie stuff on like I used to hah.
It really needs some decent tyres on it, was looking at some 215/70r16 A/Ts to go on (unlifted) for a bit more clearance.

Also planning on a sports grille
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-SUBARU-F ... 19cb02de7c

and some roof racks, for now, I'm sure the list of mods will grow (as usual)
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Post by guyph_01 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:24 pm

Grill looks good:) I wonder what mods are available for those new cars? And they would be quite pricey...

Anyway i'm waiting for my gearbox and then im going off road again.
The project, EJ22 --->>> EJ25 Quad CAM:D touring wagon
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Post by revmax » Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:31 pm

Nice !!
I was only a suburb or two away from Joondalup just yesterday.
Woulfd you believe an EJ'd L drove past my mates place.


Can we ask how much you paid for the Forester
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Post by thunder039 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 3:56 pm

looks like it great nic! hope you have plenty of fun
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Post by Pav » Wed May 02, 2012 11:39 pm

revmax wrote:Nice !!
I was only a suburb or two away from Joondalup just yesterday.
Woulfd you believe an EJ'd L drove past my mates place.


Can we ask how much you paid for the Forester
Was 25k on finance from a dealer, didn't really shop around just needed a newish manual forester (full service history etc etc.)
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Post by waggaclint » Thu May 03, 2012 12:00 pm

Looks good mate, will be keen to see how ya go with the 215/70r16 tyres on it, Ive just bought a 2011 X model and im keen to upgrade tyres as well...
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Post by RSR 555 » Thu May 10, 2012 1:06 am

Nice choice Pav.. welcome back in style bro
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Post by NachaLuva » Thu May 10, 2012 7:21 pm

Nice Foz...welcome back...whoever you are lol :D

PS: I've had a few poo coloured cars myself haha ;)
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