2009 Forester Rumors/News (merged) - Page 112

Fishonabike · 12-19-2007, 10:50 AM

To me it looks like maybe there should be a door there, but it hasn't been put on yet. I don't know. It does look pretty dumb in that picture though.

lfdal · 12-19-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sea-scooby

I'm not really digging the new interior. The vents are too low and look like they will warm your elbows real nice. The climate controls don't seem very intergrated with the car adn the 12v outlet looks like an add-on from Shucks. I also don't get the big empty space below the dash either. Put a door on it or do something usefull with that space. .

Been waiting for someone to critique the vents - Hyundai got reamed when they put them that low.

M45 · 12-19-2007, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Albino83

I know I am a bit late to the party on this comment, but do many of you in other states not have diesel at the majority of your gas stations? I think that honestly 90% or more of the gas stations around the Twin Cities have diesel at the pumps, I figured it was the same elsewhere as well.

A lot of gas stations in my area are now carrying diesel. The BP Amoco staion I regularly go to has it.

M45 · 12-19-2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by lfdal

Been waiting for someone to critique the vents - Hyundai got reamed when they put them that low.

The dash layout is similar to our '08 Impreza. Vent position is just fine. I wasn't too keen on the new dash at first, but the more I drive the car, the more I like it.

Astrotraveler · 12-19-2007, 12:16 PM

Maybe it is a bit more "truck" or "van" like in styling than the current "station wagon" like models.

That said, Subaru has both an SUV (Tribeca) and a raised AWD station wagon (Outback). The SUV is a disaster sales wise. The Outback, I believe, outsells the "other" wagon they have currently; our beloved Forester.

There's a lot of money to be made in the SUV niche. The wagon niche is quite a bit smaller. Why wouldn't Subaru try and get some of the SUV market using the Forester? It still has an AWD wagon to aim at us station wagon Nazis. What it does not have is a successful SUV product.

I am starting to think that the new Forester is intended as a back-up plan to the slow-selling, disappointing Tribeca SUV.

I still like the looks of it compared to the Outback and to the CUV segment leaders (CR-V and Rav4). With a fuel efficient, California-legal turbo-diesel, it would be awesome.

Regards,

Jim

toysbyus · 12-19-2007, 02:25 PM

I do wish that the bumpers, front and rear, were more practical as far as having impact-likely areas that are not painted so minor scuffs don't mar paint....even having a raised non-painted area in the middle of the front and rear bumper (or unpainted corner impact sectors) would be an improvement over this new wave of buck-naked painted parts that beg for a scuff or gouge.

Ditto the sides but I can fabricate my own side protection strips (like I did on my 03) but the bumpers are another story, though. If the impact areas (or dealer-installed option parts) featured molded-in color as opposed to painted parts, that'd be another story.......

I know I'm a geezer but I remember when bumpers bumped and didn't have a black eye...

Steve

Doug · 12-19-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by I Want Candy!

There are many aspects that most owners on here would love to see improved, your comment was "don't want any"

By your reckoning the Subaru Forester should remain the same for the next 20 years

You misunderstood me; I was paraphrasing much of what I've read on this board. Nowhere here do I say that I feel this way.

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Originally Posted by Doug

if you polled the message board here you'd probably find that the majority of the members don't want significant changes in those areas. Just read the comments on this thread at any suggestion that the Forester will become taller, longer, heavier, etc. Everyone seems to want it to stay virtually the same, but better.

Viktor_Zh · 12-20-2007, 01:58 AM

If I have correctly understood, on new Forester 2009 there will be a gearbox from new Impreza 2008, with tiptronic. Who it used on new Impreza, tell, it same, as well as on previous Forester and Impreza, only tronic have added? Or all it modified, have reduced delays, for example? That confuses me, how on such gearbox to make fast overtaking on narrow road? On previous it was possible to include a mode "3", and here it is absent.

higgledy · 12-20-2007, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by neoshi

oh you're so right. i can't believe i forgot about this even when we just won that lawsuit against the feds to allow us to have even more strict emission standards. damn my state for being so strict arg!

You have not won yet, this lawsuit is being appealled. I see this lawsuit as a state's rights issue not an emissions issue.

TAGXT04 · 12-20-2007, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by toysbyus

I do wish that the bumpers, front and rear, were more practical as far as having impact-likely areas that are not painted so minor scuffs don't mar paint....even having a raised non-painted area in the middle of the front and rear bumper (or unpainted corner impact sectors) would be an improvement over this new wave of buck-naked painted parts that beg for a scuff or gouge.

Ditto the sides but I can fabricate my own side protection strips (like I did on my 03) but the bumpers are another story, though. If the impact areas (or dealer-installed option parts) featured molded-in color as opposed to painted parts, that'd be another story.......

I know I'm a geezer but I remember when bumpers bumped and didn't have a black eye...

Steve

There could be a niche for a new URBAN Forester with a 360 degree black molding for total protection.
Instead you just should start a campaign to teach people in NJ that when they parallel park they're not supposed to bang into the cars. I'd start with the cab drivers, geezers (overly birthday'd challenged for you PC types), and work your way down.

jtom · 12-20-2007, 08:47 AM

^^^ I like the navy blue!

They need to offer grille options though......

The NA white one has the same rims as the turbo blue one. I have always disliked the 2.5x/sport rims so this is nice. I am a little surprised that they offer the same rims for the NA/Turbo models though. It looks like the turbo wheels might be an inch larger though.

GodWhomIsMike · 12-20-2007, 08:54 AM

I really like that color too. I am thinking it's Dark Gray Metallic.

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jtom · 12-20-2007, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GodWhomIsMike

I really like that color too. I am thinking it's Dark Gray Metallic.

.

It looks blue to me but theres alot of reflection so I cant tell for sure.

kermit · 12-20-2007, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jtom

^^^ I like the navy blue!

They need to offer grille options though......

The NA white one has the same rims as the turbo blue one. I have always disliked the 2.5x/sport rims so this is nice. I am a little surprised that they offer the same rims for the NA/Turbo models though. It looks like the turbo wheels might be an inch larger though.

I agree. The only thing I really dislike about it is the grill. Wheels could be a little on the larger size as well.

Smash81 · 12-20-2007, 09:19 AM

Grill makes me think of a Chrysler Pacifica...

12-19-2007, 10:50 AM	#1666 (permalink)
Fishonabike Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pacific, WA Posts: 180 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	To me it looks like maybe there should be a door there, but it hasn't been put on yet. I don't know. It does look pretty dumb in that picture though. __________________ '04 FX 5MT www.teamascension.org

12-19-2007, 02:25 PM	#1671 (permalink)
toysbyus Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,205 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I do wish that the bumpers, front and rear, were more practical as far as having impact-likely areas that are not painted so minor scuffs don't mar paint....even having a raised non-painted area in the middle of the front and rear bumper (or unpainted corner impact sectors) would be an improvement over this new wave of buck-naked painted parts that beg for a scuff or gouge. Ditto the sides but I can fabricate my own side protection strips (like I did on my 03) but the bumpers are another story, though. If the impact areas (or dealer-installed option parts) featured molded-in color as opposed to painted parts, that'd be another story....... I know I'm a geezer but I remember when bumpers bumped and didn't have a black eye... Steve __________________ 2003 X AT

12-20-2007, 08:47 AM	#1676 (permalink)
jtom Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where Two Rivers Meet Posts: 600 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	^^^ I like the navy blue! They need to offer grille options though...... The NA white one has the same rims as the turbo blue one. I have always disliked the 2.5x/sport rims so this is nice. I am a little surprised that they offer the same rims for the NA/Turbo models though. It looks like the turbo wheels might be an inch larger though. Last edited by jtom : 12-20-2007 at 08:57 AM.

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12-19-2007, 12:16 PM	#1670 (permalink)
Astrotraveler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 212 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Maybe it is a bit more "truck" or "van" like in styling than the current "station wagon" like models. That said, Subaru has both an SUV (Tribeca) and a raised AWD station wagon (Outback). The SUV is a disaster sales wise. The Outback, I believe, outsells the "other" wagon they have currently; our beloved Forester. There's a lot of money to be made in the SUV niche. The wagon niche is quite a bit smaller. Why wouldn't Subaru try and get some of the SUV market using the Forester? It still has an AWD wagon to aim at us station wagon Nazis. What it does not have is a successful SUV product. I am starting to think that the new Forester is intended as a back-up plan to the slow-selling, disappointing Tribeca SUV. I still like the looks of it compared to the Outback and to the CUV segment leaders (CR-V and Rav4). With a fuel efficient, California-legal turbo-diesel, it would be awesome. Regards, Jim

12-20-2007, 01:58 AM	#1673 (permalink)
Viktor_Zh Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Odessa, Ukraine Posts: 62 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If I have correctly understood, on new Forester 2009 there will be a gearbox from new Impreza 2008, with tiptronic. Who it used on new Impreza, tell, it same, as well as on previous Forester and Impreza, only tronic have added? Or all it modified, have reduced delays, for example? That confuses me, how on such gearbox to make fast overtaking on narrow road? On previous it was possible to include a mode "3", and here it is absent.

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GodWhomIsMike Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hawley, PA Posts: 724 Gallery: 5 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I really like that color too. I am thinking it's Dark Gray Metallic. .

12-20-2007, 09:19 AM	#1680 (permalink)
Smash81 Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wheat Ridge, CO (NW Denver) Posts: 5,375 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Grill makes me think of a Chrysler Pacifica...