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FORESTER - Luv it; Like it; tell us your story

Air your positive experiences
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Member Mishaps

Did your Forester get smooshed? Did he/she die saving your life? Post
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  1. Hello Has anyone, with a forged engine, vlogged or recorded the performance of the car/engine? And what pub talk spec bhp/torque figures are you running? Did you have to modify the gearbox as well or still running oem? Thanks
  2. Afternoon y'all, I've got an '11 Foz and she's been having passenger seat problems for a hot minute. Her seat adjustment mechanism has been stuck in the all the way back mode for a while and I jumped in today to see what was causing that. Things I note: Wire bit that moves when bar is pushed...
  3. Fuel Economy and Alternative Fuels
    I bought a new 2018 Forester. I have NEVER gotten anywhere near the fuel mileage Subaru claims these cars get, in fact, I got better fuel mileage out of my old V6 Ford than I do this Subaru. I have had the car back numerous times with the same BS explaintion from Subaru about it could be the gas...
  4. Both will have pushbutton starters. Is it possible to enable two of the four keys or reprogram one of the cars so that any of the four keys can open doors and start/run either car? Dealers quote $300-600 for an extra key for one of the cars, and I'd like the flexibility if a key is lost.
  5. Interior and Electronics
    My 2022 Forester was made in Thailand for Vietnam market. In my country, cars and motorbikes share same lanes, I found side view monitor is very usefull to avoid collision wih motorbikes. Is there anyway to keep the "Side View Monitor" be always Display when I press "View" Button? In my car...
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