[einy]

Hi to all! Thanks to some good information that I picked up on this forum over the last couple of months, I took the plunge, and am now the proud owner of a Newport Blue 2010 X-Premium! After many years of happy Honda ownership, the allure of the Forester drew me in, especially because I could get one with an honest to goodness manual transmission! I look forward to getting to know more about this captivating vehicle.

 

[2.5x_sleeper]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon! :biggrin:

Congratulations on the new Forester! Post up a picture so we can look it over. :wink:

Bobby...

['07 FSXT MODding Journal] ['03 X MODding Journal]

 

[adc]

Congrats.

 

[TC2000]

Welcome to the group .

 

[Duderotomy]

Welcome to the forum from Niagara Falls! :bacon:

 

[bellatech]

Bienvenido from the Mission.

 

[Tuned200]

Welcome to the forum from KY, Florence to be exact. Check the central forum for upcoming meets.

 

[einy]

Thanks to all for the warm greetings! The "accessorizing bug" has bit already, with Floorliners, a Hidden Hitch (+ wiring harness), Subaru bug deflector, splash guards, and Momo shift knob all put on order yesterday. I'm so glad to be back in a fun to drive, manual transmission vehicle again! Now if only I can figure out how to get the bills for some serious audio system and handling upgrades past the "finance manager" of the household ...

 

[Tuned200]

Let me know when you need subaru parts. I get a good discount at my local dealer.

Also, be sure to come down for the Joseph meet. I know they have some goodies for the new forester owners as prizes.

 

[Tuned200]

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f71/2nd-annual-joseph-subaru-meet-may-22nd-70909/

 

[TCARZ]

Welcome from Minnesota!

My FXP is my first Subie, as well. I, also drove Honda, Toyota and Mazda before.

Glad to meet a fellow 5MT lover, too. Manuals are getting hard to find, nowadays, especially in awd wagons like the Forester. I love my 5 speed in my Miata and my FXP, as well. So fun to drive, and the mpgs are great.

I, too, have added on a bunch of new accessories. When will it all end?

Anyway, "SKOL!" to you and your new ride!:Banane35:

 

[einy]

"Prost" in return, TCARZ! :Banane35:

I too am afraid that MT drivers are a disappearing breed! Evan the latest, greatest Ferrari (I can't keep the models straight, sorry to say) isn't available in the US with a manual trans!

 

[Blue&Red]

"Prost" in return, TCARZ! :Banane35:

I too am afraid that MT drivers are a disappearing breed! Evan the latest, greatest Ferrari (I can't keep the models straight, sorry to say) isn't available in the US with a manual trans!

Not disappearing here, but certainly getting getting older (49). My first three vehicles were MT.
My brain still remembers, not to sure about the right hand & the left foot coordination, I haven't driven one in years.
If you don't use it you lose it?
I don't use the sport shift much in my '09, can't get used to it. I still want to shift in the "H" pattern.

 

[einy]

Well the first round of accessories have all been fitted: Subaru hood protector, Subaru splash guards, Hidden Hitch (decal removed ... it was WAY crooked!), Weathertech FloorLiners, and the Subaru / Momo shift knob. Last one seems to have shaved two tenths off of my quarter mile times :icon_biggrin:

(Assuming I do this correctly), here are the pics:

 

[Tuned200]

Looks great. Now start a journal. LOL

 

[Blue&Red]

Looks good.
It's all dressed up, now take the Mrs. to someplace nice in it. :icon_razz:

 

[einy]

Good idea, B&R ... maybe down to the local "mud hole" to see just how much fun this AWD stuff really is! :icon_razz: