so I was at the dealership today getting keys cut, it takes a few mins, so I go look at the show room. I was looking at the 06 FXT, the sales man goes "want to take one out?" OK!!! I take it out for 20min, and OMG I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I miss turbo power) he talks about the price and my trade in, and my brain is going nuts! but I walked away (for now) I cant make a deal with out the wife......after all I just got the 02 6 months ago. the only thing I didnt like was the Interior , guess I'm use to the old suby Interior
I felt the same way back when I had my OBS and I sat in an SG Forester for the first time. I really liked the no-frills interior of the old school Imprezas and SF Foresters, and I guess the SG interior just didn't strike me as something I'd like in a Forester. A year later I got my XT, and I've never looked back. It'll grow on you!
I haven't sit in older Foresters, but I've always thought the MY06 is quite a plain jane. 3 guages, 3 dials, and a radio - that's about it. Even my 15 yr old Z's dash looks way busy than the Forester. If it's one thing, I would like the older Momo wheels over the new one. Other than that, I'm happy with the interior.
You guys are reminding me why I bought my FXT before getting married. My live-in girlfriend of five years (who I'm crazy about, don't get me wrong) didn't even see the car before it was parked in the garage. :spinnasmiley
She likes it and I even let her drive it (once!) but she's a conservative driver and didn't rev it enough to notice the boost. I don't think she's car savvy enough to really know what's going on under the hood -especially not with the Cobb stage 1 map. :Banane01:
We have the same car, how much bang for the buck did the Cobb stage 1 give you ? I think I'm headed down that road myself !
She likes it and I even let her drive it (once!) but she's a conservative driver and didn't rev it enough to notice the boost. I don't think she's car savvy enough to really know what's going on under the hood -especially not with the Cobb stage 1 map. :Banane01:[/QUOTE]
The 06 FXT I drove had the cloth interior which I quite liked (not quite black, but a charcoal colour & found the seats nice & grippy)......I have leather in the Lexus.....and getting tired of it to be honest...especially in the winter. :frown:
sirwilliam, I never even noticed that emoticon before lmao!
so I was at the dealership today getting keys cut, it takes a few mins, so I go look at the show room. I was looking at the 06 FXT, the sales man goes "want to take one out?" OK!!! I take it out for 20min, and OMG I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I miss turbo power) he talks about the price and my trade in, and my brain is going nuts! but I walked away (for now) I cant make a deal with out the wife......after all I just got the 02 6 months ago. the only thing I didnt like was the Interior , guess I'm use to the old suby Interior
I had the wife walk the dog around the block while I did the deal with the dealer in 15mins(I was well prepared and that included a trade in price I wanted).Later had to agree to give up smoking to pay for the PULP,but wanted to do that anyway.BTW PULP in country Oz is now $1.50 a litre which after exchange rate equates to about 50% more than you guys pay in the US.:tempertantrum
Maximus
I had the wife walk the dog around the block while I did the deal with the dealer in 15mins(I was well prepared and that included a trade in price I wanted).Later had to agree to give up smoking to pay for the PULP,but wanted to do that anyway.BTW PULP in country Oz is now $1.50 a litre which after exchange rate equates to about 50% more than you guys pay in the US.:tempertantrum
Maximus
I'd be more than happy to pay $2.65 a gallon. Roo called me today and said he saw a Shell station in the city (San Francisco) that was peddling premium at $3.41! mgwtfbbq
I'd be more than happy to pay $2.65 a gallon. Roo called me today and said he saw a Shell station in the city (San Francisco) that was peddling premium at $3.41! mgwtfbbq
Americans really don't see just how good they really have it.
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