"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
07/17/2017 at 18:13 • Filed to: None
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"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
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Crosstrek 0-60:
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Ford Ranger 2.3 I-4 0-60: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Yikes
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 18:17 |
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These times are too fast for me to comprehend
PS9
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 18:20 |
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Wow, really? Lame.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 18:20 |
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Is it really that slow? Damn.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 18:26 |
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Still faster than my cruiser. And yet, I still thought it was unacceptably slow when I hoped out of one into the other.
The main problem, and I was going to write this whole big post on it...but didn’t...is that it doesn’t have usuable power in the midrange for its weight and mission.
Same basic power delivery to a BRZ up to 4000 rpm but with 300 lbs more weight and 2 more driven wheels.
Add in the weight and elevation that goes along with the adventure theme and it becomes tedious. Mix in situations that require wheel torque (mild off roading) and it becomes a liability.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 18:31 |
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Considering my 2002 Outback Sport had 165 HP and probably weighed less, it had the exact same acceleration numbers. I guess we have become accustomed to much quicker cars. Subaru is telling us to slow down and vape more.
https://www.edmunds.com/subaru/impreza/2002/road-test-specs/
Milky
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 19:21 |
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Those rangers might be the most dangerous things on expressways. Regularly see them doing 20mph under the limit.
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> HammerheadFistpunch
07/17/2017 at 19:22 |
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Yeah, they may not necessarily need to go full WRX, but they do need to do something about the power issues.
BTW, how far are you from the Colorado border?
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 19:26 |
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The issue with the XV is that it has bigger tires and no torque. Solution? Put the 3.6 in it.
PowderHound
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 19:51 |
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Nearly painfully slow. I have some friends with them and I am always much happier in my WRX ground clearance be damned! I also drove a newer forester up and down the canyon from PC to slc and I have never wanted to ditch a car on the side of the road and walk the rest of the way more
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 19:53 |
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Not... So close. I’m in salt lake area
jkm7680
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 20:13 |
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10.3 seconds?!?!?!?!?!?!
I’ve driven a cutaway faster than that.
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> HammerheadFistpunch
07/17/2017 at 20:44 |
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Ah, bummer. I’m rallying in Rangely this weekend
random001
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 21:50 |
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Worst mistake of my day was commenting in that thread....
I like our Crosstrek.
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random001
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
07/17/2017 at 21:52 |
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I don’t think so, but I manushift ours a lot. Its completely adequate. Never had any issues merging, either.
BobintheMtns
> Dusty Ventures
07/17/2017 at 22:01 |
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Nothing’s close to Rangely...
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> BobintheMtns
07/17/2017 at 22:13 |
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Dinosaur National Monument, which is awesome
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> random001
07/17/2017 at 22:14 |
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I really like them too, I just wish they had a little more pep. If it got to 60 in, say, the mid 7's then it would probably be my next car.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
07/18/2017 at 06:25 |
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And watch the mpgs fall.
I now own two Subaru, a WRX and a 3.6 Outback. Over three years, the WRX has averaged 19.1 mpg. Over 1,200 miles, the Outback has returned 22.1 mpg.
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random001
> Dusty Ventures
07/18/2017 at 06:35 |
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I wish they’d just make an xt version, like the Fozzy. Except for the whole Subaru XV XT thing....
CaptDale - is secretly British
> Dusty Ventures
07/18/2017 at 13:01 |
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I just wish they made them with a real auto trans if not a manual. The CVT really blows and then you add the extra weight of the Forester and it is even worse. They just can’t get the pep they need with that CVT
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BobintheMtns
> Dusty Ventures
07/18/2017 at 14:51 |
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Yup.... that’s about the only thing close-by.......
Are you in colorado too??
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> BobintheMtns
07/18/2017 at 16:53 |
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I am as of about 5 minutes ago
benjrblant
> Dusty Ventures
07/18/2017 at 17:30 |
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Yeah, you’re pretty far from just about everything. I’ll wave from Denver.