"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/23/2017 at 14:15 • Filed to: Subaru, Rant, Yelling at the clouds
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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/23/2017 at 14:15 • Filed to: Subaru, Rant, Yelling at the clouds | 2
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I’ m reminded of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
And it makes me !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
yes I know this is a doublepost of the car, I went looking for numbers on it and I came across the post I was about to write but had written already so here we are.
Insult to injury? I find out that Subaru has a 1.444:1 low range option on the 1.6 liter engine version of this car where available. Yeah, its a tiny engine with tiny power, but with the 4.444 final, and the 3.545 1st gear on the 5MT it can still put down about 20-25% more power to the wheels at slow speeds than even the newer more powerful 2.0i and X-Mode CVT (about 15% more power than the 2.0i with the 6MT)
Subaru, why you no offer low range? Do you not see how popular your cars are becoming for off road adventures again?
TorqueToYield
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/23/2017 at 14:30 |
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When I bought my Outback last year I was sent a consumer survey about preferences for new options and whatnot. Low range was on the list. So they’re considering it. But I bet it’s so niche that it’s hard for them to justify the development/manufacturing costs. Japanese companies tend to be incredibly conservative business wise.
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> TorqueToYield
08/23/2017 at 14:40 |
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I work for a dealer of Luxury Japanese cars; you have no idea how conservative they are. So infuriating.
Boxer_4
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/23/2017 at 15:58 |
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If the Forester makes it to the point where it doesn’t make sense as a daily, and if the 4EAT buys it, I’d seriously consider putting one in...
plus a host of other upgrades...
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Boxer_4
08/23/2017 at 16:02 |
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I think your picture was ____
btw, you follow this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/user/IamDedman
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Boxer_4
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/23/2017 at 16:09 |
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No picture, just a statement.
I don’t follow him, but I’ll have to watch some of those now. They seem interesting.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Boxer_4
08/23/2017 at 16:10 |
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he gets after it in his little low range SF forester.
CalzoneGolem
> HammerheadFistpunch
08/23/2017 at 16:11 |
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