Outbacky things

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 10/24/2018 at 22:16 • Filed to: None

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Which would you rather? A lifted outback that isn’t really that good off road and probably not that great on road, or something like a 4runner or wrangler that isn’t good on road, but much better off?

Also this

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They don’t even have moose in Japan...or Indiana.

wafflesnfalafel > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 22:24

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probably a completely different target - lifted Outback would make a nice forest road rig, decent clearance to get over debris etc but not a rock scrambler; 4runner will scramble and better offroad , but 87% of them never get off pavement...

smobgirl > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 22:31

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I wouldn’t mind a lifted outback but it has to be a real outback, not that corporate-looking crap in the photo. 

Alfalfa > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 22:31

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If I had to own only one car, probably the lifted outback.

Maybe.

TheRealBicycleBuck > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 22:35

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I’m leaning toward the Outback. Where I live, serious off-roading is a loooooong way away. That is, if you aren’t interested in mud-bogging.

M.T. Blake > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 22:35

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Not the Outback. It’s liable to get you stranded IN the outback. 

Spaceball-Two > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 22:36

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I’m setting my hopes  high for the Jeep Scrambler. It has the potential to check a lot of boxes for me. 4 doors for the kids and hopefully a usable enough bed for camping and dump runs.

AestheticsInMotion > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 22:44

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Can I get a 1st gen?

Nothing > Spaceball-Two 10/24/2018 at 23:32

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You and me both. I could see one replacing the Taco.

Future Heap Owner > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 23:34

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As my only vehicle? A lifted Outback, though I’d much prefer an older generation. As a second+ vehicle, def a 4Runner.

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 23:36

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Hmm, why not Zoid- er both?

Our Forester goes almost everywhere easily and without drama. Pavement, rain, snow, dirt, gravel, ruts.. I’ve only turned it around once in ten years  because the road got too sketchy..

The Tacoma just goes everywhere. I don’t even worry about sketchy roads- chances are I will run out of nerve way before the truck reaches its limits.

E92M3 > HammerheadFistpunch 10/24/2018 at 23:40

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4Runner

It isn’t bad onroad, and will do well offroad. All 3 choices hold their value very well.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > HammerheadFistpunch 10/25/2018 at 00:02

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Outback is more appropriate for my lifestyle and probably cheaper as well. It would make for a good daily driver and road trip vehicle that could make it through some tough places with the right setup and some effort. Wrangler would be in the same category as a track car, I'd want it to be specialized for just one purpose. So it's not a very versatile item for me to have. 

JMKarstetter > HammerheadFistpunch 10/25/2018 at 00:19

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This is why I’m buying a Land Cruiser, off road it’s pretty dang good, and on road the ride quality is better than 4runners and wranglers.

HammerheadFistpunch > E92M3 10/25/2018 at 00:27

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Dats true

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch 10/25/2018 at 00:37

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Given we have a lifted Forester, a lifted dual cab syncro VW Transporter and a lifted Nissan Patrol ute...

For normal daily driving...the Forester every single time. And both it and the VW have sufficient off-road chops to get to most destinations in Oz anyway.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Spaceball-Two 10/25/2018 at 00:43

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I’m setting mine in the opposite direction in the vain hope that I will be disappointed. The compromise between a d ecent payload and typical Wrangler of f road ability might see it crueled as an actually useful utility vehicle.

Birddog > HammerheadFistpunch 10/25/2018 at 02:26

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I’ll always praise the 1g Xterra when a question like this comes up. Not terribly good on road, not terrible off road. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 10/25/2018 at 09:11

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Either: non-modded outback because it is 75% as capable as a 4-runner off road and very good on road or just get a 4 runner. Adding a lift kit and AT tires on an outback is only going to get you to 80% of a 4 runner and expensive repairs like CVT transmissions and axles.

Also consider you only have 175 HP to play with so that added weight from big tires and roof boxes is going to hamper speed to the point that a Westy is going to pass you going up hills.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > vicali 10/25/2018 at 09:12

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Yes. A good 4wd will go places that I am not going to even try.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/25/2018 at 09:13

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You would be amazed where a stock outback will go on normal road tires. For sure further than I’d be willing to push it.

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/25/2018 at 09:37

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yup.  Thats what I always think when I see these Subarus lifted, especially here in Utah, is how much of that power is now getting to the road, cause it wasn’t a lot to start.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 10/25/2018 at 09:41

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I have to admit that I’m not a person who modifies my cars unless there is a clear purpose and end result. So most of the time when I see modded cars and trucks I’m like you be you, but I’ll be me and have a much better driving experience because I didn’t put huge tires on my car or truck.

HammerheadFistpunch > Birddog 10/25/2018 at 09:44

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hey, those gen 1's can kill it if you push em

https://overland.kinja.com/old-ward-new-pants-1829605634

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/25/2018 at 09:51

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exactly the reason I didn’t pursue lifting the forester.

SWITAWI > HammerheadFistpunch 10/25/2018 at 18:21

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If you’re not careful they’re gonna put your picture under ‘ crotchety ’ in the next dictionary editions, lol.

HammerheadFistpunch > SWITAWI 10/25/2018 at 18:26

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damn I hope so.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/26/2018 at 20:07

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Exactly what I was thinking! More capability than I could ever need. So it would be completely overkill to suffer the downsides of something with more capability.