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First post for me so Hi to all!
I've been a Subaru fan for some years and originally owned an Impreza Turbo 2000 that I absolutely loved. I kept it for many years and would still have it to this day but it was decaying rapidly and the cost of repairs was just not worth it. So to replace the Impreza I bought a 2006 facelift Forester XTen as I needed something bigger for the family but still wanted the performance of an Impreza. It's an auto which I was unsure about but it does have the Sportshift option so can be used as a sequential manual. Took some getting used to but I quite enjoyed not having to change gear if I felt lazy. Performance from the 2.5 is very good and quite possibly too much for the brakes and suspension! Only a few mods such as cat back stainless exhaust with no center resonator and Pedders suspension. I also disabled the secondary air system and permanently removed all SAS codes from the ECU. It's just passed it's MOT and I'm contemplating whether to sell it or not. I quite fancy something light and nimble!
First the Impreza
The Forester
I've been a Subaru fan for some years and originally owned an Impreza Turbo 2000 that I absolutely loved. I kept it for many years and would still have it to this day but it was decaying rapidly and the cost of repairs was just not worth it. So to replace the Impreza I bought a 2006 facelift Forester XTen as I needed something bigger for the family but still wanted the performance of an Impreza. It's an auto which I was unsure about but it does have the Sportshift option so can be used as a sequential manual. Took some getting used to but I quite enjoyed not having to change gear if I felt lazy. Performance from the 2.5 is very good and quite possibly too much for the brakes and suspension! Only a few mods such as cat back stainless exhaust with no center resonator and Pedders suspension. I also disabled the secondary air system and permanently removed all SAS codes from the ECU. It's just passed it's MOT and I'm contemplating whether to sell it or not. I quite fancy something light and nimble!
First the Impreza
The Forester
4 speed which may seem limiting but it works quite well with the power and torque available. In standard auto it changes up quite quickly but pressing the power button lets it rev more before changing. Sportshift automatically changes to first when you stop and stops you changing down if the revs will be outside its parameters at the speed the car is doing. I just keep forgetting which way is up a gear and which way is down a gear!
R12many said:
4 speed which may seem limiting but it works quite well with the power and torque available. In standard auto it changes up quite quickly but pressing the power button lets it rev more before changing. Sportshift automatically changes to first when you stop and stops you changing down if the revs will be outside its parameters at the speed the car is doing. I just keep forgetting which way is up a gear and which way is down a gear!
I did test drive an older XT with the 4 speed. Worked well enough. Quite different to the 5 speed. They're 90/10 forward bias most of the time (varies according to inputs) and I'm not sure they have a diff In them.I very rarely bother with the manual selection on mine - I just loose track of where I am!
Konan said:
The CS400?
Yes, had it for a couple of years. Very fast and much better than the reviews. I'm sure they forgot to press the sports# button, as that transforms the car. A little more immediate steering feedback is all that's missing,
Edited by footsoldier on Sunday 12th February 21:13
Some pics of my current and previous Hawkeye WRX Wagons.
Current is a 2005 rare (ish) red SL model. Leather, heated seats.
Pretty standard apart from coilovers, STi intercooler and remap by Neil Case at Slowboy Racing.
Plus I swapped out the rear light clusters for the earlier 'blob eye' model, which look less aftermarket.
Picked it up in mid 2015 as a winter hack. Forgotten just how good a steer the WRX Wagon is.
Bought a one new in 2007 (silver one in the pics); had it in Norway for a couple of years until written off at during ice driving event. Ironically not actually during racing, but driving back to the hotel....
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On Prodrive alloys -
On winter 16" steels and CrossClimates -
Previous 07MY. Prodrive PPP, Springs and some expensive Perrin chassis components -
After the accident. In pieces now I guess scattered around Norway -
Current is a 2005 rare (ish) red SL model. Leather, heated seats.
Pretty standard apart from coilovers, STi intercooler and remap by Neil Case at Slowboy Racing.
Plus I swapped out the rear light clusters for the earlier 'blob eye' model, which look less aftermarket.
Picked it up in mid 2015 as a winter hack. Forgotten just how good a steer the WRX Wagon is.
Bought a one new in 2007 (silver one in the pics); had it in Norway for a couple of years until written off at during ice driving event. Ironically not actually during racing, but driving back to the hotel....
s
On Prodrive alloys -
On winter 16" steels and CrossClimates -
Previous 07MY. Prodrive PPP, Springs and some expensive Perrin chassis components -
After the accident. In pieces now I guess scattered around Norway -
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