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chickengeorge
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 Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| greggl4321 wrote: |
Which has the most travel?
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She gonna take it off some sweet jumps? |
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greggl4321
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| I've heard the Crosstrek will be best, now how can I convince my mom that? |
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jeffinohio
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Location: Scio Ohio
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| greggl4321 wrote: |
She will likely get a subaru
but were not sure which one offers the best performance? Between the Forester and the Outback, or even maybe the Crosstrek.
Which has the most travel?
Are all the suspensions the same?
Which has the lowest center of gravity?
Any additional thoughts or comments are appreciated. I'm having a very hard time digging this type of information. |
The Forester is built on the Legacy platform,and the Crosstrek is built on the Imprezza platform.Basically the Legacy is the Imprezzas big brother.They are very similar,but the Legacy is built like a tank.The head gasket problem is a thing of the past.My wifes mail car(Forester)has 325000 miles on original head gaskets.The Crosstrek(we have one too)is smaller and sportier.I prefer the Forester,but if its just your mom,the Crosstrek may be the way to go.The crt trans takes a little getting used to,but after that you don't even think about it.Its just weird not feeling shifts at first.We have taken our XT to Fla several times from Ohio.2 of us,all our luggage,2 bikes on the back,80mph and about 32mpg.Hope this helps.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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stay away from the CVT in a soobarooo. they are junk. regular automagics seem to be holding up quite well
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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If she gets a Subaru don't be surprised if she stops shaving & starts sporting those Jesus cruiser sandals
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| If she gets a Subaru don't be surprised if she stops shaving & starts sporting those Jesus cruiser sandals |
I just had soda come out of my nose 
we use to call them Jerusalem Cruisers
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| gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| If she gets a Subaru don't be surprised if she stops shaving & starts sporting those Jesus cruiser sandals |
I just had soda come out of my nose
we use to call them Jerusalem Cruisers |
J.C. Water Walkers here.
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sb001
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:28 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| stay away from the CVT in a soobarooo. they are junk. regular automagics seem to be holding up quite well |
No idea what you are talking about nor where you get your info from, unless you're mistakenly thinking of Nissan.
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sb001
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| If she gets a Subaru don't be surprised if she stops shaving & starts sporting those Jesus cruiser sandals |
Subarus nowadays are driven by as many suits as robes.
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sb001
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| Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| jeffinohio wrote: |
| The Forester is built on the Legacy platform,and the Crosstrek is built on the Imprezza platform. |
Wrong. Both those vehicles share the Impreza platform, with the Forester's a "stretched" version. The Outback is built on the Legacy platform.
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greggl4321
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 3:56 am Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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The 2019 forest pictures have been released. I've seen these converted to long travel.
Could long travel be added to a Crosstrek? Or will that become an option? |
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sb001
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 6:37 am Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| greggl4321 wrote: |
The 2019 forest pictures have been released. I've seen these converted to long travel.
Could long travel be added to a Crosstrek? Or will that become an option? |
You've been asked 3 times now why suspension travel is so important in a car your mom is buying. You sound like a junior high school kid who wants to do a lot of modifications to a car you didn't buy with money you don't have.
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cbeck
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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Haven't you seen all the other threads he has started? Same question, new topic. The word troll comes to mind.
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Volks Wagen
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: Recommend me a good car for my Mom |
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| greggl4321 wrote: |
The 2019 forest pictures have been released. I've seen these converted to long travel.
Could long travel be added to a Crosstrek? Or will that become an option? |
Yes
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