Nashwill Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Hello - just got here. I'm a longtime Alfa guy who's managed to fetch up with a 2001 Forester, and I'm pretty happy with it, except where I'm not, but we'll discuss that later... This is actually my third Subie. #1 was a 360 van that I spotted out in rural Tennessee and just had to have. So tiny, so cute, so amazingly handy for carrying great big items, so intent on killing me...! Yes, the geniuses who designed it accomplished the impossible: a chassis/suspension that could not handle the full force of 16 hp. (Can discuss later.) The other was a '90 Justy, and I really liked that car a lot. In fact, if anyone knows of one for sale, I'd be happy to hear about it. The Forester has taken over daily-driving duty from our still reliable but increasingly fragile '87 Alfa Milano. There are some striking similarities between the two - they both have 2.5 liter engines, though the Alfa's is a V6. Their dimensions are within a couple of inches of each other, except the Forester is almost a foot taller, and almost 400 lb. heavier. Both supposedly 5-passenger 4-doors, both a lot more comfortable for 4 people. The Alfa is of course RWD - I enjoy driving a car like that more in a sporting way than either a FWD or AWD, though I have to say the Forester's drivetrain is amazingly neutral - it's almost impossible to tell which end it's driving from. It just grips and goes. Not much more to say by way of introduction, except that I'm looking forward to sharing the Subaru Experience with y'all. Oh, and I'm in the LA area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felipe01forester Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 A fellow ought-1 Forester driver! Welcome to the board, amigo. Don't forget to put pics of your ride on the photo gallery. Got any questions about your ride? I've driven my Forester for a year now, so I might be able to answer quite a few of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 welcome.yup if you have any questions about your subie there's plenty of folks here that'll be able to anwsers them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashwill Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 A fellow ought-1 Forester driver! Welcome to the board, amigo. Don't forget to put pics of your ride on the photo gallery. Got any questions about your ride? I've driven my Forester for a year now, so I might be able to answer quite a few of them. Yeah...what kind of gas mileage are you getting? This is my 4th 2.5 liter car (though the only 4-cylinder), and the most modern by far, but it's the only one that won't give me over 21 mpg. That just ain't right! Nashwill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Welcome to the board Naswill ... funny, you don't 'look' newish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 My bet is you like the Forester! If you get a chance take it in the mountains on some gravel/dirt roads and give it a chance to run... Impressive little bugger! Bet the Forester is faster than the Alfa? Friend used to have an Alfa, got hit, the fastest way to get parts was to walk to Italy and carry the parts back Welcome, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashwill Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 My bet is you like the Forester! If you get a chance take it in the mountains on some gravel/dirt roads and give it a chance to run... > Not real likely - it's really my wife's car, and she doesn't even want me parking it where it might get a ding. Hell, she didn't even want me taking the dog to the vet in it, but she got over that... Bet the Forester is faster than the Alfa? Friend used to have an Alfa, got hit, the fastest way to get parts was to walk to Italy and carry the parts back > 2.5 Alfa's supposed to be good for 130+, though 110 is all I've done with it. I will never find out how fast the Forester is (see above). As for Alfa parts, my mechanic is just 11 miles away, and he has huge stock of parts cars. The new parts that are available are also generally cheaper than Subie parts - sorry, but it's true - and very easy to come by. The Forester got scraped bad on the passenger side by some jerk pulling out from the curb without looking - all the way from the leading edge of the front door to the rear bumper skin. Insurance paid almost $4000 for that, almost $500 for plastic panels alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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