Gidday Everybody
Drove my first dead stock 07 XT today. 2.5l turbo and manual. God I thought it was slow!
In comparison to the turned 2.5l turbos and V8 Commodores I've been in lately... :lol:
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It went alright, certainly didn't have any issue getting 3 digits on the speedo in the back streets. Even had some go when you hit boost mid corner but it wasn't real exciting... lol
Does naughty boy wish to keep his licence?
Let alone how you live with yourself if you kill someone ...
Put quite simply, the roads are too crowded to do these things these days; and caused a lot of my young friends to stay forever young in my youth ... Out of a matriculation class of about 70 kids, 12 were dead in road "accidents" before we reached 20 y.o. Somewhat sobering, I would have thought.
In those days, there were few police around either, with no radar, sidewinders, amphometers, average speed computers for point to point speed measurements, etc, etc.
I am having turbo envy... again
It's not fair, I want one. But after driving a new Ford Ranger I want the torque of the 3.0l turbo diesel now
Then again the power of a modified turbo 4 banger would be nice....
Like all turbos, there is a downside.
Like all cars, driving them hard usually ends in big repair bills.
But I'll stick with my 2.0l SF for now and live with my new 2.5l SF soon. One day though, I'll have a real car :lol:
It is currently a "real car" Taza. With the 2.5L N/A it should be far more pleasant to drive in all circumstances. As Mr T has repeatedly mentioned, the N/A donks are better off-road than the turbos, in most circumstances. That is what you love doing - going off-road; so it should suit you just fine.
i know what you mean
ive been driving a few navara's and hilux's around and im green with envy :biggrin: but then i look at the purchase price compared to the forester and my mind soon changes quickly :rotfl:
Yeah. $20K extra to buy a TRUCK!!
Punt those trucks through the twisties though and their inadequacies soon become apparent.
Or even when not punting them. Trucks are trucks. The ADRs are different for truck-based vehicles, and those differences include almost every aspect of handling and road manners that most of us appreciate so much in our cars ...
true but you can pick a good SG for 15k
Quite right. Even a top quality, low mileage MY06+ DR/MT from a reputable dealer can be had for about $17~18K.
I had an 07 Ranger and it was fantastic but did not suit my needs in the end. They have a down fall though, if you work them hard the gearbox usually explodes
Every vehicle (or anything else ... ) has its advantages and disadvantages.
I am wedded to Subarus because their advantages far outweigh their disadvantages
for me.
I have a VF11 on the way and I am just searching for an inexpensive RRFPR for the build. Hope to be pushing around 115 WHP and around 135 WTQ. I am not going for big power, just more "umph" on the trails and hills 
