Why choose forester in Australia?

so those rear diff subaru lockers are not that popular in australia ? how so ? if you have money why not use one , like its should be no brainer, it will help, or not ?
 
scalman said:
so those rear diff subaru lockers are not that popular in australia ? how so ? if you have money why not use one , like its should be no brainer, it will help, or not ?
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I’ve got one, it’s installed in the diff and sits on the shelf waiting to be fitted to the L series.

I’d much prefer a manual locker but we can’t have everything!

Cheers

Bennie
 
NachaLuva said:
You forget that both of our countries have low range. In fact, everywhere except North America has low range
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Could be one of the reasons why they’re so angry :unsure:
 
scalman said:
for open diff older 4wd cars sure without lockers they wont go far even with lift .
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Again, I beg to differ. Both our WWII jeeps had open diffs with a locked transfer case. So did my 1968 Landcruiser. All were extremely capable vehicles.
 
Of course they are i didint mean to say it that way.
Just they would find they limits on diagonals and slow speed but they should be lots fun most time im sure.
 
scalman said:
Of course they are i didint mean to say it that way.
Just they would find they limits on diagonals and slow speed but they should be lots fun most time im sure.
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Everything has limits, it is up the the individual to decide what they want those limits to be.

For example, I decided it wasn't worth lifting and putting a locking diff in my Riveria 34 Flybridge motor yacht because it still wouldn't get me to where my Subaru in stock form does.

I find your argument quite asinine and redundant.

You asked a question, got answers and are now arguing. Was that the point of the question?
 
PerthCouple said:
Everything has limits, it is up the the individual to decide what they want those limits to be.

For example, I decided it wasn't worth lifting and putting a locking diff in my Riveria 34 Flybridge motor yacht because it still wouldn't get me to where my Subaru in stock form does.

I find your argument quite asinine and redundant.

You asked a question, got answers and are now arguing. Was that the point of the question?
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my bad im just not in best mood for my car now ... im sure car is as capable as much as driver is in most cases.
 
I've enjoyed this thread, thank you. I found the comments thoughtful, and many writers reinforced my own choices and experience. Like most of you, I've gone through the whole gamut of 4WDs, from IIA Land Rovers and Land Cruisers through six Subarus to the Gen III Outback I drive now. Someone above said that owning a Subaru reflected the sort of community we'd prefer to be a part of, and I couldn't agree more. I'm 61, and while I did my share of bog-bashing and rock crawling when I was younger, I now have little interest in it. Our pastime nowadays is backroad touring, and getting to those secret picnic and camping spots. The tracks we do are river access, and farm and forestry tracks, so our Outback is, for us, the perfect choice, although I fully understand why some people prefer the Forester's geometry.

We spend 95 per cent of our time on formed roads — and probably 80 per cent of that on tarmac — so the mods I've made are all about improving the Outback's road handling (admittedly with some negative consequences for the ride). It has bash plates, and we carry recovery boards and snatch straps, but I hope never to have to use them. We usually take our Labrador with us, and he tends to occupy most of the rear cargo area (I put our bags up on a roof rack). As such, the Outback gives us a bit more room than a Forester. We usually amble, so I can get around 9l/100km (which, incidentally, isn't a patch on the 7.7l/100km I could get from my BH manual).

For me, there's a lot of satisfaction in choosing and owning just enough vehicle for the job, especially given the environmental responsibilities we now all carry. I have friends with Discoveries and Isuzu Troopers, and the money they shell out in repairs and maintenance makes my eyes water, yet they almost never use those vehicles to anything like their full capability. Riding in them, those things feel like a wheelbarrow full of walruses.

Finally, there's also a lot of satisfaction, I reckon, from exercising good judgement, and I heartily second the writer who said that driver ability is the most important thing — the decision to turn around is often the slickest move.
 
scalman said:
and im sorry for being so agains or grungy or whatever ... i just so hate to be dissapointed myself , sometime when i think that since i bought car it was never yet working properly for me. im glad others make good cars from them , well from older models, i duno anyone in there that would take gen outback to those levels.
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I know what you mean, mate. Buying used cars can really be a hit or a miss. One won't know how the car was driven even if it looks OK or drives OK when he/she buys it.
 
ABFoz said:
I know what you mean, mate. Buying used cars can really be a hit or a miss. One won't know how the car was driven even if it looks OK or drives OK when he/she buys it.
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If one knows what one is looking at, it helps greatly.

If one has neither expertise nor experience, get an expert to evaluate it - Automobile Association, and the like.

With my SG, zero big problems in over 9 years, bought December 2011.

With our SH, it needed a full brake overhaul after about 30,000 kms, and seeps some oil from the head gaskets. With the latter, it's about 0.5L per 10,000 kms, so hardly a problem. It was bought in 2012.

Both have EJ253 engines. I use Shell Helix Ultra 5W-40 fully synthetic in both engines.
 
I need to add the hill start assist thingy. Am getting quite good at using it as a sorta launch function lol
 
That "hill start assist thingy" is attached to the rear drum brakes (inside the rear discs). It is operated by using the clutch. Probably best not to drop the clutch when it's engaged ...

Like doing burn outs will destroy the centre vLSD. I've seen one that had been rebuilt a few weeks before. It was ugly ... :( .
 
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Noted!

So how do you do it, isn't that an automatic function?
 
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ABFoz said:
I know what you mean, mate. Buying used cars can really be a hit or a miss. One won't know how the car was driven even if it looks OK or drives OK when he/she buys it.
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seems like more electronic and sensors we get there the worse it gets for some reasons. as now i think what i would get less sensors 2003-2004 model 2nd gen 3.0 VDC , i would get less stuff to interfier. and now i see that i dont like those. but ok i will try to learn that now , as i said lots earlier i would like to have E off roader instead this , but then we can engage our E motors as we please if its basic design ... so i would like to start with that .
 
PerthCouple said:
So how do you do it, isn't that an automatic function?
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Just take off normally. You can be quite vigorous, just avoid high rev launches when the hill holder is engaged. Will minimize the necessity for rather fiddly adjustments.
 
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