So my girlfriend sat down at my computer to check her email this morning and saw the thread I made this morning about suspensions and debating what car to get, again, for the 87th time.
Sez turbiogirl: "Hon, this is getting pathetic. Go buy a goddamn Forester now. It's what you want. There will always be something else coming out in the next few years."
Me: "Huhbuhwha?"
TG: "Go buy a Forester today. You have the money, you've had it socked away for 6 months. Just do it. You'll feel better. And I'm sick of hearing you bellyache about which car to buy."
Have I mentioned she's fantastic?
So I found a 2010 Forester 2.5X Premium with cold weather package in Paprika Red at a dealer near here.
We drove down there.
I test drove it. Drove an Outback. Decided I didn't like the Outback colors and didn't see the point in spending another two grand. Found that it got 28mpg at 70mph on the jaunt I took down I-25.
So I got in touch with my prana, took a deep breath, and bought the damn thing. They sold it to me for under MSRP, with floor mats and a cargo net tossed in, and I ordered a mesh grille and a wheel arch molding kit, which they cut me a nice discount on. Already thinking about aux lighting, and plan on painting the wheels gunmetal gray to go with the dark orange paint. Overall experience was quite pleasant - the dealer was great.
Initial impressions: reminds me very much of a better-driving Jeep Cherokee in its mission and simplicity. I like how it drives very much. Power is adequate for my needs. Took it down an unpaved, snowy country road and got my mind freaked by the excellent AWD and good ride on rough surfaces. Spent most of the afternoon driving around on various dirt roads I know of and am grinning in delight at the prospect of light offroading with the thing. And so, so glad to not be wondering about my next car anymore.
No pix yet, but will take as soon as possible. This is exactly what it looks like:
Modified by Turbiodiesel! at 7:26 AM 2-12-2010
Sez turbiogirl: "Hon, this is getting pathetic. Go buy a goddamn Forester now. It's what you want. There will always be something else coming out in the next few years."
Me: "Huhbuhwha?"
TG: "Go buy a Forester today. You have the money, you've had it socked away for 6 months. Just do it. You'll feel better. And I'm sick of hearing you bellyache about which car to buy."
Have I mentioned she's fantastic?
So I found a 2010 Forester 2.5X Premium with cold weather package in Paprika Red at a dealer near here.
We drove down there.
I test drove it. Drove an Outback. Decided I didn't like the Outback colors and didn't see the point in spending another two grand. Found that it got 28mpg at 70mph on the jaunt I took down I-25.
So I got in touch with my prana, took a deep breath, and bought the damn thing. They sold it to me for under MSRP, with floor mats and a cargo net tossed in, and I ordered a mesh grille and a wheel arch molding kit, which they cut me a nice discount on. Already thinking about aux lighting, and plan on painting the wheels gunmetal gray to go with the dark orange paint. Overall experience was quite pleasant - the dealer was great.
Initial impressions: reminds me very much of a better-driving Jeep Cherokee in its mission and simplicity. I like how it drives very much. Power is adequate for my needs. Took it down an unpaved, snowy country road and got my mind freaked by the excellent AWD and good ride on rough surfaces. Spent most of the afternoon driving around on various dirt roads I know of and am grinning in delight at the prospect of light offroading with the thing. And so, so glad to not be wondering about my next car anymore.
No pix yet, but will take as soon as possible. This is exactly what it looks like:
Modified by Turbiodiesel! at 7:26 AM 2-12-2010