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Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:00 pm**

Dad picked up his new Forester today very nice car to drive and look at,
also they do still have Hi/Lo range, here are some pics.

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Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:54 pm**

mmmmmmnice when the lift coming??

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:07 pm**

No lift not while dads got the car but when I get it that will be first thing to be done.

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:26 pm**

ooooo by the way its too clean!!!

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:53 pm**

89rsturbo wrote:ooooo by the way its too clean!!!

Sorry not my car yet and Dad will keep it spotless while he owns it.

Posted: **Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:50 am**

Very noice! Is that a metallic white?
Shame bout' the woodgrain...If it wasn't for this I'd be looking at getting that same model, instead the woodgrain in the XS has forced me into considering the X poverty pack or, if I had the coin, the XT turbo:-D

Posted: **Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:59 pm**

BENduro wrote:Very noice! Is that a metallic white?

Not metallic white.

Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:56 pm**

BENduro wrote:Very noice! Is that a metallic white?
Shame bout' the woodgrain...If it wasn't for this I'd be looking at getting that same model, instead the woodgrain in the XS has forced me into considering the X poverty pack or, if I had the coin, the XT turbo:-D

The XT sales have been halted due to an engine fault.

IMMEDIATE STOP SALE ORDER
TO: GLR-- MAR-- NWR-- SCR-- SDC-- SWR Dealers
FROM: Subaru of America, Inc.
DEPARTMENT: Service
DATE: 04/07/2008

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Legacy vehicles have been added to the Stop Sale

We regret to inform you that we must place an immediate stop sale order on all of the 2008/2009 Subaru Impreza, Forester and Legacy vehicles equipped with a 2.5L Turbo Engine produced with the beginning chassis number and later as shown below.

Model
Body Type
Chassis Number
Production Date

Forester Wagon 701045 or later 2008/01/08 or later
Legacy 2.5GT-LTD 222825 or later 2008/02/04 or later
2.5GT-B 222958 or later 2008/02/04 or later
OBK 2.5XT-LTD 353835 or later 2008/02/01 or later
Impreza Sedan 523363 or later 2008/01/08 or later
Wagon 825183 or later 2008/01/08 or later

The reason for this immediate Quality Assurance action is that there have been several reports of “Engine Knocking Noise” from other markets on vehicles produced after the production dates listed.

Initial investigation confirms an internal wear issue on the failed units.

In the interest of preventing any possibility of failures for our customers, we have chosen to isolate any potentially affected vehicles by ceasing sales of the potentially affected units until the root cause and correction can be identified.

All the other displacement engines and the 2.5L Natural Aspirated Engine are excluded from this action.

Your region/distributor will be contacting you with a detailed list of affected vehicles assigned to your dealership. However, dealer trades cannot be tracked so please be aware of the affected VIN range.

If you have a vehicle in inventory that falls into the affected vehicle range, please ensure that your sales and service staff are immediately notified that the unit is un-saleable until further notice from SOA or your region/distributor.

If any of those vehicles has an unusual engine noise, please notify the SOA Technical Helpline immediately with all of the details and submit an E-QMR.

Should a customer bring an affected vehicle into your service department for an unusual engine noise, please immediately arrange that they are given the use of a clean SSLP vehicle and notify the Technical Helpline and submit an E-QMR.

You will be contacted shortly thereafter on how to proceed.

This also applies to Australian XT Foresters, I can't find the link for that directive but it's the same.

Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:18 pm**

Interior looks pretty swish but i don't like the outside... I'd love to see one done for offroading, could look cool... It looks like a Suzuki something actually haha.

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:51 pm**

Nice car. Really nice. I would buy one, but I like my MY05 X too much to trade it yet. Great car. Hope your dad enjoys it.

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2008 6:26 am**

Very schmick. I kinda like the woodgrain look but it would be as good with or with out it. I do like the way the controls are now on the steering wheel too. That is the only thing about my work ute that is better than our Outback.

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2008 1:28 pm**

I thought I read somewhere the front subframe had been deleted on the new Impreza to allow the motor to be mounted lower in the body and improve handling. Now does this mean what was the sub-frame is now integral with the body/chassis? and... is the new Forester the same? I'm thinking if the above is true it could make doing a body lift on these a little more difficult.

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2008 2:25 pm**

city subaru told me that the reason for putting a sales stop on the turbo models is that they had a bad batch of crankshaft bearings (from and new supplier). All existing stock apparently needs to be pulled apart and new bearings dropped in....just what I heard (or think I heard??)

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2008 5:30 am**

Very Nice... Definately would be a lot fun with the 3.6ltr from the new Tribeca

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2008 4:17 pm**

RSR 555 wrote:Very Nice... Definately would be a lot fun with the 3.6ltr from the new Tribeca

Have I just heard a plan brewing RSR?

Posted: **Mon May 05, 2008 11:33 am**

09' forester, set of 'L' series low range gears, A/T tyres and some heavy duty springs:-D
It doesn't exist yet...Just dreaming:rolleyes:

Posted: **Mon May 05, 2008 4:12 pm**

BENduro wrote:It doesn't exist yet...Just dreaming:rolleyes:

Yet being the operative word

Bennie

Posted: **Mon May 05, 2008 5:33 pm**

Very shmick. Nice ride.... Still like my L thou

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