The new subie

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:06 pm

Traded the liberty on a model better suited to boat towing....

This is it....

and this is what runs it...

Interesting vehicle to drive, geared the same as the 2.0, which is bizzaro being a six. Power delivery is the same as the 2.0 ie nothing until 4k then hammers to red line.

Towing the boat the 6 pulls as hard as the 4 towing nothing though...

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:33 pm

Good move. What is the fuel economy like compared to the 4? Similar?

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:17 pm

Towing the boat in the lib equalled 14L/100km, towing in the H6 equalled 15.2L/100km. That said, I was happy to pay that premium to not hear a squirming complaining EJ20 towing the boat in third gear for kilometres at a time.

Taking it for a good run this weekend not towing so will see what it is like in that scenario.

The EZ30 is silky smooth though... I want a big fat zorst, wifey didn't like it on the lib so not much chance on the H6

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:08 pm

Sweet looking car Ben, so the Q now is whats it like off the black stuff?

cruzingbrumby · Post by **cruzingbrumby** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:44 pm

Mate that new job of yours is paying off, new boat new car, what's next ??

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:47 am

I have a 03 and looking at moving it on very low ks 49ooo

can I ask the year & amount you payed

cheers seagull

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:36 pm

Is an 03 also, 85k. I had been looking at H6's for a while and was happy to pay $29k for this one. To me, the cloth interior was worth more on the ticket price than leather too. Leather ones I had been looking at were all over $30k. If yours is a cloth 03 with 49k I'd imagine 32k or so... maybe less, redbook says about 28k is top of the range which isn't the same as the street as you would know.

Also had a look at a couple of 03 2.5's that were mid 20's too. H6 is waaay better.

Haven't had it off the tar yet, except for a couple of hundred metres on the beach - full throttle U turn on the beach gave lots of slidies and roosters....

No LSD though!!!! What's up with premium models not having lsd.....

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:47 am

Nice one ben.....but where's the pic of the boat ?

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:05 pm

Sorry Baz, spent more time fishing on it than taking pics of it

Will try and get something nice this weekend.... Might even drag the boat onto the beach and get a nice 'on the sand with the headland in the background' type photo

subiwidow · Post by **subiwidow** » Tue May 02, 2006 6:30 am

NIce one...Is it comming to the BBQ, for us to drool over.
I'm jealous....

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:57 am

It........I think Megan means both the car and the boat.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu May 04, 2006 7:37 pm

I can't afford the fuel to tow the boat

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Sun May 07, 2006 6:11 pm

Ok, so after I came back in this arvo I did the photo thing.

Enjoy!

Pic taken on Boambee Beach

Pic taken on the South Wall Quarry

Went out today, was a little sloppy, made me feel sick, didn't catch anything...

Went yesterday morning and hard a good hard run on a live yellowtail, but didn't connect when I flicked the reel lever to strike.... Then hooked something on a yellowtail that bit me off, stupid sharks....

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Mon May 08, 2006 1:46 pm

I said it once ill say it again the first pic is truely art, put a BYB windscreen sticker on the front and it would be a sure thing for the photo comp.