Subaru: Legacy or Forester?

[hajabah]

wow! this is really informative! kailan kaya labas ng diesel?

2011 daw sabi ni Jake.

what's your e-mail para i can forward the e-mail to you from Jake.....

[trist323]

if we're lucky, late 2010 daw. now, if I can only save 100k a month... lol!

[reuben]

my email: bbathala*yahoo.com

[billyjames]

if we're lucky, late 2010 daw. now, if I can only save 100k a month... lol!

I am not so sure on this diesel thing. I mean, engine needs more time to warm up, mas mahina ang hatak, more vibrations, etc. If my budget is limited siguro then maybe OK. But for a luxury brand like subaru I just don't see the wisdom of diesel.

Even mercedes diesel, from what I've heard, is mabagal.

Not to argue but to solicit opinions and views.

Regards

[tidus1203]

Diesel mabagal, mahina ang hatak??? Obviously di pa kayo nakasubok ng CRDi diesel...

[hajabah]

I am not so sure on this diesel thing. I mean, engine needs more time to warm up, mas mahina ang hatak, more vibrations, etc. If my budget is limited siguro then maybe OK. But for a luxury brand like subaru I just don't see the wisdom of diesel.

Even mercedes diesel, from what I've heard, is mabagal.

Not to argue but to solicit opinions and views.

Regards

depends on which Mercedes diesel you are talking about. Kung MB100D diesel, mahina talaga. Since this is under Subaru, fyi, yung Legacy/Forester/Impreza na 2.0L engine has more power AND torque than the Mercedes engine of the van. Hindi pa CRDi/common rail/TDCi/TDi, whatever you call it, yung makina ng lumang MB van.

YUng mga bagong common rail bihira lang makakita kang mababa sa 300NM of torque. Forte ng diesel ang torque, not power.

Just FYI.

and tidus1203, I've ridden in the Hyundai CRDi's. Lakas ng hatak pare.

[hajabah]

I am not so sure on this diesel thing. I mean, engine needs more time to warm up, mas mahina ang hatak, more vibrations, etc. If my budget is limited siguro then maybe OK. But for a luxury brand like subaru I just don't see the wisdom of diesel.

Even mercedes diesel, from what I've heard, is mabagal.

Not to argue but to solicit opinions and views.

Regards

depends on which Mercedes diesel you are talking about. Kung MB100D diesel, mahina talaga. Since this is under Subaru, fyi, yung Legacy/Forester/Impreza na 2.0L engine has more power AND torque than the Mercedes engine of the van. Hindi pa CRDi/common rail/TDCi/TDi, whatever you call it, yung makina ng lumang MB van.

YUng mga bagong common rail bihira lang makakita kang mababa sa 300NM of torque. Forte ng diesel ang torque, not power.

Just FYI.

and tidus1203, I've ridden in the Hyundai CRDi's. Lakas ng hatak pare.

[hajabah]

oops sorry double post.

[pup2]

I'm going to go kind of against the grain on this. Bahain 'kamo sa inyo at lubak lubak, ergo Forester would probably be better than Legacy because of the long-travel suspension.

I wouldn't suggest waiting for the boxer diesel kasi wala pa sa australia eh sila pinangakuan eh tayo hindi. So dumating man yun dito, wala talagang makapagsabi kung kelan. Puwede din kasi may issues sila sa maduming diesel natin eh.

So kung gusto niyo MEDYO tipid sa gas, just go for the 2.0X. You can always add mods if you feel it's lacking in power or excessive in consumption. A K&N filter, I heard can be quite helpful regarding this. Plus, if worse comes to worst and gas prices really climb again, baka puwede ka mag LPG dahil hindi ka naka turbo.

Mas formal ang dating ng Legacy though and AFAIK, they even offer incentives for those so you might be able to get a great deal. Which you can then use to pay for higher gas prices. Either way, panalo.

[hajabah]

I'm going to go kind of against the grain on this. Bahain 'kamo sa inyo at lubak lubak, ergo Forester would probably be better than Legacy because of the long-travel suspension.

I wouldn't suggest waiting for the boxer diesel kasi wala pa sa australia eh sila pinangakuan eh tayo hindi. So dumating man yun dito, wala talagang makapagsabi kung kelan. Puwede din kasi may issues sila sa maduming diesel natin eh.

So kung gusto niyo MEDYO tipid sa gas, just go for the 2.0X. You can always add mods if you feel it's lacking in power or excessive in consumption. A K&N filter, I heard can be quite helpful regarding this. Plus, if worse comes to worst and gas prices really climb again, baka puwede ka mag LPG dahil hindi ka naka turbo.

Mas formal ang dating ng Legacy though and AFAIK, they even offer incentives for those so you might be able to get a great deal. Which you can then use to pay for higher gas prices. Either way, panalo.

not sure about the incentives bro. our family got the third to the last unit ng station wagon, pagkatapos nun ubos na.

I'm not so sure about the sedan though. There can't be any incentives kung ubos na

same dilemma for us, but we went for the Legacy wagon.

[jm.chan]

I am not so sure on this diesel thing. I mean, engine needs more time to warm up, mas mahina ang hatak, more vibrations, etc. If my budget is limited siguro then maybe OK. But for a luxury brand like subaru I just don't see the wisdom of diesel.

Even mercedes diesel, from what I've heard, is mabagal.

Not to argue but to solicit opinions and views.

Regards

hmmmmm how about the audi a4 3.0 TDI Quattro?? hmmmmm... also diesel cars tend to be more expensive than gas enginged cars