Stock Forester 2.0X Goes to Pinatubo!

**alwayz_yummy** · March 13th, 2009 10:09 AM

this proves na masmatapang mga forester owners than sa next cSUV that says can do off-road--X-trail--puros media events lang, walang actual owner na gumawa magplow sa lahar.. outie and escape is capable pero di naman ganun din katapang ang mga owners...

bilib ako sa owner ng forester na yun.. matapang talaga siya-- 1.3M car, isinabak sa lahar, while others cannot or will not...

edit-- ano, may tribeca owner na gagawa din nyan??

**voltscastillo** · March 13th, 2009 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Gen. Miting

putsa nakaka-inspire to ah, dadalhin ko din 1st gen all-time 4WD CRV ko

i think kaya yan. pero lagyan mo all terrain tyres... baka dumulas sa graba at lahar yung stock na bridgestone...

**voltscastillo** · March 13th, 2009 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by alwayz_yummy

this proves na masmatapang mga forester owners than sa next cSUV that says can do off-road--X-trail--puros media events lang, walang actual owner na gumawa magplow sa lahar.. outie and escape is capable pero di naman ganun din katapang ang mga owners...

bilib ako sa owner ng forester na yun.. matapang talaga siya-- 1.3M car, isinabak sa lahar, while others cannot or will not...

edit-- ano, may tribeca owner na gagawa din nyan??

change oil at palit air filter then underchassis wash ako kung akin yung forester na yun. parang delicado yung lahar grit pag pumasok sa makina eh.

**alwayz_yummy** · March 13th, 2009 11:25 AM

malaki grain ng lahar than dust.... much worst pa kaysa sa semento... pero pino than beach sand..

**pup2** · March 17th, 2009 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Gen. Miting

putsa nakaka-inspire to ah, dadalhin ko din 1st gen all-time 4WD CRV ko

Don't forget to take pictures so we know how real-time AWD performs bro.

BTW, for the doubters, how're these

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulle...-pictures-913/
http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulle...13/index9.html
http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulle...3/index13.html

... alwayz, patulong naman uli oh.

Slightly modded USDM fozzies. Ito talaga gusto ko for my chuvaroo eh.

**alwayz_yummy** · March 17th, 2009 10:21 PM

fafa pup2, dami nyan ok lang kahit di ko post open to guest naman,e...

**batangmahal** · March 18th, 2009 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by mrpink

Kudos to the driver. It takes a great car to this, and takes [SIZE=4]greater balls[/SIZE] to actually do it. Especially to a new car.

accurately pointed out... an outie is capable of doing it as well (biased din ba?)... but would the driver be willing to do it?

**MFB** · March 18th, 2009 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by number001

Did the driver get by without scrapping the underside of the Forester? Ride height (along with the gas engine and automatic transmission) was one of the complaints of FIFTH GEAR when they tested this. Basically in their test, the Forester was more prone to scrapping.

Scraping? In Top Gear Australia, the complaint was the flimsy skid plate that was torn out during the test. I replaced mine with 3/8 Aluminum skid plate by Primitive racing. : )

**number001** · March 18th, 2009 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by MFB

Scraping? In Top Gear Australia, the complaint was the flimsy skid plate that was torn out during the test. I replaced mine with 3/8 Aluminum skid plate by Primitive racing. : )

The plastic part that came off the Forester, is that a skid plate? Seems more like a plastic sheeting underneath the radiator or something.

In the case of TG Australia, well, they were really driving rather abusively of their test vehicles. For example, Charlie nosedived the RAV4 and ended up with a banged up front bumper.