Subaru Forester

**pup2** · June 19th, 2007 11:50 PM

"I'm thinking you don't really notice because it's so smooth. Depressing the gas pedal at 1/4 throttle and letting it accelerate by itself is already great. Try manual mode then you'll really feel the difference. Though there are a lot of powerful cars today on the road, nobody will want to challenge you when they see you out accelerate them just from the stop light!"

-- No. Ayaw ko pa i-try yun sportshift kasi hindi pa break-in eh. Tsaka the darn buses can tell my ride's new and they keep edging me out (siyempre I give way. haha)!

Keep the power button off to save gas and to let it shift through all the available gears. Anything that can produce that kind of power will consume a lot of gas.

-- eh? I just asked their tech guys and they said to keep the power button ON in order to have 4th gear, thereby saving gas?

**pup2** · June 20th, 2007 12:03 AM

"Maybe you'll just have to drive with your windows open so you can really hear it

It's more of like a whine than whistle..woooossshhh

"

-- Ach. Wouldn't the wind noise make it harder to hear at speed though? hehe. At least I know what to listen out for. Baka nga it gets louder as it gets more broken in -- wala pa nga me sa 100 eh.

"congratulations on the purchase and welcome to the crew..so i guess there's a new "good looking" FXT owner? :lol:"

-- Absolutely. At least the stares I get from onlookers, passers-by and even drivers headed in the opposite direction make me feel like it. hehe. Wala kasi masyado Subaru sa amin kasi nasa province kami eh, lalo na FXT. Everyone must be wondering what the heck my car is. hahaha. A clerk at Shangrila EDSA knew, though. pagpasok pa lang ng bags sabi niya, "nice ride, sir'. hehe.

**wren** · June 20th, 2007 06:24 AM

kelangan mo ito if you want to hear a whistle sa loob ng FXT...

...kase, whatever noise the turbo makes, it's hardly discernable. tsaka the boost does not kick in until around 3K RPM, and you'll know it when it does...but take it easy for now, until the break-in period is over. be forwarned though, it'll be difficult restraining yourself from unleashing the beast, so good luck.

personally, i'd rather listen to the burble of the boxer engine.

congrats nga pala sa purchase ng FXT.

**pup2** · June 20th, 2007 06:33 PM

So what's the deal on the power button? Is it an OD button (like I suspect) which allows 4th gear to be turned on? Or does it just change shifting RPMs higher (according to the subaru forums website)?

**Lupisak** · June 20th, 2007 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by FXT

kelangan mo ito if you want to hear a whistle sa loob ng FXT...

...kase, whatever noise the turbo makes, it's hardly discernable. tsaka the boost does not kick in until around 3K RPM, and you'll know it when it does...but take it easy for now, until the break-in period is over. be forwarned though, it'll be difficult restraining yourself from unleashing the beast, so good luck.

Well I hope hindi ka makasabay ng EVO into a stop light, otherwise you will be provoked.

**wren** · June 21st, 2007 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by pup2

So what's the deal on the power button? Is it an OD button (like I suspect) which allows 4th gear to be turned on? Or does it just change shifting RPMs higher (according to the subaru forums website)?

hmmmm...i wish i could help you with that, but our USDM 4EAT's don't come with the same prodrive transmissions as you lucky folks do. go to the subaru forum and ask our english and australian brothers/sisters. i think they have the same ones as you do. good luck.

**HyBrideVo** · June 21st, 2007 07:22 AM

that button i believe is for the overdrive mode..and yes it saves gas gonsumption becuase of the higher gear

**pup2** · June 21st, 2007 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by FXT

hmmmm...i wish i could help you with that, but our USDM 4EAT's don't come with the same prodrive transmissions as you lucky folks do. go to the subaru forum and ask our english and australian brothers/sisters. i think they have the same ones as you do. good luck.

You mean they have a crappier tranny there? Darn. Kaya pala kahit may mga V10 diyan, puro ordinary AT ang Ford at ni walang Sportshift o CVT (well, here anyway).

Nagtaka nga ako dahil yung throttle response nung 2001 Taurus at 1970s Pinto na na-drive ko halos di ko mapagkaiba.

**pup2** · June 21st, 2007 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by HyBrideVo

that button i believe is for the overdrive mode..and yes it saves gas gonsumption becuase of the higher gear

You sure HBV?

Kaasar eh. I can't even get a good reading on my FC. Magkaiba yung opinion nung Pinoy techs doon sa US Forums.

**jjmichaels** · June 22nd, 2007 07:46 PM

pup2, try clearing this up with the guy you spoke with. Logic dictates like any other automatic, the power button keeps the revs longer ergo it uses more gas!