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Subaru Outback & Forester 8-Feb-2008 At 12:42:57 PM belayslave

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G'day Felix.

I'm a relatively new owner of a Forester. Had it since just before Christmas. IT's a MY07 Forester X,
Manual. Definitely able to sleep in the back, the seats fold down nicely, and here's a link to a good
idea of how to extend the sleeping area for taller people:
Mattress Base/Sand Tracks
EDIT: sorry I forgot you have to sign up to access the above forums - it's a grat resource for 4WD'ing
and outdoors in general so worth it.

They're great cars, enough guts to go off road for a bit, but still small and efficient enough to be an
every day/work car around the city.

Mine is currently stock apart from hard wired GPS and UHF. The guys who take them more seriously
off road seem to quickly get new tires (Geolanders seem popular), some get a 2-inch rise kit, but that
has some warranty issues.

With regard to the outbacks, My brother (2005/06) and mother (2003?) both currently have one. Both
are automatics which i'm not a fan of. But again they're reliable, hold a little bit more gear then the
Forester (only marginally though!). I'm pretty sure they have the same ground clearance (200mm) but
because of the Foresters approach and departure angles it's better for rutted off road driving.

The Forester X is the non-turbo model, but because it's a manual it also has Dual Range gears. Go up
to the XS and you just get some luxury creature comforts. Go up to the XT and you get a Turbo
(almost as powerful as a stock WRX) along with the luxury.