Steve:
The low speed torque in the turbo Forester is great! It's almost like
having another gear in the transmission. The turbo requires premium
gasoline (91 octane or better). I get 20 to 23 mpg driving on the road
with no real load; and I averaged 16.71 mpg towing my M15 from Pullman
to Anacortes and back (808 miles round trip) over the Cascade Mountains
at 60-70 mpg (yes, even 60 mph up the grades).
--Gary Hyde
N24 'Sailabration'
M15 #235 'Vanilla'
On Jun 24, 2005, at 6:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been lusting after a Forrester turbo ever since they came out.
What
kind of mileage do you get with that rocket? Is the bottom end torque
as good as
it sounds?
Cheers
Steve Tyree
In a message dated 6/23/2005 6:38:50 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I tow my M15 (Vanilla) with a Subaru Forester. The 165 HP, plain jane L
model handled it ok, but the S model has 4-wheel disk brakes that stop
it better. Currently, I have a Forester with a turbo in it (210 HP),
and hardly know the boat is back there--just finished the 800 mile
round-trip Pullman- to- Anacortes and the 2-week sail with the Monty
group in the San Juan and Gulf Islands.
--Gary Hyde
N24 'Sailabration'
M15 #235 'Vanilla'
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