First 20 thousand in km on "Lesnichke"

The question on consumer qualities of car Subaru Forester of a lineup of 2006 which proud owners we are already half a year, arises in e-mail regularly. Demand for the car as dealers speak, grows by leaps and bounds. Not surprisingly. "Forester" is famous for reliability of a design, quality of assemblage (it is made only in Japan!), capacity oppozitnyh engines, an optimum combination of passableness to controllability and comfort of the versatile person of middle class. From the stamp Subaru associating with production Japanese VPK, blows ekskljuzivnostju. That there are only windows essentially without frameworks – as in any expensive compartment!

I will tell fairly, it is fascinated. On owners "Mitsubishi", "Nissanov" and "Hond" a corresponding class now I glance indulgently, especially comparing "taktiko-technical characteristics". But I will try to approach to an estimation as much as possible objectively, with the account of several months of operation in the conditions of the Ukrainian roads and impassability.

The car is got in November, 2005 at official dealer Subaru – companies "Mega-motors" on credit (as the first payment has left previous "Karizma"). The program "trade-in" at the company is (accept on the commission cars of any stamps), but to use sense is not present – real cost underestimate on a quarter. The complete set has been chosen maximum, relying to the two-litre atmospheric engine, except a box-automatic machine (I like to supervise the car completely) and leather salon (to the girl in a short skirt can be nekomfortno in the summer).

The ex-terrier can estimate everyone independently. Personally the previous model imposed me bolshej dynamism of design and aggression peredka. Present "Forester" hardly is more similar on a usual clumsy off-road car. But only slightly. On car washes often scratch a nape, reflecting to take on a price as for service legkovushki, or "jeep". The statement on one of profile forums: «If it is pleasant to you subaru Forester outwardly – urgently it is time to you on reception to the ophthalmologist. But if you are going to not simply stupidly to look from sidewalk at appearance of this or that car, and are going to on it to go, and at the wheel in the given class, for this money are the best choice».

Some problems at suppliers have arisen with the additional equipment. I not the fan "kengurjatnikov", but from lateral moldingov would not refuse, and they on the given model were not until recently. Have put only angular on bumpers. Other "counters" can be chosen on taste. In particular, I recommend mudguards (in a standard complete set they are not present in general), protection kartera and an aluminium overlay on a back bumper not to scratch it at luggage loading. Far not superfluous will park-tronik and muhobojka on a cowl. And here fixing grids in a luggage carrier – the option like useful, but polzovatsja is necessary infrequently.

The salon after "Karizmy" seems very spacious, similar sensations and at back passengers. Planting "poludzhipovaja", but not the vertical. To good visibility promotes also characteristic for off-road cars "pripodnjatost" over road, and huge "burdocks" of rear-view mirrors. In an interior the Japanese good quality is felt minimalisticheskaja. At once submits the huge panoramic hatch over a head with the electric drive and sports wheel Momo with buttons of management of an audiosystem. There and then a convenient multipurpose armrest, individual lamps for reading of maps and at once two premises for points. Many the put forward coasters, any niches and pockets. But illumination in a glove compartment does not suffice, as well as cooled branch for bottles – at Frenchmen it already a rule. The luggage carrier seems big (much more, than in close on a class "Autlendere"), but, in actual fact, two families place the things for a distant trip hardly (and how at us in "Mitsike" all was located?).

We get the engine. Vau! This noble sound oppozitnika with a lung prisvistom the expensive costs. You Feel almost that the owner a sport penalty. But the car obviously does not like extremely low temperatures. At-20 it is got from second-third time. In the most ice cold winter time to be got it was necessary minutes 10 with podgazovkoj and a black smoke from an exhaust pipe.

To warm up the motor, on idea, it is not necessary. We begin movement. Opa! To pass to the second transfer «on cold» at once it is impossible. I squeeze out coupling better, the second attempt … Was thrust. It is normal further. Such situation happens quite often at minus temperatures. Especially big problems arise with a reverse gear. Well, does not join, and all! Not always, but happens. On HUNDRED only make a helpless gesture – a design lack. The question dares by itself eventually and grinding in of gears. After 20 thousand disappears absolutely.

It is good, that there is a tachometre. On the second transfer it is possible to be dispersed imperceptibly to 80 at turns about 5 thousand Tiny «a red zone» begins from 7 and a half. The engine roar (not buzz, namely a roar) bewitches. Simply pulls to untwist a cursor on a maximum. 2nd and 3rd transfers are improbably elastic. In a city frequently above 3rd to rise there is no necessity, as well as to fall more low. On a line at passing transition to a hill-climbing gear gives notable «a kick under back». But here startonut from a traffic light with squeal of wheels on dry asphalt it is almost unreal. Even with good peregazovkoj on start the deep failure is felt. Clearly, full drive also should not allow proslipping "in a chilly way". But 158 horsepowers two-litre atmosfernika for races on polutoratonnoj to the car are obviously small. Under the passport, dispersal to 100 km/h makes almost 12 with – in any way bolid.

Speed is not felt. To distract on a speedometer it is necessary constantly. The car provokes to high-speed driving and an active drive. Has noticed what to be reconstructed and maneuver began is more often in a stream. It is not so necessary to do it to "meeting" as earlier – has simply put pressure, and the car vystrelivaet, at once being reconstructed in a new high-speed mode. However, "vnedorozhnaja" controllability considerably concedes "automobile" – lists more strongly, drifts begin earlier. Rigidity of a suspension bracket is justified by this fact, but from driving it does not add pleasure – shakes on potholes considerably. But «city jungle» now it is submitted confidently. «The lying policeman»? On 40-50 km/h prohoditsja it is easy. High brovka? We get on any! The road gleam in 205 mm allows and not the such. But to jump off it is necessary accurately, not two wheels at once. Forward sves all the same velikovat – some times in difficult situations clung to asphalt, more often plastic forward mudguards.

It is time to leave a city with its rather qualitative roads and the dense traffic. On a line sound insulation problems are shown, on what back passengers especially complain. A lack of universal configuration. In a luggage carrier things and badly fixed shtorka rattle, small stones about podkrylki tap, irritates a tinkling sound of badly fixed back licence plate. A full noise isolation on HUNDRED have suggested to make at once but then has regretted $1000... However, the bearing body feels flaws of a road covering not strongly. The capacious suspension bracket "swallows" of any holes not poperhnuvshis. To a release did not work never! There is a sensation, that roads to Ukraine not such and bad as it seemed earlier. And here insects it became obvious more. High "lobovuha" collects on itself all muck from an air stream – not too pomagaet even "muhobojka" on a cowl. As a result of glass quickly becomes covered by a grid of the smallest having chopped off and the scratches, worsening visibility.

Thin Borispolsky line, check of speed. To 160 km/h the feeling of confidence at the wheel is saved, it is necessary to strain further. On 190 works «the artificial terminator» – starts to howl terribly "muhobojka". We finish experiment. And say, that it is possible to be dispersed and to 200 … it is fine, all the same in Ukraine practically there is no place to go safely with such speeds. The mode 130-140 on a line quite suits me, and the fuel expense thus not the other-wordly.

In Czechia on an autobath we get to a strong blizzard. Dorozhniki have not time to cope with drifts. Waggons stand on a roadside, blinking avarijkami – to go it is impossible. Automobile cautiously creep in the semicleared away right number. So it is possible to spend for road all the day long. I am reconstructed in the brought and semiice-covered left number, cautiously I strike gazku. The car goes stably and exactly, a wheel obeys well. It is possible to put pressure still! Soon we catch up other off-road car which dared torit road to a snow virgin soil. So together also we go under 100 km/h, dashing going round chains legkovushek, the deprived advantages of a full drive.

The ice-covered, broken mountain road to Carpathians. Gruzhyonnye mountain-skiing equipment the automobile creep on-turtle on a winter resort. We feel almost on ravne with local which it is proud submit native open spaces on "UAZ" with chains on all wheels. But to be dispersed it is not necessary. The next turn suddenly turns to abrupt descent, thus on our strip the passer "Lanos" slips. Brakes are useless. Jumping on hummocks, hardly I leave from collision with the help intensive rulyozhki. The car at us, of course, good but to be forgotten on a difficult line it is not necessary.

Here and the first serious vnedorozhnoe test. The wood first coat represents the deep track filled with water, covered with places ice or deep snow in the early spring. We switch on the lowered number of transfers – very useful option. The machine, breaking ice, occasionally clinging the bottom for hummocks, slowly, but confidently removes four wheels on spring slush. The car which has met on a way of the forester convinces, that there where will pass "Harmony" with chains, there will pass also "Forester" with usual winter rubber.

Without the conditioner in the summer in any way. At "Forika" the climate control in base, but the algorithm of its job calls easy bewilderment. Such impression that cools or heats on the discretion irrespective of the exposed temperature. Speak, it is a problem of unsuccessfully located gauge of temperatures. There are even treatment recipes, but they for «national umeltsev».

And what expense of fuel? The onboard computer does not give the operative information, and it is a pity – even old "Karizma" it was able. Control gaugings have shown the expense from 9 to 11 litres on 100 km, depending on a driving mode, at constantly working conditioner. But sensitivity to quality of gasoline obviously less. The increase of capacity after refuelling on "UkrAvto" when before it obviously "left" gasoline has been necessarily filled in is subjectively felt. "Mitsubishevsky" problems with bad digestion of "fresh-water sponge" unequivocally it is not observed. However constantly to force the car bad quality fuel it would not be desirable – time through two I refuel special expensive gasoline with additives for preventive maintenance.

At last, service. To pass THAT each 10 thousand in km it it is already more difficult, than 15 thousand on "Karizme", let alone 20 which practise some stamps. Throughput of the firm service centre is obviously insufficient. To register it is necessary for 2 weeks forward! Speak, to be served come from other cities not to lose a guarantee. However, interservice rerun on 500 km is officially supposed, and on bolshy wink. On other positions of claims to masters is not present. Planned THAT in full volume manages on the average from 1000 to 1500 grn.

Total. The car almost ideally corresponds to our style of a life. Compromises are, but insignificant. For example, on lines on distant travel it would be desirable more comfortable, automobile planting. It would be desirable bolshej for passableness at an entrance to remote sights. The onboard computer, a back armrest, illumination in "glove compartment" and such trifle, as indication of the expense of a liquid in a washer tank would not prevent. But as a whole a combination of consumer qualities almost ideal. That proves to be true the increasing quantity of newcomers "Foresterov" on roads. And growing turns on firm service.

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Now about the unpleasant. Brakes once have given up. Absolutely. And a bench hammer too. To stop it was possible only braking the engine, being switched on hill-climbing gears. After intensive prokachi have appeared again. Visit on firm HUNDRED has not given any results. It is said that have checked up everything, but any deviations and failures have not found out. Type, such could not be in general. Dialogue with professionals at different forums has given set of assumptions, but any precedent. Now I go more cautiously and constantly I listen. Brakes have started to cheep from time to time right at the end, when speeds already few. It is time to change brake kolodki? It appears, trablom many "foresterovody" face it even with new kolodkami. It became besides, clearly audible any poskripyvanie on potholes. It is time to repair a suspension bracket? Soon we learn - to next THAT remains less thousand kilometres.