Hello everyone,
I’ve been another regular lurker on the forum, and I guess it’s time to formally (or informally) introduce myself. But before I do, I would like to give a big thanks to my friends and family who have put endless hours of help for me on this vehicle. Without their help, I would not be able to learn as much as I have, and also enjoy the vehicle as much as I have. In addition, thanks to fellow members around WSC/NASOIC/forester.org, as your knowledge and expertise have been fantastic.
So, here we go:
My name is Wes, and I’m an owner of a CDM 2008 Subaru Forester Sports 2.5 XT, 5MT, in WRB.
I picked up the vehicle on October 3, 2014 and I can’t believe it has been a whole calendar year already. It’s only fitting to make this post on the anniversary.
When I picked up the vehicle, it was
bone stock with just over 68,xxx KM’s on the odometer. The previous owner (original) took very,
very good care of the car. The vehicle’s condition was superb, with no signs of it seeing winter which resulted in no salt corrosion on the vehicle or on any nuts/bolts. It was driven very infrequently and it literally looked like they only took it out for groceries and back on most days. There were a few door dings, paint scratches, and rock chips, but those are common for a 7 year old vehicle.
About the vehicleStandard features equipped at time of vehicle pick up from Subaru:
• 2.5L 4 cylinder Turbo with 224hp@5600rpm, 226torque@3600rpm
• 7 speakers including 4 upgraded speakers, 2 tweeters, and a cargo area subwoofer
• Anthracite Black leather interior with heated front seats
• Power adjustable driver's seat
• Huge panoramic moon roof
• OE HID headlights and in-cabin driver adjustable height adjustment dial
• Heated windshield wipers and mirrors
• 5 spoke 17" alloy wheels
• Sport mesh front grill
• Sport front bumper with no fog lights
• Rear spoiler
• Factory Forester roof rack cross bars
As I don’t want to turn this into a “build thread,” please visit link via “On going member projects” for what I have done with the vehicle and photos.
http://www.westernsubaruclub.com/smf/index.php?topic=49757.0But for now, here's a photo or two:
Photo by:
http://www.andrengphoto.com/Thanks for your time,
W.
Side tidbit:From what I know, and from what I’ve read from forester.org,
(I may be wrong, so please correct me if I am,) the Forester 2.5 XT Sports model was not made available for the Canadian market. The only turbo-engined Forester model available in Canada was the XT Limited. The differences between the two:
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2.5 XT Limited Turbo - Full leather power seats, huge panoramic sunroof, 5 spoke 17" alloy wheels
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2.5 XT Sports Turbo - Different interior and exterior features (cloth seats, no fog lights, etc.), sunroof, 17" 10 spoke alloys, STI-type front under lip spoiler, Aluminum pedal covers, Silver roof rails
So a lot of people ask: “Is this vehicle a XT Limited or a XT Sports?”
IIRC, I think Subaru “officially” calls it a
XT Limited in Canada, but it’s basically a
Sports XT with leather, heated seats and HID’s.
