Subaru Forester

**lsdgenie** · April 20th, 2011 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by MICGIL

just checked the tire pressure. and it's true.. it gauges at 38psi. released some air now it's 30psi.test again. gumanda ng konti takbo. but still.. i dont know guys if your familiar with the stripes on the road that tells u to slow down? dun ko kinompare ung comfort.. tagtag talaga fxt compared to full sized suv na mas malaki ang gulong...parang wala lang ung nakaportrud na stripes. im certain that it's the size of the wheel. but i dont know if tama ung batayan ko para sukatin ung comfort ng fxt

Congrats on your ride and making the right choice hehehe

Oddly enough, I know what you mean - for some reason, I "feel" the road imperfections more in our forester than in the monty (and I had brought down the psi already to 30 as well) - I also think it has something to do with the wheel size....

But when I ask rear seat passengers about the ride, they always prefer the forester, which leads me to doubt my own observation...

**lsdgenie** · April 20th, 2011 12:50 PM

Uhh, a stupid question - but anyone know how to adjust the sound settings of the forester audio system? I've been tinkering with it for some time now, but can't seem to get more bass...and yes, I'm a tad lazy to look at the manual...but I guess I ll have to if need be....

**MICGIL** · April 20th, 2011 01:50 PM

yes. that is exactly how to describe it. mas feel ang road imperfections. feel at ramdam talaga ang bagsak pag nalubak especialy when ur at speed.

and one thing lsdgenie are we in agreeing terms to say na mas pasok ang noise particularly when its not so smooth concrete road?

**MICGIL** · April 20th, 2011 01:55 PM

di naman ako nagsisisi sa fxt. sarap i manuever at always may sense ng occassion pag gamit ko siya. another comment is mababa ang seat ng front passenger.

**MICGIL** · April 20th, 2011 02:04 PM

at isa pa... mahina ang ilaw... i mean ang lapit ng inaabot. u need to switch to high beam kahit hindo dapat

**hajabah** · April 20th, 2011 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by looks2008

they do. it's around 36-38 when i got mine.

for comfort, i usually inflate it around 28. magiinflate pa ng konti yan pag uminit on the road.

28? isn't that dangerous/impractical? it will generate excess heat, accelerating wear and increasing fuel consumption. mas mabuti atang sundan na lang yung recommended pressures sa may pinto ng driver.

**Ry_Tower** · April 20th, 2011 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by hajabah

28? isn't that dangerous/impractical? it will generate excess heat, accelerating wear and increasing fuel consumption. mas mabuti atang sundan na lang yung recommended pressures sa may pinto ng driver.

Puwede pa yang 28 basta early morning reading at hindi pa nagagamit. Factory is 30-32. So hindi pa malayo masyado. Baba kunti lang naman sa FC at tires mas madali nga mapalitan.

**lsdgenie** · April 20th, 2011 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by MICGIL

yes. that is exactly how to describe it. mas feel ang road imperfections. feel at ramdam talaga ang bagsak pag nalubak especialy when ur at speed.

and one thing lsdgenie are we in agreeing terms to say na mas pasok ang noise particularly when its not so smooth concrete road?

- Well, iniiwasan ko talaga ang mga lubak (bago pa kasi eh hehehe), but even over small imperfections, i can feel it through the wheel....road noise however seems normal for a car in its class...I test drove a RAV4 and rode in my cousins ASX (almost got it, but the forester had it beat in trunk space, and some goodies).

Originally Posted by MICGIL

di naman ako nagsisisi sa fxt. sarap i manuever at always may sense ng occassion pag gamit ko siya. another comment is mababa ang seat ng front passenger.

- Yup, thats another weird one - the drivers seat has adjustments for height, but the front passenger one doesn't.

Originally Posted by MICGIL

at isa pa... mahina ang ilaw... i mean ang lapit ng inaabot. u need to switch to high beam kahit hindo dapat

- Hmmm, never really observed this, the HID lowbeam lights seem fine for me....what car did you drive before? Were the lights modified?

Overall though, I'm very happy with the car (my wife loves the visibility it gives), and find myself more and more a convert to the Subaru legion.

**MICGIL** · April 20th, 2011 09:16 PM

i used to own a fort, hilux, and explorer. stock lang mga ilaw. im not really into mods, thats why i always buy top of the line.my forester is new as well. just bought it during MIAS.

**looks2008** · April 20th, 2011 10:54 PM

Hello ry tower, my sa told me its ok for to inflate 28 on the front and 30 at the back on long trips.

As for the bass, asa setup lang yung treble and bass adjustment.

As for the lights, yes. It's a little low. I think you can adjust it manually.

Oh, and yung cover sa likod, nagccause din siya ng kalampag.