Do subarus go offroad

Ther's another chap on this forum, Colin, who has one and agrees whole heartedly. He's done the CSR and many other places.

From all accounts a superb vehicle.

Cheers,

Jim.

A friends parents crossed the simpson in one. Only big problem they had afaik was sand in the bell housing destroying the clutch.

I'd like to see one drive around Landcruiser Park though.

OffRoadSubarus

Interesting turn of phrase "slag". Most here just express an opinion. They are not always right though but "slag".
Harsh words.

JMHO.

regards.

You are right they do go 4 wheel driving ( I don't like the term off road ), but as you would know they have, like all 4 wheel drive vehicles and drivers have there limitations. Pushing a vehicle past this point is stupid and this is where things go pear shape. Going to the Cape in a EH, and crossing Jardine that is stupid. The vehicle was not designed to do that but being a "Army trained driver ex instructor" you would know that!!!!
With a Sabaru that has had a lot of extra work done to it, it will go further than a "off the show room floor"vehicle but to say that they will go where the "big boys go"is pushing it a lot. They just do not have the low gearing, the clearance and the wheel travel.
Don't get me wrong they are a great vehicle for what they are designed for but that is it.

Wayne

Friend of mine has a Forester , that surprised us , even before he put the bigger tyres and lift in it.

Quite a capable machine within its limits

What concerns me , is how they go long term given they weren't really designed to follow the "big boys".

Someone got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning!!

Cheer's Paul (so called big boy?)

Given all your driving experience it's no wonder you can drive a Subaru thru places where the big boys fair to tread. With my experience I have trouble getting them over a speed hump :)

I had a brumby many years ago, fantastic in the sand but would have liked some more clearance.

Lets face it, if you really want to you can get a car of any sort to anywhere you want to go, it just comes down to effort and how much of it your willing to put in. Also a vehicle such as a subaru would sustain more damage on a 'harsh'track than say a Defender, but will still get there in the end.

Cars have been going to all sorts of places since they were first invented, even untracked areas.

Regards
Mick

As a ex Regular Army Recovery Mechanic( 1962-68) including Vietnam, I must apologise for the statement of the so called Army Instructor who thinks he is the greatest since canned p-ss. In my time RAASC insructors wouldn't know bog hole from a wet bar judging by the amount of drivers that I have had to extract & recover over my time. Most vehicles I have driven out myself. One driver in Nam drove in to a pond to wash his Rover, drowned it, sat on the bonnet & waited fo me to get him out. Not likely, I drove into the pond( M543 Wrecker) told him where the chain was & guess what he insisted that I do it. I backed out & left him there.( have Photo to prove it)Trained by a RAASC Instructor. As a Recovery Mechanic I have driven every thing the Army had to offer including Tanks & Engineer Equip, but would not be brazen enough to brag or slag anyone about my so called credentials.I have in my time been associated with two of the best Instructor Recovery Warrant Officers in the Army (both now dead) and have never at any time heard them brag in or out of the Mess about there qualifications. There's always a rouge in every camp.

In there own right, the subu performs well in beach and soft road conditions.

I agree with Chris above.

Ultimately, you buy what you require for your personal use, not just because someone says it's great.

OffRoadSubarus, you can come with us on our next trip. Always love a good laugh.

At the right time of year you can make it right across the Simpson using 4WD only once or twice. 4WD is generally not the issue. The issue is clearance. I used to drive a Nissan Bluebird to the top of Big Red......Across, no.....No clearance. As for leaving the track.....I would love to see you do the Madigan line......There's a challenge for you. If you make it I would gladly shout you a three course meal when you get to Birdsville!

Ha Ha Ha ha
knew i could wind some up

gents settle down settle down lol lol
even the recovery mech gets me ,onya digger hahaha too bloody funny,
mechanic never seen a good one in the Army yet so he goes slagging the pogos,onya dig your a real bewdy mate.

you guys have too much time on your hands

crank em up crank em up
this was all done to wind these lil big men up,mate i dont give ableepat best

oh and slag means to critisise and its what most of you so called big tough blokes do to anyone that mentions a Subaru or any so called softroader some of you have to be the biggest legends in your own minds i have ever come across.

Follow me i'll show ya,show me what hahaha oh my BIIIIIIIIIG 4be can do it all
still laughing guys still laughing

And the Subaru guys or those with knowledge of them enough said eh we have nothing to prove we know what the cars are capable of even the Patrol that was too big and in too deep for me to snatch out of the mud in Baw Baw N:P on the Dry Gully Trk was amazed i was even in there in a stock brand new forester and embarrest cause i had to go get him some help after i easily drove through the mud around him .

Horses for courses remember that as the lil subee punches on by
cheers mateys
":~)

Having done considerable research of the English language in all its dialects I can only find one term that might fit the purveyor of this post............wanker be it Aye.

Havnt seen too many subarus at fraser island lately . Get a Troopy

You should a search before posting as I don't think you will find that many have been slagging the suby! I'm sure they go many places but at what cost. The damage one would sustain in trying to keep up with a Patro/Cruiser/Hilux etc would be subtantial. As for driving around a bogged Patrol, people have diferent driver skill levels but one wonders why you didn't offer to snatch him out? Probably would of torn the Suby in half!

Leroy

Mate,

I don't really understand the purpose of this post. It seems like you've hit midlife crisis with an awful thud and the gray matter has not yet recovered.

I always wonder why people laugh at their own stupid jokes (repeatedly) and then feel the need to tell us about it.

I don't know where you have "been reading a few posts over quite a few months where people actually slag the Forester" but it certainly wasn't on this forum.

If you were a regular to this forum you'd realise that people here don't have a problem with softroaders especially the subaru. As to wanting to stir people up about the Subie. I think you failed. It was easy to realise that you were either a trol or just not real smart. So they are infact stirring YOU up.

So put your tail between your legs, curl up into a little ball and go back to that empty hole, you call you life.

R.

Being the owner of one of your "big ones" and a subie I know which one I'de rather go bush in.
Your comments remind me of the time I was a Nasho and I know you derided us for that, (Deride means to put down for your information) I found most regular army blokes, not all, to be gung ho morons who joined the army cos they couldn't get a job anywhere else.
You help to prove my point.

offroadsubbs
Had a outback great car took it ti Fraser it went well on the beach BUUUtttt
It did not have the clearance especially going over headlands or on the deep tracks left by the tour coaches. My army qualifications are i started as a recruit and managed to work my way to private in infantry so i certainly feel qualified to comment on off the beaten track

And now the dogs begin to bite each other

Guys you are far too serious
i am not the one who has name called anybody
I havent even called anyone out with the cheap shots

see as soon as your called out about something you bite like a pack of rabid dogs,crawl back in your hole wanker etc doesnt bother me a bit,but shows the intellect of some of the forum members

I sit here and laugh at all this carry on because noone has debated anything
i have never said my car can rock crawl as good as a Defender or blow smoke like a Patrol or cost as much in maintenence that i could pay off the mortgage as a Cruiser and yes there are posts that bag people with there softroaders and now you have vets taking a poke at each other,too bloody sad when it gets to that,i never mentioned if i was reg or nasho,my instructor on my advanced course earned a MM in nam he was a couragous man,my best mate wore rounds up his back he was a driver who put his truck in the way of an ambush to allow the engineers some cover.Drivers took the same risk as anyone else,diggers bagging diggers now thats bloody sad

People i am not the one with any problems or for that matter suffering any delusions of grandeur but the attacks i have witnessed today just proves my point
and was entirely what i expected when i made the post.Ya'll couldnt have been more predictable

Subarus are a great offroad car and unless you've gone the yards in one how can you comment with all this prejudice

Out

OffRoadSubarus

I agree with all you have said - but it mainly on deaf ears here I'm afraid.

We both know what our vehicles are capable of - so don't bother with all the negative reponses.

Cheers
Colin

Jeez guys i thought i got heaps for owning an Explorer.

Take that ya baarsturds