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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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Hello good people. I am thinking of getting a new car and I am torn between the above 2 makes. Anybody with advise on what could be a better choice? Many Thanks We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Rank: Member Joined: 8/7/2010 Posts: 728 Location: Wazuaville
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Forester can do some offroad while legacy is a low ride. Legacy is more spacious. question is, what are you looking for in a car? "Money never sleeps"
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/5/2010 Posts: 2,061 Location: Nairobi
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Sagemtablet wrote:Hello good people.
I am thinking of getting a new car and I am torn between the above 2 makes. Anybody with advise on what could be a better choice?
Many Thanks
Plenty of better choices  , for instance Range Rover Autobiography LWB 2014 Edition.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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Hahaha quicksand dreams are in deed valid. I am looking for comfort,affordable running costs especially with fuel and may be good clearance. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/2/2006 Posts: 1,206 Location: Nairobi
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Sagemtablet wrote:Hahaha quicksand dreams are in deed valid.
I am looking for comfort,affordable running costs especially with fuel and may be good clearance. Both have same fuel consumption (if non-turbos),around 10Km/Ltr on average and worse in town jam but Forester a little more.The Legacy is more agile and stable due to low center of gravity. The Forester needless to say has better clearance.But you could raise Legacy slightly using heavy duty Monroe springs. Spares za Forester slightly more expensive. Formally employed people often live their employers' dream & forget about their own.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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Many Thanks bird_man. This may be naive to ask but do 2007 Foresters have triptronic transmissions,I know the legacy does. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/2/2006 Posts: 1,206 Location: Nairobi
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Sagemtablet wrote:Many Thanks bird_man. This may be naive to ask but do 2007 Foresters have triptronic transmissions,I know the legacy does.
I have only seen it on the Turbo Forester cross sport.On Legacy I have only seen it on BSport versions. Formally employed people often live their employers' dream & forget about their own.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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Speaking of non Turbo Foresters, I have seen that some non turbos are Cross sport and others are not, is there a big difference between the 2? We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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I have done my research and found out that anybody thinking of buy a forester should buy a 2008 model or wait for next year for import duty to go down, there are significant body structure changes that makes the model stylish. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/21/2011 Posts: 1,010
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Sagemtablet wrote:I have done my research and found out that anybody thinking of buy a forester should buy a 2008 model or wait for next year for import duty to go down, there are significant body structure changes that makes the model stylish. this is one i agree,am one of the waiting to bring it in next year. forester xt to be specific.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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I wonder how much it will cost to import next year, I can see dealers selling at roughly 2M which I believe is inflated.. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 5/16/2013 Posts: 14
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Get Subaru Outback. It combines the best extremes in forester and legacy. It doesn't require that ground clearance enhancement I watch legacy 'mboys' struggling with. Its spacious, comfy and pretty stable. In terms of maintenance cost not far off from forester. Upon starting the engine, its sounds like a diesel-driven 'lorry' and that depicts the powerful engine thats under the bonnet. Check reads on the engine Hosepower/Cc and compare across. Gas: you will be doing around 12k per month on a 20KM (40 to/from) with the Nairobi jam.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/2/2006 Posts: 1,206 Location: Nairobi
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Mkenia wrote:Get Subaru Outback. It combines the best extremes in forester and legacy. It doesn't require that ground clearance enhancement I watch legacy 'mboys' struggling with. Its spacious, comfy and pretty stable. In terms of maintenance cost not far off from forester. Upon starting the engine, its sounds like a diesel-driven 'lorry' and that depicts the powerful engine thats under the bonnet. Check reads on the engine Hosepower/Cc and compare across. Gas: you will be doing around 12k per month on a 20KM (40 to/from) with the Nairobi jam. Sure?Thats like 480sh/day assuming 25days. I think thats too low (ie should consume more).40Km/day in jam is like Rongai-CBD daily.... Formally employed people often live their employers' dream & forget about their own.
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Rank: Member Joined: 8/17/2011 Posts: 207 Location: humu humu
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I love the outback...waiting to read more reviews on it.
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/8/2007 Posts: 709
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Mkenia wrote:Get Subaru Outback. It combines the best extremes in forester and legacy. It doesn't require that ground clearance enhancement I watch legacy 'mboys' struggling with. Its spacious, comfy and pretty stable. In terms of maintenance cost not far off from forester. Upon starting the engine, its sounds like a diesel-driven 'lorry' and that depicts the powerful engine thats under the bonnet. Check reads on the engine Hosepower/Cc and compare across. Gas: you will be doing around 12k per month on a 20KM (40 to/from) with the Nairobi jam. it's time to save yawah
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/8/2013 Posts: 386 Location: Nyali mombasa
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Sagemtablet wrote:Hello good people.
I am thinking of getting a new car and I am torn between the above 2 makes. Anybody with advise on what could be a better choice?
Many Thanks
Have you thoght of th porsche cayenne, I recommend it, you can book a test drive first before you write the cheque, simple choice  good ground clearance too
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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@Mkenia Outback is good but I am not sure on the fuel economy with a 2500CC compared to a forester 2000CC, Kihara Porshe feels like high end in pricing and maintenance. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/27/2012 Posts: 851 Location: Nairobi
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Mkenia wrote:Get Subaru Outback. It combines the best extremes in forester and legacy. It doesn't require that ground clearance enhancement I watch legacy 'mboys' struggling with. Its spacious, comfy and pretty stable. In terms of maintenance cost not far off from forester. Upon starting the engine, its sounds like a diesel-driven 'lorry' and that depicts the powerful engine thats under the bonnet. Check reads on the engine Hosepower/Cc and compare across. Gas: you will be doing around 12k per month on a 20KM (40 to/from) with the Nairobi jam. Between Outback and Legacy, which would be more stable? I would think Legacy due to its lower CoG.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/2/2011 Posts: 629 Location: Nai
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bird_man wrote:Mkenia wrote:Get Subaru Outback. It combines the best extremes in forester and legacy. It doesn't require that ground clearance enhancement I watch legacy 'mboys' struggling with. Its spacious, comfy and pretty stable. In terms of maintenance cost not far off from forester. Upon starting the engine, its sounds like a diesel-driven 'lorry' and that depicts the powerful engine thats under the bonnet. Check reads on the engine Hosepower/Cc and compare across. Gas: you will be doing around 12k per month on a 20KM (40 to/from) with the Nairobi jam. Sure?Thats like 480sh/day assuming 25days. I think thats too low (ie should consume more).40Km/day in jam is like Rongai-CBD daily.... That is pretty accurate. 2000cc Forester XT year 2002 manufacture, Manual transmission but for 20 days only
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/12/2014 Posts: 15
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I had said I would wait for next year for the forester but it turns out that the difference in pricing of 2008 vs 2007 is significant, a 2008 forester averagely goes for 14000 (FOB) and I don't think that will change much next year, making it more expensive than Honda CRV, my guess is that it will cost approx. 1.8 to import next year. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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