mycarforum: 2015 Forester 2.0 part 40

Hi all. Can I check with you guys whether the radio on FXT will sound muffled occasionally? The sound quality will become bad for a while on this channel, then switch to another channel will be ok. Then maybe after a while, it will sound bad again. Is it due to poor reception?

Yes, the sudden muffled reception happens from time to time. Probably due to certain areas of bad reception or 'blind' wave spots. But I'm not too worried as it usually return back its clarity a few seconds later when on the move.

Edited by razor54, 30 May 2016 - 12:42 PM.

My iu kept dropping down. Solar film already fixed up by MI since collection. Camera I not getting those expensive type. I bought a less than $100 front cam which I will hide wires myself and plug into power socket.

U face any issues with the car?
Thanks for the info. How many duo points are we giving for buying the forester? Worth about how much? Thanks again.

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My steering wheel is tilted slightly to the left when driving straight, and the leather wrap on� the rear center head piece was not done properly. I will ask them to re-wrap that piece again during 1k servicing. Will also ask them to rectify the steering issue at that time too.

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I think the duo points depend on the amount of loan that you took. You can log in to find out how many points you have.

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Yes, the sudden muffled reception happens from time to time. Probably due to certain areas of bad reception or 'blind' wave spots. But I'm not too worried as it usually return back its clarity a few seconds later when on the move.

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Thanks for the info. Not sure why only this car is like that. My previous cars did not have such issues.

My steering wheel is tilted slightly to the left when driving straight, and the leather wrap on� the rear center head piece was not done properly. I will ask them to re-wrap that piece again during 1k servicing. Will also ask them to rectify the steering issue at that time too.

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I think the duo points depend on the amount of loan that you took. You can log in to find out how many points you have.

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Thanks for the info. Not sure why only this car is like that. My previous cars did not have such issues.

Looks like the steering issue is a common problem on Forester, mine had this issue too but I didn't pay much attention to it. I think must hound the service advisor on this for my next servicing.

$104,800 8 bid NG, her name already mentioned on previous posting. She's the only ones SE who direct me to driver seat & demonstrate

how to adjust the side mirror & driver seat before she seated on passenger seat for test drive ... Not able to reveal free gifts here openly ...

check PM for her CTC ...

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Looks like the steering issue is a common problem on Forester, mine had this issue too but I didn't pay much attention to it. I think must hound the service advisor on this for my next servicing.

Any way to check this steering wheel alignment at the showroom before driving off?

On the seat leather wrap, it is a common issue. A member of the Forester facebook group is gathering list of complaints and going to write to MI.

Yes, the sudden muffled reception happens from time to time. Probably due to certain areas of bad reception or 'blind' wave spots. But I'm not too worried as it usually return back its clarity a few seconds later when on the move.

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I do not think it's the problem with reception but something else - Personally also experience the same muffled sounds coming from the speakers, whether on radio or using my own MP3 music via Bluetooth.

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Quite frustrating as this is not the type of sound system one would expect from a brand new car - anyone has the same issues but managed to resolve it?

I do not think it's the problem with reception but something else - Personally also experience the same muffled sounds coming from the speakers, whether on radio or using my own MP3 music via Bluetooth.

Quite frustrating as this is not the type of sound system one would expect from a brand new car - anyone has the same issues but managed to resolve it?

I've tried a few fm channels 98.5, 933 etc. All sounds clear to me. But i normally dun listen to radio but listen on music on my iPhone using Bluetooth. The HK speaker setup sound awesome to me. It's much clearer than the bose system in cx5. Well, it may not be audiophile grade but it's already much better than my creative t4. Bluetooth is good too, no breaking up during Bluetooth transmission unlike my previous sylphy which came with a China brand HU. Overall, very satisfied with the sound system.

Edited by mrhan1982, 30 May 2016 - 06:03 PM.

I do not think it's the problem with reception but something else - Personally also experience the same muffled sounds coming from the speakers, whether on radio or using my own MP3 music via Bluetooth.

Quite frustrating as this is not the type of sound system one would expect from a brand new car - anyone has the same issues but managed to resolve it?

For my case, no issues when playing MP3 or CDs, very clear and bassy. I think it's the digital signal processor for the radio that's causing the intermittent muffled sound. Does not happen all the time, but can definitely hear the difference when it does.

My steering wheel is tilted slightly to the left when driving straight, and the leather wrap on the rear center head piece was not done properly. I will ask them to re-wrap that piece again during 1k servicing. Will also ask them to rectify the steering issue at that time too.

I think the duo points depend on the amount of loan that you took. You can log in to find out how many points you have.

Thanks for the info. Not sure why only this car is like that. My previous cars did not have such issues.

I better do a more thorough check on my leather wrap. Only did a quick check during collection. So far the leather seats look ok. I haven notice anything wrong with the steering wheel.

Today I did my first servicing with mi.
Quite please with it.
They washed my dirty white car and vacuum inside.

Only setback is that I went in the morning and collect about 4-5pm. 1000km servicing.
Just wondering that I should book the earliest time slot that next servicing.

Today I went test drive and interested in a NA.

However all the SE did was quoted the official list price of $113,800

Then $1,000 discount if 6 bids NG
Or $2,000 discount if 8 bids NG
Or $2,000 if trade in.

So the best offer I can get is $$109,800 if I take up 8 bids NG and trade in

Is that normal. I see some Bros here with much cheaper ?

Today I went test drive and interested in a NA.

However all the SE did was quoted the official list price of $113,800

Then $1,000 discount if 6 bids NG
Or $2,000 discount if 8 bids NG
Or $2,000 if trade in.

So the best offer I can get is $$109,800 if I take up 8 bids NG and trade in

Is that normal. I see some Bros here with much cheaper ?

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Think its on the way up. �Your price is about the CNY / February price for NA. �My friend bought around that time at this price...

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Also those bros who got lower, could be they got remainder colours or they had longer loan....not so sure about this....

Edited by Rachdanom, 30 May 2016 - 07:22 PM.

Think its on the way up. Your price is about the CNY / February price for NA. My friend bought around that time at this price...

Also those bros who got lower, could be they got remainder colours or they had longer loan....not so sure about this....

CNY price is much lower.
I bought my FXT during CNY at $111,800. I got my COE $47k.
Had been driving the car for 1 mth plus..

CNY price is much lower.
I bought my FXT during CNY at $111,800. I got my COE $47k.
Had been driving the car for 1 mth plus..

You so lucky !
Not likely to get this price again anytime soon.

My SE did tell me about the duo points which he said they will send a letter to give me the points. Only thing is he didn't tell me how many points. Thinking of using the points to do auto mirror folding.

I didn't hear about the owner's briefing though.

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SE told me Duo Point = (Purchase Price) - (COE Price).

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Let say your purchase price is $109,800 and COE is $50,000.�

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$109,800-$50,000= $59,800�

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$59,800 = 59,800 Duo Point.�

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$104,800 8 bid NG, her name already mentioned on previous posting. She's the only ones SE who direct me to driver seat & demonstrate
how to adjust the side mirror & driver seat before she seated on passenger seat for test drive ... Not able to reveal free gifts here openly ...
check PM for her CTC ...

1) Can pm me the contact bro?
2) I got served by another se last week. Can change se or are they tagged to the customer once customer test drive the car?

Hi there

I bought the FNA from Jass Chan. She is patient and not pushy. We went through 4 models and 2 variants of forester before I signed the dotted line. PM me if you need her contact.

Happy buying!

Sorry bro new joint can't PM
Can share you SE contact.Tank

I'm looking at the FNA. Seems to fit my needs better as I'm not really so keen on the turbo. Is the turbo worth it?

What's the standard freebies and stuff to ask for?

Any good SE to intro?

Only setback is that I went in the morning and collect about 4-5pm. 1000km servicing.
Just wondering that I should book the earliest time slot that next servicing.

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for Leng Kee that's normal...

I'm looking at the FNA. Seems to fit my needs better as I'm not really so keen on the turbo. Is the turbo worth it?

What's the standard freebies and stuff to ask for?

Any good SE to intro?

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I thought you are looking at the OutBack.....

And since you have the budget for OB, XT is always better choice than NA..

I thought you are looking at the OutBack.....
And since you have the budget for OB, XT is always better choice than NA..

Ya. Was looking at the outback. The compared to the FNA. Figured that almost 10+k difference can go to better use. Lol

After almost 200km with my xt. Fc seems reasonable. Meter shows 9.6L/100km. About 60hw/40city. Revs kept around 2k with occasional jab on the pedal hitting near 3k. Aircon set to 24-25 degrees and it's pretty cold. I dun experience the air circulation problem that some bros are talking about. I set air circulation to on and it never turn off by itself even when I change temp.

I'm looking at the FNA. Seems to fit my needs better as I'm not really so keen on the turbo. Is the turbo worth it?

What's the standard freebies and stuff to ask for?

Any good SE to intro?

I got my SE contact (Timothy Png) from another forumer here. He is patient and not pushy. Prompt and polite in his whatsapp replies too. I got the car from him in the end. His number is 98432223.

Hi all. Can I check with you guys whether the radio on FXT will sound muffled occasionally? The sound quality will become bad for a while on this channel, then switch to another channel will be ok. Then maybe after a while, it will sound bad again. Is it due to poor reception?

Hi, I have this problem too, the feeling is like bad reception intermittently switching between stereo-mono. I reported this problem but they claimed not to be able to find anything wrong. I highly suspect antenna wiring bad. I know sometimes car camera can affect the reception but I turned off camera still same, in fact before camera installation already like that.

I'm looking at the FNA. Seems to fit my needs better as I'm not really so keen on the turbo. Is the turbo worth it?

What's the standard freebies and stuff to ask for?

Any good SE to intro?

Mmm... if you have budget for outback and decides to select forester NA bec not keen on turbo... then better stick to outback... else when u drive the forester NA.. high chance will experience buyer remorse.

Look for Timothy Png.

Edited by Chucky2007, 31 May 2016 - 02:35 AM.

Hi, collecting my forester today... Can add me 98219334

been seeing more and more new foresters na and xt around these days. It has become one of the hot selling cars now.

been seeing more and more new foresters na and xt around these days. It has become one of the hot selling cars now.

Quite strange people get QQ1.2T when forester na cost roughly the same... quite a no brainer choice in current time

Haven't received the shades yet. But you can find some information and samples of the shades the the Internet.

http://hcgroup.com.s...ser_Shades.html

bros booked the laser shade should have collected the items. Hope can share how does the shade fix in to FX and will it really help to reduce the hot sun heat ? Best if can share some photo here. Many thanks.

I got my SE contact (Timothy Png) from another forumer here. He is patient and not pushy. Prompt and polite in his whatsapp replies too. I got the car from him in the end. His number is 98432223.

The best SE.

Quite strange people get QQ1.2T when forester na cost roughly the same... quite a no brainer choice in current time

Different ppl different strokes la. Cannot call ppl no brains... Not nice.

I got my CO the QQ1.2T coz sure like it..more than the FXT or the NA.

Bcos of that I got to sign up for an OB leh.. And an XV leh for the ACO..

You don't Hai us leh...

Edited by BenTong, 31 May 2016 - 09:05 AM.

bros booked the laser shade should have collected the items. Hope can share how does the shade fix in to FX and will it really help to reduce the hot sun heat ? Best if can share some photo here. Many thanks.

MI sells groovy shades. DIY in couple of minutes. You can google groovy shades and laser shades fitted to Foresters. Good deterrent of sunlight especially for the back passengers.

Given by my SE for my FNA as part of freebies.

Edited by Jaris32, 31 May 2016 - 09:10 AM.

Quite strange people get QQ1.2T when forester na cost roughly the same... quite a no brainer choice in current time

Some people look longer term like road tax, insurance and fuel consumption. Some dig the looks too. The QQ does have some goodies not found in the Forester...

CNY price is much lower.
I bought my FXT during CNY at $111,800. I got my COE $47k.
Had been driving the car for 1 mth plus..

Think we got the same deal, same COE and same time collected car

Quite strange people get QQ1.2T when forester na cost roughly the same... quite a no brainer choice in current time

I viewed the QQ 2.0 before buying FXT, was actually considering QQ2.0 and FNA.

QQ do looks a lot better, the leather car wrap is much more classy, interior built and exterior looks also much better than Forester.

My only concern was the headroom, since I am buying a SUV, I wanted one with more room.

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In the end, I do say QQ have their followers and rightly so, I also paid extra $500 to have my leather wrapping upgraded and I will say it was the best add on I made, makes the FXT look and feel much better.

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Just my own opinion.

Some people look longer term like road tax, insurance and fuel consumption. Some dig the looks too. The QQ does have some goodies not found in the Forester...

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Agreed. From an estimation over 10 yrs, the TCO for buying/maintaining a Forester vs Qashqai 1.2T could be around 20k.
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I also paid extra $500 to have my leather wrapping upgraded and I will say it was the best add on I made, makes the FXT look and feel much better.

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Just my own opinion.

I thought the $500 was just to change to another colour? I didn't know that the leather is different and better too.

The best SE.

I msg him, doesn't seem interested leh

I msg him, doesn't seem interested leh

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Have to say he was my SE and i was not impressed, he did not honour the previously agreed and arranged delivery date and then tried to collect all the final payments before informing me the delivery was delayed. I had to tear the cheque up and throw him out of my office, not a very pleasant experience for either of us. So no idea where all his supporters come from...

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When my friend asked me for a contact at MI (he is now also a Forester owner..) I referred him to another agent from a friend who bought an XV who he recommended and both found him to be good.

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Moral of this story. Each to their own and caveat emptor.!

Hi Forester owners,�

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Would like to check, the SE said the current stock will be locked to the buyer once you paid the booking and that car cannot be sold to anyone.�

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1. Anyone bought the car with 8 bids NG at how many bid you got the car.�

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2. Anyone experience after 8 bids still never get the car and SE asking for top up before you get the car.

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Thanks! And have a nice day!�

I got my SE contact (Timothy Png) from another forumer here. He is patient and not pushy. Prompt and polite in his whatsapp replies too. I got the car from him in the end. His number is 98432223.

How is this prompt and polite? Lol

I rather let another SE earn my money.

Hi Forester owners,�

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Would like to check, the SE said the current stock will be locked to the buyer once you paid the booking and that car cannot be sold to anyone.�

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1. Anyone bought the car with 8 bids NG at how many bid you got the car.�

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2. Anyone experience after 8 bids still never get the car and SE asking for top up before you get the car.

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Thanks! And have a nice day!�

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I bought with 8 bids NG and i got it at the first bidding...

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How is this prompt and polite? Lol

I rather let another SE earn my money.

Never believe everything in the internet,

experience it yourself. 2cents worth

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How is this prompt and polite? Lol

I rather let another SE earn my money.

Was he rude? Replies are short as they can be tied up with paperwork for new bidding or new cars collection. When he is serving a customer, he tends not to reply or take calls too to show respect to the customer.

He's the third SE I contacted. The first 2 took a few hours to get back to me whenever I ask something. One of them even went for a smoking break while claiming to go and check trade in price for my car with his used car dealer when I was at the showroom.

A number of car owners recommended Andy in Forester Facebook too. Maybe you can try him out and update others here.

Edited by Swaku, 31 May 2016 - 02:03 PM.

I bought with 8 bids NG and i got it at the first bidding...

I got it on first bidding too with 8NG. 2 of my friends also same thing. I guessed MI already has good profit margin at 8NG.

I thought the $500 was just to change to another colour? I didn't know that the leather is different and better too.

Will be similar to what u see in the QQ. It comes with 3 years warranty so any issues if arise I can get them to rectify. I'm not sure original black leather how Long was the warranty...

Hi Forester owners,�

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Would like to check, the SE said the current stock will be locked to the buyer once you paid the booking and that car cannot be sold to anyone.�

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1. Anyone bought the car with 8 bids NG at how many bid you got the car.�

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2. Anyone experience after 8 bids still never get the car and SE asking for top up before you get the car.

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Edited by thefalcon, 31 May 2016 - 02:18 PM.

Icarus, Swaku,

Thanks for your reply.

I booked Silver NA. Last friday. Hope to join your fleet soon.

All the best! After that can join the forester whatsapp group to get updates from fellow owners on poisons, issues and solutions, etc. There should be 2 groups and one of them got thousands of messages per day, if you can handle it. I can't and quit after a day. Ha...

Was he rude? Replies are short as they can be tied up with paperwork for new bidding or new cars collection. When he is serving a customer, he tends not to reply or take calls too to show respect to the customer.

He's the third SE I contacted. The first 2 took a few hours to get back to me whenever I ask something. One of them even went for a smoking break while claiming to go and check trade in price for my car with his used car dealer when I was at the showroom.

A number of car owners recommended Andy in Forester Facebook too. Maybe you can try him out and update others here.

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He don't answer mending his phone when he is serving me..�

His car collection is the most detail for all my car purchase experience.

Was he rude? Replies are short as they can be tied up with paperwork for new bidding or new cars collection. When he is serving a customer, he tends not to reply or take calls too to show respect to the customer.

He's the third SE I contacted. The first 2 took a few hours to get back to me whenever I ask something. One of them even went for a smoking break while claiming to go and check trade in price for my car with his used car dealer when I was at the showroom.

A number of car owners recommended Andy in Forester Facebook too. Maybe you can try him out and update others here.

Not rude but 3 hours no reply? You can see the time stamp.

If he so bo chup when I On the verge of buying

I can imagine how enthu he will be after I paid deposit. Lol.

Anyway he just lost a customer.

Going down meet Jass for test drive this weekend instead.

Not rude but 3 hours no reply? You can see the time stamp.

If he so bo chup when I On the verge of buying

I can imagine how enthu he will be after I paid deposit. Lol.

Anyway he just lost a customer.

Going down meet Jass for test drive this weekend instead.

Haiya.. He can't beat LTA. LTA bo Chup you even more. You pay $100k for the COE also they no Chup. Don't even talk to u

Edited by BenTong, 31 May 2016 - 03:22 PM.

Not rude but 3 hours no reply? You can see the time stamp.

If he so bo chup when I On the verge of buying

I can imagine how enthu he will be after I paid deposit. Lol.

Anyway he just lost a customer.

Going down meet Jass for test drive this weekend instead.

I guessed you caught him on a really busy day. Do update here if you are happy with Jass so that the other potential buyers will benefit from the info. We are here to share.

All the best! After that can join the forester whatsapp group to get updates from fellow owners on poisons, issues and solutions, etc. There should be 2 groups and one of them got thousands of messages per day, if you can handle it. I can't and quit after a day. Ha...

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I guessed you caught him on a really busy day. Do update here if you are happy with Jass so that the other potential buyers will benefit from the info. We are here to share.

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he not fated to earn my money bah.

Not rude but 3 hours no reply? You can see the time stamp.

If he so bo chup when I On the verge of buying

I can imagine how enthu he will be after I paid deposit. Lol.

Anyway he just lost a customer.

Going down meet Jass for test drive this weekend instead.

Not siding anyone, he probably can't tell from your messages that you're really keen to book. They receive tons of enquiries everyday and deal with walk-ins as well as referrals... Suggest you pump him a call instead.

I didn't have instant replies from Jass too although I booked the forester with her.

I think don't expect top class service from bread and butter marques and you will be a happier shopper

Hey Forester owners

Do you feel there's quite high level of road noise intrusion from your stock rides? The doors sounded like milo tins when you knock it. Have to install sound proofing mats to make it sound sweeter..

Or my ears are too picky? stock tyres are lousy? Only did 600ks on them

Hey Forester owners

Do you feel there's quite high level of road noise intrusion from your stock rides? The doors sounded like milo tins when you knock it. Have to install sound proofing mats to make it sound sweeter..

Or my ears are too picky? stock tyres are lousy? Only did 600ks on them

All relative la. Depends on your previous ride. For me it is upgrade.

Different ppl different strokes la. Cannot call ppl no brains... Not nice.

I got my CO the QQ1.2T coz sure like it..more than the FXT or the NA.

Bcos of that I got to sign up for an OB leh.. And an XV leh for the ACO..

You don't Hai us leh...

Oh pai say pai say..

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How is this prompt and polite? Lol

I rather let another SE earn my money.

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You were not happy because he never reply you on the NA? �or no reply on discount?

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You already asked for "best offer" in your first question, right? � [;)]

Hey Forester owners

Do you feel there's quite high level of road noise intrusion from your stock rides? The doors sounded like milo tins when you knock it. Have to install sound proofing mats to make it sound sweeter..

Or my ears are too picky? stock tyres are lousy? Only did 600ks on them

Not sure abt FXT stock tires but i dont rate the FNA stock tires very well. Heard them screeching a few times even when making a simple u-turn. Or when i stop on a steep slope and move off again, stepping abit harder. Dont think the engine is that power, just think the tires have lousy traction since they are rated B anyway.

Anyway the built quality of FNA isnt very impressive. 2.8k mileage and i seem to hear rattling coming from rear portion of the car, either from the rear doors or spare tire styrofoam board or the tonneau cover.. quite irritating.

Speakers also as it gets louder tend to vibrate n rattle... likely need to upgrade and soundproof once 1yr audio warranty is up

The leather change is one my best choices made to my ft too. Not just a change in color but the leather grade is better too. U can feel it. Btw I changed it to terra brown. It liven up the interior a lot.

The qq 2.0 is a much better drive than the 1.2t in my opinion. But unfortunately, it lacks the characteristics of a true suv. Most importantly, it's too small especially the rear seats. Lesser legroom means harder to put rear facing child seats as the front passenger and driver need to move forward a bit. Not good for me and wife since we like to push our seats back.

Same colour as mine... Makes the interior more classy... But kinda easy to spot the scratches and dust or white marks appear very obvious... But I Guess I made the decision to overlook these when I choose Tera brown knowing my high utilisation will not be able to keep the leather clean for Long

Not sure abt FXT stock tires but i dont rate the FNA stock tires very well. Heard them screeching a few times even when making a simple u-turn. Or when i stop on a steep slope and move off again, stepping abit harder. Dont think the engine is that power, just think the tires have lousy traction since they are rated B anyway.

Anyway the built quality of FNA isnt very impressive. 2.8k mileage and i seem to hear rattling coming from rear portion of the car, either from the rear doors or spare tire styrofoam board or the tonneau cover.. quite irritating.

Speakers also as it gets louder tend to vibrate n rattle... likely need to upgrade and soundproof once 1yr audio warranty is up

I had installed the sound proofing mats in the front doors of FNA, single layer applied to the inner layer of the door first to try out its effects. For better audio experience would probably need to apply a second layer, and change the front speakers.

Am sourcing for better quality and quiet tyres for the FNA too. Really cost cutting measures from MI. Tyres are the only contact between vehicle and ground and I would change them out first.

I had installed the sound proofing mats in the front doors of FNA, single layer applied to the inner layer of the door first to try out its effects. For better audio experience would probably need to apply a second layer, and change the front speakers.

Am sourcing for better quality and quiet tyres for the FNA too. Really cost cutting measures from MI. Tyres are the only contact between vehicle and ground and I would change them out first.

Is the NA's system Harman Kardon like the FXT?

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I am ok with the FXT's system. An upgrade from my old Civic, which was decent already.

Is the NA's system Harman Kardon like the FXT?

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I am ok with the FXT's system. An upgrade from my old Civic, which was decent already.

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Harman Kardon is only for XT.�

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Is the NA's system Harman Kardon like the FXT?

I am ok with the FXT's system. An upgrade from my old Civic, which was decent already.

NA sound system is not HK. If you put up the sound proof mats, it should sound even better on your HK system

NA sound system is not HK. If you put up the sound proof mats, it should sound even better on your HK system

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Where can I go for that? My KL fren saysin KL it is RM150 per door, and 2.2K for entire floor

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Cheers

The best SE.

Wat is e price u bought from him?
Any freebies?

Where can I go for that? My KL fren saysin KL it is RM150 per door, and 2.2K for entire floor

Cheers

Depends on the material, thickness and brand. I went to Designer ICE at Bukit Batok Midview building

Depends on the material, thickness and brand. I went to Designer ICE at Bukit Batok Midview building

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has anyone upgraded their ICE? add a sub and new speakers? Believe our HU has not sub pre-out and need to add a pre-amp to filter out the low pass?

Hey Forester owners

Do you feel there's quite high level of road noise intrusion from your stock rides? The doors sounded like milo tins when you knock it. Have to install sound proofing mats to make it sound sweeter..

Or my ears are too picky? stock tyres are lousy? Only did 600ks on them

The stock xt tires are deuler 400. Kinda for off road use. Not too good for grip and traction on Tarmac. On hw speeds definitely got road noise even for bmw. My fren BMW on 18 inch low profile the tire noise worse than xt.

Any bro here manage to source for better tires for xt? Thanks.
For those who just collected their forester and find the ride bumpy, pls do check your tire pressure.

My xt all 4 tires different pressure when I check this morning. Range from 235 to 265! Lol. Anyway, I adjusted to all 240. Ride so much better.

If u wanna add a sub (eg. active sub with in-build amp), installer will tap signals from the front door's speaker...for a start, by soundproofing your front doors (2 layers), your stock speakers will sound better...& lower the muffling or vibrations if u turn up the volume...

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has anyone upgraded their ICE? add a sub and new speakers? Believe our HU has not sub pre-out and need to add a pre-amp to filter out the low pass?

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Local market for soundproofing material is using the brand STP...there're both silver STP & gold STP (different in thickness)...usually a silver STP is adequate if u just need it to provide sound deadening of the door, & market rate is $50 a piece...think about close to 4pcs is required if just for one layer on the front doors; 7pcs for 2 layers.

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What is the gong rate for a door?�

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What is the gong rate for a door?

Comes in 2 variants. $50 per PC and $80 per PC. 3 pcs used for 2 front doors

The stock xt tires are deuler 400. Kinda for off road use. Not too good for grip and traction on Tarmac. On hw speeds definitely got road noise even for bmw. My fren BMW on 18 inch low profile the tire noise worse than xt.

Any bro here manage to source for better tires for xt? Thanks.
For those who just collected their forester and find the ride bumpy, pls do check your tire pressure.

My xt all 4 tires different pressure when I check this morning. Range from 235 to 265! Lol. Anyway, I adjusted to all 240. Ride so much better.

My FNA comes with 260 at all tyres. Adjusted on day 1 of collection

If u wanna add a sub (eg. active sub with in-build amp), installer will tap signals from the front door's speaker...for a start, by soundproofing your front doors (2 layers), your stock speakers will sound better...& lower the muffling or vibrations if u turn up the volume...

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Local market for soundproofing material is using the brand STP...there're both silver STP & gold STP (different in thickness)...usually a silver STP is adequate if u just need it to provide sound deadening of the door, & market rate is $50 a piece...think about close to 4pcs is required if just for one layer on the front doors; 7pcs for 2 layers.

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I am curious about Autofoam that is in KL. �I may drive up and do if the savings is a lot. Plus take a holiday.

Just ordered my ride.. can't wait to collect it !!

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Just ordered my ride.. can't wait to collect it !!

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That photo is last year's model right?�

That photo is last year's model right?�

haha.. don't care.. it just look nice..�

haha.. don't care.. it just look nice..�

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hahhaa~ love the design of the pre face-lift rims.

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Congrats btw!

Just ordered my ride.. can't wait to collect it !!

Heard price went up $1K today ?

Should I swap out MI's solar film or not?? I've have scoured thru' this thread. nothing conclusive. can new owners please let me know if the MI solar film is decent?

For me, MI's tint cmi...I changed it away to another brand of tinting...now in the afternoon hot sun, my aircon temp's setting is 24deg...last time with the stock's tint was 22deg to keep myself cool lol...

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Should I swap out MI's solar film or not?? I've have scoured thru' this thread. nothing conclusive. can new owners please let me know if the MI solar film is decent?

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Should I swap out MI's solar film or not?? I've have scoured thru' this thread. nothing conclusive. can new owners please let me know if the MI solar film is decent?

heard a lot of bad reviews on the MI solar film. So i parked my car under hot sun for 3 hours plus at thomson medical centre the other day. After i came back to fetch car, i was expecting a huge gush of hot air when i open the door. But, no leh, the air temp inside was not very much hotter than outside. The seats didn't feel hot too. The perforated leather seats help to keep things cool too i guess. so far the solar film seems to work well, no bubbles or anything. I don't think there's a need for me to change it.

For me, MI's tint cmi...I changed it away to another brand of tinting...now in the afternoon hot sun, my aircon temp's setting is 24deg...last time with the stock's tint was 22deg to keep myself cool lol...

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Hmm strange. The one given to me was Autotint brand. think its some local in house brand. Anyway, I normally set to 24-25 degrees and find its quite cold already. Btw, i'm a big size guy who sweats real easily. haa.

Ohh....maybe they've changed their tint supplier already, or changed to a better grade...? Mine was done in Oct'15, & it really sucks lol....

Just a short feedback on Forester XT FC.

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After a few days of driving in all kinds of road conditions and traffic. (a mix of roughly 60% hw and 40% city) I've done close to 500km. the fuel meter is showing 2 bars less from half way mark. Trip computer is showing around 8.6L/100km (11.6km/L) on average. Some trips if mainly HW can hit 7.5L/100 (about 13+km/L). And my engine is still running in.

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I believe this type of newer twin scroll turbo engine can get good fc depending on the driver.�

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Ohh....maybe they've changed their tint supplier already, or changed to a better grade...? Mine was done in Oct'15, & it really sucks lol....

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Ideally i would tint my car like JB vehicles - totally black. But now family man, i would want to be in compliance with LTA. And the compliance tints all CMI to be honest... no difference if you upgrade to high end film or not. Try and see... Park under hot sun for 8 hours straight with premium film or MI film.�

Hi Forester Owner,

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Have you been through the decision process of choosing between the Forester and the Outback?

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I know there are differences in dimension, but why did you choose the Forester? What make you sign on the dotted line?�

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I am now in this decision process.......thinking......which one.....????

Ideally i would tint my car like JB vehicles - totally black. But now family man, i would want to be in compliance with LTA. And the compliance tints all CMI to be honest... no difference if you upgrade to high end film or not. Try and see... Park under hot sun for 8 hours straight with premium film or MI film.�

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I used tint which reject 90% IR for 2.5 year.� My hand don't get burned.

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Downside is fail inspection as only 50% light penetration.

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The best way for park under hot sun for 8 hours is Sun Roof.� Open sun roof forh 1 - 2 mins.� The car will cool down faster.

yup agree....prolong parking under hot sun will still get the heat in the car no matter what...it's the difference when u drive out of the MSCP into the hot sun, the heat won't be as bad as my stock's tint, if you're using a better grade tint...u put your arms under the sun at the front windscreen, & u can feel the heat...but for a better grade tint, the heat won't be that bad liao...thus your car get cooler faster....� [thumbsup]

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Any one have issues of dash board speaker popping out?

Hi Forester Owner,

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Have you been through the decision process of choosing between the Forester and the Outback?

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I know there are differences in dimension, but why did you choose the Forester? What make you sign on the dotted line?�

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I am now in this decision process.......thinking......which one.....????

Forester NA VS Outback -> forester NA (lower Fc, road tax, easier to park due to slimmer and shorter)

Forester XT VS Outback -> Forester XT (coz of pure power)

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Personal opinion is big heavy car with 2.5 NA engine is a bit tiring to drive in our kind of stop-start traffic. It lacks the low end torque to catch up with traffic. I rather choose a smaller sedan or cross over with small engine.

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The outback is good for long distance drive or road trips.�

hahhaa~ love the design of the pre face-lift rims.

Congrats btw!

Yes I prefer those too. Theyblook like "super trees" so suits Forester. They can be a classic characteristic. Pity Subaru didnt see it that way. Just realised only from SE yesterday that mine wont be those.

Forester NA VS Outback -> forester NA (lower Fc, road tax, easier to park due to slimmer and shorter)

Forester XT VS Outback -> Forester XT (coz of pure power)

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Personal opinion is big heavy car with 2.5 NA engine is a bit tiring to drive in our kind of stop-start traffic. It lacks the low end torque to catch up with traffic. I rather choose a smaller sedan or cross over with small engine.

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The outback is good for long distance drive or road trips.�

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I see your point on Forester vs Outback.�

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True and well explained. However, it remains a personal choice. Some like it BIG.�

heard a lot of bad reviews on the MI solar film. So i parked my car under hot sun for 3 hours plus at thomson medical centre the other day. After i came back to fetch car, i was expecting a huge gush of hot air when i open the door. But, no leh, the air temp inside was not very much hotter than outside. The seats didn't feel hot too. The perforated leather seats help to keep things cool too i guess. so far the solar film seems to work well, no bubbles or anything. I don't think there's a need for me to change it.

Hmm strange. The one given to me was Autotint brand. think its some local in house brand. Anyway, I normally set to 24-25 degrees and find its quite cold already. Btw, i'm a big size guy who sweats real easily. haa.

Agree on the MI solar film that came with the car. It's quite decent and that's why I never see a need to spend that $1000 to change to another branded film. It's not much difference to the top grade film in terms of heat rejection on my previous car.

Opinions will be split among the different owners here. Best is to test it out and then deciding if one is to spend that money. Sometimes it's just psychological when one read some reviews. Base on the specifications of the MI solar film, it's not that bad.

Yes I prefer those too. Theyblook like "super trees" so suits Forester. They can be a classic characteristic. Pity Subaru didnt see it that way. Just realised only from SE yesterday that mine wont be those.

I preferred the new version actually. If you like the pre facelift one, there's a few sellers on Carousell asking for about $250. I think u probably can negotiate them for $200 as there don't seems to be any takers.

Yes I prefer those too. Theyblook like "super trees" so suits Forester. They can be a classic characteristic. Pity Subaru didnt see it that way. Just realised only from SE yesterday that mine wont be those.

I will get my NA tomorrow evening. I prefer that rim too. But my car rim will be like this:

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Yes I prefer those too. Theyblook like "super trees" so suits Forester. They can be a classic characteristic. Pity Subaru didnt see it that way. Just realised only from SE yesterday that mine wont be those.

I will get my NA tomorrow evening. I prefer that rim too. But my car rim will be like this:

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http://www.sgcarmart...6#gallery_start

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The stock xt tires are deuler 400. Kinda for off road use. Not too good for grip and traction on Tarmac. On hw speeds definitely got road noise even for bmw. My fren BMW on 18 inch low profile the tire noise worse than xt.

Any bro here manage to source for better tires for xt? Thanks.
For those who just collected their forester and find the ride bumpy, pls do check your tire pressure.

My xt all 4 tires different pressure when I check this morning. Range from 235 to 265! Lol. Anyway, I adjusted to all 240. Ride so much better.

Yes, all tyres were over inflated during collection. Mine was 270 all around. Adjusted to 235 front and 225 rear during 1st tank pump at kiosk. So much more comfortable to drive.

Just a short feedback on Forester XT FC.

After a few days of driving in all kinds of road conditions and traffic. (a mix of roughly 60% hw and 40% city) I've done close to 500km. the fuel meter is showing 2 bars less from half way mark. Trip computer is showing around 8.6L/100km (11.6km/L) on average. Some trips if mainly HW can hit 7.5L/100 (about 13+km/L). And my engine is still running in.

I believe this type of newer twin scroll turbo engine can get good fc depending on the driver.

Wow your FC on XT is better than my NA...

Or did they throw in a big turbo without my knowledge? lol

Wow your FC on XT is better than my NA...

Or did they throw in a big turbo without my knowledge? lol

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On paper, the NA has better FC. Looking at the power to weight ratio and after test drive, my experience tells me the XT will have better FC for my driving style. (of course this is assuming XT is in I mode only. My CO forbid me to use S and S sharp unless necessary...)

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I used to get 11-12km/L on my old mark x (2.5L V6), my old civic 1.8 only managed 12+km/L. Same right foot, same traffic, same driving style.�

Hi Forester Owner,

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Have you been through the decision process of choosing between the Forester and the Outback?

�

I know there are differences in dimension, but why did you choose the Forester? What make you sign on the dotted line?�

�

I am now in this decision process.......thinking......which one.....????

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For me i prefer the higher viewpoint of an SUV and i love the larger sunroof of the Forester...

I used tint which reject 90% IR for 2.5 year.� My hand don't get burned.

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Downside is fail inspection as only 50% light penetration.

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The best way for park under hot sun for 8 hours is Sun Roof.� Open sun roof forh 1 - 2 mins.� The car will cool down faster.

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Did not know that open sun roof help cool down faster. Since Forester had huge sun roof, must make full use of it.

I normally open the shade during the night of raining day.

On paper, the NA has better FC. Looking at the power to weight ratio and after test drive, my experience tells me the XT will have better FC for my driving style. (of course this is assuming XT is in I mode only. My CO forbid me to use S and S sharp unless necessary...)

I used to get 11-12km/L on my old mark x (2.5L V6), my old civic 1.8 only managed 12+km/L. Same right foot, same traffic, same driving style.

According to a Mechanic who has worked 30 years in MI n has won quite a few international Subaru Mechanic competition.. Sweet spot for Subaru

Pump 95 n drive in S mode.
90-120km/h below 3000rpm
Drive in I mode when in jams n slow traffic

Hi Forester Owner,

Have you been through the decision process of choosing between the Forester and the Outback?

I know there are differences in dimension, but why did you choose the Forester? What make you sign on the dotted line?

I am now in this decision process.......thinking......which one.....????

I went through the process.

Comfort vs power. Tough decision..

Can't use the extra horses coz of all the speed cameras in SG.

In My dare not use the horses to outrun the kancils..

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