Joe

The forester is SMALLER than the Legacy. The Forester is built on the
Imprezza frame...

"Dave C." <spammersdie@slowlyandpainfully.com> wrote in message
news:hpgmb.850$RQ1.395@newsread3.news.pas.earthlin k.net...
> > >
> >
> > How big of a car do you need? The Legacy is downright cavernous, at
> > least from my small-car-loving perspective.
> >
> > nate
> >
>
> Holy crap, the forester is puny. I can't imagine driving a legacy. Think
> Pontiac Grand Prix. That's a good starting point. Now think more
> oom. -Dave
>
>

Dave C.

>
> By "Name one that is a good value for the money" I assume you meant one
car
> or minivan with "4x4 capability". Subarus are, in my opinion, "a good
value
> for the money" and have "4x4 capability".
>
> So please explain how "Nope. Even the largest model doesn't seat more
than
> four comfortably. Even four are not comfortable in the forester" is
> relavant at all?

Well it's not relevant at all, unless you have a family to consider. I know
I sure as heck wouldn't take a road trip in a forester. Not unless I was
masochistic, that is. -Dave

Dave C.

>
> By "Name one that is a good value for the money" I assume you meant one
car
> or minivan with "4x4 capability". Subarus are, in my opinion, "a good
value
> for the money" and have "4x4 capability".
>
> So please explain how "Nope. Even the largest model doesn't seat more
than
> four comfortably. Even four are not comfortable in the forester" is
> relavant at all?

Well it's not relevant at all, unless you have a family to consider. I know
I sure as heck wouldn't take a road trip in a forester. Not unless I was
masochistic, that is. -Dave

Dave C.

>
> By "Name one that is a good value for the money" I assume you meant one
car
> or minivan with "4x4 capability". Subarus are, in my opinion, "a good
value
> for the money" and have "4x4 capability".
>
> So please explain how "Nope. Even the largest model doesn't seat more
than
> four comfortably. Even four are not comfortable in the forester" is
> relavant at all?

Well it's not relevant at all, unless you have a family to consider. I know
I sure as heck wouldn't take a road trip in a forester. Not unless I was
masochistic, that is. -Dave

Dave C.

> I can't speak for him, but I need lots of leg and head room. Jeep
Cherokee,
> to small, I have to recline the seat way back to get my head low enough to
> fit. Monte Carlo, to small, again I have to lower and recline the seat as
> far as possible just to squeeze in. Mercury Grand Marquis, better, at
least
> I can drive it in reasonable comfort, but it could stand to be a bit
larger
> yet. The 1972 Olds 98 LS I used to drive? Perfect! So now I just stick
with
> full size pickups, which could use a little more headroom themselves. It's
> size discrimination I tell you, where's my lawyer? ;-)
>

Well I can speak for him, and I agree with you. I don't think there's a
single Jap car that I'd want to take on a long road trip. All too small,
even the Avalon/Camry. -Dave

Dave C.

> I can't speak for him, but I need lots of leg and head room. Jeep
Cherokee,
> to small, I have to recline the seat way back to get my head low enough to
> fit. Monte Carlo, to small, again I have to lower and recline the seat as
> far as possible just to squeeze in. Mercury Grand Marquis, better, at
least
> I can drive it in reasonable comfort, but it could stand to be a bit
larger
> yet. The 1972 Olds 98 LS I used to drive? Perfect! So now I just stick
with
> full size pickups, which could use a little more headroom themselves. It's
> size discrimination I tell you, where's my lawyer? ;-)
>

Well I can speak for him, and I agree with you. I don't think there's a
single Jap car that I'd want to take on a long road trip. All too small,
even the Avalon/Camry. -Dave

Dave C.

> I can't speak for him, but I need lots of leg and head room. Jeep
Cherokee,
> to small, I have to recline the seat way back to get my head low enough to
> fit. Monte Carlo, to small, again I have to lower and recline the seat as
> far as possible just to squeeze in. Mercury Grand Marquis, better, at
least
> I can drive it in reasonable comfort, but it could stand to be a bit
larger
> yet. The 1972 Olds 98 LS I used to drive? Perfect! So now I just stick
with
> full size pickups, which could use a little more headroom themselves. It's
> size discrimination I tell you, where's my lawyer? ;-)
>

Well I can speak for him, and I agree with you. I don't think there's a
single Jap car that I'd want to take on a long road trip. All too small,
even the Avalon/Camry. -Dave

Dave C.

> Your kind of people, or your view of comfort must be different from our
> family who managed to be comfortable in an Impreza hatchback.
>
> --
> Rickety

You a family of midgets? -Dave

Dave C.

> Your kind of people, or your view of comfort must be different from our
> family who managed to be comfortable in an Impreza hatchback.
>
> --
> Rickety

You a family of midgets? -Dave

Dave C.

> Your kind of people, or your view of comfort must be different from our
> family who managed to be comfortable in an Impreza hatchback.
>
> --
> Rickety

You a family of midgets? -Dave