Hi guys !
After my own presentation it's time to introduce my rig wich is currently "in progress" (well, like most of our rigs ...)
But first of all, I'm gonna briefly explain to you, what leads me here.
I own, for about 3 years now, a Volkswagen Mk3 Variant. This is a great car, I love it ! It's reliable, economic (mpg, insurance, parts) and very spacious.
As a car guy, it was impossible for me to leave it bone stock so I modified it a bit ...
Yup, it's not really overland-ready !
Low coilover suspension, stretch tires, wide wheels, tires rubbing fenders and chassis scraping the floor !
But after a year rolling like that, I was a little bit bored of this form over function stance, and as a daily driver it wasn't very convenient ...
I also wanted to travel, discover new, wild places and riding spots and it was impossible to do that with it.
So I chose a (really) different path and this is what it gave :
I lifted it a bit and add some travel equipment, that's already better !
But even after all that, it didn't feel "strong" and smooth on light, gravel trails, so I decide to look somewhere else ...
I was looking for something relatively cheap, strong and reliable. I didn't look for "big" 4wd like Landcruisers, Defenders ... because everything is so much expensive with these cars ... And I finaly came across this little but very capable SUV (for me, the first gen is more like a big AWD wagon) : the Subaru Forester. I start digging the french version of craiglist, and after a few months I found THE forester !
So, it is a 1997 SF5 Subaru Forester with the EJ20 122hp motorisation, dual range manual gearbox, 240 000km (149,129miles) on the clock , with all the options that I wanted except for the color (Eurk ...)
I bring it from the South West of France: 900km without any problems
Main work to do: a clutch, a major overhaul.
Price : 900€ (1000US$)
I've already started to work on it, I'm gonna post that later !
Thanks for reading me !, Once again, I precise that I'm French and I do my best to write a understandable English for you guys.
After my own presentation it's time to introduce my rig wich is currently "in progress" (well, like most of our rigs ...)
But first of all, I'm gonna briefly explain to you, what leads me here.
I own, for about 3 years now, a Volkswagen Mk3 Variant. This is a great car, I love it ! It's reliable, economic (mpg, insurance, parts) and very spacious.
As a car guy, it was impossible for me to leave it bone stock so I modified it a bit ...
Yup, it's not really overland-ready !
Low coilover suspension, stretch tires, wide wheels, tires rubbing fenders and chassis scraping the floor !
But after a year rolling like that, I was a little bit bored of this form over function stance, and as a daily driver it wasn't very convenient ...
I also wanted to travel, discover new, wild places and riding spots and it was impossible to do that with it.
So I chose a (really) different path and this is what it gave :
I lifted it a bit and add some travel equipment, that's already better !
But even after all that, it didn't feel "strong" and smooth on light, gravel trails, so I decide to look somewhere else ...
I was looking for something relatively cheap, strong and reliable. I didn't look for "big" 4wd like Landcruisers, Defenders ... because everything is so much expensive with these cars ... And I finaly came across this little but very capable SUV (for me, the first gen is more like a big AWD wagon) : the Subaru Forester. I start digging the french version of craiglist, and after a few months I found THE forester !
So, it is a 1997 SF5 Subaru Forester with the EJ20 122hp motorisation, dual range manual gearbox, 240 000km (149,129miles) on the clock , with all the options that I wanted except for the color (Eurk ...)
I bring it from the South West of France: 900km without any problems
Main work to do: a clutch, a major overhaul.
Price : 900€ (1000US$)
I've already started to work on it, I'm gonna post that later !
Thanks for reading me !, Once again, I precise that I'm French and I do my best to write a understandable English for you guys.
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