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  • Jeep Grand Cherokee Long-term experience

    HI Offroader! Since I have now bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7 CRD “Laredo” and still have to wait a bit until I can pick it up, I would like to hear your experiences about this model, engine. The car now has 96,000 on the hump but looks like new. The car was not moved in hard terrain. I drove it almost 2 hours sample ( road) and was immediately fire and flame. At the moment I drive an Audi A3 1.6 he Bj 2002. 43,000 Km Quallitativ an entirely different but I like the jeep better! Well that such a car in contrast to my Audi A3 is a bit more uneconomical, is already clear to me but how is so the durability with reasonable care? I always think a little bit about childhood diseases and expensive reperatures that reveal themselves after 100,000 km and more. Another suspension ( Bilstein ) was installed at 30.000 km because the previous owner liked it a little tighter. I take the original suspension as a replacement. agen has also according to the sellers a control chain which should be maintenance-free. Is that true? Does not such a chain have to be renewed also from a certain Km. ?? Thank me in advance about every experience and communication.

  • Timing belt change 2.0 125PS

    Hello Subaru driver, once again on the topic of timing belt change, sorry, unfortunately did not find a suitable post. I bought for hobby and dogs a Legacy combo petrol 2.0 125 HP switch. The car is BJ 2000 , has run 203tkm and is quasi stainless. Runs well for his age and makes fun. The last timing belt change according to a sticker in the engine compartment was carried out at 140tkm. Due to existing TÜV reports and the mileage recorded on it this would have to in 2014. So there’s a change. Offer of a free workshop: 1350€ complete with WaPu. Wanted to get the days to a small Subaru workshop nearby and me an offer. Has someone here recently made the change in such a model in a Subaru factory saddle and can roughly give me a price direction. In 1350 I find already a lot, but is also my first Subaru and I lack the comparison.

  • Experienced BM/BR Generation Legacy?

    Good day, I hope some can give me some reviews about the Legacy, to say it exactly the Legacy BM/BR generation, i.e. between 2009 and 2014. I was asked by a colleague or is often asked when it comes to cars, but with Subaru have almost no experience values. Because the only one I drove was the Forester (2009) Diesel, which was a complete disaster, problem is also the only currently available Legacy, in its price segment are One of them would like a legacy 2011 looks almost like new, but with a good 200,000 km on it, at 25,000 km in the year the car will surely have heard a commuter, but question is whether the engine still gives something, of course with proper maintenance, meant now. If it were a Benz, I would say he has only half down, but what I have read about the Subaru Diesel is not particularly gratifying. Did any of you, such a Legacy and can tell me with a good conscience, with proper maintenance the part runs without changing tens of things?

  • Quality current Subaru models

    Dear Subaru community, since I am increasingly dissatisfied with my Mokka, and an XV for me is quite an alternative, I wanted to ask you how the quality of the current models can be estimated. The classic Subaru until about 2007 (Impreza) until 2009 (Legacy) were of castle quality. Unfortunately today the prices on the used car market do not really fit the expected residual service life due to the status “last real Subaru”. I tried a Forester SH from 2013 in 2016, which I would have liked to take in principle. But the condition was horrible. Contaminating to advanced rust damage on the whole body, especially on cut edges and welds, dropped buttons on the radio, coatings in the interior that had already begun to loosen… I had read something similar here in the forum and was warned accordingly and could only confirm the reports. Be In the Impreza GR it was probably similar. Therefore the question, what it looks like with the models 2011-2018?https://www.autobild.de/artikel/subaru-xv-dauertest-5257749.html

  • Subaru Forester Good as the first car?

    Moin to all Subaru friends out there ! To clarify in which starting position I am at the moment/in the near future: I start now soon with the car driver’s license and should drive with 17 then accompanied and later alone etc. Normally I would not have to worry about a car yet, however, my father is from the end of this year retired and therefore does not need his car anymore ( my parents then only use our newer forester of my mother). So it came to me that my father has offered that I can have his old Forester, now I wonder if it is wise to take the car because I could just get it around otherwise and a Forester as the first car is pretty much the best I can imagine xD However, the first car of course may not be all too expensive in the insurance and consumption. Experience shows however this is not the case since the Subbi would like to get approved times 9 liters in normal driving mode I sell the Forester and I would buy an old justy or impreza 1.6 which are probably classified lower in insurance because of vehicle class and engine. Here’s a couple of dates about the Forester : Year of construction : 2006 Motor : 2.0× 158 Ps Km. : Approx.140.000 Now my question : Which variant is permanently smarter / more economical

  • Land Rover Range Rover Sport TDV8

    Hello! I play with the idea of buying a RRS TDV8. First I thought about taking the TDV6, but I have some respect for the 2.6 tons of curb weight. I can’t imagine that the 190 hp can handle this. But the extra charge is already happy. I think 9000,- EUR. For me only the HSE equipment would come into question. I’ve read a lot about the car. Is that true that the TDV8 consumes more than 15 liters on average? According to the list, the throughput is hnitts consumption at 11,1 liters, 15 liters would be over 30% more. What more should you add to the equipment? So what is still important? I definitely want metallic varnish and tinted discs back. How much discount can I expect? I most likely have a test drive next/next week. But I don’t want to go ignorant. Thank you

  • Vehicle for construction site

    Hello! My boss came in recently, and gave me the order to pick out a vehicle for a construction site, but the following should be considered -All-wheel drive -Differential lock -Diesel -wide tires -as much ground clearance as possible -he has to drive on a sand construction site and should not dig in -and it should not be an Audi, BMW, or otherwise a “luxury brand”. I have already picked out some cars, among them the Nissan Patrol, Jeep Patriot and the Mitsubishi Pajero . However, I wanted to ask again what else you would recommend to me, what I might not have thought about yet, or if you can tell me something about the cars I have in the short choice so far. That would really help me a lot, and I want to make a good impression with my boss.

  • Defender as a long-distance vehicle – which model (short version) is recommended?

    Hi, in view of the increasingly unreliable weather in Germany, I have the idea of selling my motorcycle (either I don’t have time to drive or the weather is too bad) and to get a Defender (short version) with fabric cover, which can be moved completely open or closed depending on the weather situation. However, given the excessive costs of individual traffic, I think it is nonsense to consider three cars in the family, the Defender should simultaneously serve as a replacement for my Opel Omega 2.5 DTI, which I travel as a long-distance commuter every day on 150 km of work. In addition, it would serve as a towing vehicle for my caravan (ZGG 1600 kg). Which model (diesel) would you think would be most suitable for this purpose?

  • AT Tires for the winter?

    Hello, I’m looking for a 17 or 18″ AT tyre, which can also be driven on the road in winter. So it’s best to have a tyre that is clear from the profile and the rubber mixture with snow and ice. Unroll comfort and volume do not matter. Technically, there should be no restriction, but I don’t find an AT tyre with appropriate marking. Are there any specimens that are still suitable? At the top of the pass you can easily get a lot of snow, at half of the height you have brutal gravel and even further down there is mud and mud. Not to forget the return trip on the highway! Besides, I could do without the set of rims with winter tires and would have more space in the garage. Best regards!

  • Big feet for the Jimny

    Moin, after I got my Jimny on winter tires (and there was no second wheel set) is a 1A opportunity to get rid of the really unspeakably ugly steel rims with regard to the coming summer. Considering the vanishingly small selection of aluminium rims for the Jimny, the majority of the riders seem to be different view – that didn’t make the search for suitable tires much easier. By a stupid coincidence (at which the big Aukti But I have now come to a set of aluminiums from the Grand Vitara – the exciting question arises, if they fit…? The steel rim of the Jimny is a 5.5J15 ET5, the one from the Grand Vitara 7J16 ET5. As tyres stand the current 205/70R15 against 235/60R16 – since the press-in depth is identical, the tires would have to come 15 mm further outwards, that should fit. The diameter rises from approx. 67 cm to 69 cm, what knap This would be less than 5% more than a series, so the TÜV would have to be able to live with it. Bike nuts and test reports (were unfortunately not there) are expected to intrude next week with the friendly one. The Jimny is not mentioned in it, I am curious about the reaction of the examiner. I think I should prepare him for it next week for the first time… For the photo I just took a rain gap, to two of them for the optics beside u think – see appendix. Of course has a bit of ice cream parlor look, but with that I can live… Greeting, Derk