Zermat Silver 08 GS auto 2years old next week, good offer from dealer so will be Santorini 10 GS Auto on Monday.

26,000 miles, Heater Recall, drivers seat dropping and vibration/rattle from interior mirror. No mechanical faults.
Lots of off road miles at rounds of Scottish Rally Championship running an hour ahead of event.
No hesitation on buying same again, did not even look at any opposition. Only one even close might have been New Forrester but NO diesel auto available and petrol auto?? cheaper with a RR V8 petrol!!! All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

What stealers is that? Was it a cheape price or change price? Just I've been looking to change.

We silvers have got to stick together in the face of desertion! Ralph
Zurmatt Silver, Diesel, Automatic, side steps, mud flaps, mats, boot liner, TomTom Start 60 installed, rubbing strips, removable Brink tow bar, after market tinted glass, front styling bar, Rear spoiler, Motorlicious tail pipe trim. Wood Company centre armrest

Same here LE SPORT in santorini black next monday

must admit we were very impressed with the Forester boxer diesel, but we were after a manual.

also very impressed with the dealer in Prestwick who seemed to know their stuff.

Iain

good luck with the new black motors, if mine wasnt so good I'd be jealous  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Nothing wrong with Silver, each to their own, although isn't Black difficult to keep clean?

After 60 miles through forrests, wet and muddy you don't know what colour it is anyway. If nice dry day?? good scottish stoor (dust) makes all look like stornoway.
Just going out to change my ebay SE wheels back to original GS ones. All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

Ours is still clean

Druand, What's wrong with the SE wheels? Ralph
Zurmatt Silver, Diesel, Automatic, side steps, mud flaps, mats, boot liner, TomTom Start 60 installed, rubbing strips, removable Brink tow bar, after market tinted glass, front styling bar, Rear spoiler, Motorlicious tail pipe trim. Wood Company centre armrest

druand wrote:

Zermat Silver 08 GS auto 2years old next week, good offer from dealer so will be Santorini 10 GS Auto on Monday.

26,000 miles, Heater Recall, drivers seat dropping and vibration/rattle from interior mirror. No mechanical faults.
Lots of off road miles at rounds of Scottish Rally Championship running an hour ahead of event.
No hesitation on buying same again, did not even look at any opposition. Only one even close might have been New Forrester but NO diesel auto available and petrol auto?? cheaper with a RR V8 petrol!!!

Ralphk wrote:

Druand, What's wrong with the SE wheels?

I am guessing nothing just that he is trading in with original wheels so he can put the SE wheels on the new motor

Here's an idea take out the spare wheel as well and then you can put that in the new motor and store the shaving foam away for trade in on the next one!  

Christian138,
Yes keeping SE wheels 5-6mm, Original GS 3mm. Have 2 reasons to change, had bus pass for 8 years (that tells my age) and prefer to update regularly to keep £ gap as low as possible. All depends on what is offered and this time it suited me.
For many years had a new Sierra-Mondeo every 11-13 months 30,000mls, same dealer, system worked well for me. All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

druand wrote:

Christian138,
Yes keeping SE wheels 5-6mm, Original GS 3mm. Have 2 reasons to change, had bus pass for 8 years (that tells my age) and prefer to update regularly to keep £ gap as low as possible. All depends on what is offered and this time it suited me.
For many years had a new Sierra-Mondeo every 11-13 months 30,000mls, same dealer, system worked well for me.

Fair do's. I had a Ford Focus for 6 years, bought for £11k, sold for £3k...so about £1300 depreciation a year, pretty sure I'd have spent 10x that replacing it every 12 months... Suppose it depends on your mileage, I tend to do <10k a year.

Sorry Druand, Your reasoning is far to logical and simple for my complicated mind. I will try and not ask you any more stupid questions Ralph
Zurmatt Silver, Diesel, Automatic, side steps, mud flaps, mats, boot liner, TomTom Start 60 installed, rubbing strips, removable Brink tow bar, after market tinted glass, front styling bar, Rear spoiler, Motorlicious tail pipe trim. Wood Company centre armrest