A customer of mine is selling his 2004 Forester XT so I went to test drive it today and was very disappointed in the power.It felt like the regular Forester I drove at the dealer. Going up a hill at about 25 in Drive I punched it and it slowly sped up to 35.No excitement AT ALL and I was expecting neck snapping performance. The reviews said 0-60 in 5.3 seconds.
second lag some power did come on but still nothing great.I announced my dissatisfaction and he said he downshifts to 3d when he needs real acceleration so I tried that and after a long time,maybe 4-5 seconds,I finally started feeling some real power,but by then it was time to shut down. Does this sound normal? Does this suggest to any of you a problem that could be easily fixed or should I just pass on the car? He is a great guy and has taken very good care of it and kept all records. Much thanks.-Brian