Subaru: Forester in Sand

Robert Krieger wrote: 

Not with a Forester but with an Impreza and my advice is: stay on the
hard stuff or you'll get beached.

Robert,
No first hand experience driving in sand, yet :-)

Besides this news group I also monitor the following Yahoo discussion
groups.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruforester/

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ausforester/

The Forester owners involved in the Yahoo groups tend to be more
"performance" or "off-road" focused in their discussions.
What I have assessed from the off road guys is, when driving in sand you
should...
.. lower your tire pressure and
.. be aware of causing damage to the sump guard/ skid plate on the bottom of
the vehicle.

FWIW
Tom



"Robert Krieger" <net> wrote in message
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On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 07:28:42 -0500, "powertrain" <com>
wrote:
 
my 93 impreza ( with the local sticker) does great at the outer banks.
I am sure you have more clearance than I do . Besides bottoming out
(and reversing out) my trips have been uneventful.
Do make sure to wash the underside as well as the body when you leave.
I do drop the tire pressure to 10-15 psi and remember to start off
slowly in the sand. Most people try to use the snow/sand hard launch
spin start and dig a pit. Once you begin moving gas it and go. Do not
make sharp turns or you will dig in and try to follow previous tracks
and if you do back, stay in your tracks.
The weight advantage we have makes all the diff.
Wait til you pass a mega z71 and watch!
AJ