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Old May 11, 2014 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeR0
Sold my STI, looking at the BRZ, but now I see them EVERYWHERE.
I've noticed that, too. I am actually okay with it. As long as it meets my needs, it is all good for me.

It is a great arrive and drive car for motorsports. You can certainly do things with it to make it faster but out of the box, I think it is pretty good.

It's fun to drive.

Fuel economy is pretty good. I average a little more than 28 mpg and I drive about 60% city.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by FearNoEvo
My buddy got a BRZ like a month after I got my WRX. I tried to talk him into getting a WRX but he said the insurance was a lot cheaper with the BRZ. When we go driving together it can sort of keep up but can't beat a turbo.
I think the BRZ handles much much better. BRZ doesn't quite have the power... but power isn't everything. All cars have their pros and cons.You wouldn't want to drive the BRZ like a WRX and vice versa to be fast. Drive a WRX like a WRX, and drive a BRZ like a BRZ. Play into their strong points and work around their weaknesses.

Originally Posted by Bast
He wants more space, really. The BRZ is great and a super fun car. But his lifestyle requires more room in a car.
There's totally no space in the BRZ. That's a good and bad thing... Fun car... but totally not practical.

Originally Posted by WRBLUEballs
Just curious that is all. As for me having my BRZ for more than a year I love the car, but havent seen many of us posted or try to sell part here. Plus I dont really like the format of FT86club(.)com IMHO lol

I kinda miss boost but the superior handling makes up for it.
FT86club is okay. It is a young group. The way they organize their forums/threads is kind of dumb.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 08:40 AM
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Been working on these a bit more lately. Very fun cars when boosted .

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Old May 12, 2014 | 08:43 AM
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I want one, but I get too much snow to not have AWD.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by darkonion
There's totally no space in the BRZ. That's a good and bad thing... Fun car... but totally not practical.
For what it is, there's plenty of space. I can fit a full set of wheels in the back seat. The trunk is decent too. It's practical enough.

Originally Posted by newyorkreload
I want one, but I get too much snow to not have AWD.
A nice set of snow tires would solve that
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Old May 12, 2014 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by G_Ride
For what it is, there's plenty of space. I can fit a full set of wheels in the back seat. The trunk is decent too. It's practical enough.
It's practical enough... It isn't much, but I got mad Tetris skills...
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Old May 12, 2014 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by G_Ride
A nice set of snow tires would solve that
Maybe, but i'd need a lift kit too. Twice this winter I bottomed out my wrx because we got 9 inches of snow while I was at work.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 09:12 AM
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This car has more space than my old Sti did that's for sure. Just gotta put down the rear seats
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Old May 12, 2014 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Rescuer
I've actually been noticing something..... I keep seeing nothing but FRS's everywhere.....

sometimes I change lanes, speed up a bit to catch up.......FRS

or in a parking lot, go to park by the "subaru".....nope, another FRS

i'm not sure if i've seen a single BRZ the last few months, but i've seen 50 FRS's
I might be wrong, but many Average Joes who don't know too much about cars ( people who are sold to the Toyota/Scion brand ) could've gotten into them.. camry, avalon, and Scion xb/xd/tc owners could've said 'the hell with this' and could've traded them in.. what Toyota owners might not know is, Subaru is just as/ if not more reliable than Toyotas!! But I'm sure people research before they buy the car, so they could be aware that it is Toyota/Subaru, but an average Joe might not know?

How can they not own this car in blue?? Does the FRS come in blue? That's what would make me get the BRZ over the FRS..

P.S: I love WRB by the way lol
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Old May 12, 2014 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Rescuer
I've actually been noticing something..... I keep seeing nothing but FRS's everywhere.....

sometimes I change lanes, speed up a bit to catch up.......FRS

or in a parking lot, go to park by the "subaru".....nope, another FRS

i'm not sure if i've seen a single BRZ the last few months, but i've seen 50 FRS's
Except for the iClub meets, I never see BRZs...didn't Toyota place a restriction that Subaru can only sell 1 BRZ for every 10 FRS (or something like that)? So inherently there are way more Scion copies out there.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by LxJLthr
Except for the iClub meets, I never see BRZs...didn't Toyota place a restriction that Subaru can only sell 1 BRZ for every 10 FRS (or something like that)? So inherently there are way more Scion copies out there.
That 10:1 ratio has nothing to do with the US market. Sale wise here in the US, it's 1 BRZ to every 2-3 FRS's.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 11:25 AM
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I want one. But I need the practicality of my WRX wagon.
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Old May 12, 2014 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bkblitzed
This car has more space than my old Sti did that's for sure. Just gotta put down the rear seats
It definitely has a lot of trunk space with the seats down. However, not people space, haha
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Old May 12, 2014 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by G_Ride
That 10:1 ratio has nothing to do with the US market. Sale wise here in the US, it's 1 BRZ to every 2-3 FRS's.
Aaaaahh okay I stand corrected
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Old May 12, 2014 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeR0
Sold my STI, looking at the BRZ, but now I see them EVERYWHERE.
The more cars out there, the better the aftermarket will be!

If you want a unique car that not many other people have, you're going to need to be spending like over $60k at least. That's just how it goes.
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