aclayonb
Junior Member
Your chances are better than most. I've been eyeballing all of the Stingrays for sale around here. I've got the itch to get one but I know better.
I've been eyeballing all of the Stingrays for sale around here. I've got the itch to get one but I know better.
Big +1! Which is why BRZ was so much more fun to drive than everything else I tested.
AWD is great in some situations, but has to be done right to be fun. AWD with heavy front bias is not that much more fun to drive than FWD, from my experience.
BRZ Go-Cart! :rof::rof::rof: Told ya.... but its only practical use is entertainment!
Yeah I fully blame you for bringing it up in the other thread! If I buy one, I'll tell my wife you made me do it!
If I'm taking a hit for that, it should be nearly broken in by the time you hit Oregon and hand me the keys! :rockon:
Think of Mulholland Drive but higher in the mountains towards the North! I know some great roads. :thumbup:
Does that mean your gonna break it in on the way here?
Nice slow roll getting the wife to buy a 2 seater! :thumbup::thumbup:
Congratz on your potential purchase! Just to stir the pot, did you try driving a Mini Clubman S or John Cooper Works Version? Funky car but lots of fun. Drives like a go kart, IMO. Decent MPG too.
My daughter had a Protege 5 until it was totaled. She was fine. Got her a 2010 Mazda3 hatch and she's happy.
Congrats Eric and welcome to Subieworld. Let me know when you are ready to tune. The Etherworld is chock full of open source help and tools. I am on my second LGT and there are a few cheap tweaks related to the switch between open and closed loop fueling that spice up power delivery. These things come with very conservative tunes to meet emissions.
Funny.. even though BRZ is nothing like it on paper, out of everything I've driven it's the most like Protege5: no real power to speak of, all sorts of interesting noises and great handling!
Looked into all Cooper variants. Did not test drive any because everyone who owns one told me it's not a smart car to buy for long term. It is a BMW, after all.. once you're out of warranty, any little issue costs significantly more to fix than any of the Japanese offerings.. and they're not known for being bulletproof either. I've no doubt they're very fun.
However, front engine + RWD FTW!!
My order is in.. it's gonna be a looong wait, as 2015 is not expected to show up till late July! Oh well.. more bike riding for me :thumbup:
:thumbup: Cool. Long time Subaru driver, here.
Do keep an eye on oil consumption -- seems to be a normal thing with their current gen engines that use thin 0W20 syn oil. My brother says it's typical for his Impreza to use a quart every 2000 miles.
I just sunk a couple thousand bucks into my 2004 Forester to fix leaky head gaskets (a problem with older gen, non turbos as they age) timing belt, and a major service. No reason I can't get another 100K mile and ten years out of it. And I've never had to add oil to it. At the dealer, I parked next to another Forester that had 320K on it!
Good choice, I want to try one since everyone raves at how fun they are.
This thread makes me laugh though since I was telling my friend how no one buys the FR-S over the BRZ since Scion over priced them hahaha
Oh I thought it was the other way around...either way I guess everyone wants the nav because I never ever see FR-Ses but BRZs are very common (among the platform)Interesting thing about base FR-S vs base BRZ. Scion invoice is 1k less. The only *real* difference is that BRZ comes with navigation standard, BUT their true market value is nearly identical. So why get a Scion without nav? :don'tknow:
I love the Suby dealer near me.. I bought a car from them before, so that's a major factor in choosing BRZ over FR-S too.