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Ziploc posted:This car might not be for you then. Downshifting is loving fun. Just learn how to do it properly and you'll never want to stop. Every time I downshift I feel like I'm in the millennium falcon and we're jumping to hyperspace. I drive a 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. Can't wait to see what downshifting in a BRZ feels like.
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Feb 12, 2012 04:41
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blk posted:Has anyone confirmed that an infant's car seat can fit in the back? I want to keep this car as long as possible but my girlfriend wants to pop one out in 3 years. I could have swore I saw that they were going to sell a booster seat that strapped into the middle on ft86club, but I can't seem to find anything. edit: found it  It's from this accessory catalog. zorch fucked around with this message at 16:21 on Feb 13, 2012 |
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Feb 13, 2012 16:13
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But what if you folded the back seat down? (assuming you'd want to share the same compartment with a pile of dead hookers)
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Feb 14, 2012 19:06
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I thought there was a big announcement with all of the new posts. Nope, just Prius chat.
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Feb 16, 2012 21:35
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Went to the dealership and ordered mine today  Subaru of Plano (TX) said that they're going to be getting 15 in one shot, so they're going to take orders for all 15 of them instead of just receiving a random allotment. They said they should be getting them in 60 - 90 days. They're going to be having a car show at the dealership in May, (seventh I think) they'll have the GT300 there, some race car driver, tuning companies, and a handful of BRZs. I'm getting a dark grey metallic premium with manual transmission.
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Mar 1, 2012 18:22
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I assume he just put a deposit down on a specific car, pricing TBD, but correct me if I'm wrong by all means. This is correct. FWIW Subaru of Plano said that they're not going to add a bullshit "market adjustment" markup like some dealers are, though I didn't think to get that in writing.  So hopefully it'll just be MSRP + TTL.
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Mar 2, 2012 02:22
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https://proj4.boxer.subaru.com/vehicles/brz/index.html
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Mar 2, 2012 03:36
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Those are in fact the only two answers. Dark Grey Metallic, bitch.  
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Mar 2, 2012 18:20
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Mar 2, 2012 20:13
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InitialDave posted:So the floorpan's got enough rigidity to lose the roof entirely, but not to have a hatch?   I wonder how many baby seats you could fit in a brz hatch
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Mar 2, 2012 22:36
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blk posted:Almost forgot, here's MSRP on the limited. Dick Burglar posted:Is that is $AUS or what? Where the hell do they charge 100 Gs for this car? My premium has the same number listed for MSRP, it's just a placeholder.
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Mar 4, 2012 03:38
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BRZ owner's manual has been posted.
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Mar 14, 2012 15:34
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Powershift posted:You would think by now they would have production versions on the show circuit. the car is supposed to hit lots inside of 3 months The production versions just started rolling off the line a week ago.
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Mar 15, 2012 16:24
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The one at CES had steering wheel controls, don't know anything other than that though.
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Mar 15, 2012 20:09
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Removed on behalf of SoA. Sorry guys.
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Mar 16, 2012 17:37
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Removed on behalf of SoA. Sorry guys.
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Mar 16, 2012 18:12
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Yeah, I'm going to adjust my mirrors to the Society of Automotive Engineers' specifications. If I'm not happy with that I could always slap on some of those fisheye doodads.
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Mar 16, 2012 18:51
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Dark Grey Metallic looks fantastic in person. Here's some charts of what's popular on the ft86club forums. (compiled from their sold order registry)  
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Removed on behalf of SoA. Sorry guys.
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Mar 17, 2012 02:39
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I'm 6'2" and had no issues sitting in the BRZ. It was also easy to get in and out of, even compared to larger cars like the Camaro.
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FR-S prices have been announced, $24,200 for manual and $25,300 for automatic.quote:To: All Scion Dealers March 20, 2012 Also, here's a video of the FR-S on Laguna Seca: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGso9oKcYtM zorch fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Mar 21, 2012 |
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Mar 21, 2012 21:39
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Guinness posted:Hot drat, under 25k to start. Any idea what the Limited (or whatever the Scion equivalent is) package costs? That was for the Scion FR-S, not the BRZ. BRZ prices haven't been announced yet. I guess it really comes down to how Subaru and Toyota are planning on cooperating. As the BRZ Premium has HID lights and navigation, if it's priced too closely to the FR-S it will cannibalize sales. I'm hoping the BRZ Premium will come out somewhere in the mid 25's and the Limited will be around 27.
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Mar 21, 2012 21:51
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I didn't like how they were jerking me around on price so I went out and bought a Pontiac Aztek instead. I had been cross shopping it, the BRZ and a Smart Fortwo but in the end I felt like the Aztek had the speed, handling and fuel economy I was looking for.
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Mar 22, 2012 05:25
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ugh I can't believe the price came out to be exactly what everyone has been saying for the last four months. I think imma buy some jersey shore muscle car that literally everyone in the world owns instead
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Mar 22, 2012 19:53
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Q_res posted:I find it funny that "other people own this car" is considered a valid criticism. If that bothers you enough to weigh on your purchase decision, I don't think you have any business trying to take the high ground as a "car guy", as opposed to a fashion whore. Yes because there's something wrong with wanting to spend tens of thousands of dollars on something that's at least moderately unique and interesting.
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Mar 22, 2012 20:19
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Q_res posted:No, that's a perfectly reasonable thing for a fashion whore to do. My dad restores mustangs. He has a 68 GT500 convertible and a Sunbeam Tiger autographed by Carroll Shelby himself in addition to at least one or two 60's Mustangs constantly in flux. I've been to many Mustang / Shelby meets and have driven a handful of Mustangs around a track. I don't think they're lovely cars but to say "nope, gonna go buy a base model Mustang instead" is loving retarded. Most "car guys" value handling and track performance above all else. The V6 Mustang may have 100 more horsepower but you're not going to see it in the autocross charts like you will the FT-86s which are showing all signs of being the next 'win button' car. 100 horsepower doesn't make a whole lot of difference -- that's not going to get used on the highway, and even if it's more powerful it's also a lot heavier and won't handle nearly as well. So if you're going to buy it to go drag race or something, uh... have fun and enjoy your 14 second quarter miles. Also, I'd like to put it out there that I'm literally the only person in this thread that has driven a BRZ before.  - ~*~fashion whore~*~
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Mar 22, 2012 20:39
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From this blog:quote:
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Mar 22, 2012 21:42
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Looks like the press embargo has been lifted, a bunch of articles were posted today: Edmunds Inside Line Automobile Magazine Road and Track Motor Trend
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grover posted:Interesting disparity in the tests, with Edmunds only able to do 0-60mph in 7.3 seconds in their real-world, while Motor Trend claims 6.4s. I think Motor Trend has a reputation for beating the poo poo out of their cars: quote:As I enthusiastically revved the BRZ's 2.0-liter, 200-hp flat-four up to 5500 rpm, or about 2000 rpm shy of redline, I dropped the clutch, and, unlike any Subaru before, the tiny coupe lit up its rear tires as if they were Ground Bloom Flowers on July 4. I doubt we'll be dropping the clutch from 5500 rpm on a regular basis, haha. So while 6.4s might be theoretically possible, it probably won't happen too often in the real world. Also, shifting into 3rd probably adds a good half second or so and 59 is *pretty much* 60.
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Mar 23, 2012 18:42
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Guys, only 14,000 of them are coming to the US this year and almost all of them have been bought up already. I highly doubt they're going to have any issues selling the remainder because they didn't make 2nd gear marginally longer. Edit: 14,000 including FR-S's
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Mar 24, 2012 01:57
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Q_res posted:Is this actually true, because I've not seen any numbers on how many orders they've already got. But, you're absolutely right, they're not going to have even one of these things sitting on the lot because 2nd tops out slightly under 60. Yep, call your local Scion / Subaru dealer and ask how many of their allotted units are left.
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Mar 24, 2012 02:08
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fknlo posted:Weren't most of them getting like 3 at most? I doubt they've sold the entire production run yet. In most cases dealers have sold 60% - 70% of their year's allotment, and this is before the MSRP has been announced (in the BRZ's case) and before any sort of marketing campaign.
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BossTweed posted:I thought I read that the BRZ was going to be released a few cars a month per dealer? That made me assume that it wasn't just a single batch of cars that would be sold. How many Subaru dealerships are there in the country? The dealers' yearly allocation is going to be spread out over May - November. So for instance the dealership I'm getting mine from has been allocated 15 units this year, so they'll be getting 2 per month.
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Mar 24, 2012 18:50
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WT Wally posted:I contacted a Subaru dealer for information, and they sent me some kind of marketing brochure. It's clearly targeted at salespeople, and specifically mentions how to talk up the fact that it is rarer than the FR-S. I'll try to scan this thing in tomorrow. Save yourself some effort, it's been done.
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Mar 28, 2012 03:50
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MiniFoo posted:Yeah, but you can't read any of that poo poo. The text's too small. Here's a better version
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Mar 28, 2012 04:13
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The 86's aren't exactly common knowledge right now outside of the enthusiast crowd. Despite this a whole shitload of them have been bought up already. The FR-S is supposed to be twice as common as the BRZ, so my bet is that a lot of the people that won't find out about the cars until they're actually on the streets and have marketing campaigns are going to end up buying the FR-S just because they're going to have a hard time finding a BRZ.
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Hog Obituary posted:Oh whoa, I didn't realize it before but it looks like the FR-S is gonna have that "86" badging on the fender vent just like the Toyota version.  It looks like a shake weight 
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I'm kind of tired of the kids on ft86club and have considered starting a new site. Some points:
Basically, I'm just trying to spitballing ideas for creating an internet automotive community that isn't completely terrible. Is it worth it, or do you guys think ft86club.com has already cornered the market for the most part?
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For vendors I would require that they had a website, and I would just have them upload a text file somewhere on their domain. Hardest part is validating preorders because I doubt people want to give up their VON's (and I wouldn't want them to)
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