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If nothing else, next time I make a questionable purchase of some sort and my gf questions me about it or narrows her eyes, I can say "Yah I mean it's not great, but this guy dark..." and after telling her this story she will forgive me and ask me to put a baby in her.
I gave my wifes prius prime a subwoofer....this was installed in my model 3... since I didnt realize the deal was gonna happen that quickly... i didnt prep... so i just wire cutter my way to victory in front of the sales as I ripped thru my trunk trim lololol
The performance already came with a factory sub.... so armed with $30 amazon wiring kit its going in the prius...
didnt wanna go thru a door card... so just took off the center console
tucked wires behind glovebox... and did air filter while I was there
tucked wires all the way to the back
battery in the trunk for nice and easy install
cut out a chunk of from factory styrofoam
trunk floor still goes on flat
now it thumps... lets see if the 12V dies again and toyota be like...illegal mod draines your battery yo
hahaha
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Congrats! What tipped you over to the BRZ vs the GR86?
BRZ is more widely available in Canada vs the GR86 - in the US it seems to be the reverse. GR86 carries a 3-4K premium over a BRZ here in Canada, for similar year/KM. Another very annoying thing - you can't get the GR86 Performance Package in Canada (Brembo brakes, Sachs dampers) without ponying up for a special edition (Hakone, Yuzu) which carries another 3-4k premium for essentially exclusive colour whereas the same items are available as a regular trim (tS) for Subaru. So a similar car would have been at least 5-6K more expensive in Toyota guise.
BRZ suspension is also tuned better (IMO) than the GR86. GR86 has a stiffer rear, which is much looser (easier to oversteer), and it is stiffer sprung for day-to-day driving, whereas the BRZ is more neutral-to-understeer, and more comfortable for day-to-day driving. Also, the BRZ throttle map is far more linear than GR86 - the GR86 is at WOT when your pedal is at 40% travel. It makes it seem "peppier", but it is harder to control on track/performance driving as your useful pedal travel is really 0-40% not 0-100%
Lastly, this was a CPO 2024 for a great deal, only had 4700KM when I bought it. And with the car being a Subaru platform, I trust Subaru techs more than Toyota techs if I had to get it dealt with under warranty (and apparently Toyota is hard to deal with regarding warranty work if you track your car, modded or not - they denied someone warranty for hitting redline [in the US]). The only Toyota things about this car are the transmission (Aisin) and the D4S injection system. Everything else screams Subaru!
TL;DR, Subaru platform, why get it badged as a Toyota?
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
Absolutely. This thing is basically the reverse solterra where everything is toyota and lezbaru only stuck a badge on it. Everyone loves the brz / 86. Best cheap thrills you can get.
Only downside is it sounds a bit ratty out of the box. Flat 4s aren’t my thing but add in some unequal length headers and restore that trashy sti sound.
But how far apart were you from the number you had in mind?
And what was the look on the sales manager's face when you pwned him with your deadliest quip, "what will it take to put myself into this car, if we do the deal TODAY?"
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I need to be reliably within 10-15mins of a baked pork chops rice with lemon tea.
Absolutely. This thing is basically the reverse solterra where everything is toyota and lezbaru only stuck a badge on it. Everyone loves the brz / 86. Best cheap thrills you can get.
Only downside is it sounds a bit ratty out of the box. Flat 4s aren’t my thing but add in some unequal length headers and restore that trashy sti sound.
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+1. love that Subaru rumble. even more than the VQ35 warble.
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Is there a way to remove that rumble?
I don't particularly love the Subaru rumble though
Not going to add UEL headers to make the rumble come back.
The stock tune has pops though. The quietest, most polite little pops.
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more importantly, what are your monthly payments, what (if any) did you trade in, and terms before we all applaud/congratulate you ?
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But how far apart were you from the number you had in mind?
And what was the look on the sales manager's face when you pwned him with your deadliest quip, "what will it take to put myself into this car, if we do the deal TODAY?"
Honestly this was the easiest, fastest, sales transaction I have had when buying a car. I negotiated via email, everything was pretty much done and dusted by the time I came to pick up the car. Declined all the extras, signed the papers, did the insurance and drove off. We weren't too far apart in number, the price was already quite low for the KM and year for the BRZ.
Traded in the shards of my VTEC dreams for Subaru tractor noises.
BTW, I got it in Trail, BC - so I had a nice little 1000KM drive home haha.
(If you're actually interested in numbers, DM me and we can talk)
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were you 17K down from a previous BRZ that is the same year but without Performance pkg?
I mean, I am down a S2000
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
Congrats on the BRZ! How were the roads on the way back this time of year?
My experience with Subaru dealerhips has been pretty seamless at both OpenRoad and JP Coquitlam. Both times I had everything sorted out before delivery and was out of the door within the hour on delivery day.
Congrats on the BRZ! How were the roads on the way back this time of year?
My experience with Subaru dealerhips has been pretty seamless at both OpenRoad and JP Coquitlam. Both times I had everything sorted out before delivery and was out of the door within the hour on delivery day.
I actually got the car in mid February, but since the Stock and Noob meets won't happen for a while yet, I decided that I couldn't keep it under wraps any longer.
I wish I had more time to check out the area, and I am sure it would have been beautiful in the daylight had I had the extra time that I planned for. My flight to Trail got canceled due to fog and I had to take the 2nd (and last) flight of the day there, which ate up all the cushion that I built into my little trip. I had wanted to spend some time taking in the sights a bit more before heading to Kelowna.
The drive in February to the next stop was quite challenging. Highway 33 & Highway 3 were winding, twisty, foggy, lonely and slippery. Sometimes as much as a half hour would pass between seeing another car on the road, and there were a lot of no-signal sections. The fog was very heavy, at times I would be down to 30-40kph in order to stay on the road, and it was single lane a lot of the way with no guard rails. The first turn out of Trail onto the highway, the rear kicked out on me thanks to brand new winter tires with release compound and a little bit of ice.
I had winter tires put on the car and brought the summer tires back with me - it was amazing after the S2000 to be able to carry a full set of tires in the car and have space left over for luggage and even a front passenger if need be. Getting to know the car over a 1000KM drive was nice, as it basically gave me time to "bond" with the car.
The trip to get the car was actually built into an ice racing weekend - I went to Trail to get the car, drove it 4 hours in a straight shot to Kelowna, overnighted there, did a midterm in the morning and then drove to Ashcroft, BC to set up for ice racing. Someone kindly brought my ice racing gear box from Vancouver to Ashcroft. Then drove back down to Vancouver after ice racing. It was one heck of a first weekend with the BRZ.
On the ice
With some Subaru siblings
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
I was bored today so I decided to go for a drive out to Cascade Falls via Dewdney Trunk Rd. The roads were quiet and it was quite the scenic drive.
Sidenote, it was my first time really pushing the Continental ECS 02's, I'm quite impressed with the grip levels and the overall performance of the tires. I might replace the GTI's Michelin PS4S with the Conti's when the time comes.
Or you meet some girl at the club, cum inside of her, find out shes only in grade 12, so you buy a Prada bag for her to make things right, she finds out the bag is a fake and decides to have the kid
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wtf did she get some bolt-on titties or what?
they look sooooooooooo much bigger than they were 2ish years ago.
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I can't stand the sound of Mandarin either. Boo yow nee bey nee shing bo now noong gey shee mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo.
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