So this happened today...... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

hail2thetheif · 05-25-2014, 12:53 AM

Been thinking about it for a bit......but today I said screw it and traded in the BRZ. So happy about it. It basically handles flat like the BRZ but with power and more space.

So far, 31 miles in and loving it.

I'll have better photos tomorrow when I get out with the DSLR.

Better photos!

MObrz5 · 05-25-2014, 12:55 AM

Congrats!

chiefshayan · 05-25-2014, 01:05 AM

The 86 is not for everyone. It's a bit like comparing apples to orange though, N/A vs. Turbo.

Every now and then I browse on eBay searching for STI's, 370, used m3's.. but once I get back in my 86, the others cars lack in comparison.

I still support you!

B2FiNiTY · 05-25-2014, 01:09 AM

More info on the impreza next to you!?

hail2thetheif · 05-25-2014, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiefshayan

The 86 is not for everyone. It's a bit like comparing apples to orange though, N/A vs. Turbo.

Every now and then I browse on eBay searching for STI's, 370, used m3's.. but once I get back in my BRZ, the others cars lack in comparison.

I still support you!

I loved the 86. But it had to many comprises for me. But never didn't enjoy it though.

I will say from my brief drive so far, the new STi is all the benefits of the BRZ but with more power and refinement. It honestly IMO has better driving characteristics than the BRZ + AWD. Turn in is insane along with outstanding grip. Granted it carries a heftier price haha. So it should be a better performing car.

I highly recommend getting a ride in one or driving one at some point just to feel what it's like. The BRZ taught me what I want a car to drive like and my old STi's taught me the fun of power. So together.....just WOW.

Quote:

Originally Posted by B2FiNiTY

More info on the impreza next to you!?

That's my ladyfriends GC. Rebuilt stock motor and about every JDM part to make it a "real" looking JDM GC8 STi. I love it. I've had a few of them in the past and it's by far my favorite body style. That's another thing I'm a huge fan of with the 15. It carries many heritage design cues to the original STi days.

Here's a link to her Journal over at RS25:
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f145/2007...y99-rs-30.html

BigFatFlip · 05-25-2014, 06:17 AM

Congrats on the beautiful car! Subaru learned so much in the development of the 86, in glad to see some carry over.

In an ideal world, I would have both, but for now, its the BRZ for me. A few years down the line, come time for that second child seat tho, I will have no choice but to trade up to one of these

Also, kudos to the lady friend for the very classy GC8!

BlueDubbinTDI · 05-25-2014, 07:10 AM

I might be doin the same sometime this year, just not for a brand new 1. Congrats!

NorCal_Guy · 05-25-2014, 10:56 AM

Very nice, congrats

monkeedoo · 05-25-2014, 11:18 AM

hey what did they give you for the brz?

hail2thetheif · 05-25-2014, 11:53 AM

@monkeedoo $21500. Not as high as you could sell it privately that's for sure. I got an amazing deal on my BRZ when I bought it from my lady's dealer before we moved to the Bay which made me less concerned about that number.

Also after doing a ton of research, seeing info from multiple dealers on BRZ lot times in the area, and consulting with my lady friends old co-workers about the market for them....I said screw it. I didn't want to get stuck paying for a car I wasn't wanting for a long time as it depreciates faster and faster. They took some money off the STi for me as well which made it better.

That's the unfortunate side of the BRZ. They are probably the worst value holders of the whole brand lineup. Most dealers have them sitting on the lot for 80-100 days here in Cali and are not excited to take them in.

darkonion · 05-25-2014, 03:36 PM

Yum... JDM tail lights on the GC... me want.

Tommysfrs · 05-26-2014, 12:06 AM

Congrats on the beautiful car! sure looks nice

05-26-2014, 01:31 AM

I'm hoping to do something similar eventually. I want to get a WRX possibly a STI, but keep my FR-S. It'll be a few years before i can attempt anything like that though, maybe i'll try getting a used one at that point.

murselyfe · 05-26-2014, 01:45 AM

Still waiting on the STi to get an updated FA block in there.

If the WRX can crank out 268hp on a boosted FA20 this time around, the STi is bound for the motor update shortly.

05-25-2014, 12:53 AM	#1
hail2thetheif Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 15 CBS WRX STi Location: Redwood City, Ca Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 63 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So this happened today...... Been thinking about it for a bit......but today I said screw it and traded in the BRZ. So happy about it. It basically handles flat like the BRZ but with power and more space. So far, 31 miles in and loving it. I'll have better photos tomorrow when I get out with the DSLR. Better photos! Last edited by hail2thetheif; 05-25-2014 at 04:05 AM.

05-26-2014, 01:45 AM	#14
murselyfe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: It's black. Location: 310. Posts: 206 Thanks: 120 Thanked 145 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Still waiting on the STi to get an updated FA block in there. If the WRX can crank out 268hp on a boosted FA20 this time around, the STi is bound for the motor update shortly. __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited- Crystal Black Silica

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chiefshayan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 AT Firestorm FRS Location: Berkeley Posts: 433 Thanks: 185 Thanked 184 Times in 88 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The 86 is not for everyone. It's a bit like comparing apples to orange though, N/A vs. Turbo. Every now and then I browse on eBay searching for STI's, 370, used m3's.. but once I get back in my 86, the others cars lack in comparison. I still support you!

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BigFatFlip sleep, drive, eat, repeat Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ, '12 Outback Location: Sack of Potatoes Posts: 4,431 Thanks: 2,630 Thanked 3,796 Times in 1,981 Posts Mentioned: 188 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Congrats on the beautiful car! Subaru learned so much in the development of the 86, in glad to see some carry over. In an ideal world, I would have both, but for now, its the BRZ for me. A few years down the line, come time for that second child seat tho, I will have no choice but to trade up to one of these Also, kudos to the lady friend for the very classy GC8!

05-25-2014, 07:10 AM	#7
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05-25-2014, 10:56 AM	#8
NorCal_Guy It's turbo time! Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 615 Thanked 216 Times in 164 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Very nice, congrats

05-25-2014, 11:18 AM	#9
monkeedoo Senor Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: ME CRAZY Location: San Jose Posts: 261 Thanks: 229 Thanked 127 Times in 66 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hey what did they give you for the brz?

05-25-2014, 11:53 AM	#10
hail2thetheif Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 15 CBS WRX STi Location: Redwood City, Ca Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 63 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@monkeedoo $21500. Not as high as you could sell it privately that's for sure. I got an amazing deal on my BRZ when I bought it from my lady's dealer before we moved to the Bay which made me less concerned about that number. Also after doing a ton of research, seeing info from multiple dealers on BRZ lot times in the area, and consulting with my lady friends old co-workers about the market for them....I said screw it. I didn't want to get stuck paying for a car I wasn't wanting for a long time as it depreciates faster and faster. They took some money off the STi for me as well which made it better. That's the unfortunate side of the BRZ. They are probably the worst value holders of the whole brand lineup. Most dealers have them sitting on the lot for 80-100 days here in Cali and are not excited to take them in.

05-25-2014, 03:36 PM	#11
darkonion Habitual Troublemaker Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 1997 Subaru Impreza, 2014 BRZ Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 513 Thanks: 24 Thanked 124 Times in 98 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Yum... JDM tail lights on the GC... me want.

05-26-2014, 01:31 AM	#13
SilentAngel Guest Posts: n/a Mentioned: Post(s) Tagged: Thread(s)	I'm hoping to do something similar eventually. I want to get a WRX possibly a STI, but keep my FR-S. It'll be a few years before i can attempt anything like that though, maybe i'll try getting a used one at that point.

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