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12-28-2012, 06:44 PM
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Why do people know nothing about the BRZ?
Ive noticed that people outside of this forum have no idea what this car is. I caught a guy taking pictures of my car at the mall, and he asked me if the car was the sti version with 300hp and awd. I tried to correct him but he then insisted that there was a Japanese version (GT86) that must have been the one with 300hp... Ive been stopped, flagged down and questioned over and over again by people wanting to know basic questions about this car and it just seems like no one knows anything about it. There was a guy and his wife today who were driving a new Mecedes CLS550 i think, tell me how nice my BRZ was and asked the usual questions, HP, cost, ect. hes probably gonna go buy one now. Does Subaru even advertise this car in america? ive seen frs ads but never a BRZ ad. I feel like subaru should be paying me for all of the PR ive done on their behalf.
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12-28-2012, 07:19 PM
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Until I saw it in your post, I did not know that there is a Mercedes model called CLS550. I did not know it starts at $72,905. I did not know it has 4.7L V8 Twin-turbo engine, which generates 402 hp @ 5000 rpm. I did not know it has 7-speed automatic. I did not know both of the front seats are 14-way power adjustable. I did not know it has 14 Harman Kardon speakers with 610 watt stereo. I did not know it has 18 x 9.5 in wheels with 285/35/18 tires. Just like how I didn't know about all these about CLS550, many others wouldn't know about BRZ. |
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12-28-2012, 07:39 PM
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One of the teenage in my neighborhood stopped by while i was washing my brz, and started asking the same questions. He was telling me how badass it looked, then asked me if it came with a V8 -____________________- A lot of people know nothing about these cars, but im okay with educating them.
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12-28-2012, 07:57 PM
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^ This chassis would be so awesome with a small V8.
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12-28-2012, 08:38 PM
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Just admire it that people are Interested in the twins.
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12-28-2012, 08:56 PM
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I've gotten dumbfounded looks when I tell them my Subaru is not AWD.
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12-28-2012, 09:14 PM
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I put ferrari badge on mine and got pulled over by a cop saying that its showing the car as a subaru. So I had to educate him and was seriously gonna get my car towed if I didnt have a phone to show him pictures of the actual badges. Haha... fml
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12-28-2012, 09:28 PM
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12-28-2012, 10:32 PM
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12-28-2012, 10:54 PM
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theres a couple ads for it
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25080
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12-28-2012, 10:58 PM
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Most people I have talked to now understand that the Scion and Toyota versions are out but when i tell them its a Subaru, they stare at me like Paris Hilton trying to reduce fractions.
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12-28-2012, 11:02 PM
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My friend who is a subaru nut , said that subaru only make 4wds and this car called brz is not a subaru. LOL.
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12-28-2012, 11:06 PM
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Most people that know anything about these cars are enthusiasts or people that bought them coz they saw the commercial and are now on the forums, atleast they are learning. And like someone said above , no one is a walking encyclopedia of cars (besides the top gear team), most people don't know what size their engine is .
Met a dude pumping gas in his brz , I was driving my civic (it's winter) went up to him to ask him some questions and I acted like I didn't know shit, lets just say he doesn't even know what "brz" stands for .. Now that's sad . |
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12-28-2012, 11:22 PM
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the funniest thing is when you need to argue with someone that you are sure that your car is not awd... and they still insist....
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