2018 BRZ tS - The Thread for Potential Owners - Page 44 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

chaoskaze · 03-23-2018, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rvoll

Eventually, the tS will sell out, but at what price? As I indicated, I think they will be discounted heavily in the future. That said, I only have one data point -- my dealer -- and I live in an area with lots of ancient people like me. I don't think this is a good tS market. I've seen very few septuagenarians with large wings on their car.... (and yes, I'm part of that group....) For that matter, I've seen very few wings on us old people's cars. (But we will see wings, or flames, soon.)

I think so too, Brz itself already doesn't fit the demographics of US car buyers. + with how roads are like yawn...... around Vegas. Everyone and their grand kids has a supercharger/turbo in Vegas.

Why spent that extra 4k into a version that has all the flashy stuff you don't need? When it can go towards FI.

Tcoat · 03-23-2018, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rvoll

Eventually, the tS will sell out, but at what price? As I indicated, I think they will be discounted heavily in the future. That said, I only have one data point -- my dealer -- and I live in an area with lots of ancient people like me. I don't think this is a good tS market. I've seen very few septuagenarians with large wings on their car.... (and yes, I'm part of that group....) For that matter, I've seen very few wings on us old people's cars. (But we will see wings, or flames, soon.)

Veloist · 03-23-2018, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by yurikaze

Anyone else having difficulties with the Apple Carplay? Mine doesn't seem to want to play nice with my iPhone or my fianceé's.
Sometimes it works, but 80% of the time it won't.

Are you using Apple's OEM cord and are the iPhones the latest iOS?

funwheeldrive · 03-24-2018, 09:51 AM

I probably missed it, but has anyone weighed their car? Google says 2798lbs, but that seems hard to believe.

nikitopo · 03-24-2018, 11:19 AM

The 2798lbs is for the Limited model. The tS weights 2842lbs.

https://www.subaru.com/vehicles/brz/...-wrapper-modal

davidvanchu · 03-25-2018, 08:03 PM

Anyone else notice that the window sticker on the tS says 2018 Subaru BRZ Series.Yellow? lol

edit: Might only be a Subaru of New England thing or something, I saw another BRZ tS window sticker online and it doesn't say Series.Yellow.

yurikaze · 03-27-2018, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by davidvanchu

Anyone else notice that the window sticker on the tS says 2018 Subaru BRZ Series.Yellow? lol

edit: Might only be a Subaru of New England thing or something, I saw another BRZ tS window sticker online and it doesn't say Series.Yellow.

Mine says 2018 Subaru BRZ TS/JZS.

Nab33 · 03-28-2018, 01:01 AM

Been meaning to post a pic, just kept forgetting... I picked mine up on a completely random dealer drive by.

SuperDave · 03-28-2018, 02:12 AM

The 44 lbs the new ts weighs isn’t much for extra rigidity right? I mean if you get aftermarket wheels and suspension, you’ll easily drop about that amount.

nikitopo · 03-28-2018, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperDave

The 44 lbs the new ts weighs isn’t much for extra rigidity right? I mean if you get aftermarket wheels and suspension, you’ll easily drop about that amount.

The wheels aren't forged, so not the lightest possible. Bigger wheels means also bigger tires. Overall, the extra 44 lbs is not too much. Issue is that the weight of the limited edition is already high. So you are adding a bit more weight to an overall "heavy" car. When the car was first launched it wasn't really heavy, especially the bare bones edition. But after every revision it went heavier and heavier. It would be better the tS to be lighter, but then the price would go even higher.

jmark · 03-28-2018, 11:59 AM

Is the tS lowered at all from the factory? I assume with pink STI springs it is.

yurikaze · 03-28-2018, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jmark

Is the tS lowered at all from the factory? I assume with pink STI springs it is.

It doesn't appear to sit any lower. I'm pretty sure the USDM pink springs are different from the JDM. It has a bunch of wheel gap.

Nab33 · 03-28-2018, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by yurikaze

It doesn't appear to sit any lower. I'm pretty sure the USDM pink springs are different from the JDM. It has a bunch of wheel gap.

Agreed... mine doesn’t seem any lower

nikitopo · 03-28-2018, 01:15 PM

With the 18" wheel the gap should be smaller, but overall should not be lower.

03-25-2018, 08:03 PM	#608
davidvanchu Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Drives: Fiesta ST Location: Maine Posts: 34 Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone else notice that the window sticker on the tS says 2018 Subaru BRZ Series.Yellow? lol edit: Might only be a Subaru of New England thing or something, I saw another BRZ tS window sticker online and it doesn't say Series.Yellow. Last edited by davidvanchu; 03-25-2018 at 08:35 PM.

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