follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Speed By Design
Register Garage Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > 1st Gens: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ > BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics All discussions about the first-gen Subaru BRZ coupe


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 04-11-2014, 09:13 AM   #15
wheelhaus
 
wheelhaus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2020 KTM Super Duke 1290R
Location: Denver
Posts: 1,788
Thanks: 714
Thanked 1,140 Times in 624 Posts
Mentioned: 49 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Another vote for keep the BRZ and get the 899. The stingray and R8 are great cars, but so expensive and so flashy. At least the BRZ and 899 are easy on the budget.

I'm also a proponent of the feel-good factor, and want vehicles that are enjoyable to drive even if they don't have 500hp. A sportbike, be it a naked like mine or nearly a race bike the 899, gives you so much feedback and such little interference. They are the most pure way to experience the road.

Are you a rider or just looking to get into it? I thought the same thing about bikes, "eh I'll get one eventually". One day I said what the hell and really started shopping. That was 6 years and two bikes ago and I haven't looked back since. Bikes are so much more goddamn fun than cars it's silly.

Only you know what you really want, don't let us make up your mind for you if you honestly feel different.
wheelhaus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-11-2014, 12:16 PM   #16
kdmBRZ
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Drives: '14 SWP BRZ
Location: SoCal
Posts: 122
Thanks: 50
Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
same here, keep the BRZ and get duc!
kdmBRZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 06:59 AM   #17
PPX
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Drives: BRZ
Location: Canada
Posts: 55
Thanks: 0
Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Why the heck cant Alfa stick a stick in the 4C damn that thing. Red Alfa and Ducati together would be perfect.
PPX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 04:15 PM   #18
Ganthrithor
Senior Member
 
Ganthrithor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Drives: '13 BRZ, '06 997, Other Things(TM)
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 1,078
Thanks: 1,715
Thanked 670 Times in 351 Posts
Mentioned: 9 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Keep BRZ, add bike. Variety is the spice of life, a change is as good as a rest, etc.
Ganthrithor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 08:28 PM   #19
spdfreak
Senior Member
 
spdfreak's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: GBS BRZ Limited
Location: Chicago
Posts: 191
Thanks: 296
Thanked 143 Times in 77 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
BRZ and Duc>Vette
BRZ and Duc<R8
__________________
spdfreak is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 08:50 PM   #20
PPX
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Drives: BRZ
Location: Canada
Posts: 55
Thanks: 0
Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
The R8 is too much when factoring maintanance and the huge gas guzzler she is. I can do something like a vette or alfa 4c plus a bike so I will go that route.
PPX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 08:58 PM   #21
mike the snake
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Drives: 2013 BRZ
Location: Norcal
Posts: 1,592
Thanks: 1
Thanked 623 Times in 378 Posts
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Have you considered the GTR?

Having owned a few Ducatis (998 Bayliss Rep and Hypermotard 1200 sp and 750SS) I'd keep the BRZ and get the bike.
mike the snake is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 09:06 PM   #22
OICU812
Just a dude
 
OICU812's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Drives: Scion FR-S 2013
Location: Edson, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 3,289
Thanks: 1,185
Thanked 1,188 Times in 852 Posts
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Bikes in our country? A waist I've had 4 crotch rockets, Harley's etc..

The weather window is too small. Eating bugs, being cold as fuck early in evening all sucks. And to top it off bikes see, invisible for so many people. I love the Ducati don't get me wrong but it's far from practical. A car doesen't care if it's raining or windy and you stay comfy all the while...

Now if you lived in California or Arizona, Florida absolutely! Trust me I'd like a 899 but being realistic gets me so money goes elsewhere.
__________________
OICU812 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2014, 09:07 PM   #23
PPX
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Drives: BRZ
Location: Canada
Posts: 55
Thanks: 0
Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by mike the snake View Post
Have you considered the GTR?

Having owned a few Ducatis (998 Bayliss Rep and Hypermotard 1200 sp and 750SS) I'd keep the BRZ and get the bike.
Not sure why i would consider a GTR, it sounds like a vacuum, and the R36 is on its way. The current R8 is one of the last supercar to offer a gated manual, and will probably go down history as one.
PPX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 11:14 AM   #24
Sport-Tech
Senior Member
 
Sport-Tech's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Drives: TBD
Location: Toronto
Posts: 2,583
Thanks: 665
Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
I'd do some research on the mortality/morbidity actuarial tables for bike riders to inform your decision - especially if you live in a big urban zone.
Sport-Tech is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 02:21 PM   #25
DantKR
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Drives: Subaru BRZ LT
Location: NC
Posts: 759
Thanks: 7
Thanked 124 Times in 71 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
I sold my bike when I moved to NC because it wasn't anywhere near as safe as Florida...

That said it depends on your area. If it's safe for bikes go bike + BRZ. If not C7 all the way. I would buy a Vette now if I could. I fkn love the car.
DantKR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 02:35 PM   #26
FT86boxer
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Drives: 2013 FRS
Location: el monte
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
keep it please
FT86boxer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2014, 08:15 PM   #27
DeepHunta
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Drives: '05 Outback Wgn, '05 Lotus Elise
Location: WA
Posts: 543
Thanks: 21
Thanked 99 Times in 67 Posts
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
keep and Duc it!
__________________
Proud ex-owner of GBS 6MT BRZ Limited. Pre-ordered on Feb-29-2012, got VIN on 5/19 with ETA 6/6, arrived early on 6/2, but still didn't pick it up until Jun-6-2012. Recently sold the Buuurz as of 4/21/2014
DeepHunta is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:34 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.