Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Also, what's up with inflatable T-Rexes this year? We've had 3. It was entertaining watching them flip about with the wind lol.

As most things, I suspect its an Internet thing, they are all over YouTube

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpZWt5pGKZ8[/ame]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste...

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

hoo... hooooo...

Hey don't be givin' him no sympathy!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Our halloween trickers.




humfrz

About 5 more years...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Lantanafrs2

Valve spring design somewhere in Japan? Around 7 years ago?

Originally Posted by Spuds

Yeah, swung by Kobe Steel and Takata while I was there. You'd be surprised by the damage you can do by swapping 396.017 for 396.071.

Yep. The design was fine. The materials used...not so much.

[Clutch Dog]

Originally Posted by humfrz

OK, but why are you trading in your 2015 for a 2017?

It is a good looking car -

humfrz

Namely I felt sour about having a douty interior and having to modify it to make it halfway decent. and I spent too much for the same ammount of enjoyment. I was trying to find a better car bang per buck, *read below*

Originally Posted by Will BRZ

There you go dude. Welcome to the Subaru master race...lol just kidding but in all seriousness, that’s a fantastic deal. I thought about doing the same with my 15 and still might, but I’ll wait a while. Maybe the next gen What kept you away from the Miatas, Imprezas etc?

Miata's are all too small for any sort of daily use. and I am not rich enough to own a car purely for track events and weekend runs ( I wanna initial d style car, I do own an SUV but that is more likely less driven.)
The impreza's I want are the old GD chassis and all of them are hyper old now and beat. and the new ones are still 28+ plus for a desirable ( thank you cali)
the mustang just felt boaty and didnt have the same spirit, though I suppose its a good car, its not as sharp as the BRZ would be. thouh the BRZ pales in comparison to the s2000, but see miata for the reason I dont have another


And yes subaru is master race. I will be glad to use the subaru parts desk now and service center.. and not having to deal with toyota, the service people are nice enough but its a pain to have to pay the upcharge for toyota's parts vs just getting the subarus bits and putting it in myself.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Clutch Dog

I will be glad to use the subaru parts desk now and service center.. and not having to deal with toyota, the service people are nice enough but its a pain to have to pay the upcharge for toyota's parts vs just getting the subarus bits and putting it in myself.

For what it's worth, unless its some cosmetic bit, are there really any parts you can't buy for the Toyota at Subaru? I don't think they would refuse to sell you a part.

[Clutch Dog]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

For what it's worth, unless its some cosmetic bit, are there really any parts you can't buy for the Toyota at Subaru? I don't think they would refuse to sell you a part.

if you are in the san diego area, subaru of el cajon WILL sell to anyone. no vin needed. They even given me some discounts for frequent buyer miles.. or whatever its worded

[Nevermore]

I think I have a ringer for worst car idea in my recent file full of bad car ideas.

Replace the 86 lease with a used Porsche (like a Cayman)

[echo419]

@Clutch Dog

to bad you're in Washington. if you could stand extra miles I could have saved you $8-$7K.

Originally Posted by Nevermore

I think I have a ringer for worst car idea in my recent file full of bad car ideas.

Replace the 86 lease with a used Porsche (like a Cayman)

I might sell my car for a Wrangler now and buy a C8 when it comes out.

[Nevermore]

Originally Posted by echo419

I might sell my car for a Wrangler now and buy a C8 when it comes out.

Isn't the C8 already out? If you can find one without markup (good luck) you could at least skip a step.

[EAGLE5]

OK Boomer

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

For what it's worth, unless its some cosmetic bit, are there really any parts you can't buy for the Toyota at Subaru? I don't think they would refuse to sell you a part.

A few years ago I needed to replace an o2 sensor. Toyota quoted me a few bucks shy of $500 for it, went to Subaru and they asked $230 or something.

I think Subaru is actually a better bet for parts

[p1l0t]

Yeah they only ask for a VIN to verify it's the right part for the car. I buy stuff all the time and tell them "Well it's a swap so..." and then they disregard the VIN

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[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Isn't the C8 already out? If you can find one without markup (good luck) you could at least skip a step.

It's for sale, but it isn't being delivered yet. Last time I checked they were claiming to be close to having a sellout on the first year just based on reservations, so aren't going to be a lot of "spec units" just sitting at the dealer waiting for buyers for a while.