holy shit this car is fun - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

autobrz · 05-20-2013, 10:33 AM

I just picked up my automatic brz limited a couple days ago and finally got to drive it on some tight twisty roads. I left all the nannies on normal and yet the car still slides and dances through the corners so much faster and livelier than my MKII MR2. I couldn't help but smile and laugh

Burrcold · 05-20-2013, 11:10 AM

Just wait until your break-in period is done, and you'll really have some fun. That and throwing it into sport mode transforms the level of fun goodness!

Timmy_Jones · 05-20-2013, 01:39 PM

And then when you swap in a 6 speed with a clutch, even more fun!

Umbie · 05-20-2013, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmy_Jones

And then when you swap in a 6 speed with a clutch, even more fun!

Deadspool · 05-20-2013, 01:51 PM

The older I get the more I crave an automatic. Jealous.

Grats.

Wonderbar · 05-20-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmy_Jones

And then when you swap in a 6 speed with a clutch, even more fun!

Had the car not lost a whole second with the auto gearing, I'd have gone auto too. Can't out shift an auto, never missing a gear is nice and drinking my coffee unhindered would be sweet.

autobrz · 05-20-2013, 03:57 PM

i really like the auto. not a straight line kind of guy at all. need to try vsc sport though.

i also don't like cars that have a lot of torque.. makes throttle control much more difficult on corner exit. so in a way the fa20 is better than the f20 in the s2k because it doesn't have that violent cam switch over.

i remember when I had my turbo car, the rear tires would break loose on corner exit when the turbo kicked in...

Goody · 05-20-2013, 04:12 PM

I feel ya, brother. I just broke the 1k mile mark and decided to get spirited on the twisties that I grew up on... Like the man said: put the the car in sports mode --you'll really feel alive. The car is just incredible.

reeves · 05-20-2013, 04:19 PM

Wait til you get headers, exhaust & an E85 tune..

edward · 05-20-2013, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by autobrz

i really like the auto. not a straight line kind of guy at all. need to try vsc sport though.

i also don't like cars that have a lot of torque.. makes throttle control much more difficult on corner exit. so in a way the fa20 is better than the f20 in the s2k because it doesn't have that violent cam switch over.

i remember when I had my turbo car, the rear tires would break loose on corner exit when the turbo kicked in...

It's not the torque that makes throttle control difficult, its that your turbo car sounds like it had an on/off switch for a throttle.

brzninja · 05-20-2013, 10:30 PM

First 3 months = 10% spirited driving.
After 3 month mark = 10% normal driving.

05-20-2013, 10:33 AM	#1
autobrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Mazda 3 Location: round rock, tx Posts: 413 Thanks: 487 Thanked 108 Times in 74 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	holy shit this car is fun I just picked up my automatic brz limited a couple days ago and finally got to drive it on some tight twisty roads. I left all the nannies on normal and yet the car still slides and dances through the corners so much faster and livelier than my MKII MR2. I couldn't help but smile and laugh

05-20-2013, 11:10 AM	#2
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just wait until your break-in period is done, and you'll really have some fun. That and throwing it into sport mode transforms the level of fun goodness! __________________

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autobrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Mazda 3 Location: round rock, tx Posts: 413 Thanks: 487 Thanked 108 Times in 74 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i really like the auto. not a straight line kind of guy at all. need to try vsc sport though. i also don't like cars that have a lot of torque.. makes throttle control much more difficult on corner exit. so in a way the fa20 is better than the f20 in the s2k because it doesn't have that violent cam switch over. i remember when I had my turbo car, the rear tires would break loose on corner exit when the turbo kicked in...

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