Finally came in, yeh!!
 

First and foremost, I would like to thank Heuberger Motors and Jeff Willoughby. They stuck true to their word of invoice + $389 dealer fee. I had to wait a little longer for my vehicle to come because it took longer to deliver the vehicle from Cali to distribution center to dealership, but it was well worth it.

If anyone is looking for a BRZ at invoice + $389 dealer fee, this is the place to purchase your Subaru. I was in and out in less than an hour and a half. The paper work they make you do is much less than other dealerships and they don't try to force you to purchase additional options in their finance dept. Give Jeff Willoughby a call at 719-358-1752 if you're interested to see what they have in stock (currently none) or if you want to order one. He told me about a 8-12 week wait if you order.

My initial impressions are that the steering wheel feel isn't as stiff as the FRS. I like the FRS feeling better and thought the steering wheel was a little too loose. The clutch pedal feel sucks :(. I also noticed that I couldn't shift quick, because it would grind, so I had to hesitate for a split second to a second before shifting. The feel of the honda shifters/clutch is better imo. I don't know if it's the way I sit or not, but my head is awfully close to the front of the windshield/headliner. The analog speedometer is nearly useless as the digital is much better.

For a new car, my vehicle already has two rattles =/. The navigation is pretty nice, but the system itself seems pretty basic and I like the height adjustable head lights. I tried not to push it too hard because there are a lot of hills here, but I got the engine smelling a little bit. I'm going to try to baby it as much as possible during the first 1k miles. Another thing is I feel the engine sounds weird, but I guess this is normal for boxer engines? It's my first boxer and I've only purchased Honda/Acura sports cars till now.

I'm not going to push the vehicle hard until I break her in, but based on initial impressions I like the ITR better (handling, steering, transmission, engine). I'm sure the BRZ will be more fun once I learn how to drift.

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My cousins FRS that he picked up yesterday.

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My BRZ that I picked up 30 mins ago.

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7.1 miles after being shipped to California, loaded on to a train and shipped to the distribution center around here. Moved onto a truck and delivered to my dealership.

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niice congrats man!!! you'll love the BRZ!!! ENJOY

That's awesome...you have an 86 family! That reminds me, I wonder what happened to the brothers that bought an FRS and BRZ?

There are threads about this here. The first three gears use triple cone synchros, and because of this until the oil is up to temperature, 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd will grind a bit and will be hard to shift. You will notice that once the oil warms up, the shifts are smooth as butter.

Congrats on the car you will love it! :thumbup:

did you go to colorado to pick it up and drove it back to houston?

Where is Heuberger motors at?

I'm stationed in Colorado and called them a month and a half ago because I saw the vehicle advertised for invoice on autotrader. I told them what I saw online and they honored the deal. A few days later they got the prices on their website and autotrader fixed, but my sales guy said he will do invoice until his boss tells him he can't.

I forgot to mention about how awesome my sales guy is. Their cleaning? department didn't do that great of a job cleaning my vehicle and I pointed it out to him. You know what he does? He goes out and cleans my car for me. I only asked him to take care of those small spots, but he does the whole car! He spent at least 30 mins cleaning my car while I was in the finance office.

They're located in Colorado Springs. What I would suggest is if you don't have time to fly here, pick it up and drive back. They charge about $1k to load it on a covered? truck and deliver it to you. I know a member here who reserved one of the ones in the pipe lines and only had to wait two weeks for his BRZ. I saw his car at the dealership for a couple of days and it was gone in a truck delivered to him.

I predict another thread similar to a previous Honda owner who got a new FR-S.

Congratulations and thanks for the summary. I just placed an order with Heuberger Subaru as well, got tired of dealing with ridiculous markups in CA and unavailability. I am still not sure if I will have them ship my BRZ to me in CA or if I will fly out there and drive it back when it arrives. If anyone else has bought from Heuberger and had their car trucked out-of-state, can you provide some thoughts on how that process went and if everything worked out ok doing that? Thanks.

Congrats!!

Less than 24 hours and the big truck next to me scratches my rear bumper from backing out. He's turning his wheel and I think his tire ran into my bumper =/. I'll take pictures another day because it's raining right now. Our parking lot is pretty big on post, so I don't remember what color or model that truck was :(

The least that jerk could've done is left me his insurance info so I could make the $200-$300 claim to get it repainted.

people have no respect.

congrats on the car though! i love mine and i have a beast of an evo too.

Don't do this. If it's only a few hundred to fix it, just eat the cost. It's not worth filing a claim that small to have your insurance rates go up as a result (you're fault or not).

Roger that, I definitely am not going to file a claim on my insurance. I wanted his insurance info to file it on his ins company.

This might give me a excuse to purchase the TRD sides/rear and install them sooner than later. Don't know what I would do with the front, sti lip maybe?

I know of at least one guy I was speaking through pm's who bought a BRZ from Heuberger who lived out of state. He was the one who bought the limited wrb that I sort of regret passing up on.

Yea, the shifting is a stiffer at first, but doesn't bother me at all... I drive so many different types of cars while working at a body shop that this drives like a dream. Shifts quick and smooth ... While keeping it under 4k rpm, I'm through all the gears in no time... Or maybe I'm just speeding....

Clutch is soft, but it's still stock.... Nothing like the ITR.... Honda fanboy at heart, lol

Also, my other car doesn't have power steering so this is a god send, lol....



The smell you are talking about may be the cat. When you get a new car, or install a new cat converter, there is sometimes a smell when it heats up.... I thought it was my clutch at first, but remembered.

Could the steering actually be different between the FRS and the BRZ?

Oh, the sound from the motor is weird compared to Honda. It's actually the boxer motor AND the Toyota injection system. Even In a Lexus, the noise is there, but covered by all that baffling....

I think it is, I prefer the stiffer steering response of the FRS. Reminds me of the BMW's before they used electronic power steering. It could be because my wheels aren't broken in yet and that's why the steering doesn't feel as good.

The ITR was quite the beast during it's days. 195 hp 1.8L, 8400 red line, hand port n polished motor, 2,400 lbs (mines was anyways), blinging phoenix yellow paint, all for $25k and this was from fifteen years ago. It took 15 years from a competitor to make a vehicle that could rival it from a price point.

If you've ever driven or owned one, you would understand it's greatness. If Honda was smart and brought over the CTR , I think a lot of people would choose the CTR over the BRZ if they didn't have a preferred platform. The only car that I have kept longer than three years is the ITR, hopefully I'll keep the BRZ for ten years or more like the ITR.

I really do like the BRZ a lot. The brake feel is excellent and although my car has less than 40 miles on it, the motor feels like it wants to be pushed past the 3,500 rpm limit I set. I love how the exterior looks minus the tail lights and mustache. It c0mes with a lot of features that the FRS doesn't offer and it's all for $27k.

Waiting for everyone to be the guinea pig for aftermarket performance parts before I purchase some in the future.

Shipped from Cali?
Give it back, we still need more BRZs/FRSs in here!
lol jk. Congrats on the ride, but sucks about that recent damage.
Is the scratch a simple rub? Feel the scratch. If it "traps" your nails when you drag them across the scratch, it went through the clearcoat and paint; otherwise it could be buffed out and/or minimized to the point of not being recognizable.
I do detailing as a hobby. Post pics so we can see.

oh I quite agree. I love Honda. I refuse to give up my Civic even after all the offers. When I have kids, they aren't touching it. The ITR is a great car...

When I was looking for a new car, I made a big list of cars... but nothing felt right until I looked over the BRZ. It has the same idea/feel as the cars in the '90s. Too bad Honda has been stacking... the new Civic Si doesn't compare... the CRZ is interesting, like the look, but not the Hybrid...

I set my shift light to 3700rpm, but it definitely wants to go faster... even locally, I'm going through all gears... so much potential in this car like the Integra, Civic, MR2, RX7, Celica, 240SX, 300ZX, and all the other classic tuner cars...

Just placed an order too... Sounds like next month i'm flying from CA and roadtripping back :burnrubber:

awesome. :)
hmmn did they say yours would be there in a month? for mine they said 2-3 months...

just saw that it's about 1350 miles to drive. That puts you right about in Reno as you pass 1000 miles, perfect place to stop for an oil change once break-in is complete. Then the rest of the way home...
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Depending on traffic and overall conditions on the way back, I was thinking of stopping in SLC, then Reno for the second night.. Good call on the oil change in NV. :party0030:

I thought babying the car during the break-in period was actually the worst thing you can do, that is what I was told by many forum members as well as what a lot of people have been saying in the magazines?

OP, since your car was shipped by train, inspect the paint for rail dust and remove asap. I think you can take it out with clay.

I got that crap on my CR-Z and it was really hard to get out.

sorry to hear about your bumper.

you should break in the car according to how it is supposed to be driven