Sad BRZ display at the auto show
 

Just returned from the last day of the Philly Auto show. They had a blue BRZ premium on the floor with the rubber window gasket hanging off the drivers side door, a trunk that would not close properly, and a signficant dent on the top of the trunk (looked like someone pushed too hard with their hand). Must have been a tough week!!

Yeah, it's rough for the cars that they let people sit in. People just don't have any respect.

it's those Genesis drivers!

or drive at the dealers!.i wouldn't buy one of these with more than 5 or 10 miles on it! screw it! all the salesmen say ohhh! it was gently driven! (b.s.)
when pressed ,they ALL indicate that the car was taken to redline! course,a lot of the salesmen don't five a f**k,and some are just f**king stupid anyway!

I would expect that at a Chevy dealer, but to be honest I've met a lot of Subaru salespeople and I've never met an a-hole or one that I thought would beat on a car or let a joyrider beat on one. Technicians on the other hand, those are the ones you gotta look out for. They just don't give a flying f**k.

i have encountered scion salesmen that have a ahhh so what attitude,and i attribute this
to the fact they don't see many of these cars,so there really isn't much in it for them! i can understand this,however from a consumer's perspective,i just don't trust this car with a lot of miles on it.i'll buy one with 5 or 10 miles on it only! besides,it's in the interests of the salesman to indicate it was gently driven when in reality it was not!.just don't trust it! as for the mechanics,i am in complete agreement.

Cars in autos shows get destroyed by the manufacturer.

I agree that I'd never buy one with more than 5 miles on it, cause I know firsthand what happens when you test drive one. Went to my local Scion dealership and test drove an FR-S with 85 miles on it, basically had a tech sit in the back seat and egg me on the whole time to get on it. When I took it to redline he said "Now you're driving". Sorry to whoever bought it!

At auto shows, trunk latches are usually disabled in some way to ensure that it doesn't close. The battery is usually disconnected at car shows so once the trunk is closed it cannot be reopened.

Unfortunately, many people aren't used to it so they try to slam the trunk closed repeatedly thinking something is wrong. Noobs at car shows :)

It was sad seeing that BRZ so abused

On the other hand it was a great opportunity to get a lot of plastic bits that I broke on my car.





(JK)

My BRZ had about 9 miles on it when I test drove it. When I was done with the test drive it had about 20 miles on it. My salesman did tell me to floor it when going onto the freeway portion of the test drive.

He also told me to take a sweeping turn as hard as I wanted to, to show off the handling. Rear end broke traction but ESC was on, so no harm. He seemed pretty cool about it.

I bought the car, so his machinations worked!

I also think vehicles are robust enough to take an occasional run up to redline during their break-in period. Whenever I tell my service advisors how I treat my car during break-in, they always look at me like I'm from another planet (because they think I am babying them too much). LOL.

The Charlotte Auto Show I went to earlier this year had am FR-S and BR-Z. Both looked in really good condition. Though it was early in the day. Also they had a Final Edition EVO for 40-something thousand. What a sad car that is. Next door was a pre-production Focus RS in black. Really fucking outstanding. Just blew me away in person. I soooooo want one.

Also a GT350 R.....
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The car I test drove had about 30 miles. When I got on the interstate the salesperson was making motions to get back into the left lane and pick up some speed. Triple digits happened....

They know who they were selling to - A hot headed 20-something w/o kids and a death wish :bonk:

Keep in mind that cars are broken in at the factory. They aren't putting engines in the car that haven't been taken out on a test loop and absolutely thrashed to make sure it doesn't end up in a dealer's service center where they have wait for parts and pay a tech to fix it. It is better to try and break it at the factory. Not when a customer is banging gears, stalling, slamming on the brakes, etc. etc. They engineer the cars to take the abuse.

*PS

If you bought a Black 2016 FR-S from Scott Clark Toyota around August of 2015... My apologies.

Provided the car was properly warmed up its a good thing for them to be taken to redline early in life.

It's a sports car. Newsflash, they get driven like sports cars.

Says who? Genuinely curious here. All the break-in period stuff I see says to stay below 4000RPM and not to hold at any one speed/RPM for too long (i.e. no cruise control)