Long trips in BRZ? Yes, its possible and fun ;)
 

Hi guys,

Yesterday I arrived to Le Mans from my home.. 1456km, 16 hours including traffic jam in Paris and Le Mans..

I was driving with my mate from 4am to 8pm. I was really afraid of this, but its was really cool.. I really love this car.. Now 24 hours Le Mans and back to home at Monday ;)

On the other hand, I didnt see any other toybaru on the way or even here at Le Mans :(

Best

Roarke

Oh yeah it is. I drove from Dover, DE to Las Vegas, NV in mine, about 2600 miles. Never had any complaints.

Enjoy Le Mans!

I drive from San Francisco to Santa Barbara, 345 miles - 555km every friday.

get up at 4 am, work from 5:30 am to 3 pm, hope in my Brz and drive. I love the BRZ, real comfy, quite ride compared to my last car, very fuel efficient.

This is good to hear, since I'll be picking up my new BRZ in Colorado next month and driving it 1600 miles home. In my test drive, I loved the seat and driving position, so I don't foresee any problems from those. But I was concerned that the cabin noise (both from road and engine noise) might get old after a while on the interstate.

I had my radio cranked the whole time, so I couldn't really tell you.

I will say: take the 12v accessory plug out of the glovebox. Then crawl down into the passenger footwell and peel the carpet back a bit; you'll see a hole through the firewall. That's the sound tube. Stick the plug into the hole.

The sound tube transmits intake noise into the cabin for a more aggressive/racey sound. Which is fine, if you're being aggressive and racey. If you're doing a 1600 mile road trip, it'll probably get tiring. Once you get to where you're going you can decide if you want to leave it in there or not.

Yeah, i have ear plug there too ;)

Interesting that this precise subject came up in the most recent video review by the dudes at Everyday Driver, who did a Subaru shoot-out comparing the BRZ and the 2015 WRX on Southern California canyon roads:

http://everydaydriver.com/episodes/t...on-wrx-or-brz/

Their conclusion: they loved the BRZ on the curves, but preferred the WRX as a DD. Not surprising (or disappointing) to me, since I'm not buying a BRZ for its ability to sit in traffic at a stoplight.

It wasn't bad to you? Not knocking the BRZ, It's by far my favorite vehicle I've owned. I'm only 23 and I drive an hour to school and back a few times a week. I must say once I get to school or once I get home. My back is killing me. Thinking about getting a pillow to put between the seat and my back.

I bought my BRZ as a wedding present to myself. Drove from Venice Florida to new Orleans on my honeymoon. Was a great ride. Comfy seats, nice nav system, only problem was for my wife. E-brake kept stabbing her in the chest. If you get my drift.

I drive long distances every week in this car. The third day I had it, I drove it twelve hours. I was in it for three hours just today and have a five hour drive Monday.

My lower back gets stiff sometimes, but I just stretch it. I might try a lumbar support though, now that you mentioned the pillow.

But a bigger issue for me is the effect of the stiff ride on my bladder. In a smoother riding car, I can go a lot longer between rest stops. But when I have to go, EVERY bump in this car is magnified.

Haha yeah, I'm on coilovers, so my ride is twice as bumpier. I just remember not to have any drinks in the car. I can have a memory foam type pillow made. So i'm considering that option

I'll see your coilovers and raise you the fact that I live and work all throughout Louisiana.

http://media.rd.com/rd/images/rdc/ma...ds-chart1a.jpg

I would like to be able to lower or modify my suspension, but if I did I wouldn't be able to drive this car any more on these terrible roads. This is why my other car is a Jeep.

http://i.imgur.com/67vhjmT.jpg

Drove 12 hours straight in my BRZ on 2 occasions.. noise & comfort wasn't an issue for me, and I have intake/headers/over-front pipes. Hope to be able to take my car cross country on a 3-day trip one day :D

:D this is Michigan as well. My coworker in his Focus ST just had $1400 in damage from a single road 2 weeks ago. Surprised he said no damaged tie rods or anything.. but 3 bent rims.

I did an 8 hour roundtrip to Chicago a few weeks ago, and it was a joy. Surprised my back never hurt at all and I was never uncomfortable. I love the seats.