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Originally Posted by dsgerbc
It also means that one does know that improving something usually comes at the expense of screwing up something else.
Improving something is fine, if it preserves the rest. Out of all those who try to 'improve' the car, only a small percentage will succeed. The rest will "improve" something and screw up something else, for example handing (crappy lowering hardware, bad damping, crazy understeer-inducing spacers etc). Properly "improving", while preserving the rest is expensive.
P.S.: don't care about "unique", I'm not a teen/tween any more, and not having a mid-life crisis either (yet?).
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Fair enough. I guess the interesting part is that a stock car is really just a blank canvas. Not to be offensive, but generally when I see someone purchase a performance car and do NOTHING to it and they're not an older person (60+ years old), then I tend to think that they have zero imagination, aspirations or personality. Or, more likely, they're too cheap to spend money on anything "extra".
Are there exceptions? Sure. There always are. I do mean "generally." I'm obviously not saying this about you because I don't even know you beyond your last reply. I have a friend with a BRZ that has only done exhaust and another that has only swapped wheels. Beyond that they're both completely satisfied with the BRZ in stock form. They'd admit that they're not into parting ways with their hard-earned money nor do they have the imagination to think up modifications all the time.
"Improvements" are relative to goals. If you have no goals then there's nothing to improve. The large wheel gap is in the BRZ is an unnecessary byproduct. It works for SUVs or Subarus that are guaranteed to ride through tall snow, but for a RWD sports car, the wheel gap just BEGS for attention/modification.
The stock tires allow for turning sideways. Do you LIKE turning sideways? If you're that fun to WANT to turn sideways then you'll probably be interesting enough to mod SOMETHING on your car. Or, do you prefer being "safer" and having more grip? Well, then you'll have to "mod" your wheels by getting more appropriate tires for consistent gripping. Do you see how relative that is? If you want ultimate grip while not adding a bunch of weight, then your research may lead you to Michelin Pilot Super Sports or Continental Extreme Contact DW tires. If you live somewhere with a chance of snow or just low temps then you'll probably opt to not keep your summer tires.
Do you garage your BRZ during the winter months? If so, then you don't even have to worry about tires. However, just know that in your effort to not be unique, if you do keep your BRZ stock and garage it and keep the miles low, eventually your BRZ WILL be unique inadvertently.
I'm not trying to bust anyone's balls, but let's not get a superiority complex over either wanting to keep the car stock or modifying it. I'm actually jealous that someone has the strength to keep this car stock. I mean, you can honestly look at the speaker surrounds and center console knee resting area and say that you wouldn't prefer to have matching leather with red stitching as the car was INTENDED to have? It's more comfortable AND the interior looks way more complete. And you really don't think the Toyota armrest would be a welcomed addition?