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Originally Posted by EZ Shifter
Hi Folks,
Nice to meet you all. I've been lurking a couple of weeks and just joined. ......... Who says the FR-S is only a young person's car? .......How many of you got your FR-S/BRZ at or below MSRP? .......How reliable have your cars been? I've read threads on the boxer's chirping, CEL issues, rough idling and possibly even bad heads from defective casting, etc. ......I have never owned a Subaru and wonder how their reliability compares with, say, Honda or Toyota?
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Hi ya EZ Shifter and
to this forum.
My "short" comments to your questions:
Being 55, you will fit right in here ..... most folks are younger, some are older ..... how to tell? The younger ones sometimes write in "code" and the older ones sometimes speak of the "old days".
I paid MSRP for my FR-S back in April. Many have gotten them at or below MSRP (for the 2013s).
For the most part, the cars are reliable. Many have the "crickets", some have dipping idle syndrome and some that are tracked real hard have DI seal "issues". The car's heads are just fine.
There is no difference in reliability between the FR-S and the BRZ ..... cause they were made in the same barn.
Yep, I've found it to be a GREAT, 2nd mid life crisis car .... relatively economical, sporty to look at, dependable, quick enough for the "mature" (read senior) drivers and just a bunch of fun .....
humfrz