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exE36M3 · 03-29-2014, 08:20 PM

+1000

I think all the old guys - who did the 1st Japanese import thing in the 90s have some good perspectives on horsepower and handling. We remember the Honda/Integra wars versus the Mustang/Camaros.

I'm 44. I've had the muscle cars in high school, the japanese cars in college, and in my early career, BMW M3s.

But settling in... I don't have the time or TV quality drivers skill to spend my day driving sideways OR any weekends to burn working on my car. I wanted reliable, balanced fast, and something to stuff the kids into in a pinch.

I was down to the EVO X, BMW 135i, and the BRZ/FRS... the latter as a last minute entry because I spontaneously took a test drive and loved it.

And the BRZ won out - coming off a 95 M3 (great handling and good power), it actually IS an upgrade... because it handles better and has good power.

Plus it gets almost 30mpg on my drives and I don't have to get sticker shock when I do the maintenance.

Yahoo! Just got a CPO 2013 last weekend. Yep, 3 days after a test drive, I had to have it.
CPO is a great way to get a decent price... and on top of that, no 1000 miles break in!

03-29-2014, 08:20 PM	#31
exE36M3 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: NorCal Posts: 331 Thanks: 165 Thanked 173 Times in 93 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	+1000 I think all the old guys - who did the 1st Japanese import thing in the 90s have some good perspectives on horsepower and handling. We remember the Honda/Integra wars versus the Mustang/Camaros. I'm 44. I've had the muscle cars in high school, the japanese cars in college, and in my early career, BMW M3s. But settling in... I don't have the time or TV quality drivers skill to spend my day driving sideways OR any weekends to burn working on my car. I wanted reliable, balanced fast, and something to stuff the kids into in a pinch. I was down to the EVO X, BMW 135i, and the BRZ/FRS... the latter as a last minute entry because I spontaneously took a test drive and loved it. And the BRZ won out - coming off a 95 M3 (great handling and good power), it actually IS an upgrade... because it handles better and has good power. Plus it gets almost 30mpg on my drives and I don't have to get sticker shock when I do the maintenance. Yahoo! Just got a CPO 2013 last weekend. Yep, 3 days after a test drive, I had to have it. CPO is a great way to get a decent price... and on top of that, no 1000 miles break in!