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speargunsandracecars · 05-06-2014, 09:25 PM

The SC430 is Top Gear's Worst Car in the World. The Twins don't really have any issues. The biggest 'issue' are the 'crickets' which supposedly come from the HP fuel pump. Many owners believe it could possibly be the quality of fuel or the ethanol content, but as far as I know, the actual reason hasn't been disclosed by Subaru or Toyota. Subaru and Scion have released an ECU reflash for the 1st year cars, and I believe the 2014 models already have them. I have a 2014 BRZ with 3800 miles. No crickets, no issues. Just as reliable as my old NC MX5. Even with the 'crickets' it doesn't seem to affect performance or reliability.

05-06-2014, 09:25 PM	#4
speargunsandracecars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: Southern Pines/Triangle, NC Posts: 150 Thanks: 1 Thanked 92 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The SC430 is Top Gear's Worst Car in the World. The Twins don't really have any issues. The biggest 'issue' are the 'crickets' which supposedly come from the HP fuel pump. Many owners believe it could possibly be the quality of fuel or the ethanol content, but as far as I know, the actual reason hasn't been disclosed by Subaru or Toyota. Subaru and Scion have released an ECU reflash for the 1st year cars, and I believe the 2014 models already have them. I have a 2014 BRZ with 3800 miles. No crickets, no issues. Just as reliable as my old NC MX5. Even with the 'crickets' it doesn't seem to affect performance or reliability.