[radroach]

I remember my test drive in the 2013 BRZ was awesome. Sales guy let me hook in my phone and have some music playing. I got in and literally had no skills on how to drive it, redlined 1st gear and shifted through 2nd and 3rd. I felt high as a kite, I loved how smooth the engine felt when it was opened up all the way, and drove it back to the dealership. I was sold there already.

And yes things become apparent later on that let you down, like the tires have a limit that you learn really quickl and they're bad at autoXy, or you get tons of TC interference or pull a turn too quickly and risking a crash. Or that the engine doesn't make much torque and so you have to reserve your fun for downhill slopes. That's where the real fun is, trying to go as fuckin fast as you can shifting and gripping the wheel while fighting downhill gforces and managing your level of mechanical grip with the tires, and the car being so low and light as it is just sinks into the corner and shoots out of it.

I don't like the lack of power either. But this car can still go fast, not drag race fast but enough to get tickets and raise my insurance.

The price. That's a fair debate. Pros are that there are like 8 airbags in the car and has best in class crash rating. This IMO affects the cost considerably. Also the xenon headlights with headlight cutoff leveling. The high quality wheel design (compare that to base mustang wheels or.. base camaro steel wheels). There are plenty of upscale quality touches and design elements on the car to justify the price.