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Originally Posted by Crossfire
I'm a 68yo senior now driving a Chrysler 200S. I was driving a 2005 Crossfire SRT, but sold it with only 5K on it. Ever since I sold it, I miss driving the car. I'm thinking of buying a BRZ, but think I may be too old for a sports car, what do you guys think.
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How are your knees and lower back? Sorry for the personal questions but for me this will ultimately be the limiting factor. Once in or out of the car all is well but climbing out is a task for the reasonably fit. Bad knees or back issues would make routine driving of this car difficult.
The actual driving position is delightful, possibly the best of any car I've driven and that's saying something.
The driving experience is pure fun. You can play with this car pretty much forever and never get bored. If acceleration is important to you then a turbo or mechanical supercharger is available to fix that. I like the low power at the moment.
If you buy a 2015 then it is probably perfect right out of the box. Once you get tired of the stock rubber then fit better tires but I'd keep the Primacy's for a while doing this over. They aren't bad, quite a high quality tire even just inadequate to restrain this chassis which is the point I expect.
My 2013 required Bilstein shocks all round to deliver appropriately controlled suspension and be aware that the ride is brutal, just not as brutal as say a Cayman.