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i had been keeping tabs with the brz since its release while holding off for the rumors of a turbo made true.
midlife crisis much: i had been doing a bit of reading about bikes, buying my time and saving my money. so i had the bright idea before i bought a bike i'd go drive a few cars to confirm my leaning towards a bike and not update my 4 wheel ride. i finally was able to get a slot for the basic rider course that matched with a free weekend of mine. the following monday i marched down the the DMV to go take the test & receive my endorsement. ironically the local honda dealer (the new CBR500 platform) was closed on monday. since i took the day off I decided to swing by the local subaru dealer who had no new on the lot with only one used that was off on a test drive, that customer eventually bought that car, so i was only able to drive it around the back of the dealer lot in first gear. waited a week was able to find a low miles used 14 available. i didnt even consider a new 15 because i didnt want to do the dance with the dealer over numbers. the brz was at the top of the list followed by possibility for a Z, stang, maro, genesis- the typical sporty type cars available. spent a little time with the brz and enjoyed the drive so much i decided to delay the bike for a bit longer, if ever. never drove any of the other cars on my list thinking they could never reach this much fun out of the box. coming from a 4cyl 6mt TSX i assumed power and acceleration would be similar but handling and driver feedback sealed the deal for me.
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