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Originally Posted by eikond
I'm betting you have a little different set of expectations than most BRZ/FRS owners-to-be. You certainly have a different comparison base than most of us. ...
What is curious to me is your comparison to the TDI Jetta.. I'm not surprised to hear that the deisel's torque feels better.. but I find your comment about handling to be interesting. I can't help but wonder if the extremely poor road conditions around the area made your test drive worse than it would have been for most people..
Still, it's nice to hear some educated and honest feedback about the car rather than all the blind praise we keep getting fed. ....
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Thank you for the kind words. It seems there are a good handful here on the forum that have lots of experience and can reasonably articulate their observations with a minimum of emotional bias. As such, I don't feel my expectations are entirely out of line. I know the car isn't about forward thrust; what's throwing me off is how adamant the OEMs were that all the senses were to come into play, and yet after driving it the sound aspect doesn't seem to be contributing in a balanced manner.
FWIW, my Golf TDI has KW Variant 1 coilovers, which improves its handling ability beyond the Mk6 GTI [which I've also owned]. Curiously, the Golf has virtually the exact same body length, width, wheelbase, and Mac strut front and multilink rear suspension as the BRZ, making for an amusing handling comparison.
Finally, the roads I drove the car on are roads I'm very familiar with and drive every day. For me, they're a constant, not a variable.
Hopefully I'll drive the BRZ again tomorrow and get a more refined feel for the car. Until then, back to your regularly scheduled NWIguy thread. :happy0180:
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Originally Posted by NWIguy
Yea I will be back at the dealership tomorrow...My reviews after driving it is coming soon and thanks
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I really look forward to hearing your test-drive review. Hopefully you're not as jaded as I am!