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Originally Posted by Mattstermh
Thanks for the quick reply. Weighing the pros and cons of BRZ vs FR-S.. here in New England those heated seats would be nice but just too much out of my budget.
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You can haggle and get the car down quite a bit. Paying MSRP for a car isn't the norm...
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Originally Posted by mdm
Not sure about that, in my opinion (apologies in advance to anyone offended) a mustache is the opposite of sophistication, but I believe the opposite is true: the mustache gives the BRZ a less sophisticated air-o-dynamics, the coefficient of drag is marginally higher.
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From what I remember, the FRS had a higher Cd but higher downforce on the front. They're both very sophisticated aerodynamics wise considering they have nearly the same drag as a Prius without looking like one.
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Originally Posted by krayzie
BRZ Limited trim also comes with little amenities like door courtesy lights, vanity mirror lights, dual zone climate control, heated seats, alarm, rear trunk release button, HIDs, fog lights, etc. FRS limited editions at most will just give you HIDs, dual zone climate control, maybe heated seats but not the rest.
Body kit and rims are obviously much easier to retrofit than amenities. I didn't want another purposely decontent car like my old North American spec VW.
When I bought my BRZ, the top trim came out a bit cheaper than an optioned out FRS which still came with less equipment than the BRZ.
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SO far as I know, the special edition FRS's came with all that stuff too, but you paid more than the BRZ at that point.
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Originally Posted by techie182
BRZ and FRS limited editions are about 2-3k more than base. I went for base FRS and kinda regret my purchase. Only option I wanted was start button and not having to pull out my key every single time. All other options can be added for cheap.
For example, I added HID for only $20, rearview camera for $30, etc.
Subaru/Moostash is better car? I thought its same car. My FRS has Subaru marking all over the car.
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Can't really compare a $20 HID kit to true OEM HID's, sorry. Ditto on the reverse cam (that wasn't standard on the BRZ either so kinda moot), as the cheap ones generally don't do low light well, and don't last as long.
Heuberger was selling Limited BRZ's for less than a base FRS at one point, so haggle haggle haggle.
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Originally Posted by extrashaky
The bumper actually resembles a boxer's mouth guard, which I suspect was the intent (as a play on "boxer" engines) until a bunch of hillbillies who thought hair grew from teeth started calling it a mustache.
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I see this too...but it's still a silly arguement.