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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
here is my specific question regarding the new 17-18 BRZs
1) I read the headlights on the 2013-16 cars were poor (I don't recall where I read this but somewhere the headlights were 'bearly adequate') the 2017 has LEDs headlights does anyone know if these are any better?
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I'm not sure where you read this. You might have read a review of the FR-S headlights, which are different. The BRZ headlights have ALWAYS gotten fantastic reviews for being excellent factory units with great output. I personally have no complaints with the ones on my 2015. The LED units on the new ones, as I understand it, are even brighter. I doubt you will have any issues. If anything, the only complaints I've heard are that the new ones are so bright that sometimes people get flashed by oncoming traffic (but that is more likely just that their headlights need to be properly aimed.)
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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
2) one car I am looking at has some options (which I can take or leave) it has auto dimming mirror with home-link. I read somewhere (again not sure where) that the auto dimming doesn't work well (is that true or not)? If it it works OK then I don't mind it at all (can use the home link as well).
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Not sure where you read that either! I believe Subaru uses the same auto-dimming mirror that I bought after-the-fact: made by a company called Gentex. I have no issues at all with mine, and I think it works very well. It's one of those things that I never "needed" but don't want to live without anymore, as it is truly useful. Homelink is something I like because I hate having to have that stupid, ugly, garage door opener thing clipped to my visor (which I also tend to knock off with my helmet during autocross, lol.)[/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
3) other options are Rear Bumper Applique, Cargo Tray, and Wheel Lock Kit.
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This is more of a personal opinion thing. My vehicle came with all of those items. The rear applique I think is always a good idea on ANY car because otherwise you will inevitably scuff the crap out of your bumper over time when loading things. If by "cargo tray" you mean the rubber cargo liner with the lip, it is ABSOLUTELY worth it, because it will not only contain any minor spills, but it's made out of a really grippy rubber that does a great job of keeping things from sliding around, unlike the factory carpeting, which is, like, made with teflon fibers. Wheel locks are not a foolproof way to protect your wheels (if someone wants your wheels, they WILL steal them whether you have the locks on there or not) but they are a deterrent for a basic thief, and they are one more thing I will always have on my vehicle.
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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
total price (MSRP) $31,100 but sale price $28,800 +$300 doc fee +tax and tags.
is that a good price?
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Honestly, I don't know what a good price is these days, but as a benchmark, I bought my 2015 Series.Blue special edition BRZ brand new for $27,350 + taxes and fees, for a grand total of exactly $30,000 out the door. The MSRP on that car was exactly $30,000. They had no "deals" going on, but I simply offered them $27,350, and they accepted my offer.
People will argue all day long about what a good price is, and they will insist that you haggle them, and negotiate, and play them off of other dealerships, etc... which is fine. But honestly, if you are happy with the deal you are getting, that's much more important than whether or not someone else 6 states away got the same car for $500 less. It isn't going to make any meaningful difference in your monthly payments. When they said yes to my initial offer, I could have sat them down and spent 4 hours negotiating an even lower price, pretending to walk out, etc... Did I do any of that? No. Why? Because I was happy with the price I offered, and I wasn't about to waste my day, and stress myself out, and the salesman out, just to try to shave a few extra hundred bucks off of the price of the car. I walked in, we signed stuff, and I walked out. Quick and easy, and much less stressful for everyone involved.