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Originally Posted by jtice
Sounds about right for a '18.
I thought about it, but those were not changes I really neeeeeded.
The stock radio in my '17 is CRAP, and yes I wish it had Android Auto, but I will be replacing it eventually anyway, and I am sure it will be better than even what is in the '18
Oddly, they seem like the same deck, wish it would just a firmware update that would give you Android Auto.
The stereo sucks anyway, needs alot of help in all areas.
The headlights in my '17 are AMAZING.
Love the headlights and tailights in these cars!
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I truly lucked out. I didn't really follow what happened with the 17s because they weren't an option.
I got the 18 because the timing was right.
Android auto is AWESOME. I was going to consider XM radio and I do like the traffic on the tom-tom. But with android auto I can pay for Spotify for my family of four $15 a month and use google maps which has traffic.
Headlights and taillights are also wonderful.
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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
heck, I was also looking at the Cayman, but the new one was $60-70K (that's was too much) and the 2-3 year old was $40-45K which is fine. But then I figure that the Porsche needs to go to a more specialized service place and that I don't like to drive one hour each way to get my car serviced and repaired.
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I was in the same boat. I have two kids so the double or damn near triple price of a 718 didn't make sense.
A shame you have to travel so far for a Porsche dealer.
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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
I really love the Cayman and it's surely better and quicker but the price and convenience of the BRZ is what I like at this time. Plus that I'm keeping my old Legacy and we have 4 other cars past that. The idea that the BRZ is both cheaper and likely more reliable and cheaper to buy tires and repairs that kind of has me thinking to go with the BRZ. I don't really care about the prestige, had the M3 already found the prestige was not worth the extra price especially regarding service.
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Agreed 100% the consumables of a brz are way less then the 718. M3s are nice but I wouldn't want to put them in the mix. The only one I wanted other than this was a Porsche.
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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
just trying to decide if I should pull the trigger on the BRZ, because test drives are notoriously limited. First you are trying to just get the feel of things, outward visibility, ergonomics and such and often you can't get the best feel of everything such as backroad performance and acceleration when limited by a co-pilot salesman plus that the cars are new and I don't redline new cars, respect the break-in period.
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That is weird. In NJ we are able to take test drives without a dealer in the car. The test drive for the BRZ was the first time they asked for the passenger's license as well. She might have driven it too.
I think in the time I have had it I hit redline once by accident. I also take it easy for the break in.
There really isn't any need for raw power with this car. I tend to carry more speed in ala the miata.
Car is a blast on backroads. Haven't taken it up to Bear Mountain yet.