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Hi all,
I frequent the LegacyGT and Outback.org forums - this is my first post here.
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Welcome
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Primarily, I was looking at both the Legacy and Outbacks in the 3.6R trim - and it looks like 2019 will probably be the last year for that. They just discontinued the Forester XT entirely in 2019, and I'm wondering if they'll either just flat-out drop the 3.6 trim in the Outback or move the FA24DIT from the Ascent over to it in the 2020 redesign.
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Forget the 3.6 trim. They'll stop producing this engine .. Too bad .. we are victims of engine down-sizing..
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The purpose of the BRZ (or WRX, if that's what you all suggest) is to essentially, occasionally, be my midlife crisis/solo drive car. When I go to work, and there's nobody with me, you bet I'd take the fun car. I have two small kids, 6 and 4, both in car seats. I know the BRZ's car seats are laughable - especially when the little ones get bigger - so when I drive them either to or from school (depending on work schedule), I'll probably take the wagon.
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Fact is that you'll probably drive the wagon. I have a Forester '12 and I have to take this one because of the kids (12 and 7).
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I love the Subaru brand, so I'd be happy considering the mish-mash of Toyotabaru parts, and I love their fuel injector setup to prevent carbon issues on the valves.
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Agree. Too bad that Subaru is not using the same injector setup with the newest engines ..
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I'm looking at the Premium, since it won't be my daily driver as much as I'd like it to be. I might consider the Limited if the new year's design as something amazing to it. I use Waze which doesn't work with CarPlay right now so I don't need navi or anything.
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This car was supposed to be back to the basics. Get the lowest trim level. You'll gain some weight and be closer to the original roots of this car
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So, the big concern is under-use of the car. A car is made to be driven. I'm sure that there are a lot of issues that will pop up if I don't drive this thing enough. I'm sure bouncing back and forth between the Outback and the BRZ won't help my "re-learning" of a stick, too. But I envision myself throwing a car cover on it when snow gets here, maybe digging it out once or twice every week during the winter. That seem plausible?
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What issues will pop up if you don't drive it? Mine is 3.5 years old and I have in total 6k miles. You should not have any issues if you do the usual maintenance and change the fluids.
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Is it worth considering a certified pre-owned BRZ from a few years ago, or are the newer ones vastly improved to warrant the expense?
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If you don't want to modify the car, then BUY THE NEWER ONE. The old ones were a bit under-powered. Not really a 200hp car... more closely to a 185-190hp car.
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Hi all,
Would something like the BRZ make sense here and be worthy of taking up that coveted spot in my driveway, should I consider something with more passenger room like a WRX? Should I just trade-in and get the 3.6 Outback?
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Get the BRZ! You might not use it too often, but when you use it you'll just smile!! Very few cars in the market can give you this feeling. There isn't any other in this price range.
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Is the clutch hard to learn? Is it forgiving?
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It has a sports car clutch. Not that much forgiving. However, my daily driver is an AT and I don't have issues to drive occassionaly the BRZ with the MT. They say it is like the bicycle. Once you learn, you never forget!
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Thoughts on changing the summer performance tires to an all-season tire?
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If you have snow in your area, better to switch to winter tires and keep the summer tires for the warmer days. All-season tires are just a compromise in everything. Personally, I don't drive it during the winter so I don't care.