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Originally Posted by Stephen W.
Recently I had a long, hard look at a BRZ tS. Overall, I was very disappointed. There are no carbon fiber accents in the interior like on my Inazuma. There are just shiny piano black plastic bits. No CD player, WTF? Yes, the infotainment screen is bigger but now that splits up the dash so you lose that nice long, one piece look. I do not mind the tS wheels but would have preferred them in 17 inch with the low profile stickier rubber. I’ve been driving a 2006 STi with that huge “Hey! Look at me” wing for 12 years now so the slim carbon fiber one on the tS would not bother me. The BRZ side rocker panel covers are not as sleek as those that will be coming on the new 86 TRD Edition.
I took photos of this tS to show the wife. She was not impressed with the fit and finish of my Inazuma and could not understand why it was so expensive. She found the tS even worse. She is correct in pointing out that the tS model is not worth the $8,652* CDN more than the out the door price I arranged for my Inazuma.
*The $8,652 amount is based on the difference between total of monthly payments of the two cars. Actual cash difference, if I’d paid cash for my Inazuma, would be somewhat less due to interest rates and cash purchase incentives.
Also, I must comment on the orange peel in the paint. I can’t believe how bad most Subaru’s paint finishes are. The wife’s 2016 WRB STi is terrible for orange peel and dull areas.
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Do you have a BRZ (Inazuma) and wanted to trade it with the tS? I was never impressed with the tS model, but everyone can have a different opinion.
In general, I also believe that the BRZ is overpriced. In my country it costs 35k euros and you can buy the new wrx sti for 45k euro. I cannot justify just a 10k euro price difference between the two cars. I would expect a bigger difference ...