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Originally Posted by chipmunk
If I could go back in time to January 2016 and redo the whole thing, I would still buy the BRZ (but only with heated seats this time). I sometimes have second thoughts about my BRZ, but this is the most fun car I can afford with my budget.
EDIT: But mind you, these cars do have issues with manual transmissions. And a recent potential recall about valve springs came up as well. They are not bulletproof even in stock form.
Just throwing a thought out there.... Have you considered a used Lotus or even an Alfa 4C....?
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I'd love an alfa or lotus, but this is going to be a daily driver and will be driven in the snow. Don't think I can convince myself to do that to a 4c.
In regards to reliability issues, I thought the synchro issues were more 13' my? I haven't seen too many with newer years and from what I understand transmission is stronger with 17' +
The recent spring recall gives me reason to hesitate, but tons of brz have made it to 100k+?
Most people I've spoken with seem to agree they're near bullet proof
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by zionswrath
All cars depreciate fast. If you don't mind "losing" half the money in a couple years then do it. But consider most people probably shouldn't buy new. An alarming number of new car loans are 6+ years.
I remember when Subaru released a brochure about the BRZ when it first came out it stated the expected customer. One of the attributes they thought the buyer would have is an income of $90,000. Not sure how they came up with this, maybe they thought it would be a single guys second car. Something to consider.
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I've always lost money on cars, and I've owned more than I should. It's my hobby. I still save a pretty decent amount and put a decent amount into retirement so
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Originally Posted by HachiRokuX
I’d highly recommend letting someone else take the depreciation hit and getting a lightly used 2017 in manual.
I got mine new and regret it, it’s not exactly the greatest value at 24-30k brand new for the base model, especially if you want to mod down the line.
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Tried finding a 17 used, found two in WRB for 21ish k for premiums. Both sold within a day of inquiry. I was quoted 24.7k for a 18 premium, I don't think the depreciation is THAT bad (4k for 1 year?)