[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by KAuss

I wasn't looking for people to convince me, but just to share reasons why they own theirs. From what I can gather, when others made a decision in the same situation I'm in, they simply asked themselves if driving feel is more important than marginal practicality. Now this is said withmy opinion that the MX-5 is a better driver feel car. This isn't a clear 100% win as I think the BRZ has better corner feel. However, throttle response, and the nimbleness of the MX-5 fits my driving style / wants a bit more if I had to rate them, it'll be 8/10 vs. 7/10.

The reasons why the people can get over the practicality advantages have done so with logical reasoning, and that's the convincing. Not someone telling me the car is clearly better. However, the same advice was said here too. You can simply rent a truck. The fact that you can't simply just go out to buy a MX-5 whenever you want is also very real. You must fit a very strict criteria for it to be feasible as a purchase. Where the BRZ would be a lot easier to pull the trigger on unless you're really in need of a truck / van. Right now, I can actually live with a MX-5, and that might not be the case if I was a DJ or something. The BRZ would be practical enough to allow a DJ to live and still have a fun car to drive.

Either way, I've not signed anything yet, and the deals coming in for the BRZ is clearly lower cost, and has more to offer. The Carplay / Android Auto is better implemented in the BRZ, the creature comfort things are better. I can get the performance package while the MX-5 won't sniff it. I probably don't need it, but the value is great.

I'm literally $500 away from signing on the MX-5, but if that does not go through, I'm $500 away from the BRZ with PP. These cars are very close, and it is really hard to choose.

As for the power argument. This is the exact same thing about the S2000 people talked about. I'm not saying you can't drive around it. However to say that the S2000 power curve didn't show itself would be downplaying it.

In a vacuum, the dip is fine, I wouldn't care honestly. However, when compared to the experience of the MX-5 drive, it's just "different" and I'll leave it at that. I personally do not like when reviewers talk about it, so I can only imagine how sick everyone here is of hearing it as well. I just brought it up because I finally felt it in my limited driving time. I didn't get to drive "around" it during my test drive, so all points given to me here are valid that I did not judge the BRZ in the best light possible.

You won't like the BRZ. You've brought up the torque dip so much that it's become something so much bigger than it actually is.

Your choice is clear to me and to many others here. If for whatever reason you bought the BRZ, you would regret it.