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brzcountsright · 05-23-2019, 03:58 PM

Over a month ago, a road rager hit my car. Between the shop's schedule and my work it has been more than a month since I could drive my car. I've been driving various rental cars and my wife's car in the meantime.

So when I got in my car, this morning, it felt really weird! But within the first 10 minutes I got to fall in love the BRZ all over again.

When I sat down in the car, it felt really strange. Within 10 minutes I was wondering how I had even managed to drive those other cars. Instead of balancing up on chair, having to work to stay in place while I operate the controls, in the BRZ I fit perfectly into a seat that holds me in place, and everything I need is exactly where it should be.

And when I started to drive away, I thought, "ugh! it feels so rough and mechanical." Within 10 minutes I was thinking "wow! it feels so direct and mechanical!"

It was really amazing to see how much my perspective had shifted, and how easily it shifted back. But it does explain why our cars aren't more popular than they are. It really is a different animal, and you have to spend some time in it to understand it and love it.

05-23-2019, 03:58 PM	#1
brzcountsright Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Location: Colorado Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cool BRZ experience, today Over a month ago, a road rager hit my car. Between the shop's schedule and my work it has been more than a month since I could drive my car. I've been driving various rental cars and my wife's car in the meantime. So when I got in my car, this morning, it felt really weird! But within the first 10 minutes I got to fall in love the BRZ all over again. When I sat down in the car, it felt really strange. Within 10 minutes I was wondering how I had even managed to drive those other cars. Instead of balancing up on chair, having to work to stay in place while I operate the controls, in the BRZ I fit perfectly into a seat that holds me in place, and everything I need is exactly where it should be. And when I started to drive away, I thought, "ugh! it feels so rough and mechanical." Within 10 minutes I was thinking "wow! it feels so direct and mechanical!" It was really amazing to see how much my perspective had shifted, and how easily it shifted back. But it does explain why our cars aren't more popular than they are. It really is a different animal, and you have to spend some time in it to understand it and love it.