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Originally Posted by Tcoat
There were enough recorded issues, even if minor, for the first year of MANY cars that I always shy away from them. I am not worried enough about being an early adapter to not have the patience to wait for the second run. Even the small incremental changes can make waiting worthwhile. With the 14 the knee pads and "better" HU alone would have made it worth my while to wait.
Funny this thread was started well before even the first car was sold in 2009 but is now once again relevant.
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Totally agree. A car is a complex product with around 30,000 parts. Many of those are moving parts and have to work in concert with others. There are so many things that can go wrong, and it's impossible to predict and test out all the potential problems in small-scale quality control. The hard fact is that first-year buyers of almost any model are the large-scale beta testing subjects for companies.
Every first model year car I've ever bought has had problems, and I've regretted not waiting a year. My 2015 Mustang GT is the latest hemorrhoid-inducing lesson that I apparently haven't learned despite years and years of repetition.
Japanese companies are more careful than US, but even those can have problems, though they're usually minor. Every time I buy a first model year car and regret it I tell myself I'll never do it again. But I do.
In the infinitesimally tiny chance that the GR86 comes with a turbo motor, I tell myself I'd wait a year for any bugs to be worked out before running down to the Subaru dealer for one. But then, at my 60-something age, remaining time for enjoying a car, especially one with a stick, is limited. I just might (once again) put up with first-year irritations.