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I'll be totally honest with my situation, when I was looking to buy a fun car, it was either a BRZ (cuz the Scion had a shit radio and AC), Lotus Elise SC or an S2000. This was back in 2015ish.
The AC and the radio alone on the FRS turned me away from a sale. The S2000 was simply a better car overall (tranny and engine).
Fast forward to 2021/2022, the GR86 now has a shifter that gets CLOSE to the S2000 (not quite - not quite sadly), the engine is finally better in performance (you can argue about sound but I'm more function over form) and the lack of a convertible is actually a PLUS for me (since I'm gonna go track it and convertibles require a SCCA approved rollbar or equivalent) and the GR86... HAS. A. TRUNK (a much more useable one). I no longer have to race on the same tires I drove to the track on.
In my opinion, the GR86 is every way a better car than the first gen. It beat out an S2000 (in the numbers and capability - I am not counting the nostalgia and halo-effect the S2000 has). This isn't meant to crap on the first gens, they were and still are amazing cars to hoon and learn to drive with. I'll still happily pick one up for the right price but with 2nd hand cars being SO stupidly priced right now, the GR86 made way more sense.
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