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Originally Posted by Flarpswitch
If you mean "wrong" transmission being the automatic, you may change your mind after you get past the first 1,000 Miles (1,600 km). If you went to get an Outback, then going to the track was not the first thing on your mind. Once the engine is broken in, you can exploit the Sport and Track modes in auto and/or manual shift. You just might find that having some more civilized refinements built in is not that much of a compromise.
Seeing a BRZ orphaned on a lot has to be a rare sight. In April 2018 I went to see a 2017 BRZ (built 10/17) in stock and ten minutes later I wrote a check for it. I waited five years to get one due to a combination of circumstances, but I wasn't going to wait a minute longer. Never an ounce of regret. I ordered the 2022 BRZ on 11/30/21, it was built 01/22 and was delivered 03/23/22. I am only a 90 minute truck transport drive from the Vancouver, Washington port where incidentally, the Subaru cars from the Indiana plant arrive by train. A couple of days ago I met a guy when I stopped by the hardware store to get license plate screws. He asked me about my BRZ and told me that he put in a request for a GR86 back last October. He said that there has been not a peep out of Toyota, but one dealer that he had contacted earlier called him that they could get one, but it was way off from what he wanted so he passed that up. How sad it that?
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You're right, track isn't a consideration for me at this time. The reason I called it wrong transmission is because I know what this car is and how it should be enjoyed to its fullest. I think this is my 30th or so car and have had things like s2000 and integra type R long time ago so buying an automatic BTZ felt....odd. But, you're right, I walked in saw it and couldn't resist. It certainly way more fun to drive so far than my last few cars.