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From Istanbul, Turkey
Hi,
Mine is probably the first Subaru BRZ in Turkey. It is WRB Limited Auto and I got it after it was shown in Istanbul Autoshow. Subaru launched it after Toyota and not with funfare.
These will be rare cars in Turkey because of taxation; anything that has an engine bigger than 1600 cc is heavily taxed so the Subaru BRZ cost me almost $70K. So, this will be the car of a well off enthusiast, who has at least one more car at least here, in Turkey for the lucky few who can afford.
It is a daily drive. I already drove 1500 kms in all conditions; city, motorway, hill climbing, on ice. It is as great as it was made out to be.
Last weekend, we went to a short ski break with the family; my 7 year old was happy at the back, 12 year old had to adopt the lotus position on the way. Not much complaint; I suppose.
My wife simply said: "This is for families huh? They have a different sense of what a family means."
Climbing up to he mountain, on a varied road surface was fun and safe with new Michelin Alpin winter tyres. Last 10 kms was frozen packed snow, late at night and -7 C ano snowing, it climbed like a wild goat.
Great car, huge price, great fun.
Regards.
Temucin Tuzecan
Istanbul, Turkey
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