[Clembo]

To me, it depends on the dealer. I know my Toyota dealer well, having bought and serviced many cars there for years, hence my choosing the Scion. Subaru dealer is much farther away and I have no experience with anyone there.

But I am very happy with the basic FR-S, I don't like HIDs or NAV and I'm not too thrilled with climate control, etc. Old-fashioned and simple works fine for me. I find spoilers don't do much but make it difficult to clean around. Given a choice, I would have liked fog lights however.

Never drove a BRZ so not sure of the diffrence there but the FR-S rides and handles perfectly for me. Not too worried about repairs - I have several cars and will always have something to drive.