Roadtripping in the BRZ, 4 to 1262 miles in two days! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

virjose · 06-25-2013, 11:38 PM

Picked up the car from Heuberger Motors in Colorado Springs last Friday, then my dad and I drove 1262 miles back to San Diego (Friday and Saturday) to make it home. It was a great time with my dad, as a Father's Day road trip (now that we are both dads)

Here are some pictures and thanks again Clint Earhart for a great and easy process!

We left CO Springs at around 4pm (after visiting the AF Academy), then got home on Saturday at around 8:30pm. Car did great through out the whole drive!

The images below start at the dealership with Clint, then the taped-down car before the drive, then us going through New Mexico, then spending the night in Gallup, then Arizona, finally CA. The last two are my dad and I on our driveway and my first modification that we did that Sunday morning, we did a custom installation of the Subaru 4/2pot calipers. I think they look much nicer than stock

Last picture is the car finally all cleaned up after removing the tape (which I must say worked great, not a single scratch on the car!)

Stierzy34 · 06-25-2013, 11:40 PM

Love the pics!!!! This just makes the wait for mine worse!

bestwheelbase · 06-26-2013, 12:48 AM

Congrats!

Vmax911 · 06-26-2013, 01:44 AM

That is sweet. Congrats on the new car!

yberther · 06-26-2013, 02:03 AM

Nice man! Just did a trip from Heuberger to Seattle (1400 miles) with a new BRZ.

Super fun, guys are great too. Such a big dealership.

thill · 06-26-2013, 02:32 AM

Awesome story with your dad! Congrats on the new car, you got the best color...

MiniRevs · 06-26-2013, 09:52 AM

Lucky guy! I wish I lived out West so I could roadtrip to pick up a BRZ from them.. Nice choice with WRB!

Admiral Ballsy · 06-26-2013, 10:15 AM

Did the wheels require spacers?

NCItaly · 06-26-2013, 12:15 PM

Congratulations! I'm jealous... Can't wait to get back in the states and pick mine up!

Decko · 06-26-2013, 03:38 PM

Nice man! I'm in CO Springs til November and want to pick up a BRZ and drive back to NC instead of flying, since most of the dealerships don't even have any BRZ in stock back home. Any tips for the long trip? Is your warranty/maintenance covered at any Subaru dealership? Sorry if that's a dumb question, I've never purchased a brand new vehicle before.

poundsand · 06-26-2013, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Decko

Is your warranty/maintenance covered at any Subaru dealership?

yes

virjose · 06-26-2013, 05:15 PM

Thanks everyone, the trip was pretty nice but we are glad to be back

I will call around my local dealerships this week regarding the maintenance, as I know its recommended that I change the oil after the first 1K miles.

Regarding the calipers, the rears were fine (but added spacers to improve the stance), the front needed spacers, but a simple 7mm spacer did it.

Car is getting a clear bra this weekend so ill update on how that goes

goshem · 06-26-2013, 07:48 PM

nice man!

06-25-2013, 11:38 PM	#1
virjose Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: X5d Location: San Diego Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Roadtripping in the BRZ, 4 to 1262 miles in two days! Picked up the car from Heuberger Motors in Colorado Springs last Friday, then my dad and I drove 1262 miles back to San Diego (Friday and Saturday) to make it home. It was a great time with my dad, as a Father's Day road trip (now that we are both dads) Here are some pictures and thanks again Clint Earhart for a great and easy process! We left CO Springs at around 4pm (after visiting the AF Academy), then got home on Saturday at around 8:30pm. Car did great through out the whole drive! The images below start at the dealership with Clint, then the taped-down car before the drive, then us going through New Mexico, then spending the night in Gallup, then Arizona, finally CA. The last two are my dad and I on our driveway and my first modification that we did that Sunday morning, we did a custom installation of the Subaru 4/2pot calipers. I think they look much nicer than stock Last picture is the car finally all cleaned up after removing the tape (which I must say worked great, not a single scratch on the car!) Attached Images

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Stierzy34 :unamused: Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2005 WRB STi "Edna" Location: Belleville, IL Posts: 227 Thanks: 144 Thanked 88 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Love the pics!!!! This just makes the wait for mine worse!

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bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Congrats!

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Vmax911 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: ABQ Posts: 354 Thanks: 38 Thanked 89 Times in 58 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That is sweet. Congrats on the new car!

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yberther Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: '13 SWP Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 79 Thanks: 338 Thanked 39 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice man! Just did a trip from Heuberger to Seattle (1400 miles) with a new BRZ. Super fun, guys are great too. Such a big dealership.

06-26-2013, 02:32 AM	#6
thill Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2020 SS1LE (previous 13 BRZ owner) Location: North Pole Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 328 Thanked 1,463 Times in 802 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome story with your dad! Congrats on the new car, you got the best color...

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MiniRevs Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Trucking Location: Tampa Posts: 21 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lucky guy! I wish I lived out West so I could roadtrip to pick up a BRZ from them.. Nice choice with WRB!

06-26-2013, 03:38 PM	#10
Decko Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: N/A Location: North Carolina Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice man! I'm in CO Springs til November and want to pick up a BRZ and drive back to NC instead of flying, since most of the dealerships don't even have any BRZ in stock back home. Any tips for the long trip? Is your warranty/maintenance covered at any Subaru dealership? Sorry if that's a dumb question, I've never purchased a brand new vehicle before.

06-26-2013, 05:15 PM	#12
virjose Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: X5d Location: San Diego Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks everyone, the trip was pretty nice but we are glad to be back I will call around my local dealerships this week regarding the maintenance, as I know its recommended that I change the oil after the first 1K miles. Regarding the calipers, the rears were fine (but added spacers to improve the stance), the front needed spacers, but a simple 7mm spacer did it. Car is getting a clear bra this weekend so ill update on how that goes

06-26-2013, 07:48 PM	#13
goshem Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 16' WRX Location: Bay Area Posts: 107 Thanks: 8 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	nice man!

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