What other car did you consider before deciding on the BRZ?

[5TLTH]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

I'm a bit confused by your judgement of the BRZ's interior. I've spent a fair amount of time in a friend's loaded 2012 Mustang GT, and in no way did I find that interior more "upscale" or nicer. Nevermind the seating position (for driving) is far inferior to the BRZ. As to amenities, what are you referring to exactly? Power seats aren't a big deal. Rear back up camera is superfluous. A center armrest for the BRZ can be purchased for $100 or less (and yes the doors have large cup holders). There's no sunroof but again this is a sports car focused on light weight. Full leather seats are subjective, but personally I prefer alcantara to leather any day of the week.

Based on the sum of your comments I think you should give the BRZ a shot. Even if you change your mind in 1-2 years their limited production will help keep their resale high and thus minimize your depreciation losses.

I guess it's personal opinion, I love the Mustangs interior, except I agree with you on seating position and power seats. But idk, looks more upscale imo. I will give it a more detailed look though. Go more in-depth with the interior and functions and such. See if it's livable. Thanks though!

[s0sl0w]

BRZ
FRS
Mustang
Focus ST
Genesis Coupe
Fiat 500 Abarth
WRX

WRX- too big, ugly, thirsty, and exspensive to insure.
Fiat 500 Abarth- too cheap/chintzy inside
Genesis Coupe- Felt like a big car trying to be a small car instead of just being a small car, the engineering in it felt lazy as well.
Focus ST- Still very much a focus once you get past the excellent Recaros. Didn't want another FWD and it didn't feel "special"
Mustang- Too big/heavy and I hated the "retro" interior.
FR-S- Lack of options/features (HIDS, Keyless start), cheaper interior, Scion badge, No fan of Toyota, overly tail happy suspension, just felt less like an adults car next to the BRZ. Factored In with the fact that Subaru will deal on a BRZ compared to the pure price garbage the BRZ won in the end.

[Apex_BRZ]

Porsche Cayman S

Lotus Elise


Decided I just wanted something cheap to fix and had a warranty so I can focus on keeping my ZO6 running for track days.

[R L Newb]

2006 Honda insight (drive 100 miles a day)
Honda CR-Z
Genesis coupe R-spec
Ford focus (like the boring one, not ST)
BMW 135i
Mini
Fiat 500 (again the boring one, how does this have so many blind spots!?)
beater WRX (actually bought, fixed, drove, sold as down payment)

Nothing pulled me away for long, BRZ.

[Turkish]

I was choosing between solely two vehicles: the BRZ and the WRX. After taking both for a spin, I hands down chose the WRX. Both vehicles are great, and I would love to own both, but between the two the BRZ had me smiling ear to ear the whole time.

[snoflewis]

Originally Posted by Turkish

I was choosing between solely two vehicles: the BRZ and the WRX. After taking both for a spin, I hands down chose the WRX. Both vehicles are great, and I would love to own both, but between the two the BRZ had me smiling ear to ear the whole time.

wow..i test drove both these cars yesterday and as of right now...i must say im pretty torn. these cars are so different that it's hard to choose one or the other.

[RL_BRZ]

Civic SI or Honda S2000 AP2 :-)

[smbstyle]

Other cars I considered:

C5 Z06
C6 Grand Sport -
S2000
NC Miata
Cayman S
Boss 302 or Mustang GT w/ brembo & track pack

After selling my Miata race car, I wanted a car that I could drive comfortably to the track on the weekends, and not need to trailer. I also wanted something that was reliable on track.

Ultimately I narrowed it down between the BRZ and the Boss 302 or Mustang GT w/ brembo and track pack. The C5 Z06 was just too old, C6 Grand Sports were still a bit too high in price and not enough selection in my price range, didn't like how tight of a cockpit the s2000 was, NC miata was going to take too much $$ to get it track prepped as the OEM suspension is horrible, I stopped my Cayman S search the second I looked at cost of consumables.

I then took a 2013 Mustang on track to get a feel for it, to see if it was something I could deal with, and absolutely hated it. Hood was too long, felt like I was driving a boat, steering felt disconnected from the car, and cornering speeds were awful, it was just too big and heavy of a car for me to enjoy driving on track. I went to the local Subaru dealership, took a BRZ for a test drive (ultimately the one I bought) and on my first long sweeping corner, I had the check book open.

[Wheeljack]

I looked at the following
Genesis Coupe 3.8 track
Focus ST
Mini Cooper S
Mustang V-6
Scion FR-S
My own S2000

The cars that came closest were S2000 and the FR-S. I decided that it was worth trading some performance for some increased practicality and comfort. At least for my particular circumstances and lifestyle. The improved steering feel was an added bonus. The FR-S to BRZ value equation will be different for everyone, but after the superb offer I got from Clint at Heuberger Motors, I decided a BRZ limited was worth it. I'll probably post an in depth review of all of those cars once my BRZ is delivered.

[Seraph]

.... I'm going to preface this with "at the time I just wanted to replace my civic"
....Prius, Prius c, Mazda 3, impreza, (thought about a genesis coupe), Mazda 6.... in that order. We were test driving the impreza when I saw the BRZ on the lot and a little while later found myself preordering something about as different from what I was originally going for as possible....I had said I wanted "not another coupe, practical, really gas efficient"...

I'm so glad that lightning red BRZ was on the lot that day

[go2brz]

Alfa Romeo 4C Mid Engine sports car due mid 2014. Beautiful car but much more expensive. Looks like an Italian Lotus..

But status is not worth too much extra money. Getting the Limited BRZ at 28,000 versus $65,000 or more for the Alfa made it a no brainer. This BRZ is as fun a car to drive as any that I could imagine or have experienced in many years. Why overpay?

I do like the Mazda RX8 very much, but an new BRZ (or FR-S/GT-86) is a much more reliable and less costly car to maintain at this point. And I think the BRZ has better balance and center of gravity (the keys to great handling)

The Alfa 4C could turn out to be a fantastic little car. But you have to be willing to step up to the price (especially if it has to be a large portion of your regular income.)

[_______]

I was thinking about the WRX for a long time. I have driven them and loved them so when the time was right went to the Subaru dealer with the WRX in mind. But when I saw the BRZs on the lot I knew I just had to give it a test drive. Right away when I sat in it I fell in love. After test driving the two the BRZ won me over completely. The seats, shifter, handling, and the whole driving experience was just a lot more enjoyable. The navigation and better fuel economy were added bonuses to add into the fun of the car. So I traded in my RSX and I have been pleased with my BRZ since then.

[2013GTRNate]

Since this car is backing up my Godzilla. I had it narrowed down between:

EVO - Used prices are stupid high and new was just a bit more than I wanted to spend. Also bad MPG and higher than average maintenance costs.
WRX - Bad MPG, dated body style.
Focus ST - FWD… It does have great reviews and has decent power. Also hate the interior. Plus it is still a Focus, lol…
Jetta TDI - Great MPGs… I would feel like I had given up on life to drive such a boring car.
Nissan Versa - Cheap, and almost a disposable car… Boring as hell…
FRS/BRZ - Fun, Great MPGs, both kids fit in the back and love it back there, very safe, it's a SUBARU… BRZ came better equipped for minimal money = no brainer for me.


At the end of the day the BRZ exceeded all of my requirements for daily driving duties. Thanks to these forums I was able to find Heuberger Subaru and now I can get great deals on both my BRZ and my wife's Forester.

I am so excited to take delivery of these two vehicles.

-Nate

[Ralph Spoilsport]

I didn't seriously consider *any* other car. This was a 95% impulse purchase, lol.

I had a 2011 wrx that I figured to either trade now or keep for the long haul. I stopped by the Subie dealer on impulse to look at the BRZ (I had not seen one up close) and sat in it, thought "no ef'fing way". It's just too impractical. My salesman shows up, I ask "Do you happen to have one of these I can drive?" and it turns out he has a used MT6. Perfect. I drove it, and that was that. I have an AWD big box that covers me for practical and Winter storms, and the BRZ is a better & more fun commuter than the wrx.

Really enjoying the BRZ. It gets almost continuous props from the world at large. Young, old, cognoscenti and car-clueless alike. I bought it for the superb (at the price point) driving experience, but also really like that it is a great looking car that isn't styled to look like it's trying to a) eat you (anything Dodge), b) run over you (Ford Raptor, Chevy Camaro) and doesn't have the "baggage by association" of some other fun cars.