Holding off on test drive

[Suberman]

Originally Posted by Ganthrithor

Being heavy isn't necessarily advantageous in a crash. Don't fall victim to the American "it's gigantic and weighs a ton so it must be safe" fallacy.

Unfortunately it matters if the other moving object is heavy.

Hitting another BRZ is pretty safe, a Lincoln Navigator not so much.

[Ganthrithor]

Originally Posted by Kelbyat07

No i also disagree on the American saying of the weight but i still wouldnt put my kid in the back seat since it is so small. I would go for a ralliart or wrx, thats just my opinion.

Originally Posted by Suberman

Unfortunately it matters if the other moving object is heavy.

Hitting another BRZ is pretty safe, a Lincoln Navigator not so much.

Yeah, I totally agree on serious collisions with other cars. Especially cause so many cars in the US are so tall :\

The good news is that I bet our cars hold up surprisingly well to own-goal crashes, being light with a fairly stiff chassis. You'd think the passenger compartment would hold together pretty well, and I'd be much more comfortable with the idea of rolling my BRZ than I would some SUV or minivan with a huge greenhouse. I know our family van has a bad reputation for the roofs shearing off in rollovers and decapitating all the occupants. I try not to roll it :P

IDK, I guess it depends on what risks you are more likely to be exposed to. I tend to think more about one car crashes because sportscar, and because I generally drive extremely conservatively on the highway and feel pretty good about my odds of just avoiding serious accidents there as a result. I guess there's no telling when you might be T-boned at an intersection or something, though.

If only we all drove little featherweights! It's crazy to see some of the crashes that people just walk away from in modern racecars...

[italy7]

Wow, thx for all the replies thus far, just another reason why i like this ACTIVE forum!

Originally Posted by Johnny_MA

Dont drive it! lol I just traded my 05 wrx wagon 96k in for a 14 brz two weeks ago. Great deal! All my friends think im crazy i traded an awd car for a rwd in the winter but I was able to negotiate snow tires in the deal and I couldnt be more happy

Congrats man! Which dealer did ya pick up your brz from? I don't think you're crazy...in fact i've even thought about counting how many bad snow days this winter we have and have thought about potentially renting a vehicle for the heavy storms. lol Keep reading here that the snow tires are doing just fine as long as you have clearance

Originally Posted by Spinning Sushi

I also came from an RX-8 and not once did I regret it. Op, are you on the 8club?

Was a long time lurker there, hoping to actually post here.

[N1rve]

This car is not a family car... getting in and out of the back seat is really hard.

In 5 years... maybe you can pick up a corolla or something and drive this for the time being

[ramiram1984]

Ya my son is 6 and barely fits

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by italy7

Was just curious if anyone else has resisted a test drive and was somewhat vicariously enjoying reading on this forum about others experiences thus far etc.

Yup.

[Ganthrithor]

Who knows what cars will be like in five years, bug I'd say maybe BRZ for now and M3 sedan later?

[Johnny_MA]

Originally Posted by italy7

Wow, thx for all the replies thus far, just another reason why i like this ACTIVE forum!



Congrats man! Which dealer did ya pick up your brz from? I don't think you're crazy...in fact i've even thought about counting how many bad snow days this winter we have and have thought about potentially renting a vehicle for the heavy storms. lol Keep reading here that the snow tires are doing just fine as long as you have clearance



Was a long time lurker there, hoping to actually post here.

Thanks!! I bought the car at quirk in braintree. A buddy of mine is a salesman there. The snow tires are def doing their job although I havent gone in anything to crazy yet. I also forgot to mention that I have a 18 month old son. I fit his britax car seat in no problem. I do however do most traveling with him in our other car.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by Ganthrithor

Who knows what cars will be like in five years, bug I'd say maybe BRZ for now and M3 sedan later?

M3 is going awwaaaayy. It's now the M4 LOL

[the.big.kahoona]

Originally Posted by N1rve

M3 is going awwaaaayy. It's now the M4 LOL

He said M3 sedan

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[N1rve]

Originally Posted by the.big.kahoona

He said M3 sedan

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Might as well get the M5

[Ganthrithor]

Originally Posted by N1rve

Might as well get the M5

A Dinan M5 (one of the older ones) with a bored + stroked V10 would be fucking cool. I mean, sure: it's a thirty thousand dollar engine, but what the hell. You can't beat a RWD family car that hits 60 in under four seconds now can you? And by then everyone will just look at you and think, "What's that ancient BMW?"

[bestwheelbase]

@Ganthrithor you know the best part about owning that M5?

Having a cool second car to drive while the M5 is in the shop for expensive repairs.

[italy7]

Alright guys the test drive wait is over lol! I officially put 7 miles on a FRS 10 series! Wow it was exactly what I was hoping it would be A very similar feeling to my former rx8 imo. Of course numbers were discussed yet I didn't leave with it I promised myself I wouldn't. It's too bad scion has no haggle since 14s are out etc.

I'm most interested in the brz limited though so we'll see. ..