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Old 03-26-2012, 02:16 PM   #127
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Daily driver. Change the wheels, keeping the stock tires, tint the windows, maybe get the TRD springs, get some fogs, and rebadge Toyota if possible. If available, a reliable set of the gt86 headlight housing assembly.
I was thinking about the TRD springs as well as the rebadging. Not that im anti scion, I just prefer a T than a ninja star.
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Old 03-26-2012, 06:19 PM   #128
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I was thinking about the TRD springs as well as the rebadging. Not that im anti scion, I just prefer a T than a ninja star.
Same here. It's like how people rebadged TSX's with Honda emblems. Just to make it personalized!
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Old 03-26-2012, 06:22 PM   #129
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I'm going to keep it stock for a while. I have no real desire to be messing with it other than find simple ways to reduce the weight, perhaps get rid of the spare tire (if it has one). Overall, the car is exactly what I want. I could see in the future getting some new wheels of perhaps a carbon hood, but stock will be perfect.
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Old 03-26-2012, 06:38 PM   #130
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TRD springs, RPF1's and, I/H/E + tune, plus spare removal (AAA!). This will happen over the life of the car, and it will just be for fun. No racing or autox, unless there's like a Scion sponsored meet at a track or something.

Maybe rebadge and official EU 86 headlights, but I'd have to change everything from the steering wheel to the little emblems on the wheels and I don't know if I'd go through all of that trouble...
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Old 03-26-2012, 07:45 PM   #131
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TRD springs, RPF1's and, I/H/E + tune, plus spare removal (AAA!). This will happen over the life of the car, and it will just be for fun. No racing or autox, unless there's like a Scion sponsored meet at a track or something.

Maybe rebadge and official EU 86 headlights, but I'd have to change everything from the steering wheel to the little emblems on the wheels and I don't know if I'd go through all of that trouble...
Hey man premiums come with free roadside assistance lol. Playing with the idea of track, but i have to see what becomes available first.

But your right, i was considering the value of the whole T swap price wise. If your going to do a conversion might as well go the full monty. Push button start?? Maybe..
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Old 03-26-2012, 07:57 PM   #132
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If I buy one, I intend to total it before leaving the dealership...so all your insurance rates go up.
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Daily driver for me. Probably put around 16-18k a year.
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Old 03-26-2012, 08:00 PM   #133
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If I buy one, I intend to total it before leaving the dealership...so all your insurance rates go up.
Where do you live....
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:04 PM   #134
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I'll keep it stock and do some light track duty with it and my S13 and Altezza will be my primary track cars.
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Old 03-26-2012, 10:23 PM   #135
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BRZ: Daily commuter/beater on my long trips to, at, and from work for it's MPG/sporty looks and hopefully as fun as people say feeling. Wouldn't say it's my primary car though.
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It'll be my all-purpose car. I figured I'll be spending much of my time in the car, I should make it as enjoyable and tolerable as possible. As long as it's as fun as they say it is and has a tolerable audio system, I'm fine. If it doesn't work out, I can take a hit and trade it in for something more suitable for my region.
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Old 03-27-2012, 08:14 AM   #137
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Same here. It's like how people rebadged TSX's with Honda emblems. Just to make it personalized!
The TSX sold in other parts of the world is badged under HONDA. I was visiting Iceland recently and all the TSX's are Hondas.

This car would be my Daily driver. I thought about purchasing this or the genesis coupe new. Decided to wait until summer of 2013 and use the money I would have spent on trips out of the country.

I also plan to find some professional instruction on driving on a track to see if that's something I plan to pick up as a hobbie. Found out recently that exoticracing out of Las Vegas isn't that type of school. Hopefully by then I'll make a decision of the marketing campaign of "this car isn't about numbers," and does it actually live up to the reviews by your reviews.

Until then going into hiding because of all the "speculation" and "trolling" on these sites. I think Insideline had over 30 pages of comments about this car. People either love it or hate it without taking it for a test drive.
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Old 03-27-2012, 08:19 AM   #138
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daily, and since there's autocross at the baseball statdium parking lot (which is about 4 minutes away from my house) partial track car too.
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Old 03-27-2012, 09:30 AM   #139
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Old 03-27-2012, 02:28 PM   #140
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Daily Driver/Toy/Rolling Boom Box.... I plan on wrapping it in matte black vinyl, putting on a body kit, c/f wing & hood, TRD exhaust, removing the rear seat and putting in a pair of 10" subs w/amp, and finding other ways to reduce weight as much as possible. Also second set of rims/tires with wider tread pattern/stickier rubber for track days.
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