Subaru USA's New 2015 BRZ Series Blue with STI Parts has a Placebo Effect….

[ZionsWrath]

[MeehowsBRZ]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

Heated seats, foglights, and dual climate control. It's not ALL about racecar. And the spoiler looks nice.

You can get fogs and the spoiler on a premium. That's how mine came.

[Michael Blue]

Well, as I'm in the market for a BRZ Limited and was looking into having JPM Coachworks re-trim the entire interior in blue stitching, this seems right up my alley.
Was looking at SWP anyways, maybe the Crystal White Pearl will be even nicer.

For:
* Blue Stitching (Series.Blue only)
* Floor Mats (blue piping, silver "BRZ")(Series.Blue only)
* Underbody panels (Series.Blue only)
* Shark fin (all 2015s)
* Larger exhaust tips (all 2015s)
* Re-tuned dampers (all 2015s)

Against:
* "Carbon-look" interior texture (all 2015s?)
* 6MT ONLY (Was shopping 6AT due to joint/ankle issues)(Series.Blue only)

Take or Leave:
* STi skirting (don't like the sides, prefer not to come up the side of the car)(Series.Blue only)
* STi illuminated start button (prefer blue)(Series.Blue only)
* Wheels (easy fix)(Series.Blue only)
* Calipers (easy fix)(Series.Blue only)
* 1/2 blue steering wheel and seats (Series.Blue only)

Not quite the slam-dunk when you lay it out this way.
In the end it will come down to, would it be easier to fix the stuff I don't like in the Series.Blue, or to re-stitch a non-Series.Blue in blue?
Starting with this series may just make like easier then I can take the rest one step at a time.
The only real pitfall will be those side skirts, I'm sure there's tape helping those stay on and that could be difficult to remove.

[zinzan]

I'll be interested in seeing what the Subaru prices will be on the 2015 exhaust tips.

I'll have to check out the shark fin antenna and "carbon fiber" dash trim in person, though neither are that important to me, and it sounds like the WRB shark fin color may not perfectly match my 2014 BRZ.

And still no armrest?

-Z

[tahdizzle]

If it is an actual shark fin antenna ( not some plastic cover for 125 bucks), then I will be asking my dealer to order and install one on my 14. Other than that, the upgrades are not spectacular.

[swift996]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I suppose you could get another 911 for your daily driver and keep the BRZ for a weekend/track car.

I wish I could afford to. I'm going to a sedan. It was always my hope to keep the BRZ and make it a track car/weekend car but I can't afford both of what I want. I'm planning on picking up a CTS-V.

[Tainen]

only something like 700 more than the limited, with all the aero stuff? Yeah, that's a decent deal imo. if you don't get hit by dealership markup at least.

[Davey]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

If it is an actual shark fin antenna ( not some plastic cover for 125 bucks), then I will be asking my dealer to order and install one on my 14. Other than that, the upgrades are not spectacular.

Yeah I have the "shorty" one and it's OK but I would like a nice unobtrusive shark fin.

I thought about just getting the right size socket head button screw and going with that... I pretty much 100% use a USB drive anyway.

[Wafflejuice]

Originally Posted by Michael Blue

* "Carbon-look" interior texture (all 2015s?)

Yes, all 2015s has that carbon look to it.

[FRSupra]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

If it is an actual shark fin antenna ( not some plastic cover for 125 bucks), then I will be asking my dealer to order and install one on my 14. Other than that, the upgrades are not spectacular.

The sharkfin already has uploaded part numbers for order. It's a replacement antenna and you can install them on the 14's.

And if I was a Subaru fan I'd still not choose this car over a wrx/sti, but if I absolutely had to have a brz this would be exciting.

[tahdizzle]

Originally Posted by FRSupra

The sharkfin already has uploaded part numbers for order. It's a replacement antenna and you can install them on the 14's.

And if I was a Subaru fan I'd still not choose this car over a wrx/sti, but if I absolutely had to have a brz this would be exciting.

I do not want to remove the headliner etc to install a proper sharkfin antenna. I'd rather pay the dealership to do it.

[gramicci101]

I was thinking about shaving my antenna off completely, honestly. I stream music off my phone, I use google maps from my phone, I make phone calls from my phone. The only thing I use the radio for is a bluetooth interface between my phone and the speakers. I won't do it, because that's a lot of work for such a minor thing. It would look nice though.

[m.box.design]

Originally Posted by Marchy

this right here i think is a big reason for not giving the car a bump in power.

It's also likely due to the "committee" being at play as well. Even if this car was made out of passion, I'm pretty sure corporate committee is like "okay we let you have your 5 minutes of passion. we wont approve any more R&D into this platform..."

[av1o3]

So what about that new key fob? Not sure why, but it's important to me.