How reliable are the twins? - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Pkush · 12-09-2014, 06:16 PM

Same here man. I took them off, they bother me

FRiSson · 12-09-2014, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1GiantTurtle

Until you don't care about reliability,

I hope you got a good deal, for picking it up with 118 miles, the fr-s they specifically let me test drive had 40 miles on the ODO and my salesmen let me red line it,

You mean, you let yourself redline it.

rxlynn · 12-09-2014, 09:00 PM

67 miles, and the car had been transferred from another dealership. We did get a good deal, but that was at the time the only 2015 Limited MT in the color I wanted in the SE. We spoke with 5 different dealers before accepting this car.

chas3wba0 · 12-09-2014, 09:09 PM

Stop by a gas station and pick up some STP/Chevron/whatever octane booster; that'll solve your 87 gas problem.

As far as reliability goes, it really depends on how you drive and maintain it.

alan.chalkley · 12-09-2014, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquadRogue

Can you give me an example of stalling on idle?

My car when I turn it on sometimes it revs on its own it goes down then back up you hear this vroom going on when the car is in park, not sure if its heating the car up or anything is this normal?

and how many miles did you have on your car before the car was off the dealership?

After the dealer stuffed up , it would stall when i stopped at red lights and then be difficult to start needing up to 4 pushes of the start button.
When i picked it up new in may 2013 it only had 12 km and it has manual transmission.
The car runs perfectly until a subaru monkey opens the bonnet.

Chanpion · 12-09-2014, 10:52 PM

Reliability for major components are great, for the minor stuff that doesn't affect the drive directly, not as much.

BRZ21 · 12-09-2014, 11:22 PM

It's 2014 almost 2015... Basically everything is reliable now...

Canehda · 12-12-2014, 01:49 AM

I was supposed to get a white brz with 52km on it but as I was about to sign the papers another salesman asked to let a customer do a test drive in it... The customer proceeded to slide out of the parking lot and smack the revlimiter, and that's why I now have a blue brz.
Back to OPs question, I'm up to 30k and other than routine service the car has been fantastic *knocks on wood*, my pioneer iPod cable broke but I don't think the FRS even has it so have fun and be confident in it!

dentalprodigy · 12-12-2014, 02:08 AM

350 miles.... Obviously it was a test drive vehicle/ dealership car to beat on or go on lunch runs. Thinking back on it, it even had mud caked behind the rear tires. Salesman explanation for that was “this car was used to go to the nearby golf courses ". Lol. I'm laughing now but honestly at the time we just wanted to finalize the deal. This was the only firestorm in the area that was manual (at the time).

But u know what I still love the car and since it's a lease I'm not too worried about long term ownership anyway.

“problems ” so far are nothing major. Just the usual common quirks... Crickets (replaced hpfp) etc

86geek · 12-12-2014, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canehda

I was supposed to get a white brz with 52km on it but as I was about to sign the papers another salesman asked to let a customer do a test drive in it... The customer proceeded to slide out of the parking lot and smack the revlimiter, and that's why I now have a blue brz.
Back to OPs question, I'm up to 30k and other than routine service the car has been fantastic *knocks on wood*, my pioneer iPod cable broke but I don't think the FRS even has it so have fun and be confident in it!

FYI 2015 FRS does have a AUX for cable to use a MP3/Ipod player and a USB port for Thumb Drive.

whataboutbob · 12-12-2014, 02:55 AM

Boosted since 34.4K.

jeepmor · 12-12-2014, 07:13 AM

I ignored break in instructions. Didn't go track or autox it either, just drove it. I ran it all over PDX west hills over and over. It was rainy weather too. So it didn't get the jump in and drive to LA on cruise treatment. It got the stop and go, speed up and down treatment as any break in should. Mine just exceeded the recommended rpms.

I'm currently at 12xxx miles three or so tanks away from the second oil change. It's a subaru platform, I know what to expect at 80k range.

DohcTor · 12-12-2014, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRZ21

It's 2014 almost 2015... Basically everything is reliable now...

Tell that to Chevy and ford owners...

I'm always hearing stories about the new fusion and cruzs

2016 Camaro SS · 12-12-2014, 08:48 AM

My 2013 FR-S I got on November 30th, 2012 has 22k miles and I haven't had a single issue outside of the normal reported ones. (chirping fuel pump, rear deck popping fixed with WD-40)

I would say this car is really reliable for daily driving even while modded. Averaging 27-28 mpg is also a plus with a 50/50 split on city/hwy driving.

12-09-2014, 09:09 PM	#32
chas3wba0 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Yes Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 813 Times in 407 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Stop by a gas station and pick up some STP/Chevron/whatever octane booster; that'll solve your 87 gas problem. As far as reliability goes, it really depends on how you drive and maintain it. __________________ "If thy pleaſure be in Underſteere, thou art Weird." - Distraxi

12-12-2014, 01:49 AM	#36
Canehda poverty cause racecar Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Subaru BRZ JRSC'd Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 792 Thanks: 154 Thanked 433 Times in 250 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I was supposed to get a white brz with 52km on it but as I was about to sign the papers another salesman asked to let a customer do a test drive in it... The customer proceeded to slide out of the parking lot and smack the revlimiter, and that's why I now have a blue brz. Back to OPs question, I'm up to 30k and other than routine service the car has been fantastic knocks on wood, my pioneer iPod cable broke but I don't think the FRS even has it so have fun and be confident in it! __________________ My JRSC Build Thread

12-12-2014, 02:08 AM	#37
dentalprodigy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 00 Accord LX, 14 FRS Location: NJ Posts: 150 Thanks: 126 Thanked 24 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	350 miles.... Obviously it was a test drive vehicle/ dealership car to beat on or go on lunch runs. Thinking back on it, it even had mud caked behind the rear tires. Salesman explanation for that was “this car was used to go to the nearby golf courses ". Lol. I'm laughing now but honestly at the time we just wanted to finalize the deal. This was the only firestorm in the area that was manual (at the time). But u know what I still love the car and since it's a lease I'm not too worried about long term ownership anyway. “problems ” so far are nothing major. Just the usual common quirks... Crickets (replaced hpfp) etc __________________

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rxlynn Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Northeast GA Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	67 miles, and the car had been transferred from another dealership. We did get a good deal, but that was at the time the only 2015 Limited MT in the color I wanted in the SE. We spoke with 5 different dealers before accepting this car.

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Chanpion Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 13 FRS Satin Location: Alberta Posts: 162 Thanks: 25 Thanked 60 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Reliability for major components are great, for the minor stuff that doesn't affect the drive directly, not as much.

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jeepmor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 84 CJ7, 08 Duramax, 2014 FRS Location: Oregon Posts: 487 Thanks: 347 Thanked 131 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I ignored break in instructions. Didn't go track or autox it either, just drove it. I ran it all over PDX west hills over and over. It was rainy weather too. So it didn't get the jump in and drive to LA on cruise treatment. It got the stop and go, speed up and down treatment as any break in should. Mine just exceeded the recommended rpms. I'm currently at 12xxx miles three or so tanks away from the second oil change. It's a subaru platform, I know what to expect at 80k range.

12-12-2014, 08:48 AM	#42
2016 Camaro SS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: Fast Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 790 Thanks: 114 Thanked 408 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My 2013 FR-S I got on November 30th, 2012 has 22k miles and I haven't had a single issue outside of the normal reported ones. (chirping fuel pump, rear deck popping fixed with WD-40) I would say this car is really reliable for daily driving even while modded. Averaging 27-28 mpg is also a plus with a 50/50 split on city/hwy driving.

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