what are your dealbreakers?

[perryair]

i really truly enjoy my brz, especially now that i fixed what i saw as its one 'dealbreaker' right away, its rally ride height. unfortunately the lowering immediately made for another dealbreaker, that the stock wheels and tires just didn't 'fit' the wheelwells very well. i find myself extremely contented at this point, i cruise the forums less and just enjoy my car more not obsessing about something i 'need' to fix.

of course, i come from driving a civic for the last 8 years, a scion tc before that and the only even remotely driver oriented car ive owned was a 95 mustang gt, which honestly didn't feel a ton faster than this car. all of that history informed what my needs really were.

i'd imagine that if i came from a bmw i might 'need' to fix my interior bits, or from a camaro ss i might 'need' to throw a supercharger on, or from a riced stance rocket i might 'need' to slam my ride with 19's and on and on. but for any and all of us, i'm very grateful to have this board as a research tool and a sounding board for ideas, whatever our dealbreakers happen to be.

happy thanksgiving all!

[Dr Speed]

Arm rest.

[carma143]

That stash

[EzyBrzy]

Originally Posted by Dr Speed

Arm rest.

+1 and the wheel gap.

[fumanchu1]

Curbs hitting them makes my deal break... by deal I mean my 57xtreme rim and everything that was attached to it :,(

[krayzie]

The fake side vents.

[Bobblehead]

The [lack of] reliability...

If it weren't for that, I'd probably still have it.

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[ryoma]

one of my deal breakers was the lack of power, but I ended up accepting it due to how every other part of the car I liked. I also fixed the wheel gap and it no longer bothers me

[KR-S]

Squeaky driver's side window. Sounds worse than claws on chalkboard

Other than that, I have no reasons to change anything else. I do want to modify in the future, but as of now, it's not a big priority for me.

Originally Posted by carma143

That stash

@Tcoat on that reeferino

[Golevka]

Originally Posted by perryair

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of course, i come from driving a civic for the last 8 years, a scion tc before that and the only even remotely driver oriented car ive owned was a 95 mustang gt, which honestly didn't feel a ton faster than this car. all of that history informed what my needs really were.

i'd imagine that if i came from a bmw i might 'need' to fix my interior bits, or from a camaro ss i might 'need' to throw a supercharger on, or from a riced stance rocket i might 'need' to slam my ride with 19's and on and on. but for any and all of us, i'm very grateful to have this board as a research tool and a sounding board for ideas, whatever our dealbreakers happen to be

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I'm with you on this. My previous car list sounds kind of like yours. I had a Protege and a Mazda3 most recently. Coming from those cars, this car stock is plenty for me. Not saying I won't mod it down the line if I have some spare change, but even if I don't ever change a single thing I'll still be totally happy with this car. It's about perspective. For me I don't worry about what the car is "supposed" to be in some peoples' minds, and just enjoy it for what it is.

[Golevka]

Originally Posted by carma143

That stash

It's weird because I hear a lot of people talking about the mustache, and I don't really see it. I mean of course now that people bring it up I CAN see it, like if I squint real hard, but even after that when I go back and look at it later I don't see a mustache.

Not like the 2nd gen mazda3's big grinning mouth. I couldn't unsee that no matter how hard I tried. Maybe in another 10 years. Maybe. That 2nd gen look was such a sideways move stylistically. The 3rd gen look looks like an evolution of the 1st gen look. Like they took the 2nd gen look and just quietly swept it under the rug. Nothing to see here!

[Golevka]

Originally Posted by Dr Speed

Arm rest.

Coming from a long history of cars that all had arm rests, I thought this was going to be a deal breaker for me too until I drove it. Turns out that I simply drape my forearm on the E brake and I'm actually quite comfortable, especially since that arm is frequently coming up to use the shifter. If it was an automatic, I might feel differently.

Of course, we're all supposed to be driving with both hands on the wheel, but really how often do you actually do that in daily driving lol.

[Fakk]

Originally Posted by Golevka

Coming from a long history of cars that all had arm rests, I thought this was going to be a deal breaker for me too until I drove it. Turns out that I simply drape my forearm on the E brake and I'm actually quite comfortable, especially since that arm is frequently coming up to use the shifter. If it was an automatic, I might feel differently.

Of course, we're all supposed to be driving with both hands on the wheel, but really how often do you actually do that in daily driving lol.

I noticed that the first time I sat in the car.. Hmm, there's not a lot of storage room! But it is actually really nice to lay your arm there, I agree.

I hate having to store my sunglasses in my cupholder.

[cdq85]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

The [lack of] reliability...

If it weren't for that, I'd probably still have it.

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Not sure how a ford fusion falls into the category or reliable? I drove one as a rental once that had like 14000 miles and it felt like a 10 year old car. My buddy also has one with 30kish miles and it sounds like the world is going to end every time I'm in it