What kind of reactions are you getting in your BRZ?

[Maps316]

Originally Posted by CLTBRZ

One of the salespeople from a local Subaru dealerships had never heard of the "BZR" and was sure "Subaru has no RWD Coupes in the pipeline, perhaps you're thinking of a different brand, Subaru focuses on AWD and its rally heritage(blah blah blah for another 2 minutes)"

It's so sad really

Wow thats pretty disgraceful

[Nate219BRZ]

Its almost becoming annoying at this point. Everytime i get out of my car someones trying to ask questions.

[drifter]

Originally Posted by BMWDavid

In my neck of the woods I'm getting zip. The only notice so far was someone asked what kind of Subaru it was. When I got to the it does not have AWD I got a "you're kidding!"

Now mind you, I can drive around all day in my '89 Porsche Carrera and not get any attention.

Now, if I went out in a new Ford, Chevy or Dodge 3/4 ton four wheel drive diesel pickup I'd be getting a lot of attaboy's!

I rather enjoy this as then no unwanted attention is ever drawn to my cars.

Interesting. I havn't noticed to many looks in my area either except when it was first being delivered.

Perhaps this is do to the fact I live in Monterey CA where they host the Concours d'Elegance, annual Porche reunion, Ferrari meets, the Monterey coast Corvette cruise, etc.... The good thing about that?? Always a nice car to park next to.

[Spaceywilly]

Originally Posted by jwuwu

I took my mom to a toyota dealership to pick up her camry that had maintenance work done. When I pulled into the parking lot, a bunch of salesmen from the dealership started taking pics of the car. The funniest thing is when one of the guys started yelling "Why did you put a subaru emblem on a FRS?" and I was like "Eh...dude, this is not a FRS, it's a BRZ". Most of them thought I took a FRS and souped it up. What was supposed to be a simple ten minute pickup ended up being a one hour and a half FAQ discussion.

Yeah the only place thats open late for inspections around me happens to be a Toyota/Scion dealer. I took my BRZ there and all the service guys were like wow look at that souped up FR-S! And then one of them was like no that's just a BRZ. It was pretty funny, I think I might put scion badges on my car just to mess with people.

[Nate219BRZ]

Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

Yeah the only place thats open late for inspections around me happens to be a Toyota/Scion dealer. I took my BRZ there and all the service guys were like wow look at that souped up FR-S! And then one of them was like no that's just a BRZ. It was pretty funny, I think I might put scion badges on my car just to mess with people.

Please, for the love of god, do not put scion badges on a subaru.

[Frenchy86]

i was parked and this girls panties just instantly dropped

[jwuwu]

Originally Posted by Nate219BRZ

Please, for the love of god, do not put scion badges on a subaru.

lol yes, don't do it!

[Superhatch]

I get into at least one conversation per day and get 1-2 thumbs up either at a light or on the freeway, also lots of stares.

This car gets a -lot- of attention.

A guy last night at a gas station said he used to own a bunch of late 90's Celicas and said he could see the Celica lines in this car. It was an interesting conversation.

[MiguelAE86]

Originally Posted by Frenchy86

i was parked and this girls panties just instantly dropped

10/10 WOULD READ AGAIN

[Smudgeous]

Last night I picked up a pair of exhaust tips after visiting 3 locations in the area (barely got to the 3rd one before close.. heard them lock the front door as I found the aisle they were located in). On my way back home, an advantageously-timed stoplight turned green early enough for me to pass an aggressively driving Accord which had been stopped. When we hit the next red light, he gestured for me to roll down the window, and upon my compliance, his wide-eyed face asked "yo what the hell is this?"

After telling him the car came out last month and is RWD, I got a couple "get the fuck out!" replies, before he speculated that the car is going to be all over the drifting scene. I never got the chance to tell him Gushi's already been whipping this thing in Formula Drift, as the light turned green and we went our separate ways.

Definitely the most amusing encounter I've had while driving it on the road, so far.

[Chewie4299]

Originally Posted by Nate219BRZ

Please, for the love of god, do not put scion badges on a subaru.

Good think the styling was done by Toyota... then no one will be wise to you if you do

[Spaceywilly]

Originally Posted by Frenchy86

i was parked and this girls panties just instantly dropped

Actually I was stopped at a red light and the car next to me starting honking, so I looked over and there were some ladies yelling at me in Spanish. I couldn't make out what they were saying so a younger girl in the back seat was like "she wants your phone number!!!" Unfortunately they were a little old for me, but this never happened in my old car

[WRXGuy1]

The only thing that annoys me is when people ask if it has a turbo, or how much power it is.

[Smudgeous]

Originally Posted by WRXGuy1

The only thing that annoys me is when people ask if it has a turbo, or how much power it is.

I've been asked at a number of times whether it had a V6 or V8 under the hood (always makes me chuckle.. does it look like it has ample room for something that large?). After explaining it's light, nimble, and meant for the curvies, about half of the interested people lost interest. Still, I'm surprised that percentage is as high as it is (I figure looking at sales estimates of the Lotus Elise vs. Corvettes is a pretty good comparison for the BRZ/FRS vs. Mustang/Genesis, based on differences in car types for comparable prices).