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10-05-2016, 08:54 PM | #1 | |
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BRZ sold, thanks for everything ft86club!
Today, I signed over the title for my BRZ Limited 6MT. It remains my favorite 4 seater of all time, but after 4 years and 4 months of automotive bliss (and after much deliberation), I have decided to go back to the MX-5.
I followed the development of the FT86 since the early rumors of Toyota’s successor to the old AE86, reading every article, and even traveling to the NYIAS to see the concepts. I’m member #22 on this forum, and probably the first person in North America to place a deposit for an FT86 (the only car for which I’ve placed a deposit before test driving, or paid MSRP). This email I sent to a friend in early 2012 summed up my enthusiasm: Quote:
However, my plan was always to go back to the MX-5 once I no longer needed rear seats, and that time has arrived. Still, it took a lot of contemplation before deciding to go through with it. I smiled every time I drove the BRZ. Every time. If something had happened to it while I still needed rear seats, I would’ve gone out and bought another one. And it’s not as if the MX-5 overshadows the BRZ. In fact, the BRZ has several notable advantages:
However, the MX-5 has its own set of advantages:
Anyway, thanks for everything! This site has been a valuable resource, and I wish all of you a fond farewell. ----------------------------------------------------------------- tl;dr:
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10-05-2016, 09:01 PM | #2 |
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when can i take the ft86 vanity =p
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10-05-2016, 10:10 PM | #3 |
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4 years & 4 months is a good amount of time. What year MX-5 do you have/are you getting? Have you driven an S2000? They are worth checking out, if you have not...
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10-06-2016, 04:26 AM | #4 | |
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After an amount of time (weeks or months?), it should be available. I was pretty psyched to get that plate back in 2012
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I've driven many AP1s, and though they're awesome, I prefer the MX-5 because it's lighter, cheaper, simpler, and more fun a low speed. If I wanted something more serious or for the track, I'd consider an S2k.
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10-06-2016, 04:28 PM | #5 |
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Ain't gotta say goodbye! Many of us love the Miata so no harm in staying active! If I had the money, I'd get an ND Miata alongside my BRZ!
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10-06-2016, 05:45 PM | #7 |
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Congrats on the new car! Or future congrats I guess...
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Thanks for the heartfelt post, and the blog link. I read the blog link with particular interest; my previous car was an E36 which I loved, Loved, LOVED, but between the almost 250,000 miles I put on the car and our dang @#$#$ salted roads in winter, I couldn't reasonably keep it going any more so I set out to find a replacement. Originally, my intent was just to find another E36 in good shape with less miles. Couldn't find one at anything approaching a reasonable price so I started researching other RWD MT cars that I had a chance at affording. You know the rest of the story. There's still things I miss about my E36, but in many ways, as the blog said, the FR-S IS a worthy successor as a driver's car.
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Could've kept the BRZ and bought an ND, but that didn't make sense for my situation (don't drive much, critters around here nest in stationary cars, have plans for family fleet, should save money). Current plan is to buy a cheap NA and reassess the ND next year (since the 2017s, revised tranny, and RF will be out). Intend to stick with the soft-top due to it being lighter, cheaper, and (most importantly) more open, but I should at least drive the RF before dismissing it.
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The ND's are great cars, hard to beat from a fun factor stand point. I'm surprised you thought the interior on the ND is nicer than a BRZ?
I just bought a '17 BRZ and nearly bought an ND instead, but I thought the Club interiors were kinda crummy. I agree with all your other ND pro's though, as well as the BRZ pro's. I wish the BRZ powerband was more like the ND in the mid-range, that car never feels like it is bogging or out of grunt. This is my second twin (also had a '13 FRS), the only other car I have bought twice was a Miata
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