Scarlet, My BRZ Daily Driver - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

allegiance2me · 04-03-2017, 05:04 PM

Hey everyone...I've been on this forum since October 2015, a couple of months after I bought my 2013 Subaru BRZ. Originally I went to a car lot to co-sign for my buddy. I first saw the BRZ and I had never seen it before, I immediately fell in love. My buddy was getting a 2003 Audi TT and I was thinking to myself, damn if he was going to have a car better than me (at the time i was driving a 2005 Toyota Cavalier). Previously I had 2002 Audi TT but due to some financial changes and better opportunities for my family I chose to part with it. A few years went by and I thought it was time to get back in a vehicle that I had really wanted. So when I started to look at this new car I had never seen before I was totally disappointed to find out it had a manual transmission. I was like fuuuudge... that was a total deal breakfast because i had never driven standard before and didn't know how. So while my friend was getting his Audi I could think about was this BRZ. It was metallic gray and looked just beautiful. In the end I decided to just try to see if I'd get approved. At the end of the day everything worked out and we both got our cars. Since I didn't know how to drive stick, I drove his car and he drove mine. He had agreed to teach me so that help me decide to just go for it. I started learning to drive that night and took it to work the next few days beating both morning and evening traffic so I could get used to it. Work was only 4 miles away so I wasn't freaking out too much. On the sixth day I just said f-this and took off driving everywhere. I was finally comfortable yay! That's when I decided to name her Scarlet because of the interior gauges and red stitching.

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JoeC · 04-03-2017, 05:29 PM

I bet you're gonna miss that Toyota Cavalier

allegiance2me · 04-03-2017, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeC

I bet you're gonna miss that Toyota Cavalier

😂
Maybe the money saved on gas but I'd rather spend it now...sooo worth it.

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allegiance2me · 04-03-2017, 05:35 PM

Fast forward to the summer of 2016...I had Scarlet for about 8 months. I was still excited everyday driving her was great. I didn't mention that the previous owner had mods installed. Intake and exhaust, boy did she sound great. So when I heard Subaru had announced the 2017 models, I like many others, was hoping for a boosted model. Unfortunately it didn't happen but that's ok. That's when I had saw the Series.Yellow. I had been following the twins ever since I got one and had seen the Series.Blue and Series.HyperBlue. Man, I mean who wouldn't want a limited edition BRZ. They are sexy after all. So that's when I decided to see what I could so to get into a Series.Yellow...1 of 500. WOW! I had went to the dealer and they said they were coming in March of 2017 and if I was truly interested I'd had to reserved one with a down payment so they could order me one. I was excited...so I went at it to get prepared to up my credit score. I was going to go for it.

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allegiance2me · 04-03-2017, 05:46 PM

I got a call on Feb 2nd from the Subaru dealer. They said my car was in. Everything just felt surreal. I was nervous because I felt I was nowhere near where I wanted to be on my score. Come the next day, I was approved and they told me I could pick up my car the day after so they could touch it up and finalize everything. 🙂 Meet Scarlet 2.0...

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allegiance2me · 04-03-2017, 05:57 PM

Ultimately it's been great being in this community of enthusiasts. I read everyone's posts and I look at different threads on here and it's great to see everyone come together and give feedback. I am glad there are people that can relate and give helpful advice and opinions. So I help I can look to you guys to any advice I might need. I do want to mod my car but I'm not looking to mod anything that will void my warranty so anyone able to give any info based on experience on what I can and cannot do, I'd appreciate it. Break in period was obviously first on my list of things to do. Thanks all. Ttyl.

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Si_Chris · 04-03-2017, 08:28 PM

Nice Series.Yellow dude! Enjoy the car.

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Originally Posted by JoeC

I bet you're gonna miss that Toyota Cavalier

What if I told you Toyota Cavaliers existed in Japan? No really, I am not joking.

allegiance2me · 04-03-2017, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Si_Chris

Nice Series.Yellow dude! Enjoy the car.

What if I told you Toyota Cavaliers existed in Japan? No really, I am not joking.

Thanks...interesting but I'll stick to the BRZ ☺

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JoeC · 04-03-2017, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Si_Chris

Nice Series.Yellow dude! Enjoy the car.

What if I told you Toyota Cavaliers existed in Japan? No really, I am not joking.

hahhaha. I'm astonished!

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 04-03-2017, 11:37 PM

Major congrats on the yellow BRZ. Looks delicious. If the 86 was available in yellow, I would have gone for it. Or even blue

imnotsureaboutbrz · 04-04-2017, 01:18 AM

She's a beaut... welcome to the fold. That girl gets attention and handles great. I'm almost out of break in...

Wawazat · 04-10-2017, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by allegiance2me

Ultimately it's been great being in this community of enthusiasts. I read everyone's posts and I look at different threads on here and it's great to see everyone come together and give feedback. I am glad there are people that can relate and give helpful advice and opinions. So I help I can look to you guys to any advice I might need. I do want to mod my car but I'm not looking to mod anything that will void my warranty so anyone able to give any info based on experience on what I can and cannot do, I'd appreciate it. Break in period was obviously first on my list of things to do. Thanks all. Ttyl.

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You can switch cat-backs without voiding warranty or failing emissions. Its great when you only plan to DD and just want a nice sound. I found it on Borla's website:

"Q. Will it void my factory warranty?

NO. Some cars even have BORLA® systems as the OEM exhaust. All of our street Cat-Back™s™, Rear Sections and Mufflers are 50-state emissions legal. In fact, it is illegal for a dealer to deny you the OE warranty because you have changed the exhaust system.

If your vehicle manufacturer fails to honor emission/warranty claims, contact EPA at (202) 260-2080 or www.epa.gov. If federal warranty protection is denied, contact the FTC at (202) 326-3128 or www.ftc.gov.

Here is the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975.

MAGNUSON MOSS WARRANTY ACT

US Code - Title 15, Chapter 50, Sections 2301-2312"

https://www.borla.com/support/faqs/

JD001 · 04-10-2017, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Si_Chris

Nice Series.Yellow dude! Enjoy the car.

What if I told you Toyota Cavaliers existed in Japan? No really, I am not joking.

We had Vauxhall Cavalier in the UK

04-03-2017, 05:04 PM	#1
allegiance2me Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2017 Series.Yellow BRZ Location: San Antonio Posts: 45 Thanks: 34 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Scarlet, My BRZ Daily Driver Hey everyone...I've been on this forum since October 2015, a couple of months after I bought my 2013 Subaru BRZ. Originally I went to a car lot to co-sign for my buddy. I first saw the BRZ and I had never seen it before, I immediately fell in love. My buddy was getting a 2003 Audi TT and I was thinking to myself, damn if he was going to have a car better than me (at the time i was driving a 2005 Toyota Cavalier). Previously I had 2002 Audi TT but due to some financial changes and better opportunities for my family I chose to part with it. A few years went by and I thought it was time to get back in a vehicle that I had really wanted. So when I started to look at this new car I had never seen before I was totally disappointed to find out it had a manual transmission. I was like fuuuudge... that was a total deal breakfast because i had never driven standard before and didn't know how. So while my friend was getting his Audi I could think about was this BRZ. It was metallic gray and looked just beautiful. In the end I decided to just try to see if I'd get approved. At the end of the day everything worked out and we both got our cars. Since I didn't know how to drive stick, I drove his car and he drove mine. He had agreed to teach me so that help me decide to just go for it. I started learning to drive that night and took it to work the next few days beating both morning and evening traffic so I could get used to it. Work was only 4 miles away so I wasn't freaking out too much. On the sixth day I just said f-this and took off driving everywhere. I was finally comfortable yay! That's when I decided to name her Scarlet because of the interior gauges and red stitching. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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04-03-2017, 05:29 PM	#2
JoeC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Colorado Posts: 354 Thanks: 477 Thanked 222 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I bet you're gonna miss that Toyota Cavalier

04-03-2017, 05:35 PM	#4
allegiance2me Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2017 Series.Yellow BRZ Location: San Antonio Posts: 45 Thanks: 34 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Fast forward to the summer of 2016...I had Scarlet for about 8 months. I was still excited everyday driving her was great. I didn't mention that the previous owner had mods installed. Intake and exhaust, boy did she sound great. So when I heard Subaru had announced the 2017 models, I like many others, was hoping for a boosted model. Unfortunately it didn't happen but that's ok. That's when I had saw the Series.Yellow. I had been following the twins ever since I got one and had seen the Series.Blue and Series.HyperBlue. Man, I mean who wouldn't want a limited edition BRZ. They are sexy after all. So that's when I decided to see what I could so to get into a Series.Yellow...1 of 500. WOW! I had went to the dealer and they said they were coming in March of 2017 and if I was truly interested I'd had to reserved one with a down payment so they could order me one. I was excited...so I went at it to get prepared to up my credit score. I was going to go for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-03-2017, 05:46 PM	#5
allegiance2me Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2017 Series.Yellow BRZ Location: San Antonio Posts: 45 Thanks: 34 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I got a call on Feb 2nd from the Subaru dealer. They said my car was in. Everything just felt surreal. I was nervous because I felt I was nowhere near where I wanted to be on my score. Come the next day, I was approved and they told me I could pick up my car the day after so they could touch it up and finalize everything. 🙂 Meet Scarlet 2.0... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-03-2017, 05:57 PM	#6
allegiance2me Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2017 Series.Yellow BRZ Location: San Antonio Posts: 45 Thanks: 34 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ultimately it's been great being in this community of enthusiasts. I read everyone's posts and I look at different threads on here and it's great to see everyone come together and give feedback. I am glad there are people that can relate and give helpful advice and opinions. So I help I can look to you guys to any advice I might need. I do want to mod my car but I'm not looking to mod anything that will void my warranty so anyone able to give any info based on experience on what I can and cannot do, I'd appreciate it. Break in period was obviously first on my list of things to do. Thanks all. Ttyl. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-03-2017, 11:37 PM	#10
StraightOuttaCanadaEh Wes Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: Artisan Spirits '17 86 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,871 Thanks: 1,255 Thanked 1,734 Times in 1,025 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Major congrats on the yellow BRZ. Looks delicious. If the 86 was available in yellow, I would have gone for it. Or even blue

04-04-2017, 01:18 AM	#11
imnotsureaboutbrz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: between cars... Location: Ohio Posts: 498 Thanks: 192 Thanked 263 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	She's a beaut... welcome to the fold. That girl gets attention and handles great. I'm almost out of break in...

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