2018 Subaru BRZ Model Changes Announced

[gtengr]

Originally Posted by Clutch

Oh, interesting. Do you have a link to the doc?

I don't. It's saved on my pc. On my phone right now but it's 120 pages and titled something like 2016 Product Specifications.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Clutch

Oh, interesting. Do you have a link to the doc?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...3&d=1467284340

[jbsali]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

This ^ Not even half the cars turn their lights on in the rain. Especially bad with white, silver or black cars that are almost invisible.


How would lights coming on annoy you? You probably wouldn't even notice. The DRLS should be on all the time now anyway. These cars are already low visibility so I would think everybody would want to be seen better.

mainly high trucks and SUV's. A lot of vehicles here are running HID in non-projector headlights too. My biggest pet peeve is the instrument cluster dimming making it less visible though (during the day). Yeah you can adjust it, but you'll just be constantly adjusting it manually. The fact that DRLS are on should be more than enough. again, just my 0.02. I could see this feature being good for places that get monsoons or very heavy rain storms. Also in BC, if you're running Fogs during the day time, you can technically get a ticket. It's rare but I've personally been ticketed for it...

[usthei]

It will great if it is possible to get the new SUBARU STARLINK and install it on my 2017 BRZ. I really want Apply CarPlay.

[Harjotdhanota]

Originally Posted by usthei

It will great if it is possible to get the new SUBARU STARLINK and install it on my 2017 BRZ. I really want Apply CarPlay.

I'm also hoping this is possible. By the way, which website do I get headunit updates from anyways?

[Ganthrithor]

Originally Posted by zigzagz94

This is actually one of my biggest pet peeves....

In general I'm against government mandates, but this is something I would support on all vehicles.

You would be amazed at how many people drive around without lights in torrential down pours here in the PAC NW. Then they wonder why someone hits them.

Here's a clue genius, if you have to turn on your wipers then turn on your lights so the rest of us can see your dumb@ss. (and it's actually the law in some states)

Now I know everyone on here is super attentive behind the wheel and are aware of all the other cars around them but the other 99% of society is already driving distracted. You add in low visibility from precipitation and its a recipe for disaster. Having the lights auto on with the wipers won't solve the problem but certainly won't hurt.

Dude here in Socal I can't drive anywhere at night without seeing at least two people driving in the dark with no lights on. DRLs were the stupidest fucking idea: they're on all the time and throw enough light at the front end that people don't notice their lights are off. Of course, since the position lights on the other ends of the car don't come on, they're fucking invisible from behind.

IMO with how stupid people have become, every light on the car except the headlights should run whenever the car's turned on.

[TachyonBomb]

Originally Posted by Ganthrithor

Dude here in Socal I can't drive anywhere at night without seeing at least two people driving in the dark with no lights on. DRLs were the stupidest fucking idea: they're on all the time and throw enough light at the front end that people don't notice their lights are off. Of course, since the position lights on the other ends of the car don't come on, they're fucking invisible from behind.

IMO with how stupid people have become, every light on the car except the headlights should run whenever the car's turned on.

LOL aint that the truth about california! I swear you can always count on at least 2 cars per night on your drive home having some form of busted headlight or head lights. I cant even put a number to how many times I've been driving at night and thinking oh shit there is a bike cop speeding at me from behind only find out it is some old 90's impala or geo prizm with a busted out head light.

Even with DRL no pedestrians in San Francisco car or notice any more than they would if your car didn't have DRL. I swear people are wanting to get ran over in NorCal.

[PhyrraM]

It's not always the DRLs. It's the instrument clusters that always light up. Most people used to turn the lights on just to see the speedo when it got dark - as most instrument clusters had no illumination at all unless the parking/head lights were on, but now you can always see it on most cars.

[Ganthrithor]

Originally Posted by PhyrraM

It's not always the DRLs. It's the instrument clusters that always light up. Most people used to turn the lights on just to see the speedo when it got dark - as most instrument clusters had no illumination at all unless the parking/head lights were on, but now you can always see it on most cars.

That's how it works in helicopters: to get panel lights, you need to turn on the nav lights.

[x1UP]

When are we able to place pre-orders for the Subaru tS? I've been looking all over, but no word on that yet...

[Veloist]

Originally Posted by x1UP

When are we able to place pre-orders for the Subaru tS? I've been looking all over, but no word on that yet...

Pre-orders for BRZ tS most likely won’t exist. I wish it was just like Japan where people can choose their color and it would go toward the 500-unit count but because of the heavily-relied on retailer system, Subaru will likely distribute the cars based on BRZ sales history of specific retailers.

Some dealers may choose the color of their unit but most likely a retailer will end up with a randomly allocated tS.

This means if you are looking for a specific color, then you may have to look outside your nearest Subaru retailer.

Once you locate one, you can reserve it under the dealership’s reservation policy.

When the tS’s are on the way from Japan I can look up which dealers are getting which colors and vice versa. I’ll be here to help!

[davidvanchu]

Originally Posted by Veloist

Pre-orders for BRZ tS most likely won’t exist. I wish it was just like Japan where people can choose their color and it would go toward the 500-unit count but because of the heavily-relied on retailer system, Subaru will likely distribute the cars based on BRZ sales history of specific retailers.

Some dealers may choose the color of their unit but most likely a retailer will end up with a randomly allocated tS.

This means if you are looking for a specific color, then you may have to look outside your nearest Subaru retailer.

Once you locate one, you can reserve it under the dealership’s reservation policy.

When the tS’s are on the way from Japan I can look up which dealers are getting which colors and vice versa. I’ll be here to help!

This makes me incredibly sad because I live in Maine where none of the dealers have sold many BRZs

[Side]

Originally Posted by Veloist

When the tS’s are on the way from Japan I can look up which dealers are getting which colors and vice versa. I’ll be here to help!

I would very much appreciate this when they are!

[Vides990]

Originally Posted by Veloist

Pre-orders for BRZ tS most likely won’t exist. I wish it was just like Japan where people can choose their color and it would go toward the 500-unit count but because of the heavily-relied on retailer system, Subaru will likely distribute the cars based on BRZ sales history of specific retailers.

Some dealers may choose the color of their unit but most likely a retailer will end up with a randomly allocated tS.

This means if you are looking for a specific color, then you may have to look outside your nearest Subaru retailer.

Once you locate one, you can reserve it under the dealership’s reservation policy.

When the tS’s are on the way from Japan I can look up which dealers are getting which colors and vice versa. I’ll be here to help!

Definitely depends on the dealer, mine has already taken a deposit (back in August)...