First Payment sent, Observations after 6 weeks.

[Scooby South]

Well, just sent in the First payment on my BRZ. Only 100 more or so..before she's all mine... (not really a 100 but a few).. Just some observations after 6 weeks of ownership. 2150 miles on clock. First Oil change is scheduled in couple of weeks. I rushed to get the required "1000" Miles on the clock, as I compete in AutoCross and needed it to be 'done' quickly...

Observations:
-Getting an avg of 30.4 mpg
-Handling is amazing. (Aftermarket rims/tires, Coilovers, Alignment, and rear Endlinks)
-Only one in town.. which is good and bad, have had random people at the gas station take a picture of it and give a thumbs up.
-Everything is still tight and no squeaks yet.
-Bluetooth goes in and out depending how much signal my GalaxyS2 droid has...I don't think its supposed to do that...but mine does for some reason.
-Speedometer on the left of cluster is absolutely useless.
-just figured out how to enable the 'gear' reference.
-the Ipod cubby needs to be bigger..
-Navigation Unit has frustrated the hell out of me. ( My trusty Garmin is way more accurate and quicker).
-Noticing some seat "wear" from getting in and out of it. It seems I use the bolster to 'slide' up or down depending on if I get out or in.
-Need some low profile mud flaps or a side skirt...Have a small rock ding in the rocker panel from the tires throwing up a rock...Not huge or noticeable but I know its there.
-Rear Window is pain to clean-In hotter weather the plastic gas residue from the interior plastic has left a film on the glass... getting in the back seat to clean it has become a 'chore' for me..as I am 6'3"/235...so it a bit tight..:/
-The Rear Seat is STILL pretty much Useless.
-Lets just call the trunk space...adequate and leave it at that. :|
-Stock Brakes are pretty solid/decent..Have Stainless lines and Fluid done.
-The Stereo is pain to use ..or I am not smart enough to find the "seek" function...:/
-Cruise control works well...just like all other Subaru's..
-It needs a center Armrest....BAD..:/
-the Keyless/pushbutton start is great... however sometimes the trunk won't open with button...
-Its a Sexy Sexy car... I am glad to be on-board with it and don't regret my decision to get one in the least. I wonder what the future will bring for this platform. As of now I am extremely happy with my purchase.

Looking forward to a tune, and a light weight freeflowing exhaust...and some other Power mods....
More as I think of it.

Thanks to Kartboy, Wheeldude, Strano Performance, P&L Motorsports.

Bill

[Flat Black VW]

Seek should be just hold the forward button down for a sec a let go, not positive though ill have to check when I get back in later.
Ipod cubby is one of the reasons Im glad I didnt go with the limited, premium has perfect size spot without the push button start.

Im around 1500 mi and everything else you said is about spot on for me!

[Scooby South]

I found that seek......but was wanting something that put in a particular channel/station... like to be able to put in :example: 101.5

[Gaen]

Manual or auto

[drifter]

Originally Posted by Scooby South

Looking forward to a tune, and a light weight freeflowing exhaust...and some other Power mods....
More as I think of it.

Thanks to Kartboy, Wheeldude, P&L Motorsports.

Bill

I noticed you didn't mention anything about performance/power which I find interesting being you are into moto cross. Wondering what power mods and exhaust you are considering to add, thanks.

[ashtray]

I put my iPhone in the center cubby/cup holder. There's a slot there that fits in perfect.

My back seat gets used at least twice a week by my 3yr old son. He loves riding in my BRZ over any other option. He loves his "little window".

[Scooby South]

Originally Posted by drifter

I noticed you didn't mention anything about performance/power which I find interesting being you are into moto cross. Wondering what power mods and exhaust you are considering to add, thanks.

I am waiting to see what develops ... not sure what way I am going to go with... Cobb...opensource....I know right now its not going to be ECUTEK..regardless... A lightweight exhaust that makes power...Nameless is looking pretty good.. also going with a Kartboy LW Pully..when it becomes available..that and an Intake that makes power... Read...most bang for the buck..... from what I see...it should be right around 200 WHP or so when its all said and done...or at least thats what I am hoping for.. ...a bit more if its available.

Bill

[Scooby South]

Originally Posted by Gaen

Manual or auto

mine is a Manwell..

[WMS]

Originally Posted by Scooby South

I found that seek......but was wanting something that put in a particular channel/station... like to be able to put in :example: 101.5

Maybe I am misunderstanding your question, but could you either put that frequency into a preset (press and hold the preset#) or, use BTA to say "radio", then "frequency one - oh - one point five"?

[Scooby South]

oh...Really??? I didn't know you could 'speak' to it... have to try that...thanks

Bill

[reeves]

Originally Posted by Scooby South

-It needs a center Armrest....BAD..:/

I'm sure there'll be some aftermarket armrests coming out soon. Hopefully they'll be made by quality brands/companies.

Looking forward to a tune, and a light weight freeflowing exhaust...and some other Power mods....

Keep us posted on your tunes & mods!

[Bacon]

With all the complaints I hear about the nav, I hope Subaru offers a trim-level without it! The HIDs can stay though.

[Sccabrz192]

Bill,

I agree with a lot of your assessments. I am now at 2,933 miles as of today.

The Ipod cubby is PERFECT size on the Premium model (without the push-start)

I agree, the Nav is more or less useless. Last monday my sister and I wanted to go to cedar point, I wanted to enter it in the Nav. After 5 minutes of infuriated button mashing on the screen I said hell with it and started driving south and a little east. I was also really excited that it was supposed to have live traffic updates... when I first used it they were all over the place for no reason, now I dont get any

I've ridden a little bit in the rear seat... I described it as "not the worst place I've ever been". I'd say 2 hours is my absolute limit back there. I'm 5'11" ~200lbs, though fitting back there is heavily dependent on my barely-over-5-foot wife driving so I don't have to amputate my legs

"-just figured out how to enable the 'gear' reference." - Apparently I have not figured out the 'gear' reference, what is this?

I haven't noticed any wear, just the fact that my shoes love to scuff up the door speaker

I have 2 tiny tiny stone nicks in the front bumper, but nothing on the rockers/rear bumper yet. I really need to go get a clearbra ASAP if I want to keep this thing looking nice.

The voice command stuff is OK. I am sure it works well if you memorize the 11 million command options in the nav system owners manual.

At first I was really apprehensive about the attention the car gets, especially around Detroit because we have quite a lot of the old-mentality people in the area who despise foreign vehicles, particularly Asian ones... but the reception has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly in the autocross community. Whenever I do get approached by people who aren't fans of imports I tend to direct the conversation to the fact that no US manufacturer makes a car remotely close to what this car is about, and it's a shame (which it really is). It's a brilliantly designed and executed car that is just an absolute joy to drive on the roads and on an autocross course. I've put basically 3,000 miles on it in 1 month of ownership, and I wish I drove it more.


What are you doing for oil changes? OE Subaru factory oil change? also, what intervals are you planning?

I think I am just going to bite the bullet and switch to AMSOIL 0W-20 for my first oil change before this weekend's trip to Toledo at 3,000 miles.

[GNS]

Irrational hate for a car because it isn't American. What kind of an aneurysm would they get if they learned that the Camaro was built in Canada, I wonder.