Automobile Magazine published my letter re: the BRZ buying experience! - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

brewksy · 10-19-2012, 10:59 AM

They edit the messages to make your miserable grammar and spelling somewhat readable (you know, in about the way a child reads crayon scribbles).

I kid, I kid (feel free to edit my post for grammar to make yourself feel better)

einzlr · 10-19-2012, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by brewksy

They edit the messages to make you sound smarter.

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jduffy · 10-19-2012, 02:25 PM

Odd, I liked the experience of going out of state to get my car. To this day I still haven't seen another one on the road yet and it's been 3 months since I got mine. It was kind of a Top Gear moment driving her home the 1,200 miles.

People still come up to me to talk about the car. Apart from a dealer in Arizona who pulled the rug out from under a deal I had going the Subaru experience has been awesome.

In fact we just bought a Forester for my mom. Subarus rock.

PMok · 10-20-2012, 01:40 AM

Sure, an epic roadtrip to acquire a car can be a great memorable experience. I was seriously considering driving mine back from CO ... but got busy at work and had to go with the shipping option. Not everyone wants that in a car shopping experience though. Most people want to find the car they want at a local dealership, pay a fair price, and drive it home. Of course, this is a semi-special, limited car and it does deserve a little more effort to secure one I guess. It's definitely a nice feeling to know you have the only such car at the work parking lot... for now.

snapspinner · 10-23-2012, 09:27 PM

Nice job on the letter. Definately sums up the way a lot of BRZ/FR-S buyers feel and clearly lays out the problem.

Thanks for giving us the original and the edited version pretty interesting stuff.

Ingen · 10-23-2012, 10:05 PM

That's awesome, Automobile is by far my favorite auto rag.

Also, I can't believe you didn't fly to Colorado and drive back. Could have kicked the break in period in the face and gotten to know your new baby in the Rockies!! What could be finer?

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10-19-2012, 10:59 AM	#15
brewksy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2011 Subaru STI Location: Edmonton Posts: 157 Thanks: 4 Thanked 31 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	They edit the messages to make your miserable grammar and spelling somewhat readable (you know, in about the way a child reads crayon scribbles). I kid, I kid (feel free to edit my post for grammar to make yourself feel better)

10-19-2012, 02:25 PM	#17
jduffy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 157 Thanks: 29 Thanked 71 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Odd, I liked the experience of going out of state to get my car. To this day I still haven't seen another one on the road yet and it's been 3 months since I got mine. It was kind of a Top Gear moment driving her home the 1,200 miles. People still come up to me to talk about the car. Apart from a dealer in Arizona who pulled the rug out from under a deal I had going the Subaru experience has been awesome. In fact we just bought a Forester for my mom. Subarus rock.

10-20-2012, 01:40 AM	#18
PMok Codename: Stitch Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 91 MR2; 06 IS350; 16 BRZ; 18 CX-5 Location: Hayward/NorCal Posts: 5,248 Thanks: 4,021 Thanked 5,436 Times in 2,307 Posts Mentioned: 462 Post(s)	Sure, an epic roadtrip to acquire a car can be a great memorable experience. I was seriously considering driving mine back from CO ... but got busy at work and had to go with the shipping option. Not everyone wants that in a car shopping experience though. Most people want to find the car they want at a local dealership, pay a fair price, and drive it home. Of course, this is a semi-special, limited car and it does deserve a little more effort to secure one I guess. It's definitely a nice feeling to know you have the only such car at the work parking lot... for now.

10-23-2012, 09:27 PM	#19
snapspinner Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: NC Posts: 83 Thanks: 20 Thanked 41 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Nice job on the letter. Definately sums up the way a lot of BRZ/FR-S buyers feel and clearly lays out the problem. Thanks for giving us the original and the edited version pretty interesting stuff.

10-23-2012, 10:05 PM	#20
Ingen Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S 6MT Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 525 Thanks: 349 Thanked 204 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	That's awesome, Automobile is by far my favorite auto rag. Also, I can't believe you didn't fly to Colorado and drive back. Could have kicked the break in period in the face and gotten to know your new baby in the Rockies!! What could be finer?

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