Would you prefer 2019 Toyota TRD or 2019 Subaru BRZ limited

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Myriad

By all means, express. We can at least agree that Sparkly Brown is the best color.



Myriad

FIFY.

[Busybee]

Hi guys,
Today I had a chance to test drive the new BRz grey.series MT. Was great! But what I don’t understand is why did I feel everything on the road. When I test drive the Toyota 860 special edition or the GT I did not feel it! Is it me or something might be different like the dampers etc. completely confused with the driving comfort. Any idea?


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[TooSlow]

Over inflated tire pressures on the BRZ?

[Tcoat]

Different temperatures outside?

[8RZ]

Were they both driven on the same road?

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

For what a used FR-S/BRZ costs, I would think about a nice low mileage one that's the right color. Sachs dampers and Brembo brakes could be installed on a used car. (most likely for less than the cost of a new car)


Additionally, the Brembos are really nice to look at. I mean, I would love to install the Brembo brakes that come with the PP on my car, but for street driving, they are 100% not necessary.

Adding Brembos implicate another problem, you'll need a different spare tire which is a little hard to source lol.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by 8RZ

Were they both driven on the same road?

Haec ^

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by N1rve

Adding Brembos implicate another problem, you'll need a different spare tire which is a little hard to source lol.

LOL! The standard OEM spare will fit easily with the Brembos if you use a bolt on spacer. No need to find a "special" spare.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

LOL! The standard OEM spare will fit easily with the Brembos if you use a bolt on spacer. No need to find a "special" spare.

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That's not a spare tire.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

That's not a spare tire.

Says who? Maybe it is their spare tire.

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Says who? Maybe it is their spare tire.

Spacers work great! Even to make your "spare" tire stick way past your fender! (Though I would only suggest a spacer thick enough to clear the calipers)

[Qwimby1]

Originally Posted by Busybee

Hi Guys,

I know that there is a lot of information about this here and there and I tried to get as much as possible. I just want to decide which one and move forward to finally get one of these cars. I hear you saying that comparing these trims is not the proper way but I really want the Brembo and Sachs. Do you have any preference one over the other based on important differences (anything related to the interior, exterior? meanwhile, this will be a daily car and I don't want to do any mods on a brand new car. Thanks in advance

I don't know why you would need Brembos if you don't plan to track the car, and even then I'm not sure they're all that necessary with stock horsepower. This is a light, low power, momentum car. I probably should have looked for a later model, but I ended up with a '14 FR-S monogram which has all the BRZ electronics which I like. You can buy a nice, 40,000-mile. 2002-4 911 for the price of a new TRD. As for the problems of a used car...I don't recall how many cars I have owned, but the one new one I bought was in 1958. Let someone else take the %20 initial hit. If you're unsure, a $250 PPI will take care of that. From what I can tell, the single biggest reason cars like this come on the market is when the little lady says..."Dear, I have a surprise for you..." Probably nothing wrong with that car that has to go.

[Dake]

The non-Brembos do fade a bit on track, but even then - a set of track pads and a change of fluid and they do just fine. They definitely aren't necessary for normal or even "spirited" driving.