Buying an FR-S or BRZ? --my .2¢

[dtrop]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

^^^

$163 for me on BRZ, $151 for me FR-S. Full coverage, 25, clean record, CA driving... have bit more than what insurance laws ask for though...

$77 a month for a limited brz, clean driving record, 25 years old and living in Massachusetts with full coverage.

That right there shows how significant geographical location is, though I live in a small, safe town with a population of 3500 people.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by dtrop

$77 a month for a limited brz, clean driving record, 25 years old and living in Massachusetts with full coverage.

That right there shows how significant geographical location is, though I live in a small, safe town with a population of 3500 people.

I had my insurance drop $20 a month just by moving a block away one time. Started out on the "bad" side of the street and ended up on the "good" side. I could almost see my old house from the new one!

[meadowz06]

Great review and write up. I had a FR-S and loved it. So much so, that I am selling my Corvette to buy another one. I am probably going to try a BRZ this time around because I want the heated seats and dual zone A/C. They are a little short on power, but that's been beat a thousand times over. It is truly like having a go kart in your garage. Fantastic cars!

[8R6]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

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7) ... and you cant really haggle gas prices with the attendants. (Although one time, I complained and b!tched and moaned and the owner, who happened to be at the local Chevron, offered me a 3-5% discount whenever I pump over $30)
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what? you tried haggling gas prices with the attendants and also "complained and bitched and moaned" about it??? since when did gas stations become swap meets?

[Dezoris]

Good post, but if you are paying 3k to do a clutch job...
You could buy a new manual trans on plenty of cars for that.
($350 for OEM clutch, 600-700$ labor)

[Packofcrows]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I had my insurance drop $20 a month just by moving a block away one time. Started out on the "bad" side of the street and ended up on the "good" side. I could almost see my old house from the new one!

What the heck??!!! One block? My street is known for dumb high school kids driving their civics into stopped cars and theft... damn, maybe that's why...

Guess all it takes is one turd on your street to raise insurances up?

Have progressive. Mercury charges $5 less but never dealt with them and friends who have, hate them. Can't wait to be 26 this year for a price drop!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

What the heck??!!! One block? My street is known for dumb high school kids driving their civics into stopped cars and theft... damn, maybe that's why...

Guess all it takes is one turd on your street to raise insurances up?

Have progressive. Mercury charges $5 less but never dealt with them and friends who have, hate them. Can't wait to be 26 this year for a price drop!

Our city has a very distinctive line through it! There is even a song about it.


http://www.lfpress.com/2014/04/04/so...e-known-as-eoa

[Packofcrows]

HAHAH had to google the lyrics.

Must be like E. and W. Los Angeles!

[Sigh-on-Rice]

Originally Posted by dtrop

$25,670MANUAL MSRP from scion.com

Starting at
$25,695*
MSRP from subaru.com

Where is the significant price difference?.....

That asterisk!!!
It's $26,490 with destination charge.
Also, Scion charges $395 for Halo color. (Since OP got Whiteout.)
So, if you get Halo, the price difference is only $425.
I don't think the price was this close when they came out in 2012.
I think it was more like $1500 difference between FR-S, BRZ premium, and BRZ Limited. Something like $25k, $26.5k, and $28k.
If the price was this close back then, I would have bought BRZ instead.
No wonder 50 FR-S are available in my state when only 2 BRZ are.

[dtrop]

Originally Posted by Sigh-on-Rice

That asterisk!!!
It's $26,490 with destination charge.
Also, Scion charges $395 for Halo color. (Since OP got Whiteout.)
So, if you get Halo, the price difference is only $425.
I don't think the price was this close when they came out in 2012.
I think it was more like $1500 difference between FR-S, BRZ premium, and BRZ Limited. Something like $25k, $26.5k, and $28k.
If the price was this close back then, I would have bought BRZ instead.
No wonder 50 FR-S are available in my state when only 2 BRZ are.

Yes, when the twins were first debuted, the price gap was wider. Reminding what I have said before, most people received their limited packages for "free" with good haggling.