Why did you choose the BRZ over the FRS? - Page 9 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Brzetto · 05-08-2013, 05:59 PM

1 The Brand (Subaru is one of the best car brands)
2 OEM HID's
3 The Styling ( In my opinion the BRZ looks a hell of a lot nicer than the FRS)
4 Ltd interior
5 WR Blue is Beautiful.

s0sl0w · 05-08-2013, 06:02 PM

1) The brand, this is my 5th subaru.
2) The headlights
3) Options
4) relative rarity vs. the FR-S

AznBRZer · 05-08-2013, 06:11 PM

In order of importance:

- Leather seats
- Heated seats/mirrors
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- Nicer tach
- HIDs
- Nicer bumper IMO

If the FR-S came with the first two, I would've just dealt with not having the rest and been happy.

LeeMaster · 05-08-2013, 06:21 PM

Number one reason, FRS = cheaper looking Interior/headlight/grille IMO (No LED, no HID, extremely bland headlight and wtf is that big red thing on the seats for)

I still would buy it though if Subaru never released the BRZ, I am not complaining/whining at all.

BoxRZ_86 · 05-08-2013, 06:32 PM

the factory HID, Leather Alcantara seats, Heated (fiance wanted that) nav was a plus and i personally prefer the front of the BRZ over the FRS.

5th 86 · 05-08-2013, 06:57 PM

Wtf no one bought the brz cause they liked the subaru commercials better then the scion ones(specially the jap ones) except for me, and would rather support subaru then scion?

forzajuve · 05-08-2013, 07:36 PM

Some understandable reasons with regard to color and leather seats.
Way too many trivial reasons otherwise. This one got me for sure:

Quote:

The Brand (Subaru is one of the best car brands)

Long live the 86!

Djratrap · 05-08-2013, 08:36 PM

Test drove both, wasn't a fan of the FRS cloth, they seemed cheaper than my base model 05 civic. Road noise not as bad in the BRZ also.

Brzetto · 05-08-2013, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forzajuve

Some understandable reasons with regard to color and leather seats.
Way too many trivial reasons otherwise. This one got me for sure:

Long live the 86!

Ok I'll bite, why did it get you?

tjohnson104 · 05-08-2013, 10:29 PM

foglights, spoiler, WR blue, gps, and cheaper than a scion too!

Kwisak · 05-09-2013, 09:46 AM

Mine were
1subaru
2leather seats
3hid
4trim
5front bumper
So basically same as most people it seems, I also like that its more rare, I've seen 7 frs so far and never another brz

Umbie · 05-09-2013, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjohnson104

foglights, spoiler, WR blue, gps, and cheaper than a scion too!

Cheaper than a Scion? You sure about that one?

AR35 · 05-09-2013, 10:30 AM

I havn't even owned a Subaru car yet but im starting to love the band. I will probably be a life time Subaru fan now. My main reasons i want the brz is the interior looks way better, the head unit, push to start, headlights, front bumper, and you dont see it on the road as much.

Wonderbar · 05-09-2013, 11:06 AM

1. Nicer interior
2. HID's
3. Rarity in comparison
4. Branding

I like the scion front bumper better, i think it flows better with the car, but the interior looks like it was bought from autozone. Also, I can't stand the scion brand.

05-08-2013, 06:21 PM	#116
LeeMaster Red wine Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ(R.I.P) Location: Denied Posts: 1,176 Thanks: 1,268 Thanked 342 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Number one reason, FRS = cheaper looking Interior/headlight/grille IMO (No LED, no HID, extremely bland headlight and wtf is that big red thing on the seats for) I still would buy it though if Subaru never released the BRZ, I am not complaining/whining at all. __________________

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05-08-2013, 05:59 PM	#113
Brzetto Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 4 wheels Location: Earth Posts: 1,024 Thanks: 117 Thanked 332 Times in 205 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	1 The Brand (Subaru is one of the best car brands) 2 OEM HID's 3 The Styling ( In my opinion the BRZ looks a hell of a lot nicer than the FRS) 4 Ltd interior 5 WR Blue is Beautiful.

05-08-2013, 06:02 PM	#114
s0sl0w Proud of Boxer Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Maryland Posts: 501 Thanks: 176 Thanked 273 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	1) The brand, this is my 5th subaru. 2) The headlights 3) Options 4) relative rarity vs. the FR-S

05-08-2013, 06:11 PM	#115
AznBRZer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 16 CBS WRX Limited Location: Boston Posts: 1,147 Thanks: 947 Thanked 592 Times in 371 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	In order of importance: - Leather seats - Heated seats/mirrors . . . . . . - Nicer tach - HIDs - Nicer bumper IMO If the FR-S came with the first two, I would've just dealt with not having the rest and been happy.

05-08-2013, 06:32 PM	#117
BoxRZ_86 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited SWP Location: Central NJ Posts: 369 Thanks: 51 Thanked 221 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	the factory HID, Leather Alcantara seats, Heated (fiance wanted that) nav was a plus and i personally prefer the front of the BRZ over the FRS.

05-08-2013, 06:57 PM	#118
5th 86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ SPORT TECH Location: CANADA Posts: 306 Thanks: 31 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wtf no one bought the brz cause they liked the subaru commercials better then the scion ones(specially the jap ones) except for me, and would rather support subaru then scion?

05-08-2013, 08:36 PM	#120
Djratrap Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ CSB Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 334 Thanks: 132 Thanked 95 Times in 69 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Test drove both, wasn't a fan of the FRS cloth, they seemed cheaper than my base model 05 civic. Road noise not as bad in the BRZ also.

05-08-2013, 10:29 PM	#122
tjohnson104 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: brz Location: USA Posts: 342 Thanks: 29 Thanked 92 Times in 54 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	foglights, spoiler, WR blue, gps, and cheaper than a scion too!

05-09-2013, 09:46 AM	#123
Kwisak Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ GBS Location: Arizona Posts: 261 Thanks: 65 Thanked 57 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine were 1subaru 2leather seats 3hid 4trim 5front bumper So basically same as most people it seems, I also like that its more rare, I've seen 7 frs so far and never another brz

05-09-2013, 10:30 AM	#125
AR35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: none Location: Savannah,GA Posts: 113 Thanks: 19 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I havn't even owned a Subaru car yet but im starting to love the band. I will probably be a life time Subaru fan now. My main reasons i want the brz is the interior looks way better, the head unit, push to start, headlights, front bumper, and you dont see it on the road as much.

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