Insideline getting an FR-S, BRZ long term test cars - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Gaiakai · 05-21-2012, 09:36 PM

Check it out, Edmunds.com's Insideline will be getting a Scion FR-S AND a Subaru BRZ for their long term fleet: http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtests/2012/05/our-next-long-term-cars-are-coming.html

MrFRsLa · 05-21-2012, 09:40 PM

I am selling them that one...... (cough)

MmmHamSandwich · 05-21-2012, 09:42 PM

Seems silly to me to buy two nearly identical long term cars, especially when both are manual.

Ah well, more blog posts for us.

Gaiakai · 05-21-2012, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrFRsLa

I am selling them that one...... (cough)

Hurry and get another Firestorm 6MT so you can sell me one!

Subie · 05-21-2012, 10:49 PM

It's nice that they're getting both cars, but I think there would have been more value in one of the cars being an automatic, and one a manual, just to see a long-term opinion of both transmissions.

Gaiakai · 05-21-2012, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subie

It's nice that they're getting both cars, but I think there would have been more value in one of the cars being an automatic, and one a manual, just to see a long-term opinion of both transmissions.

I agree - like how they once had an Evo MR and and EVO GSR (project car).

Lonewolf · 05-21-2012, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MmmHamSandwich

Seems silly to me to buy two nearly identical long term cars, especially when both are manual.

Ah well, more blog posts for us.

I agree, it would be nice if they got one in auto...

Either way, it's more exposure, and that is a good thing.

TheRipler · 05-21-2012, 11:04 PM

They must have really enjoyed their test drives. :happy0180:

ESBjiujitsu · 05-22-2012, 08:47 AM

the more the merrier!!! but yeah they should of picked up an auto too just in case!

serith · 05-22-2012, 10:49 AM

Part of me agrees with the rest of you and thinks that it's silly they picked up two manual tranny's, but then I think how dull it would be to have this car with a slush-box.

raphymartinez · 05-22-2012, 10:55 AM

It would be nice if it was an auto and a manual but at the same time both being the same will allow them to pick out any subtle differences between the two without "blaming" them on the trany or the weight difference or any of that. Apples to apples

StuttterButtter · 05-22-2012, 11:15 AM

Yeah it would have been nice for them to get a AT as well but MAYBE they didnt wont to see the difference between the 2 cars?

SUB-FT86 · 05-22-2012, 11:21 AM

A manual and a manual of the same damn car literally. Why not test the auto? Is it me or does no publication want to test out the automatic BRZ/FRS?

Spaceywilly · 05-22-2012, 11:35 AM

Subaru usually gives them the cars to test so I don't think they have much choice in that one. The Scion I think they had to buy but manual seems like the obvious choice there. I agree with Raphy, I think there's more value to the comparisons when both cars are manual.

05-22-2012, 10:49 AM	#10
serith Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2009 Scion tC RS 5.0 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 148 Thanks: 44 Thanked 63 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Part of me agrees with the rest of you and thinks that it's silly they picked up two manual tranny's, but then I think how dull it would be to have this car with a slush-box. __________________ 09 RS 5.0 -- #862 of 2000 -- 5spd

05-22-2012, 10:55 AM	#11
raphymartinez Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Athol,MA Posts: 136 Thanks: 2 Thanked 57 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It would be nice if it was an auto and a manual but at the same time both being the same will allow them to pick out any subtle differences between the two without "blaming" them on the trany or the weight difference or any of that. Apples to apples __________________ 2013 Firestorm FR-S (MT)

05-22-2012, 11:35 AM	#14
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MmmHamSandwich You know you want it. Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S Location: RVA Posts: 705 Thanks: 160 Thanked 327 Times in 154 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Seems silly to me to buy two nearly identical long term cars, especially when both are manual. Ah well, more blog posts for us.

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Subie Señor Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2013 SSM DZE BRZ Location: SC Posts: 947 Thanks: 728 Thanked 405 Times in 196 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's nice that they're getting both cars, but I think there would have been more value in one of the cars being an automatic, and one a manual, just to see a long-term opinion of both transmissions.

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