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Sterling Doc · 09-23-2013, 11:08 PM

I found and bought the BRZ on my way to deliver the 911 to it's new owner. Couldn't be happier!

Turkish · 09-23-2013, 11:20 PM

Welcome to the club!

Superhatch · 09-23-2013, 11:35 PM

What made you make the change? I'm really interested in the back story as a co-worker drives a 911 and has been asking to drive my car at lunch more and more.

Kelbyat07 · 09-23-2013, 11:44 PM

Damn that red looks god on the BRZ. Good choice and welcome!

tonylop33 · 09-23-2013, 11:54 PM

Nice picture.

Pen.suhl · 09-23-2013, 11:54 PM

Hey, I know that BRZ. It will be nice to see another BRZ out an about in the QC. All I see are FR-S's.

Gaiakai · 09-24-2013, 12:03 AM

Congratulations! And good color choice

kludger · 09-24-2013, 12:10 AM

Congrats on the great looking choice

m.wood0213 · 09-24-2013, 12:30 AM

congrats but id also like to know the back story.

MrGamer · 09-24-2013, 06:26 AM

Congrats!!! Such a great color choice!

Sterling Doc · 09-24-2013, 08:46 AM

The back story.

I've been racing this 944 Spec Car in NASA for the last 7 years:

After 7 years, and 2 National championships, and kids getting busier, it was time to take a year or two off from wheel to wheel racing. So the race car sold (in hours!), but I still want to have a car I can track from time to time and hang out with my old buddies.

If there is one thing I've learned over my years of racing, is that light is right. It costs exponentially more to track a heavier, higher HP car in consumables - tires, brakes, and things that break.

The 911 was a 2002 Targa - great car, and I did have it on track once at Road America. At 3,200bs+, and with a huge glass roof, it's not the right car for the track. While it was reliable, maintenance cost a fortune. Also after 2.5 years, I'd scratched the itch for a 911 pretty well. A Boxster Spyder or Cayman R is still too much money. I looked into a used E46 M3, Lotus Elise, C5/C6 Corvette. After driving the BRZ (and FRS) I was smitten, and the thought of another high end used maintenance/consumables whore was suddenly a whole lot less appealing. Huge fun for the $$. It still fits the kids on occasion, I can slap some Blizzaks on it, and hoon it in the winter, and it's a very economical DD to boot. Lots of wins! Track whore, economy car, family car (in a pinch), and winter beater, and possibly future race car all rolled into one tidy package.

So I put the 911 up for sale, and ended up about even money with a new, shiney, warrantied, BRZ. 996 911's are not worth as much as you think, which is how I got into one 2.5 years ago.

In two weeks, I'll take the BRZ out to Putnam Park, and see if I can get it to go as fast as my old 160HP, 2,400lb 944 Spec car in NASA time trials. It will certainly need some better rubber to get close to my old, but highly developed 944. I am intrigued about the factory roll cage for these things in Japan. I may have some long term plans for it in that direction, but not next year - time trials only.

So that's the story:happy0180:

Superhatch · 09-24-2013, 09:11 AM

Awesome back story! I'll be keeping a look out for further updates.

ThisIsChrisKim · 09-24-2013, 09:36 AM

Cool. Awesome story! Welcome to BRZ ownership. You'll love it

REAV3R · 09-24-2013, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sterling Doc

I found and bought the BRZ on my way to deliver the 911 to it's new owner. Couldn't be happier!

Ah, yes, good ol' McLaughlin Subaru! I picked up my FRS at Scion just down the street from there. Good find! Looking forward to seeing more twins out and about in the QC too!

09-23-2013, 11:08 PM	#1
Sterling Doc Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2002 911 Targa Location: Sterling, IL Posts: 42 Thanks: 10 Thanked 48 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Don't See This in Subaru Dealerships Every Day I found and bought the BRZ on my way to deliver the 911 to it's new owner. Couldn't be happier! Last edited by Sterling Doc; 09-24-2013 at 08:20 AM.

09-23-2013, 11:35 PM	#3
Superhatch AIM4APX Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: Milwaukee Posts: 1,206 Thanks: 642 Thanked 749 Times in 324 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What made you make the change? I'm really interested in the back story as a co-worker drives a 911 and has been asking to drive my car at lunch more and more. __________________ "It's very difficult to present technology as an overtly positive sales device to people who want an emotional car" -Chris Harris

09-23-2013, 11:44 PM	#4
Kelbyat07 Poor College Kid Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: ~.~ Location: Chicago Posts: 2,801 Thanks: 246 Thanked 2,182 Times in 1,249 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Damn that red looks god on the BRZ. Good choice and welcome! __________________

09-23-2013, 11:54 PM	#5
tonylop33 Certified Car Nut Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ WRB Limited 6MT Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 479 Thanks: 130 Thanked 113 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice picture. __________________ Prior cars: 2011 GT-R (still owned), 2007 Saleen Parnelli Jones Mustang, 2007 Mini Cooper S, 2004 MazdaSpeed Miata Turbo, 2003 G35 Sports Coupe, 2002 WRX, 2001 Z28 SS, 2000 300ZX, 1995 BMW M3, 1882 Nissan 280ZX, 1981 RX7, 1978 Camaro Z28, 1968 Shelby GT 350

09-24-2013, 09:11 AM	#12
Superhatch AIM4APX Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: Milwaukee Posts: 1,206 Thanks: 642 Thanked 749 Times in 324 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome back story! I'll be keeping a look out for further updates. __________________ "It's very difficult to present technology as an overtly positive sales device to people who want an emotional car" -Chris Harris

09-24-2013, 12:10 AM	#8
kludger Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: '13 Boxter S, '13 BRZ(gone) Location: SE PA Posts: 235 Thanks: 309 Thanked 103 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats on the great looking choice

09-24-2013, 06:26 AM	#10
MrGamer Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Guam Posts: 34 Thanks: 10 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats!!! Such a great color choice!

09-24-2013, 08:46 AM	#11
Sterling Doc Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2002 911 Targa Location: Sterling, IL Posts: 42 Thanks: 10 Thanked 48 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The back story. I've been racing this 944 Spec Car in NASA for the last 7 years: After 7 years, and 2 National championships, and kids getting busier, it was time to take a year or two off from wheel to wheel racing. So the race car sold (in hours!), but I still want to have a car I can track from time to time and hang out with my old buddies. If there is one thing I've learned over my years of racing, is that light is right. It costs exponentially more to track a heavier, higher HP car in consumables - tires, brakes, and things that break. The 911 was a 2002 Targa - great car, and I did have it on track once at Road America. At 3,200bs+, and with a huge glass roof, it's not the right car for the track. While it was reliable, maintenance cost a fortune. Also after 2.5 years, I'd scratched the itch for a 911 pretty well. A Boxster Spyder or Cayman R is still too much money. I looked into a used E46 M3, Lotus Elise, C5/C6 Corvette. After driving the BRZ (and FRS) I was smitten, and the thought of another high end used maintenance/consumables whore was suddenly a whole lot less appealing. Huge fun for the $$. It still fits the kids on occasion, I can slap some Blizzaks on it, and hoon it in the winter, and it's a very economical DD to boot. Lots of wins! Track whore, economy car, family car (in a pinch), and winter beater, and possibly future race car all rolled into one tidy package. So I put the 911 up for sale, and ended up about even money with a new, shiney, warrantied, BRZ. 996 911's are not worth as much as you think, which is how I got into one 2.5 years ago. In two weeks, I'll take the BRZ out to Putnam Park, and see if I can get it to go as fast as my old 160HP, 2,400lb 944 Spec car in NASA time trials. It will certainly need some better rubber to get close to my old, but highly developed 944. I am intrigued about the factory roll cage for these things in Japan. I may have some long term plans for it in that direction, but not next year - time trials only. So that's the story:happy0180:

09-24-2013, 09:36 AM	#13
ThisIsChrisKim Hockey Playing Scientist Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT (WRB) Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 145 Thanks: 2 Thanked 33 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cool. Awesome story! Welcome to BRZ ownership. You'll love it

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