thinking of trading FRS for BRZ

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

I'd just keep the FRS...really stupid decision to lose money and get basically the exact same car.

It's like someone trading the 2014 FRS for a 2015 because the 2015 had the shark fin and padded knee upgrade. Not worth the loss.

I'd only trade in if it was something major, like you have automatic and want manual (vice-versa) or a turbo model comes out.

Knee pad was the 14's. Don't take that away from them...

[Tectoniic]

Going from a FR-S to a BRZ or vice-versa is like swapping the hand you -redacted- with. For a week it will be new and exciting and then you will realize that it is not really different.

What do you mean we have to quote sources? I definitely have have no idea what you're talking about....

In all seriousness you can add most of those things for less than you will lose to go to a different car so soon.

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

Going from a FR-S to a BRZ or vice-versa is like swapping the hand you -redacted- with. For a week it will be new and exciting and then you will realize that it is not really different.

What do you mean we have to quote sources? I definitely have have no idea what you're talking about....

In all seriousness you can add most of those things for less than you will lose to go to a different car so soon.

Ummm....Source please?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by raven1231

Ummm....Source please?

years and years of personal "hands on" experience is my guess!

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

Going from a FR-S to a BRZ or vice-versa is like swapping the hand you -redacted- with. For a week it will be new and exciting and then you will realize that it is not really different.

What do you mean we have to quote sources? I definitely have have no idea what you're talking about....

In all seriousness you can add most of those things for less than you will lose to go to a different car so soon.

You -redacted- with only one hand?

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Dual climate control in this little car? What? Just silly. You can always close the vents on the passenger side. Leather seats? Slippy slidy. Cloth is better.

Ignoring all the other stuff you said, I just wanted to address this. Dual climate control is actually really handy for me. I keep my passenger side at 74 for the gf and my side at 68. Works great cause she's usually cold and I have way too much body heat.

And the seats are alcantara in the middle, no slippy slidy. :P

I'm definitely glad I bought my BRZ Limited over a FRS. Would never go for a FRS unless it was some crazy cheap deal for a mint condition used car. But if I already owned a FRS, I probably wouldn't trade it for a BRZ, too much money loss and trouble involved.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

Ignoring all the other stuff you said, I just wanted to address this. Dual climate control is actually really handy for me. I keep my passenger side at 74 for the gf and my side at 68. Works great cause she's usually cold and I have way too much body heat.

And the seats are alcantara in the middle, no slippy slidy. :P

I'm definitely glad I bought my BRZ Limited over a FRS. Would never go for a FRS unless it was some crazy cheap deal for a mint condition used car. But if I already owned a FRS, I probably wouldn't trade it for a BRZ, too much money loss and trouble involved.

I'm not especially strong-feeling either way because the cars are the same. In all the years I owned a BMW, I think the dual climate control knobs varied only when the settings got messed up. Manually closing vents seems to make my wife happier. I also hate digital HVAC controls. I want a god-damned knob.

The main reason I got an FR-S is that they had one in stock in 2013. If I had gotten a BRZ, it would have been the cheap version.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

I'm not especially strong-feeling either way because the cars are the same. In all the years I owned a BMW, I think the dual climate control knobs varied only when the settings got messed up. Manually closing vents seems to make my wife happier. I also hate digital HVAC controls. I want a god-damned knob.

The main reason I got an FR-S is that they had one in stock in 2013. If I had gotten a BRZ, it would have been the cheap version.

To each their own I guess. Closing off the vent for my gf or myself wouldnt work out. Like you said, the car is tiny. So if the car is set to 68 degrees and her side's vent is closed, she'll feel cold pretty quick anyway since the cold air would fill the tiny cabin.

I like how the digital controls on the BRZ are. I'm used to dialing in a specific temperature since thats how my window AC at home works. And the physical dials have little bumps you feel every time you change the temp by a degree. It lets me adjust the temp up/down quickly and precisely without ever taking my eyes off the road. I do wish the bumps were more pronounced though.

Sadly not all digital HVAC controls are this nice... Drove a Chrysler 200 rental this past summer when I was on a business trip. That thing was terrible. The temperature was controlled by two buttons, up and down. The display for the temperature setting was simply a blue to red gradient bar, about one inch long and 1/4 inch thick on the top left corner of the screen in the center console. No idea wtf temperature it was, and had to keep taking my eyes off the road to adjust it. The only way to set an actual temperature was to dive into the menu, no way I was gonna do that while driving.

But yea, those are just my reasons anyway. Not trying to convince you. Mainly trying to give the OP my point of view at most.

[Alltezza]

I'm all for this and all but why not trade front bumpers and swap the emblems? I don't know if you can swap the headlights, you can just buy the Spec D's I think those are the ones with the LEDs that go around the headlight. I think it'll save you a lot more money and it also sounds more fun lol.

FYI: I didn't real all 3 pages of this I just read the OP post and just commented.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by Alltezza

I'm all for this and all but why not trade front bumpers and swap the emblems? I don't know if you can swap the headlights, you can just buy the Spec D's I think those are the ones with the LEDs that go around the headlight. I think it'll save you a lot more money and it also sounds more fun lol.

FYI: I didn't real all 3 pages of this I just read the OP post and just commented.

Sounds like you didnt even read the original post.

[Braces]

Analogy: You're going to divorce your wife. Take a financial beating. Then marry your wife's identical twin sister. But .... it's your decision.

[go_a_way1]

DONT DO IT!! you can't get scions anymore! They will be more rare then BRZ's

[fumanchu1]

Originally Posted by Kendallkab

It'll be a used one. IDC which year or about the warranty since I plan on getting a fi kit for the car a few months after I get it if I get it. I just want all the interior add ons the BRZ has over the FRS but if it drove completely different I wouldn't want a BRZ. I'm going to look for a dealer that will take my car plus anything under 6000 dollars for the BRZ. If I don't find one I'll stick to my frs. I see used BRZs with under 40000 miles going for around 18 to 20k I'm hoping I'll get at least 15 to 17k for my car with 30k miles on it and then Id pay the difference.

I believe some have made the calculation and it would be more expensive for you to trade to a brz vs buying the upgrades and installing them yourself (aside from the suspension and all, but the interior things can all be done DiY style)

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

I believe some have made the calculation and it would be more expensive for you to trade to a brz vs buying the upgrades and installing them yourself (aside from the suspension and all, but the interior things can all be done DiY style)

Not sure if the keyless entry would be easy to DIY...