BRZ Hunt Complete

"hedbutter" (hedbutter) 11/26/2013 at 18:26 • Filed to: None

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After having !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! looking for a winter vehicle, I finally got luck was able to purchase a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on Saturday. I left Pittsburgh on Monday to had back east to my parents place (2.5 hours) and while driving past Cochran Subaru outside of Pittsburgh, I noticed they had a Dark Gray BRZ in stock so I stopped. Fast forward 3 hours and a good deal, I was finally able to get into my BRZ (SR20 below)! Unfortunately, I don't have a ton of experience !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but a couple laps around the parking lot and i went for it. I made it home with a small amount of issues (3 stalls total).

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And to go with today's white theme:

Sn210 > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:30

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Congrats!

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:30

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Congrats! You'll learn fast (enough for some snow powerslides).

YSI-what can brown do for you > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:33

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Does everyone on here own a FRS/BRZ? They are TERRIBLE cars, they are for girls really. What is my experience? I own an FR-S, and plan to keep it for years to come! I love it, and you will too!

Saracen > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:37

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Congrats!!

MC_Leon6494 > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:40

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Rock on! sticks are great fun, and the BRZ is a sweet car

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:41

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Place clap emoji

Casper > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:45

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Congrats. Start burning out those crap tires so you have an excuse to buy some nice ones :)

m2m, apex detective > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 18:49

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Saw a GT-86 today, felt the want.

Visited the national Toyota website to look for added options (wheels etc.), picked everything I deemed worthwhile and ... this:

... which equals circa $73,265.00.

My reaction was as seen below.

"Entry-level sportscar" ... and I didn't even pick _all_ the things.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 18:56

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I'm not gonna lie when I say all the ones in my work's car park are owned by middle age women.

Middle age women with great taste in cars that is.

YSI-what can brown do for you > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 11/26/2013 at 18:58

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Please tell me that there is one that is a manual!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 19:01

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pretty sure they all are. Manuals aren't rare in Australia.

YSI-what can brown do for you > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 11/26/2013 at 19:04

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Ah, I see. I thought you were from the land of the free and the home of the hotdog.

Tyler's SVT Focus Hates Him > m2m, apex detective 11/26/2013 at 19:05

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Where do you live? That's freaking insane.

duurtlang > m2m, apex detective 11/26/2013 at 19:07

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How's that even possible? The GT-86 starts at a mere €30k in Germany and there are no engine options I'm aware of.

Anyway, it's clear where they make most of their profits. Options. Those TRD parts are very expensive.

iLikeCarsAndSkiing > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 19:09

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Wait I'm confused... you say it's terrible then continue to say you own one and love it. Im obviously missing something here

YSI-what can brown do for you > iLikeCarsAndSkiing 11/26/2013 at 19:10

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Tis only a joke. I like for people that buy this car to be horribly offended and then realize I am joking.

N/A POWAAAHH > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 19:13

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S000000....what happened to the car you were driving? Trade?

Forgetful > m2m, apex detective 11/26/2013 at 19:14

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Lira? Yen? Bitcoin?

My FR-S, with optional TRD exhaust, FiveAxis spoiler and clear bra came in a hair under $31k CDN.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 19:14

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we have hot dogs.

someone should get him some water.

VballHerk > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 19:19

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Sounds like your parents are in my neck of the woods. I'm 2 hours east of pitt (Johnstown).

YSI-what can brown do for you > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 11/26/2013 at 19:20

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We have Snoop Dogg.

Someone get him some weed.

Forgetful > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 19:23

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Underpowered. Don't forget underpowered. We should have bought V6 Mustangs.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Forgetful 11/26/2013 at 19:26

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How could I forget, I mean everyday I am thinking "For 24K this car is really slow, a V6 Mustang would be slightly faster and worse handling. I should have bought it"

m2m, apex detective > duurtlang 11/26/2013 at 19:28

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Base price of 30,450.00 € plus the admittedly hefty sum of 23,525.00 € for options, such as the 37J pearl white paint, alcantara/leather combo, black 18" OEM wheel with locks, TRD spoiler lid, diffusor, skirts and front clip, JBL stereo, TRD exhaust, TRD monoblock brakes all around, TRD stabi & strut. *rubs nose*

The brakes alone are 10k Euro. On a GT-86 ... that actually impresses me.

iLikeCarsAndSkiing > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 19:28

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Hahaha gotcha!

YSI-what can brown do for you > iLikeCarsAndSkiing 11/26/2013 at 19:29

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Maybe I was joking, so that way . . . alright fine, you got me.

m2m, apex detective > Forgetful 11/26/2013 at 19:30

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Germany, Euro zone, incl. VAT

While the base price is just over 30k € here, I managed to click together some 25k of options for that ca .... 10k EUR monoblock brakes on a GT-86, imagine that.

m2m, apex detective > Tyler's SVT Focus Hates Him 11/26/2013 at 19:35

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Middle of Euroland.

To be fair, you can pick up a normal GT-86 w/o miles from a dealer lot for around 25k EUR. I just wanted to see what all the TRD goodies add up to ... and add up they did. 5k EUR wheels, 10k EUR brakes. ;)

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 19:43

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I have weeds in my garden

someone get me some Roundup

Tyler's SVT Focus Hates Him > m2m, apex detective 11/26/2013 at 19:50

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OK, that kind of explains it. That's still like what, 25k Euro in upgrades in total? You could buy teo GT-86's for that haha.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > YSI-what can brown do for you 11/26/2013 at 21:37

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Wait, is he back to Snoop Dogg now? Last I heard he was Snoop Lion and all "gangsta's are bad and shit".

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 21:39

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Congrats on the two new cars in three days. Remember, when learning to drive a stick it is better to peel out than stall. I can't back that up, and remember to keep the rpm's under the recommended level until the break in is done.

YSI-what can brown do for you > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/26/2013 at 23:07

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I don't know what he is. But he will always be Snoop Doggy Dogg to me. :'(

YSI-what can brown do for you > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 11/26/2013 at 23:15

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Hehehe, I see what you did.

Dusty Ventures > hedbutter 11/26/2013 at 23:30

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Congrats!

Now go talk to Nameless about some exhaust/performance upgrades ;)

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Barbarian772 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/27/2013 at 07:51

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Didn't he just start calling himself Snoopzilla or something??? This guy really confuses me...

hedbutter > MC_Leon6494 11/27/2013 at 10:25

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Thank you! My dad is giving me thorough lessons throughout the weekend (I also think he's happy to drive a stick again for a little bit). I'm excited to get better with it.

hedbutter > VballHerk 11/27/2013 at 10:26

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They are up in the Clearfield county area, north of Altoona so close.

hedbutter > Sn210 11/27/2013 at 10:28

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Thank you!

hedbutter > Saracen 11/27/2013 at 10:28

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Thank you!

hedbutter > N/A POWAAAHH 11/27/2013 at 10:29

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Haha, I guess I should have mentioned that in the post. I traded in my 2012 liberty on the BRZ.

hedbutter > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 11/27/2013 at 10:31

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Thank you, I'm hoping to get comfortable enough with a manual over the weekend so I can start snow drifting before the season ends.

hedbutter > Casper 11/27/2013 at 10:42

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Haha, yeah. This is going to be the first time in a long time I'll be happy to buy new tires.

hedbutter > Dusty Ventures 11/27/2013 at 10:47

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Thanks! And I'm holding off on any upgrades until the Cherokee makes it through the winter and I know what (if anything) it'll need.

hedbutter > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/27/2013 at 11:03

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Thank you! And I'll keep that in mine. The old man is giving me some driving lessons over the weekend, so hopefully I wont be doing either by the end of the weekend

VballHerk > hedbutter 11/27/2013 at 12:11

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Ahh coo.

MC_Leon6494 > hedbutter 11/28/2013 at 12:20

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aha, that's awesome. same thing for me. I drive an 03 Accord Coupe 5 speed, first car obviously never driven a stick before. My dad was glad to teach me and for the first month or so he would take it whenever he could because it's a fun little car. have fun with the Toyobaru