FT-86 vs 370z time to trade in?

shadoquad · 07-04-2012, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkJak

Finally found a BR-Z in the Subaru showroom, but saw it at 10 pm, after it closed. Gonna finally be able to inspect it closely some thursday

Our Toyota and Lexus dealerships had absolutely no FR-S's.

Fun fact: The Subaru and Hyundai dealerships in my area have window-side key lock boxes and many cars have keyless entry where the keys just need to be a few feet next to the door. Resulted in many open doors late at night.

lol why would they? It's branded as a Scion.

SMJane_Again · 07-04-2012, 01:35 PM

I had a revelation when I sat down to ponder what cars would be REAL WORLD faster than the BRZ/FR-S. Granted, my living situation (Colorado Springs, 6500' above sea level at my house), pushes my impromptu logic in a specific direction, but I imagine this would apply to nearly anyone who doesn't live six feet from either ocean. So, without further ado, here are the categories of cars faster than the Sciubaru in the real world:

Category A: any car/truck with a turbo.
Category B: any car/truck with more than 2 liters of displacement.

And that's it, really. Now I don't know about you guys, but I would die inside just a little bit every time I got waxed from a stoplight by a soccer mom late for practice, rolling 6 deep in her minivan. I think anyone who's even got a small shred of competitiveness or Type-A in them would feel the same. The thought of having to repeat the mantra "Yeah, but my car handles better in the twisties" over and over again during my daily commute- which, oh by the way, has NO twisties- would drive me batty. So where would this car be truly good? Race tracks with no straights and canyon runs below 2500'? Without any sort of boost from a turbo or a blower, I can't see this car being a world beater. I simply can't.

S.

07-04-2012, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
SMJane_Again Base Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: COS, CO Posts: 137 Drives: 18 Golf R Rep Power: 18	I had a revelation when I sat down to ponder what cars would be REAL WORLD faster than the BRZ/FR-S. Granted, my living situation (Colorado Springs, 6500' above sea level at my house), pushes my impromptu logic in a specific direction, but I imagine this would apply to nearly anyone who doesn't live six feet from either ocean. So, without further ado, here are the categories of cars faster than the Sciubaru in the real world: Category A: any car/truck with a turbo. Category B: any car/truck with more than 2 liters of displacement. And that's it, really. Now I don't know about you guys, but I would die inside just a little bit every time I got waxed from a stoplight by a soccer mom late for practice, rolling 6 deep in her minivan. I think anyone who's even got a small shred of competitiveness or Type-A in them would feel the same. The thought of having to repeat the mantra "Yeah, but my car handles better in the twisties" over and over again during my daily commute- which, oh by the way, has NO twisties- would drive me batty. So where would this car be truly good? Race tracks with no straights and canyon runs below 2500'? Without any sort of boost from a turbo or a blower, I can't see this car being a world beater. I simply can't. S. __________________ ~S.M. "Don't look back. Someone might be gaining on you." -Satchel Paige

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