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Anaxilus.

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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #650 on: March 02, 2013, 07:30:32 PM »
Did the turbos die due to the HPFP or other issues?
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #651 on: March 02, 2013, 09:13:18 PM »
I don't remember the exact explanation we were given as it's not my car but they were replaced at the same time, so I would guess so? The only symptom was that it would enter into limp mode repeatedly.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #652 on: March 08, 2013, 07:20:04 AM »
Just went to my Subaru dealer to pick up some oil filters and because I was curious I asked how long it would take for me to get a BRZ if I were to order it today. The answer? 18 months. At minimum. Because I was surprised and had nothing to do today before work, I went to the local Toyota/Scion dealer and asked the same question. 1 month. I remember Top Gear talking about how Subaru and Toyota made a deal where they can sell 1 BRZ once they sell 10 GT86 (I think? My memory isn't too great). If that applies to N.America as well, I think I might have to buy the Scion FRS instead. Shame, I'm a Subaru fanboy and wanted the BRZ instead
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #653 on: March 08, 2013, 04:59:03 PM »
^ Too bad you're not in Australia, stock is much more readily available here because Japan and us are both right hand drive (why we have so many Nissan GTRs here too) and it's much closer.  And I thought the BRZ has better specs too?

Anyway, got stopped at the lights by two other enthusiast asking if my car is turbo-ed, told them no, it was though and it was smashing GTRs, EVOs etc and then they said they saw one EXACTLY like mine on one of the website and I hella know what he was talking about because I know the guy, both barely legal tinting, blue in colour (like the WRX rally blue) and just that mine has the turbo taken off. :P
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #654 on: March 08, 2013, 08:09:58 PM »
From what I'm aware of, the Toyota/Subaru/Scion are identical, with a few differences. Exterior styling, optional/standard extras, I believe the Subaru and Toyota have different suspension setups where one of them have stiffer dampers and the other has stiffer springs (I read this somewhere), and price. That's about all the differences I can think of. Other than that, identical cars
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #655 on: March 08, 2013, 09:22:19 PM »
Toyota should have brought the GT86 under the Toyota brand. Scion is the red headed step child of Toyota and it shows in the abysmal resale value of their cars. The marketing/branding exxxtreme/tuner and other non-sense targeting teenagers doesn't help either. Go through the brochure of any Scion car and this will be readily apparent.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #656 on: March 08, 2013, 10:23:04 PM »
Quote from: omegakitty on March 08, 2013, 09:22:19 PM
Toyota should have brought the GT86 under the Toyota brand. Scion is the red headed step child of Toyota and it shows in the abysmal resale value of their cars. The marketing/branding exxxtreme/tuner and other non-sense targeting teenagers doesn't help either. Go through the brochure of any Scion car and this will be readily apparent.

Agreed, it should've been either GT86 or Celica. Making it a Scion reminds me of the Plymouth Prowler, a desperate attempt at life support for a brand that was already dead.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #657 on: March 08, 2013, 10:26:32 PM »
What difference does it make?  The cars are selling like hotcakes.  People know what the car is, most don't care what badge is on it. Personally I hate the Toyota cowboy hat logo.  I'd just debadge it anyway.


Nobody bought the Prowler which only had a V6 and had to perform a 20 point u-turn.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #658 on: March 09, 2013, 03:40:11 AM »
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I like Toyota more, Scion sounds strange to me, same as Acura... :s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_86#Australian_version
Yeah, seems very similar.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #659 on: March 09, 2013, 08:50:03 AM »
But Acura > Honda. Just like Lexus > Toyota
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