I picked up a lightly used '13 Golf R about a month ago...Congrats Mike on the new ride. How are you liking it so far?
Maybe pick-up some leather seats offered in the BRZ and the BRZ tS? If I were to get a BRZ, I would definitely pay more for the leather option.
Haha everyone has their own way. The tS seats are definitely on my list! The Recaros look like they have way too much bolstering and not enough padding, especially as a DD. The tS looks like it has best of both worlds. Functional adjustment and mildly aggressive bolsters for hard driving.
Quote from: cn11 on September 06, 2013, 03:46:20 AMI picked up a lightly used '13 Golf R about a month ago...Congrats Mike on the new ride. How are you liking it so far?Gratz man! How do u like it? Good to see again btw.Like it a lot more than my first test drive which was fubar'd by the idiot salesman who knew nothing about it. Keeping chirping the tires in second gear w/ the AT makes me giggle. I enjoyed picking it up and doing aggressive break-in right away w/ a bunch of wide-open runs. Ended up putting 60 miles on the car the first night back from the dealer and quite a bit of fun. She's not as sharp as my MR but definitely sharp enough to be very involving in a different way. There's something engaging about the balance that begs to keep it on the road messing around. Combination of comfort, composure, response, engagement seems close to spot on. First car for me w/ true keyless entry/exit, push start and hd radio standard, lovin' it. Just get 50 more hp and 50lb/ft and subtract 150 lbs off the chassis she'll be just spot on for me (easy peesy to do). Drop the CoG another .5-1" too, whatever the worst speed bumps and parking ramps will allow. With the MR, it's get in and go from A-B as fast and as quickly as possible, pretty much everytime. She just doesn't want to mess about and really likes to just get serious asap. MR really doesn't feel like just cruising about and maybe being an occasional hooligan. Just too focused and sharp to be silly with. The 86 is a fun balance and I can't wait to take her to Vegas or some other long roadtrip. Lots of cargo room w/ the seats down, track and helmet ready as is, and some crazies are managing low to mid 40's for MPG.I do like the suppleness, AWD and boost of my Legacy but it really can't keep up w/ my driving style w/o a pretty complete overhaul. I've already blown out the rear brakes, taken chunks out of the asphalt, sprung a transmission leak, opened up another oil leak around the valve cover turbo side. All pretty much from 'abusive' driving. It just has a lot of mass that wasn't meant to be chucked around hard in stock form. I think an AWD Tesla S and/or Raptor is next unless Toyota can come up w/ a Lexus or Tundra to compete. It ocurred to me the FRS might be the last Subaru or Toyota purchase I ever make. I don't see anything in the pipeline to compete w/ other choices I have slotted atm.Things I don't like: Red trim and stitching, faux CF dash (really Toyota 'T' emblems), rather meager glovebox, blindspots from C-pillar (Broadway mirror not wide enough to compensate, back to over the shoulder driving for now), wish it was a hatch to haul even taller boxes, non functional side ports, removal of the JDM flat bottom aero panels, not knowing what the 2015 engine is and whether it will be a straight swap and whether they will make any mechanical changes to the AT. Cool tidbits: One touch windows for driver and passenger, driver adjustable headlight leveling, well thought out ergonomics, locator badges to find the car in a dark and crammed lot, reversible headrests to conform with a helmet, top mounted oil filter for easy spill free changes even w/o draining, user defined rev limit light, high chance of Scion folding as a brand increasing rarity (hehe). As of now, I take a peep in the garage to stare at the FRS 2-3 times a day. The anniversary paint and JDM DRLs/HIDs are the shit.
