Prospective BRZ/FR-S Owner's Club

[AutobahnSHO]

I just can't reconcile spending $25K on any new car, no matter how good it is.

+1

38 isn't mid life! I was thinking more like 45 or so to go nuts.

Exactly!

I will buy a used one for $4200 in the year 2019.

ALMOST my plan, I don't think they'll be that cheap that fast. Most really good 7yr old cars right now are around $8-9k. These will maintain more value- look at a 5-7yr old Miata vs. 5-7yr old whatever else..

[ChrisV]

I just can't reconcile spending $25K on any new car, no matter how good it is.

$25k is about near the bottom of the average price for a new car. hell, I can see spending $25k on a used car that is only the start of a project. I can see spending a hundred grand on a used car (like a used DB9 or DBS) if it's a car you really want.

[AutobahnSHO]

$25k is about near the bottom of the average price for a new car.

It's still a LOT of money. To the "average" American it's a half-year's income!!!!
My top purchase was $9k for our current minivan. I spent $4500 on the minivan before that, otherwise never spent more than $3k for a car. Sure they're used and old and have 100k+miles on them- but I keep them just as much as most other people keep theirs. For much less ca$h.

[Eye of the Tiger]

+1

Exactly!

ALMOST my plan, I don't think they'll be that cheap that fast. Most really good 7yr old cars right now are around $8-9k. These will maintain more value- look at a 5-7yr old Miata vs. 5-7yr old whatever else..

Maybe I'm hoping Consumer Reports or some idiot calls them death traps, easier to flip than a toilet seat, or unsafe at any speed. That should bring down the value.

[AutobahnSHO]

Maybe I'm hoping Consumer Reports or some idiot calls them death traps, easier to flip than a toilet seat, or unsafe at any speed. That should bring down the value.

Might, but doubt it. They'll stay pretty pricey as there won't be a ton of them, enthusiasts will be the only ones looking at them, and/or 'kids' will abuse the snot out of them.

[Morris Minor]

Subaru dealers are now taking orders for BRZs