MrH's BRZ Thread

[MrH]

That sucks that Yota is able to yank Fuji Heavy Industries around like that. Wonder if that is global sales?

Just US sales I believe.  US will get around 6,000 BRZ's the first year. 

Global production is going to be around 70,000 cars/year.  It's about 1/3 BRZ's, 2/3s Toyota 86s and FR-S.

[Colonel Cadillac]

Is the front license plate really that bad that you'll risk being pulled over for it? Seems silly to me.

[Colonel Cadillac]

I wear my 3.2 as a badge of honor

[MrH]

Is the front license plate really that bad that you'll risk being pulled over for it? Seems silly to me.

Gone two years without it, never been a problem.  Brother has gone 5 or 6 now, never an issue for him either.  No reason to drill into my bumper if they're not going to enforce it.

[AutobahnSHO]

Small cars look like crap with front plates....

[Colonel Cadillac]

Gone two years without it, never been a problem.  Brother has gone 5 or 6 now, never an issue for him either.  No reason to drill into my bumper if they're not going to enforce it.

I imagine you don't worry about them enforcing it?

[MrH]

Not at all.  If they ticket me, I think you can send in a picture with your car with it attached, and they dismiss it since you fixed it.

If ticket, then zip tie -> take a picture -> cut it back off

[CALL_911]

I've been running without a front plate for a year and change. No problems.

[Colonel Cadillac]

Mr H-

Do you have a radar detector?

[MrH]

No.  Was debating whether I want to hard wire a Valentine 1 in.  But I've gone 6 years now without a ticket and speed all the time.  It's all about being vigilant more than anything else.

[TurboDan]

and eliminate the number one thing that people dislike the most about cars (buying one from a salesman).

Bingo. I know someone who only buys used from individuals simply to never have to deal with a car salesman. When I was buying my LR2, I was almost to the point of giving up on my car search for a while and just keeping the Passat another six months because I had just had it with car dealers. I couldn't stand going through all the games, back-and-forth, listening to their BS over trade-in value, dealing with the "ohh, I'm sorry, we put the wrong price on our website for this car" lines.

When they tried with me at the dealership where I finally bought the car (a premium new car dealership in Princeton, NJ) I actually sent an e-mail to the dealership's GM saying something to the effect of, "You know, I expect such crap from a used car lot. I thought a premium dealership that caters to educated consumers would be better behaved." THAT e-mail yielded a phone call from the GM, and eventually the sale. But damn, it's just ridiculous.

When my mom bought her Tiguan, she did it the right way: through the AAA car buying program. The exact trim she wanted at a pre-negotiated price. She just picked it up at whatever participating dealer they told her had it in stock and signed the papers.

[850CSi]

(Debadging a base model doesn't count)

Depends on intentions. If I was ashamed of having a different intake manifold than the higher model I would've debadged it years ago

[Raza]

Depends on intentions. If I was ashamed of having a different intake manifold than the higher model I would've debadged it years ago

Ah, but your intentions are always there to be assumed by others. 

[280Z Turbo]

Ah, but your intentions are always there to be assumed by others. 

You're lucky if the average person even knows what kind of car you have.

[Colonel Cadillac]

Depends on intentions. If I was ashamed of having a different intake manifold than the higher model I would've debadged it years ago

Why did you debadge it and put on 330i wheels?

[MrH]

Here's what the schedule will hopefully vlbe like next week:

Go in Monday after work, get the miata trade in value and all the financial work out of the way. Drop off miata, and grab the subaru on the way to work Friday with the plastic still on. Show it off to the coworkers on Friday

Saturday morning, down to northern Kentucky to get everything coated and protected. Sunday morning, 35% tint all around I need to decide before I get the car whether to debadge. I'm thinking just the subaru name comes off.

[Cookie Monster]

Why did you debadge it and put on 330i wheels?

IIRC he bent a wheel or something.

[850CSi]

Why did you debadge it and put on 330i wheels?

I think my wheels are the ones from the LCI 328xi, but I'm not sure. Bent the shit out of one of my 16s and was sick of them anyways; also needed new tires. Found someone who sold me the entire set with OEM tires for $800.

I like the way it looks much more without the badge since I kind of have a slight blackout theme going anyways with the tints + lack of chrome trim on the sides.

Ah, but your intentions are always there to be assumed by others.  

[MrH]

Yay or nay?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9372

Videos are on that first page too.

[68_427]

Go with nameless performance.  Imo their system sounds the best and is reasonably priced.

[MrH]

Nvm, they released the price. 50% higher than what they were shooting for

[Eye of the Tiger]

Yeah but 10 whp

[Rich]

Your car looks pretty cool here

http://youtu.be/0jmVHaEjT8A

[nickdrinkwater]

35% tint will look stupid IMO

[MrH]

35% tint will look stupid IMO

Why is that?  Do you think all tint is stupid, or 35% isn't dark enough?

[CJ]

Why is that?  Do you think all tint is stupid, or 35% isn't dark enough?

35% is perfect.  I've got that on my 940, with 15% on the back window, and it looks pretty good. 

[MrH]

35% is perfect.  I've got that on my 940, with 15% on the back window, and it looks pretty good. 

Yeah, technically 50% is the darkest allowed on the fronts here.  35% all around won't really give you any issues though. 25% and darker start looking stupid and get you pulled over.

[CJ]

Yeah, technically 50% is the darkest allowed on the fronts here.  35% all around won't really give you any issues though. 25% and darker start looking stupid and get you pulled over.

That's pretty low.  35% is the legal limit on the fronts in Texas, with anything else legal behind the front windows.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I got 35% on my rears and it's def not too dark!

[MrH]

I got 35% on my rears and it's def not too dark!

What'd you get on your fronts?