'>>27580478
Yea you’ll regret the driving experience and ability to actually accelerate you lose with this switch. If you want something actually fun get a mustang or German car.';

'>>27580478
>30something
Used C63 and be gentle on the throttle';

'>>27580481
>get a 4 cylinder mustang or a BMW

thanks for your input, brown hands';

'No regrets';

'>>27580481
>>27580483
This isn't cope. But I don't really care about accelerating as much as being able to throw the car around and taking turns fast.';

'>>27580484
Where did I say 4 cylinder?? Or are you unable to afford the V8?

Yeah just don’t even look for a fun car if you’re too poor';

'>>27580505
You must live in anime town with tons of epic mountain twisty passes! Right on just like my heckin cartoon';

'yes it means u are idiot why do u want this car, ant not family? u have lexus suv family car, if u go this route u will end up childless loner probably as 30s is ur last chance of being family man
I am going to get rav4 myself

people here will tell you to get it because they are stupid kids who dont even have cars and just play forza. fuck the fact that u are on this forum is already bad sign';

'>>27580478
I've driven a few modern, regular cars over the last few days:
>Audi A4
>Kia Picanto
>Toyota Aygo
the steering is just dead, the brake pedal is soft, the clutch doesn't feel like it does anything, the gear shifting feels like stirring a spoon through porridge.

You'll regret buying a proper car because you'll be disappointed if you ever have to go back to something boring.

Also, horsepower alone can't make a car fun.

>>27580510
I live in a place with loads of mountain passes around. It's good fun and no police around to spoil it.';

'>>27580510
>he lives in some shithole without mountain passes
Sucks to be you';

'>>27580505
a camaro will take turns faster.';

'>>27580512
Ok incel';

'>>27580517
>>27580532
You must be so mad right now lmao
>>27580510';

'>>27580505
Just understand you're going to have people on this board that are so upset about this car's existence that they will seethe on command by someone liking it.

Serious answer is it's a good car and you'll enjoy it but also consider the Miata and GR Corolla.';

'>>27580478
Buy a miata. The BRZ is for 16-25 year olds. The miata is for 16-85 year olds.';

'>>27580478
>30something
It's time for you to get a Camry.';

'>30something year old
you're too old for cars';

'>>27580532
where im from this is a mountain pass, not a paved goat trail over a small hill.';

'I'm 32 and drive a 2019 civic type r.
I like it. It's practical but still fun but yea it looks juvenile. But I don't care. Fun cars aren't going to be around forever.
The GR86's / updated BRZs are great looking. If I could fit my carseat in them that would've been a serious option for me.
Consider the civic type r, gr corolla, golf R as well.';

'>30
>brz
hows the GED going anon';

'>>27580619
seconded';

'>>27580505
How are you going to go fast and throw the car around without brisk acceleration?';

'>>27580756
What can I say?
I'm a zoomer in a boomer body.';

'>>27580808
11.9 lb/hp in the BRZ
9.2 lb/hp for a clapped C5 'Vette
6.0 lb/hp in the ZL1 Camaro
Good god it really is that bad huh';

'>>27580478
If you want a single car that is fun and all-around liveable, get a Moostang Egobukkake. You can get a V8 too if you rly want, but coming from a Lexus CuckUV, the turbo 4 is plenty fast, 0-60 in 4.5 in the latest model. That's fucking quick for a 4cyl.

If you a fancy nigguh get a BMW something or other. Will help with the ladies too if you haven't given up on that yet.

Or you can do 2 vehicles: keep your Lexacunt and add a spurty weekend car of your choice. It can be as ridiculous and impractical as you want since you can keep cummuting and transportatin' in the LexXx';

'>>27580478
desu if you want the perfect, affordable, driver-focused car, go for a soft top Miata. I would have laughed at you if you told me i’d be driving a Miata a few years ago, but my dad basicallly gifted me one and holy shit it’s the perfect car. all about the driving experience, no bullshit. put the top down and enjoy 360 vision and great handling. engine isn't huge but it’s so light that it doesn’t really matter. there’s a reason so many people race Miatas. take
the Miata pill. anyone who shits on Miatas has never driven one. simple as.';

'Do what you like OP; you've only got one life to live.
It's one of the only 3 current cars sold in the US I'd even consider getting (w/ ND2 Club and Camaro).';

'>>27580478
>Cayman S
/thread';

'>>27580478
do you have a family?or is it your parents car?otherwise why would a single man buy a lexus SUV?';

'>>27580478
Miatafag here. Only downsides are how low they are, if you're in and out of the car all day and limited luggage space.';

'>>27580505
There are no turns on your daily commute required to go any faster then the posted limit. You will get btfo'd in literally anything that has a v6';

'>>27580478
Life is too short to drive a boring car';

'>>27582371
why are you racing on your commute? you know most people don't go faster than 75 right? half my commute im not going past 1st gear';

'You will regret it because if you've only driven shit cars up to this point, you're a shit person and boring NPC. What could have possibly lead to your sudden change? You can put yourself in the driverseat but the mindset hasn't changed. Give it a shot, maybe you will like it, but I am jaded and prone to think otherwise.


>>27580481
I hope your future wife and mother of your kids cheats on you with a man with a .5 inch larger cock or lasts 30 seconds more in bed than you. What the fuck is wrong with you car size queens. I've had fun accelerating in a 100 hp shitbox, what is the obsession with more and more HP.';

'>>27580478
As the owner of a subaru, I can tell from firsthand experience that you that you are really going to notice the step down in build quality going from a lexus to a subaru.';

'>>27580510
>You must live in anime town with tons of epic mountain twisty passes!
You don't need a fucking mountain paas to have a fun road. Most rural roads in the UK are extremely twisty even in flat areas';

'Acquire one of the last 5k-10k Civic Si of any year you can get your hands on still and have fun playing the K20/K24 game until the stock of those runs dry too.
Best case scenario for the BRZ is giving it the motor it needed in the first place so unless if you absolutely need a RWD sports car take the fun wheel drive pill.';

'>>27580505
miata is always the answer';

'>>27582528
Having had an RSX-S and an NA miata, I've got to tell you that even K-series Hondas suck ass to drive compared to small RWDs. There is nothing fun about FWD other than WOT runs, and open-diff FWD sucks at those too.';

'>>27580478
Do it, and buy a cheap old beater pickup for when you have to haul something that won’t fit in the BRZ.
Also as others have stated, look at Mustangs. Contrary to weeb belief, they can turn (with a few simple mods), have plenty of power, and have a tremendous aftermarket. Just adding some chassis bracing and IRS lockout to an S550 Mustang makes it a much better driving car for cheap.
Also ignore fags trying to tell you BRZs are only for kids, that HP doesn’t matter, that you shouldn’t be having fun in your car etc. They’re just miserable and want to share';

'>>27582557
>le fwd isn't throttle adjustable meme
Just lift off you pussy';

'>>27582684
That’s my entire point, corners are a lot more fun at WOT in stead of 15% throttle.';

'>>27583177
>Where did your name go?
Damn you caught me.';

'OP you're gonna summon the i4 camaro spic';

'>>27580536
Camaro is 600 lbs heavier at minimum
It absolutely will not nigger';

'>>27580619
Thirded
The suspension on the GR86 is tuned to be stiffer than the BRZ, so I'd go with that if you're looking to smile in every corner. It is comfortable enough for 1000mi road trips and offers decent (31) mpg if you're willing to stay around 70mph in the 6spd.
The car also looks so much better in person than in the photos.';

'>>27583177
>Lol this is so gay
Maybe deadlift more than 500lbs before calling anything gay, Timmy';

'>>27580512
OP is much more likely to attract a breedable female he can marry with a sports car than with a SUV.
He can always sell his sports car (which will have brought him great joy in the meantime) once his wife is pregnant.
I had no car and my wife only a small (“cute”) three door shit box until my daughter was born when I got a SUV.';

'>>27581721
Take that dick out of your mouth and stop mumbling';

'>>27580505
finding the edge of a cars limit is more fun than being lightyears away from it
ratty mr2 is the choice if you are cool, but you arent so get a miata instead';

'>>27580505
>as much as being able to throw the car around and taking turns fast.
Then you should have gotten an MX-5 you stupid idiot.';

'>>27583272
BRZ is much cheaper and has the added bonus of aluminum front knuckles (not the tS though).
If I've seen 100 GR86's since they went on sale, I've seen maybe 8 BRZ's in that same time frame
>and yet I saw half of those yesterday in Tempe';

'>>27580478
The BRZ is a great compromise car and kind only makes sense if your only car';

'>>27580478
>single 30something year old male
you're right on the edge here, so one bad move like this and you're done. basically you will stay single forever if you buy this car.
no joke not trying to insult you. if you ever have any hope of finding a woman to settle down with don't get something like this.';

'>>27583657
Why wouldn't it make sense for a 2nd commuter/project car?
>imagine a flat 6 (EG33/EZ30(+6) with minimal weight gain';

'>>27582502
>Europoor
Opinion disregarded';

'>>27580478
Just get a used 370Z';

'>>27583753
Impossible to find one with low miles and unmolested.';

'>>27580510
>flatlander coping';

'>>27583753
>just get a clapped out nigshit
Shiggy';

'>>27580478
RX8';

'>>27583679
You could just drop a K24 in a first gen there's a kit already for it it's just really expensive ($10,000)';

'>>27583646
>>27582544
>>27583635
>miata as only car solution
no

>>27580478
You might miss the straight line acceleration, but otherwise it sounds like you know what you want and the brz will do what you want.';

'>>27583650
I have seen exactly three other gr86s on the road, ever, and one was a trueno edition today. It's hard for me to tell current gen BRZs from previous.';

'>>27580478
I want an 86 because I was born in 86. Simple as.';

'>>27584404
Born in '86

GTFO boomer';

'>>27584299
Can do an LS too, but wanna keep it in the family for ease of swap';

'>>27584264
Unfortunately she's not american so she doesn't weigh 500lbs';

'>>27584475
It won't be a easy swap. Pic rel is a FA24 into a 2013, I'm hoping the majority of the fab work had to do with matching the heads to the FA24 block

Plus I have a hard time believing any of the H6s will make more horsepower than the FA24 (220-230whp) at least NA.';

'>>27585054
>swapping new gr86 engine into ft86
huh
why';

'>>27583437
such big cope ur only gonna attract gold diggers and trash bitch that like thrills and never wife material.';

'>>27586633
40-50whp over the old one (170whp)

Same weight';

'>>27585054
The 3.6 H6 (RIP) made damn near WRX levels of atmospheric levels of linear power. If the iWire (fuck you EPA for shutting him down) dude made said engine work in a 2.5RS coupe, sky's the limit';

'>>27580506
>poor
someone unironically criticizing anyone's ability to afford a car they want while trying to build up a fucking mustang.

I want more of this shit.';

'>>27580478
Ah shit. Did you really buy a BRZ? They're not bad cars but it's too slow.';

'>>27580633
I'd rather have a MR5 than a BRZ. At the end of the day they're both very similar. You couldndo worse than a BRZ. At least it's not a hyudia accent.';

'>>27587667
Whoops I meant MX5.

They changed the name to MX5 becuase Miata sounded too gay.

But back to the Cars. The BRZ has a lot of compelling features. It's RWD, manual and has large displacement 4 banger. These are all noble attributes. I'm certain the BRZ gets up a goes when you downshift it.';

'>>27580478
I fear for your safety if you live in California.';

'This thing has no sound and is so slow with low acceleration, coming out of muh twist would have me half asleep.';

'>>27580510
>live in a flat miserable flyover state
>get mad when people want anything besides drag race hick mobile or lifted truck
hate to see it';

'>>27587741
Why?';

'>>27580505
it's 20% more capable at turning than your suv but that doesn't make it fun.';

'>>27582455
It’s enough acceleration when it feels like you’re falling forwards. So, 0-60 <3s.';

'are you picking up 16-18 yo young ladies? if not, this reeks single loser engineer male not fit for reproduce.';

'>>27588715
hey now it also reeks of single loser male service worker too';

'>>27588634
A lot of police departments in CA are predatory for any car that looks the least bit sporty. They'll state ref you just out of spite.';

'>>27588715
>single loser engineer male not fit for reproduce
Funny you say this... I'm a single loser engineer male not fit *to reproduce and have made it nearly forty years without seeing a vagina.. and I want one (GR86, same difference).
Thanks for confirming that this is the car for me.';

'>>27587670
It was always called MX5 you fucking retarded monkey';

'>>27587670
>They changed the name to MX5 becuase Miata sounded too gay.
??? this board is filled with posers man';

'>>27588715
there is at least 3 balding skinny ugly 30 something engineers at my office who drive the toyobaru
it is probably my destiny, except i daily a 2.5L 191hp mazda3 and if I am going to buy anything sporty it will be an american v8';

'>>27580478
I'd keep your car and buy a bike for fun.

>>27588715
>are you picking up 16-18 yo young ladies?
works for me';

'>>27590466
based c-platformer
shoot for the v8, or at least some kind of i6 in the future';

'>>27580505
this is the car you want';

'>>27587422
yeah but why not just drive the new one';

'>>27592109
Because maybe you have an old one that has a blown motor. You can find those cheap like $3-6000 depending if it's auto or manual + condition. 2.4 short blocks are $2200 too.';

'>>27592134
am I misunderstanding something? are they not swapping in the full fa24, which costs pretty much the same as a brand new gr86?';

'>>27592142
yes, they're using the fa24 shortblock and fa20 heads. I'm actually not sure how they do it considering the bores are larger, they're being secretive about it.

maybe it's the same kind of work done to use ej257 short blocks with ej20 heads in 02-05 wrxs (can't swap a full 2.5 into a 2.0 car easily without doing a fuckton of wiring to get the sensors to work)';

'>>27587670
>The BRZ has a lot of compelling features
Hell yeah, for me it's the fake engine noisemaker and McDonald's suspension. The fake diffuser and 600hp capable OEM exhaust is nice too.';

'>>27580510
i just keep my car floored while i drive down the turnpike every day, plenty of turns to be made driving around retards that are in the wrong lane';