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I love the e82 body style, but man, I can't get over how it looks like a minivan in this pic. It's not until you see that black Jeep on the far left that you realize that the 135i *might* just be a small car (but even then it looks almost as big as that!). The SL, miata, and FR-S look so much smaller than the 135i.
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Tell me about it. I also got a no-front-license plate ticket while I was parked inside a Hilton hotel's parking lot near LAX. Again, not on the street, but INSIDE the hotel's parking lot.
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Seriously though, maybe some cops are just bored and have nothing better to do than ruin your day.
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Both of you are most definitely lucky. A big factor though is definitely location. In some areas, cops don't have anything better to do than to nitpick on little things like this, in other areas they are way too busy for this type of stuff. But yes, a little luck does go a long way.
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I went to college at SF State and have gotten pulled over twice by University Police. One time for tinted front windows and another time for having a plastic transparent cover on my rear license plate. I also see meter maids religiously patrol the area for unpaid meters and 2 hour parkings. It's like they have nothing better to do than to pick on poor college students who are already getting screwed by tuition and expensive rent. |
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However, a low mileage FRS/BRZ does cost the same as a high mileage 1. Money is a big factor when it comes to purchasing a car. If someone looks at these two similar priced cars and decides which one to buy, you better bet they're being compared. |
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My point is not that you wouldn't consider both a BRZ/FRS and a 1-Series at the time of researching vehicles, but that the comparisons would be largely on the basis of the class of a vehicle rather than between two specific vehicles. So, you might be deciding this time around whether you wanted a low-slung 2 door sports car, like a Miata or a BRZ, vs. a van, or a truck, or a sedan. In comparing a BRZ to a 1-Series, one might say that the 1-Series has a larger trunk and passenger compartment, and stands higher. But those comments would be more or less identical to the comments one would have made had the comparison been between a Miata and a 1-Series. |
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I've viewed the BRZ as a "coupe Miata" that would be a great track car. From that perspective, I've never understood the complaining about the interior or power.
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Do you have small friends?
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Seriously, if a BRZ isn't a comparable car, what is? Basically nothing, according to your logic. If you want a small, manual, RWD, NA car for under $30k, there are only about 5 cars that fit the bill. Less if you need a real trunk and don't want a convertible.
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No one with two nickels to rub together would confuse a BRZ/FRS with anything other than a CHEAP 2 door car. It may be a fun 2 door car to you, but it's very self breaths CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. If the question is, "I have $30K to spend on a car, new or used, what is the list of vehicles that I can afford?", you will get your answer however it is YOUR answer to YOUR question. |
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My question, and dozens of other people on this forum, many of whom have spoken on this thread. Seriously, aside from price, there's nothing fundamentally different about these cars. Sorry to burst your bubble, man, but people routinely compare your precious car to a [GASP] SUBARU!!!!!
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I currently own FIVE vehicles, including a Subaru STi of current vintage. I have no need to get affirmation of my own worth from my vehicles, especially from someone like you. I have owned a BRZ, and aside from an Acura MDX, was the least favorite vehicle I have owned in my entire life, which probably is longer than yours by quite a lot. But seriously, if you like the car, I suggest you go buy one!! |
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I wrote up a pretty thorough review ON THIS THREAD about why I didn't. Maybe I should just buy more cars like you, woo hoo! Maybe I'll get SIX! If i have SIX cars, does that make my opinion more valid? I'd certainly be able to compare the comparable 1-series with the BRZ, and the FRS! For someone that has "no need to get affirmation of my own worth from my vehicles" you're certainly quick to point out how many you own. How rich you are!!!!
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Subaru makes good cars; I have owned quite a lot of them, including 2 turbo outback 5MT vehicles, from back when the turbo outback was a respectable car, not resembling the barge they currently sell under that model name. But the BRZ, whatever its attributes as a "sporty drivers' car," is just a cheap POS, especially the interior which screams "testosterone laden teenager." It is a kid's car. If they were more honest when they made it, they would have eliminated the tinny radio and put wind up crank windows in there, which at least would have been consistent with the rest of the interior. |
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