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When I test drove mine back in September of last year and the car was still impossible to find, the dealer didn't seem to care if I wanted to buy it or not. Which was a good attitude, considering I ended up buying it!
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I was able to test drive an FR-S without too much trouble but due to the salesman's story about roasting the tires of an STI trade-in and his insistence I get the car sideways I elected to put a deposit down on a BRZ which hadn't even arrived at the local Subaru dealership yet.
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May 6, 2013 14:17
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Want to see what it takes to write-off a 3000km FRS?    Just for future refrence, the vin is JF1ZNAA1XD1716237 and it's listed as frame damage. I'm sure it's going to be for sale here in a week listed as "salvage title from minor fender bender"
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May 7, 2013 02:52
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Salvage value on that thing is probably pretty high.
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May 7, 2013 02:57
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May 7, 2013 03:52
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I'm trying to imagine what causes damage like that, but I'm not seeing it. There doesn't seem to be any damage to the sheetmetal. All I see is the rear wheels pushed in like it hit a curb or something?
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May 7, 2013 04:44
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Hog Obituary posted:All I see is the rear wheels pushed in like it hella sick drifted into a curb or something?
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May 7, 2013 04:48
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Hog Obituary posted:I'm trying to imagine what causes damage like that, but I'm not seeing it. There doesn't seem to be any damage to the sheetmetal. All I see is the rear wheels pushed in like it hit a curb or something? Thats probably exactly what happened. Surprised thats all it took to total it though.
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May 7, 2013 04:50
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The rim and rubber are undamaged, though, and the surrounding sheetmetal is fine. Drifting into a curb would collapse the control arm before frame damage.  says it
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May 7, 2013 04:54
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Plus you would damage the rear crossmember before the chassis itself. From looking at it, my best guess would be bent rear LCA, likely bent upright and damaged wheel bearing/hub, possible damage to a few other things.
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May 7, 2013 05:31
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jamal posted:Plus you would damage the rear crossmember before the chassis itself. From looking at it, my best guess would be bent rear LCA, likely bent upright and damaged wheel bearing/hub, possible damage to a few other things. Aren't all of those things, parts that just bolt in?
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May 7, 2013 12:14
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My friend totaled out his slammed car by catching the front subframe on a pothole edge at about 15mph, I wonder if this was a similar situation. Or the owner pretended it was a raptor.
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May 7, 2013 14:45
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Muffinpox posted:My friend totaled out his slammed car by catching the front subframe on a pothole edge at about 15mph, I wonder if this was a similar situation. Or the owner pretended it was a 69 Charger.  So what's the word on the wheels and their bolt pattern? I remember initially people were worried that there wouldn't be many (aftermarket) wheels that could actually be used with the car. Is that still the case, or did something (somehow) change?
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May 7, 2013 16:13
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It's the normal Impreza 5x100 bolt pattern so there should be poo poo tons of wheels that fit including the Mach V Awesome and (based on WRXes I've seen) various gash rice wheels.
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Muffinpox posted:My friend totaled out his slammed car by catching the front subframe on a pothole edge at about 15mph, I wonder if this was a similar situation. Or the owner pretended it was a raptor. There are a good amount of totalled raptors out there from dumbass owners thinking they have a trophy truck. And even if it was as capable, one that doesnt have to be torn down and rebuilt as often as a trophy truck for some reason...
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May 7, 2013 16:16
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Yeah, there's a pretty good selection of wheels for the 86. Here's a very informative thread at the FT86Club with some that are available: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7535 I was unimaginative and went with 17x7.5" Enkei RPF1s, although mostly due to them being reasonably light at a reasonable price. Should be getting them installed later this week.
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May 7, 2013 16:28
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Dick Burglar posted:
I seem to recall the 5x100 worry being over the wrx hubs sucking compared to the STI hubs, which are 5x114.
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Yeah, that would be a legitimate worry. The 5x100 hubs are less burly. They have a slightly reduced wheel choice but only if you're looking for OEM STI wheels - in the US the 2004 STI is the only 5x100 STI so if you want gold BBS wheels in 5x100 you're stuck with trying to buy that dwindling supply for upwards of $300 a wheel instead of cheapo 5x114.3 STI wheels which are much easier to get ahold of.
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May 7, 2013 16:39
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Yeah, that would be a legitimate worry. The 5x100 hubs are less burly. Yet 119k miles on my 02, autocrossed for many years, and I've only had to replace one wheel bearing.
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May 7, 2013 19:32
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That Toyobaru has not been jumped. The front lip seems too pristine for Hazzarding to have been the cause of that rear damage. This Toyobaru however... this one has been jumped. 
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May 7, 2013 23:06
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Takumi nooooooooooooooooo!
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May 7, 2013 23:18
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The story: http://beforeitsnews.com/motor-junkies/2013/04/cape-town-man-dies-after-toyota-gt-86-goes-off-cliff-near-koelbaai-2465442.html
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May 7, 2013 23:20
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kimbo305 posted:The story: Jesus  I think short of a full roll cage and 5 point harness you'd have a hard time getting out of that wreck alive.
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May 7, 2013 23:35
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Here's a somewhat reasonable comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImHTWfj8aM
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 So I got a box in the mail today and in that box was a smaller box...a TRD AIRBOX! It took me 30 minutes from opening to closing the hood to install it (in a fuddrucker's parking lot no less). Couple of key notes: 1. The TRD filter is just a rebranded K&N (the instructions recommend using the K&N cleaning kit at 50k miles) 2. The airbox reuses some of the stock rubber grommets but only bolts into two of the factory locations (instead of the stock three). It also sits on a supplied rubber stopper that you install onto the brace that runs behind the radiator. 3. It is surprising how empty the passenger side of the engine bay is once the resonator and sound tube is gone. No space for a turbo my rear end... I've only got ten or so miles on the new filter so it will take a week or two before the ECU settles down again. But it really does look the way the car should have come stock. It wouldn't surprise me to see a larger airbox in the first model refresh.
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Hog Obituary posted:Here's a somewhat reasonable comparison: vidchat Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TUAtomEhkU Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17fo2DT-77U Part 3 (just posted): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsWHuEUVK3k I really like this guy's sense of humor. Some of the complaints (bad ECU image, foggy taillights) are now out of date, but I'd prefer a review that leans harsh than one that leans soft. He also has a vid up for installing an HID kit.
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Rabble posted:1. The TRD filter is just a rebranded K&N (the instructions recommend using the K&N cleaning kit at 50k miles) http://trdparts4u.toyotaofdallas.com/ProdPDF/FRS-PTR03-18130.pdf
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Rabble posted:I've only got ten or so miles on the new filter so it will take a week or two before the ECU settles down again. But it really does look the way the car should have come stock. It wouldn't surprise me to see a larger airbox in the first model refresh. EDIT: Got the bill for my insurance premium. It actually went down by $27 for six months. (This doesn't matter, though, since I'm moving by the end of the month to somewhere that will increase my premium by around 80% last I checked. Yay.) Endless Mike fucked around with this message at 16:31 on May 8, 2013 |
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It's a pre oiled filter. The first step in the instructions is to unplug the battery (ECU reset), you also relocate the MAF to be closer to the engine so the ECU has a lot of learning to do. Anyways I think it sounds great, a lot more natural, quieter at low revs and louder at high revs. I yanked the whole sound tube out and plugged the hole with one of those 7/8ths stoppers. so far the engine seems to be a lot more eager to rev, but without numbers I can't say Anything that's not subjective. You can probably get the same performance gains out of a drop in, it just won't look as awesome  Edit: It seems when I have a stressful day at work I end up ordering parts for my car online. I just bought a Kartboy Lightweight Crank Pulley, I'll put in another update once it comes in and I install it...I think I have a problem, either I need to stop buying parts for my car or I need to find a source of unlimited money. Rabble fucked around with this message at 04:47 on May 9, 2013 |
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Hog Obituary posted:Here's a somewhat reasonable comparison: Sometimes i want to go out and buy an s2000 because the idea of a convertible is appealing but i dont have a garage to put it in and i really dont want to deal with that whole "my top got slashed and seats stolen" poo poo. Plus my BRZ is supposed to get here in 4 weeks (probably like 8 weeks because the dealer constantly lies to me) coolskillrex remix fucked around with this message at 23:45 on May 11, 2013 |
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After waiting for a few years i finally pulled a trigger on a new car. Picked up the Hot Lava or something other color. 6spd with just the spoiler. I have already put 400 miles on the car and have only owned it 2 days, every mile has been an absolute BLAST!!! This thread has moved quite a bit in the past 6 months so i have a lot of catching up to do. Anything crucial a new FRS owner should know? (other than not being an idiot in the corners) Next on the to-do list is probably that TRD intake, Strut bar and i REALLY want some Gunmetal TE-37s or WORK Emotions on this bad boy.  
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May 13, 2013 01:10
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Which person is gonna be first in embarking on the MotoIQ upgrade path that nets maybe 25whp for ~$1000? I just want to know if that's a good price point.
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bonzaisushi posted:After waiting for a few years i finally pulled a trigger on a new car. Picked up the Hot Lava or something other color. 6spd with just the spoiler. God, that is a good looking car and the exact color I have been drooling over. Congrats!
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Can one of you do me a favor and measure the engine width?
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oxbrain posted:Can one of you do me a favor and measure the engine width? from quarter panel to quarter panel right? well poo poo, i was going to do it for you but i cant find my tape measure. my bad. bonzaisushi fucked around with this message at 02:36 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 02:32
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Like valve cover to valve cover.
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First road trip with the FRS and this thing keeps surprising me. 350 miles a leg, at 36mpg each way (was at 38 on the first half of the way back), which is exactly where the last car was at. And other than that lack-of-lumbar-support support it's a pretty good grand tourer. Maybe my last car was a noisy gently caress, but I don't know what you guys mean by this thing being too loud, it's beautifully quiet when cruising For those of you that have ditched the standard tires, how's that affected your mpg?
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YEEAA RIMZZZ!! No, wait.. gently caress. How am I going to get them all to the tyre shop? No problem, it seems:     Final result: 
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Good wheels boss. You need to go lower now  Also you should have taken them out the box!!
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Not enough oomph in your Toyobaru? Do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLP-HCcX9as Sounds pretty good, too.
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