I swapped out the Prius tires for snow tires before winter, which I had already planned on doing. This didn’t exactly open the floodgates, as I still have no wish to make any warranty voiding modifications, but it did certainly start at least a bit of a trickle. I had intended to keep the car factory original for as long as possible, but at this point it would never be factory original again thanks to the accident. After a bit over a month I got the car back, as good as new. It was touch and go between the insurance company and the body shop as to whether they would total or repair the BRZ, just six months after I bought it. No one was hurt, but both cars had to get towed away. The BMW X5 behind me also braked hard and swerved, but hit the right rear corner of my car. One morning on my way to work last August, a pickup truck ran a stop sign in front of me. But I couldn’t justify changing tires just yet when these still had most of their life left to them. The fact that another driver in a stock class Scion FR-S on good tires beat me by several seconds also drove this home. With all of the electronic nannies turned off I could tell that the BRZ was an excellent handling car, but the tires seriously held it back from reaching its full capabilities. Sadly, my wheel studs weren’t long enough to bolt his wheels on safely, so we ran on my stock Michelin Primacy HP “Prius tires” instead. These tires are the only parts of the car in showroom condition that have disappointed me. I took it to a Cumberland Motor Club autocross at the old Brunswick (Maine) Naval Air Station, hoping to co-drive it with a friend on his autocross tires. It’s a great car for the enthusiast right off the showroom floor. With a brand new car and a warranty to preserve, I planned to leave it stock for as long as I could. I’ve run car #54 in autocross for years (long before the ex-cop car became Car 54, Where Are You), so I took this as a very good sign. The car had 54 miles on it, most of them from the transfer from another dealer. I managed to snag the last World Rally Blue 2014 Subaru BRZ in New England in March 2014. In The Beginningĭue to expensive inspection issues with my ex-cop Ford Crown Victoria, I was forced to replace it sooner than I’d planned. It’s been as fun a car as I expected, plus I’ve had some unexpected adventures with it, both good and bad. It’s been 18 months since I purchased my Subaru BRZ.
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