The interior compared to what I current own and drive on a day to day basis, yes.
Why torture him like that?
I mean, I can envision some bizarroworld way for bad shit to happen.
The negative battery terminal in the BRZ has an ammeter built into it (why?)
In theory, charging across that could cause the ECU to make dumbassed decisions if it's trying to do something based off that info. No idea what, but it's a window of opportunity.
I, of course, connect both cables to the terminals because I am a bad boy and don't hunt around for a good ground elsewhere, handily working around that.
A few have been featured on BaT:
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No, probably not :lol: I just wouldn't be caught dead in a BR-Z/FR-S. Would probably rather drive a Pinto.
What the fuck was Subaru doing?
What's your beef with them? Not something I would personally go for but I have no dislike for them. Certainly more reliable than Ze Germans. (not to mention much cheaper)
It's fast enough for what it needs to be, it's a momentum car, it was never meant to win red light drag.JCE;n3422693 said:Ok I'll spill it. Slow,
It's a budget sports car, something has to give. 05-09 S197 had a horrendous interior, so did my Z.cheap interior build quality,
It's a budget sports car, not a GT cruiser.uncomfortable, horrible factory radio,
See aboveslow,
Better looking than a Jetta... but that's a personal preferencenot aesthetically pleasing,
That's only because of pony car performance bargains. But they are not aiming for the same driving experience. That's like saying that a Cayman is too expensive for what it is because a GT Mustang with performance pack would walk it on pretty much any course.and too expensive for what it is.
Like what? Miata is the only other car in that price range that is similar. 370z is kind of similar but it's a much heavier car.Reliable? Probably, but not much else worth it. These cost too much and there are a few better RWD options in that price range.
prizrak;n3541425 said:It's fast enough for what it needs to be, it's a momentum car, it was never meant to win red light drag.
It's a budget sports car, something has to give. 05-09 S197 had a horrendous interior, so did my Z.
It's a budget sports car, not a GT cruiser.
Better looking than a Jetta... but that's a personal preference
That's only because of pony car performance bargains. But they are not aiming for the same driving experience. That's like saying that a Cayman is too expensive for what it is because a GT Mustang with performance pack would walk it on pretty much any course.
Like what? Miata is the only other car in that price range that is similar.
370z is kind of similar but it's a much heavier car.
Fair enough but I think you are judging it based on what it isn't rather than what it is meant to be. Like I said I am not a big fan of those cars, simply because like you I would rather give up a little bit of handling to have a better overall package. but I do think they achieved what they set out to do. Also in this specific situation he wanted to go for something different from the 'murrican V8 so a light underpowered car that's mostly meant for handling might be a good solution.JCE;n3541437 said:But those are my reasons so rather than drag this along with my opinionated disdain for these things I'll stop after this post commenting about it.
prizrak;n3541475 said:Fair enough but I think you are judging it based on what it isn't rather than what it is meant to be. Like I said I am not a big fan of those cars, simply because like you I would rather give up a little bit of handling to have a better overall package. but I do think they achieved what they set out to do. Also in this specific situation he wanted to go for something different from the 'murrican V8 so a light underpowered car that's mostly meant for handling might be a good solution.
Completely unrelated:
Changing air filter and cabin filter on the Xterra was a massive pain in the ass, the fram OE replacement has a slightly thicker rubber gasket so getting the airbox back together required a lot of persuasion and the cabin filter is in a very annoying spot that requires a lot of blind pushing. Though admittedly both were aftermarket OE replacements and not OEM parts, likely would have been easier with the latter. Mustang took me 5 minutes for both and cabin filter in that car requires popping off the cowl under the windshield wiper, but they were Motorcraft parts so everything fit easily.
Spectre;n3541490 said:The problem is that the similarly priced (and now sadly gone) Genesis Coupe was better appointed, actually had better ergonomics, and was better engineered for the real world.
I've driven one and I agree with Rd it's more of a Z/V6 ponies competitor than Toyobaru/MiataSpectre;n3541490 said:The problem is that the similarly priced (and now sadly gone) Genesis Coupe was better appointed, actually had better ergonomics, and was better engineered for the real world.
That's what Rockauto had and I was too lazy to scavenge around. I've had fram on stuff before, didn't have any issues. I might try to cut some rubber off this weekend just so it fits better.Your first problem is using Fram. They suck. Stop using them; you can often find the Nissan OE filters at about the same price online and they don't have a nasty history.