Welcome to the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club Thursday March 28, 2024
Home Forums Images WikiNASIOC Products Store Modifications Upgrade Garage
NASIOC
Go Back   NASIOC > NASIOC Subaru Models > BRZ Forum

Welcome to NASIOC - The world's largest online community for Subaru enthusiasts!
Welcome to the NASIOC.com Subaru forum.

You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, free of charge, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.







* As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads. 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-05-2012, 08:31 PM   #1
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default 6 Months Later... chanomatik's 2013 BRZ Limited in Crystal Black Silica



Will post more later. Just glad to finally be able to join you guys and be done with the turbo game for a bit.
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2012, 10:17 PM   #2
OrbitalEllipses
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 178811
Join Date: Apr 2008
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: MoCo
Vehicle:
2011 White Corolla
Over 400hp

Default



Alaska looks friendlier than I imagined...
OrbitalEllipses is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-06-2012, 10:52 PM   #3
CopperTopNWOR
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 295724
Join Date: Sep 2011
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Location: NW Ohio
Vehicle:
2022 WRX
WRB

Default

That is because they are in road repair season still. Wait a few weeks and that car will be under a small mountain of white stuff

Looks good though.
CopperTopNWOR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 03:10 AM   #4
2point0
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 150248
Join Date: May 2007
Chapter/Region: SCIC
Location: San Diego-ish
Vehicle:
08 FXT Sports
WRB

Default

Nice! About time, too. That's a long damn wait.
2point0 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 04:52 AM   #5
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

Yeah, snow should drop in a couple of weeks. I bought snow tires last Saturday: 205/55R16 Hankook iPikes on steelies.

Alaska is usually very leafy. We've had a couple of windstorms recently that knocked down a BUNCH of trees and it's been super wet from all the rain, causing floods and ruined footwear.

I've been gradually getting a hang of the BRZ. Bought it last night with 6 miles, now have about 138 miles on it and just hit half a tank of gas. Loving it! Got it tail-happy a couple of times, reminds me of what I miss about RWD.

We did a small meet of BRZs. A Satin White Pearl Limited, a Lightning Red Limited, my Crystal Black Silica Limited and a Sterling Silver Premium. We looked GOOD cruising around. We don't think we'll ever find the old guy that bought the Galaxy Blue Limited to do a photo session (or even the owner of World Rally Blue Limited), but otherwise we have every other color covered since GrinderAK bought the Dark Gray Metallic.

I also discovered that I have the dreaded chirp. Actually, I think all of us do. However, I'm not concerned with it at the moment. I can't hear that well and I usually have my music blasting anyways.

The timing took a while, but had it arrived any sooner or later I wouldn't have been able to purchase it. I just so happened to get my WRX sold on Friday, same day I bought this, and my pre-approval was expiring, too, so I would've received a much worse APR and had to put more money down than I already did. My credit score went down with all this WRX drama I've had to deal with. I can't praise the BRZ enough for how well it fits my current lifestyle. I feel like I'm being rewarded for making the choice to have as few responsibilities as possible.
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 09:59 AM   #6
manticus
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 162857
Join Date: Oct 2007
Chapter/Region: W. Canada
Location: Calgary, AB
Default

Hmmm... Isn't there a warranty fix already for the chirp? Not taking it in?
manticus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 10:38 AM   #7
Calamity Jesus
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 44501
Join Date: Oct 2003
Chapter/Region: NWIC
Location: Yeah, well, you know
Vehicle:
that 's, like, your
alternate facts, man.

Default

He's got all winter to let them work on it.. I think he wants to enjoy it for now.
Calamity Jesus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 11:31 AM   #8
96accord
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 145105
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: Middle River, Maryland
Vehicle:
2015 Honda Accord

Default

Subscribed.

Did you have enough of the '11 WRX? (I think that's what you had)
96accord is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 03:00 PM   #9
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

Old and "busted"



New hotness



Yeah, apparently all four of our BRZs have the chirp. CJ's right, I just want to enjoy the car. I can hardly tell it's there and apparently they keep your BRZ for at least a week before they get it all "fixed" up. I can wait for them to get more experience under their belt.

As you can see in the pics, snow is absent still and we're all still rocking our stock wheels. The white BRZ belongs to Mavrik and he runs 04 STI BBS wheels during the summer. Looks pretty good.

To 96accord: There were a lot of cons against the WRX for my lifestyle. That's how I justify switching up cars as often as I do. I look at it and say, "How WELL does this fit my current lifestyle? Is it supporting it or dragging me down?"

The main factors in getting the BRZ were:

- Maintenance
- Gas mileage
- Price
- Lack of negative stigma
- Engineering
- Design

The WRX was my first and last WRX. I was very surprised at how much negativity surrounded that car. Anytime I came on the boards or went to the dealership with issues, I felt like I was treated like some teenager with his first car. Everyone seems to HATE the WRX because they just wish you had got the STI or something. My WRX genuinely had issues, but it was always like, "What did you do to it?" I never got that with the STI or Forester Sports XT.

With the BRZ it's so fresh and exciting that Subaru and the dealership actually WANT to take care of it. People on the boards actually WANT to share helpful information about it. It's weird, but nice. I think I'm just done with turbocharged vehicles for a bit, unless I get a separate engine specifically to drop into this BRZ. I plan on tracking it and experimenting with it.

The BRZ fits my current lifestyle because I'm 28, single, no kids, most of my friends moved away or got married within the last 2 years, and my nieces and nephews moved away, too, so back seats are less necessary. I found myself cruising solo more frequently. I have a good job and have no "bad" habits to spend money on (like smoking, drinking, partying, eating out, porn, wife/girlfriend, etc. ). Plus with gas prices consistently around $4.20 for 90 octane, paying $65 every 3-5 days on the WRX just got to be expensive for me. With the BRZ I have lower car payments, lower insurance rates and much better gas mileage (about 33% improvement by my crude calculations).

Overall just a better purchase, but you have to be okay with not having AWD. We now have 3 RWD vehicles at the house, and I owned one before that I kept longer than any of the Subarus. If you plan your routes and have the right snow tires, you'll be fine.

Location: I guess I should mention that I live in Alaska, which might explain why it doesn't look quite like what you'd expect Alaska to look like. It's the most modern of the cities in most ways, and it's a port town, so our weather isn't quite as severe as other places. Usually more icy than anything, although we did get a record-setting snowfall this year.

Conclusion: I plan on doing a lot to this car and I'll be coming to you guys for ideas. I might even do some polling like I used to do with the WRX, so it should be fun. Most of you know that I'm a fairly active member, so you'll see me around the boards. I also plan on trying to make Wicked Big Meet next year, so for any of you guys on the East Coast hopefully I'll get to hang with you at some point in the future!

Future mods list (some sooner than others):
- JDM under panel

- JDM clear marker lens

- Automotive LED lighting (just ordered last night)

- Snow wheels (sitting in the backyard cuz snow ain't got nothin' on ME!)

- Clear bra clear armor (hopefully by end of the month)

- Autostart (prepaid, just gotta take it in)<=== waiting for program to be released for push button start Subies

- Window tint (maybe 20% rear and 30% front? Was thinking doing 50% on the front windshield, too, but my car is black, so...)

- Tail light tint (was thinking of redding it out first, then doing a medium smoke)

- Gloss black vinyl interior dash (silver be ugliez)

- Vinyl overlay rear diffuser, front bumper guard and side mirrors plastics

- 18x8 Sparco RTT524 +48 from Tirerack (on clearance right now and I want simple wheels just for fun to paint or whatever) <=== Missed this sale

- ASGA STI-replica wheels, silver or black, 18x8 +40

- 18x7.5 Prodrive GT1 +48 (from Fastwrx.com)

- 19x8 OZ Ultraleggera HLT +38 Black (light, 19", poser wheels)

- Lowering springs (maybe Mach V? They all seem fair at the moment. I'm hoping one will come out on top by the time Spring rolls around. Otherwise seriously considering STI pink springs)

- Pretty much any STI parts I can get my hands on. I want the rear spats when I get the side skirts and front lip (and trunk spoiler, maybe).

- Swap trunks with a Raven Scion FR-S locally

- Hood dampers (don't care 'bout no hook, son! Going for Grimmspeed's GB on FT86Club.com)

- Shave off antenna (I'm in Alaska, don't need no GPS, son!)

- Kartboy delrin shift knob, black, of course (went with STI Duracon shift knob)

- Reverse ring hopefully WC Lathe Werks from JDM STI short shifter kit

I'll add to this list periodically to keep tabs of what I'm really wanting to do. Since this is a community, I appreciate any and all feedback, negative or positive. If you see something on my list that I'm considering, feel free to reply with, "Have you considered..." or even "Those are goo, sir." I just want to have fun with this car and want you guys to have fun watching me build it.

Last edited by chanomatik; 01-14-2013 at 12:06 PM. Reason: Miscellaneous updates
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-08-2012, 03:17 AM   #10
Tedde22
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 184981
Join Date: Jul 2008
Chapter/Region: MWSOC
Location: Rocky River, OH
Vehicle:
2020 WRX STI
Ceramic White

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by chanomatik View Post
As you can see in the pics, snow is absent still and we're all still rocking our stock wheels. The white BRZ belongs to Mavrik and he runs 04 STI BBS wheels during the summer. Looks pretty good.
I would love to see pictures of this if you have any! Debating doing the same thing.

Quote:
Originally Posted by chanomatik View Post
Go away, door and seatbelt chimes! Make that domelight turn on upon approach. Passenger, would you like to enter the car as well? Well good, because now you can at the same time I open MY door! Wooo!!!

It's the little things that add up, ya know?
Wait what? How are you editing these things? :O

Last edited by Tedde22; 10-08-2012 at 03:25 AM.
Tedde22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-08-2012, 03:38 AM   #11
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

Sorry, no full-on side shots. Here's one from behind at an autox so you can see how it sits... in motion.



And the BIU is accessed by a Subaru laptop that hooks into the OBDII. Get friendly with your local dealer.

Last edited by chanomatik; 10-08-2012 at 07:22 PM.
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-17-2015, 10:20 PM   #12
mixedjuice
Scooby Newbie
 
Member#: 425992
Join Date: Jul 2015
Chapter/Region: AKIC
Location: Juneau, AK
Vehicle:
20XX 2015 BRZ - sold
2014 Legacy Sport

Default

Following your Mods list for me in Juneau, AK!


Future mods list (some sooner than others):
- JDM under panel

- JDM clear marker lens

- Automotive LED lighting (just ordered last night)

- Snow wheels (sitting in the backyard cuz snow ain't got nothin' on ME!)

- Clear bra clear armor (hopefully by end of the month)

- Autostart (prepaid, just gotta take it in)<=== waiting for program to be released for push button start Subies

- Window tint (maybe 20% rear and 30% front? Was thinking doing 50% on the front windshield, too, but my car is black, so...)

- Tail light tint (was thinking of redding it out first, then doing a medium smoke)

- Gloss black vinyl interior dash (silver be ugliez)

- Vinyl overlay rear diffuser, front bumper guard and side mirrors plastics

- 18x8 Sparco RTT524 +48 from Tirerack (on clearance right now and I want simple wheels just for fun to paint or whatever) <=== Missed this sale

- ASGA STI-replica wheels, silver or black, 18x8 +40

- 18x7.5 Prodrive GT1 +48 (from Fastwrx.com)

- 19x8 OZ Ultraleggera HLT +38 Black (light, 19", poser wheels)

- Lowering springs (maybe Mach V? They all seem fair at the moment. I'm hoping one will come out on top by the time Spring rolls around. Otherwise seriously considering STI pink springs)

- Pretty much any STI parts I can get my hands on. I want the rear spats when I get the side skirts and front lip (and trunk spoiler, maybe).

- Swap trunks with a Raven Scion FR-S locally

- Hood dampers (don't care 'bout no hook, son! Going for Grimmspeed's GB on FT86Club.com)

- Shave off antenna (I'm in Alaska, don't need no GPS, son!)

- Kartboy delrin shift knob, black, of course (went with STI Duracon shift knob)

- Reverse ring hopefully WC Lathe Werks from JDM STI short shifter kit

[/quote]
mixedjuice is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2015, 06:10 PM   #13
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

Very nice! That list takes me so far back!!!

Now I can't even imagine shaving off the antenna. My GPS has saved me so much trouble and time.

I'm still back and forth on wheels. They're a dream until I get more money. I swing between "practical" 17" wheels and "stuntin'" 18" wheels.

Have you made your own thread yet for me to follow your progress? Have you posted enough?

UPDATE: New spark plugs and front lip spoiler. My car feels AMAZING again! The spark plugs were filthy mcnasty, I wish I had kept them or taken a picture. I don't like to collect junk if I can help it, so I just tossed them.

Suspension will be soon, hopefully. If I had just $5k right now, I'd be golden. As is, I have to spread that money out over the course of another year.

BTW, I'm thinking of driving down to the next 86 Expo if it's on the West Coast next year. Another Twin owner and I were discussing it. He's got the yellow Series 1.0, but he's painting it white. Would be cool to see an Alaskan BRZ "STI" and an Alaskan "GT-86 TRD" make it down to the states!
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 03:06 PM   #14
96accord
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 145105
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: Middle River, Maryland
Vehicle:
2015 Honda Accord

Default

Thanks for the LONG LONG explanation
96accord is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 03:18 PM   #15
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

You asked, mofo.

You got questions? I've got answers! haha
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 05:29 PM   #16
Jive Turkey
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 219492
Join Date: Aug 2009
Chapter/Region: Tri-State
Location: Soviet Russia
Vehicle:
17' 5mt XV & 02 WRX
@comrad

Default

CHANO!!!!!!!!

i'm picking mine up monday. SO MANY EXCITEDS but why you gotta live in ****ing alaska

anywho if you got enough of the clear fender things i'll grab them from you if you dont mind! i can't wait to get mine, i've got some **** up my sleeve for it startign week one, you'll see
Jive Turkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 05:47 PM   #17
96accord
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 145105
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: Middle River, Maryland
Vehicle:
2015 Honda Accord

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jive Turkey View Post
CHANO!!!!!!!!

i'm picking mine up monday. SO MANY EXCITEDS but why you gotta live in ****ing alaska

anywho if you got enough of the clear fender things i'll grab them from you if you dont mind! i can't wait to get mine, i've got some **** up my sleeve for it startign week one, you'll see
I thought you were getting one! That's why I asked RIP in the '11/'12 thread.

Clean & Simple Jive.. Remember that!
96accord is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 06:44 PM   #18
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

haha If an opportunity arises for me to have affordable housing with a decent paying job and I can keep the BRZ, I'd be more than happy to escape Alaska, Ivan.

Get that Breeze, son! So many things! I probably won't order the clear markers until the end of the month. Gotta get clear bra ASAP.
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-22-2012, 04:18 PM   #19
JohnnyG
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 164671
Join Date: Nov 2007
Chapter/Region: E. Canada
Location: Ottawa, ON, CA
Vehicle:
2009 WRX 265
DGM

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by chanomatik View Post
Get that Breeze, son!
Please don't refer to it as a Breeze, it makes me think of the Plymouth Breeze which is a horrible car. http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...uth-breeze.htm
JohnnyG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-22-2012, 04:31 PM   #20
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

lol Are you on a mission to cease production of that word?

Honestly, when I hear "breeze" I think of Utada's song:

chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 08:00 PM   #21
Jive Turkey
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 219492
Join Date: Aug 2009
Chapter/Region: Tri-State
Location: Soviet Russia
Vehicle:
17' 5mt XV & 02 WRX
@comrad

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 96accord

I thought you were getting one! That's why I asked RIP in the '11/'12 thread.

Clean & Simple Jive.. Remember that!
This will be differant than my sti. Dont you worry no rice here.

Quote:
Originally Posted by chanomatik
haha If an opportunity arises for me to have affordable housing with a decent paying job and I can keep the BRZ, I'd be more than happy to escape Alaska, Ivan.

Get that Breeze, son! So many things! I probably won't order the clear markers until the end of the month. Gotta get clear bra ASAP.
I need tint and bra asap. No rush on those.markers i just dont know where to order from.
Jive Turkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 08:08 PM   #22
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2012, 09:59 PM   #23
2point0
Scooby Specialist
 
Member#: 150248
Join Date: May 2007
Chapter/Region: SCIC
Location: San Diego-ish
Vehicle:
08 FXT Sports
WRB

Default

FYI - the TSB for the chriping was released last week. My new fuel pump assy. is already on order.
2point0 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-08-2012, 12:40 AM   #24
chanomatik
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 159474
Join Date: Sep 2007
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: Northbridge, MA
Vehicle:
2017 Impreza Sport
Lithium Red - OLDKID

Default

Yeah, I read that at FT86Club, I believe, plus kayetealynn works for Subaru and has a BRZ, so she lets me know any and everything that Subaru has to say about these cars. Thanks for the emphasis, though, 2point0. I HONESTLY could not hear any of it today, but I was probably too busy discovering the VSC Sport button.

Speaking of which, kayetealynn helped me customize my BRZ today by getting into the BIU. Fun stuff!



Go away, door and seatbelt chimes! Make that domelight turn on upon approach. Passenger, would you like to enter the car as well? Well good, because now you can at the same time I open MY door! Wooo!!!

It's the little things that add up, ya know?

Last edited by chanomatik; 10-08-2012 at 07:23 PM.
chanomatik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-08-2012, 02:41 PM   #25
Jive Turkey
Scooby Guru
 
Member#: 219492
Join Date: Aug 2009
Chapter/Region: Tri-State
Location: Soviet Russia
Vehicle:
17' 5mt XV & 02 WRX
@comrad

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by chanomatik View Post
Yeah, I read that at FT86Club, I believe, plus kayetealynn works for Subaru and has a BRZ, so she lets me know any and everything that Subaru has to say about these cars. Thanks for the emphasis, though, 2point0. I HONESTLY could not hear any of it today, but I was probably too busy discovering the VSC Sport button.

Speaking of which, kayetealynn helped me customize my BRZ today by getting into the BUI. Fun stuff!



Go away, door and seatbelt chimes! Make that domelight turn on upon approach. Passenger, would you like to enter the car as well? Well good, because now you can at the same time I open MY door! Wooo!!!

It's the little things that add up, ya know?
I WANT AL THOSE THINGS. how do i do it.
Jive Turkey is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:05 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Copyright ©1999 - 2019, North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club, Inc.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission
Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.