That kind of sounds like you got completely ripped off to me. Subaru dealerships make the difference between invoice & MSRP plus 2% holdback of MSRP from what I understand. Around 30k for a BRZ? Too much - should've been had for probably 2k less. I paid roughly 1.5% under invoice for my '15 STi which rounded to just…

From another standpoint, it's more intelligent to take the longest term available at the lowest rate (assuming that, for example, 60 months and 72 months are both 2.99%) and then simply add principle payments to your recurring monthly payments. We took a 72 month on my fiance's Golf TDI but pay it off on a roughly 48…

I just see this as another knee-jerk reaction play on removing stated income loan applications. As a business owner, I absolutely hate the new mortgage restrictions that have been put in place since the crash - while my profitability is very high (and I pay out the ass in taxes for it), I still can't get approved due…

There's no room for a manual gearbox shift in that concept. I am disappoint.

Carbon build up problems? That means that you're a pussy. I'm glad that you agree.

I like to think that I attempt to do reverse hypermiling on the regular. If my STi is getting more than 18mpg, it means I filled up on the highway and I'm still on cruise or I'm driving wrong. Shifting before 4500 rpm is bad for your soul.

This review makes me want one even more. This isn't sarcasm. I also thoroughly enjoy driving my '15 STi over rough roads quickly. That isn't sarcasm.

I was gonna say, there's a guy who runs a STi swapped 2000ish 2.5RS sedan with forged pistons and a bigger turbo at autocross events around here. That thing fucking moves. It also shows up on a trailer, so I'm not sure that this counts. Haha.

I've got a local guy who will negotiate with me without the BS at under invoice regularly. He just knows that I'm a volume number customer and not a high margin customer. We've come to that agreement. I thoroughly enjoy working with him.

Every single Camry is dented in this same place to some capacity. This Camry was just jumped into the Camry gang. That's all.

Nope, I consider that successful.

Yup. My fiance hates convertibles and fast cars. She loves puppies.

I agree. If they mildly improved the interior as you suggested and brought over the '15 STi suspension, I'd be sold immediately. I still see direct injection as an opportunity for them to release a F series 2.2L motor @ 350hp and call it the "new 22b" but I'm sure modern crash regulation spec would crush any dreams of…

Subaru should literally just re-release the 22b body style as is. Drop some blue headlights in there if they must. This is better than anything they've made since hands down.

2.) The Miata

I'd rather live in Detroit than Tampa. I've been both places many times. I don't love Detroit but I am from Buffalo so it does feel kind of homey in the sense that it's rust belt living. At least there's some damn culture. Tampa is a retirement home with an empty ass downtown. The worst.

The biggest trick of all: make more money. I did a budget a couple of years ago. I realized that I didn't make enough money. I made a modest amount of money in a blue collar area that isn't horribly expensive and could easily pay my bills and save several thousand dollars a year, but it wasn't enough money. I wanted…

Yup. The cloth seats aren't bad and I would probably take them if it were a trackday car only. If you're looking to DD the thing, it sucks that the limited jump is a necessary evil.

Here's the crazy thing: my base '15 STi comes with Bluetooth streaming audio, backup camera and heated seats standard. The auto-dimming rear view mirror is an option. While my car is still pretty plebeian in terms of fancy tech or interior comforts, a BMW 2 series wants you to buy all of these things as an option with…

This is amazing. I don't care about Florida in any way but I do like people who are really, really mad.