Congrats! Cool ride indeed

Nice! Now we need some photo evidence.

Have you seen the new 2014 Ford Mustang - do a search and surprise yourself. I'm a BMW guy but Ford is making the curve with a great looking new design and big powerplant options...........this should be interesting!

2014 ford mustang - Bing Images

Too late now but I would suggest a MINI Cooper JCW...

Well I thought I'd conclude my own thread. Today I purchased a BRZ Limited in WR Blue. I just couldn't get past the telepathic steering.

Congrats Gary! By now I've seen a few of the BRZ's at the local Cars & Coffee.. First I was surprised that the car was bigger than I expected, based on the pictures I'd seen. Secondly - the healights/nose styling reminded me of the 370Z a bit.. Over-all a nice looking package -

You'll have to keep us updated as you get a few miles driving in the Day-to-Day traffic and weekend fun..

FWIW,

Carl B.

As a life long subaru fan,

I completely support your decision.

Such a marvelous car.

As a life long subaru fan,

I completely support your decision.

Such a marvelous car.

It is almost as if they were brothers separated by 40+ years

It is almost as if they were brothers separated by 40+ years

I'm amazed at how similar these cars are. In my opinion they share similar lines and profile. But driving them back-to-back reveals that the similarity is more then skin deep.

When Nissan/Datsun introduced the 240Z in '69 it was a car without clear/direct competition. There were affordable (but heavy) GT's and muscle cars (Camaro, Mustang, GTO); light-weight convertibles (TR6, Alpha, MGB) and expensive sports cars (911, Corvette). The 240 was able to straddle many elements of all of these cars at a price that was competitive with that of a family car.

Fast forward almost 1/2 a century and once again we have heavy GT's and muscle cars (Camaro, Mustang, 370Z, Genesis-Coupe); light-weight convertibles (Miata) and expensive sports cars (911, Corvette...way too many to list). Enter the GT-86 platform, an affordable pure sports car that defines its own market.

Shame on Nissan for not finding a way to make a worthy successor to the 240Z. And now the horse has left the barn. If Nissan does re-enter the affordable sports car market, they will be playing catch-up. I can't see them improving on the GT-86 platform...not when they think crap-boxes like the Juke are competitive cars for the youth market.

If you have an opportunity to drive the BRZ/FR-S/GT-86, be warned; it's the $25K "free" test drive.

Well in form my favorite one is Mustang Shelby GT 500... because the design of exterior and the performance of the car is awesome.. and also have a much powerful engine. The stripes on the exterior are making the car more different from others.. But that car is really amazing and deserve appreciation.