Updates!

So, I'll have a longer post coming along after I get back from the F1 race in Austin.  Been traveling a bit for work so not much is new with the BRZ.  She has 20K on her now, warranty run through in 1 year...challenge accepted.  Below is a list of upgrades/changes waiting for my return.

- Perrin shift knob
- Perrin high flow filter
- Whiteline transmission stabilizer
- Perrin shifter bushing
- Full Motul fluid change (engine, trans, diff, brakes).
- 215/45/17 Winter i*cept Evo tires

I'll update the changes with pics and have a review of each.  Also got my tail lights changed out and they have been water free for a month!

Teaser of some unshopped photos from a set I'll have up shortly as well:

Waterlogged

Still waiting on the dealership to call me back on getting these things replaced.  My car was one of the first 1700 off the line and it seems that they were over tightening some of the screws on the tail lights which led to hairline cracks and thus the condensation in the lights.  Sommer's Subaru ( http://www.sommerssubaru.com/index.htm ) has been great in response to these warrant issues and I would recommend them for any Subaru work you need done.  I'll post up some photos with the new tails in soon.

Otherwise, smooth sailing.  I did an oil change at 7500 and installed a Qwik valve (shown below) which I won't be able to test out until 15,000 miles.  Simple idea:  Spring latch and ball valve means my 15m oil changes will only take 10m now.  More importantly the chance of me not catching the oil drain plug, getting a hand full of warm oil and then digging in the drain pan for the oil covered drain bolt has dropped to 0%.  For the BRZ the valve you want to order is the F-108.

What a short, awesome trip it's been!

10,000 miles on a car doesn't seem like much.  10,000 miles on a car that is just over two months old is...impressive.  It's been in my possession for 77 days so that equates to 129 miles per day.  Another way to think of it is that this car has been traveling at an average of 5mph, non-stop, since it rolled off the lot.

Not much is new.  I think I've figured out what wheels I'm going to put on at some point, which company I'll buy my exhaust from (they will probably have another couple of versions prior to buying one), which intake I'll likely buy, and some nice interior bits.  ECU is still up in the air.  Ecu Tek seems to be the early leader, but we haven't seen any results from Cobb yet.  Either way, lots of miles before the warranty is up (5 more months at this pace!) and plenty of time to review aftermarket parts.

The car is still an absolute blast to drive and I look forward to every drive I have with it no matter how short or long.

Dirty BRZ is dirty.

Most people that work at this place drive trucks.  I got some odd looks.

I drive my car.  A lot.

At this point I think I have the highest mileage BRZ in the country.  I can't confirm that for sure because obviously not everyone is on a forum, but with a 100 mile round trip daily commute, a trip to Arkansas and multiple trips to NE Wisconsin for work the BRZ has clicked over 8300 miles on the odometer.  One guy on the forums said his car would likely never see over 7500 miles...the horror!!   I picked it up on May 24th which was basically two months ago.  At this pace I would put on 49800 in the first year of ownership and my warranty would be up in 8.5 months.  Crazy.  In the winter I'm guessing mileage will fall off as I might be driving the xD to work when it's snowing.  But given how mild last winter was, and how insanely hot this summer is, lots of BRZ driving isn't out of the question.

7500 mile review!

I know...my mileage is rather insane.  I drive a lot, and have a 100m round trip commute, plus a couple of trips to visit customer sites and...why not drive the thing you most like driving?!


I've got the chirping issue, and the shift knob vibration issue, but I'm not super concerned with either atm.  The knob issue can be solved by screwing it all the way down and the chirping noise is either going to be deemed normal, or will get a TSB...I no scare.


I've noticed that the care feels more loose, and more powerful.  Not a huge difference but enough that a few times 1st-2nd gear pulls have slightly put me back in my seat, just a tad.  Perhaps this is also me getting to know the shift points and launch points of the car?  Not sure. 


I've done one auto-x and had a blast.  You can't really feel the balance of this car until you get to whip it around on a track or course.  My fear of the limits of this car melted away after my first hard lap.  It's just so predictable and easy to recover if you don't do the right thing.  I also beat the FR-S that was there by 1.0s, so that helped make the day that much better.  :thumbup:


As mentioned I do drive long distances, but I also live in Milwaukee so I see a fair bit of city driving.  I've said im at 70/30 hwy/city.  That being said my current displayed mileage is 32.4mpg.  My current calculated mileage with 21 fillups is 32.31mpg...so the dash display is very accurate.


I'll be doing my 2nd oil change this weekend and haven't noticed any drop in oil level from my first change, also the oil color still looks great.  My Quik valve also goes on this weekend, so hopefully oil change 3 will be even easier.


I'm still loving the car and (obviously) driving any chance I get. It is, hands down, the best car purchase I've made to date.

Mpg to date, 21 fillups.

Miles Per Gallon
29.5
32.7
30.5
31.1
26.7
32.5
32.9
33.1
31.7
29.8
30.8
31.3
29.9
29.8
31.7
26.7
30.2
31.1
31.7
29.4
33.1
32.31

My current mpg based off of 21 recorded tanks.  My dash mpg displays 32.4, so it's doing a really spot on job of calculating.  I'm using the app MPG for Free to record and calculate my mileage.  It also outputs the data as a .csv file which you can email right from your phone.  A great app.

AUS BRZs sold out in 4 hours!!

http://www.ausmotive.com/2012/07/16/subaru-brz-online-sales-stumble-into-top-gear.html

They have a very limited amount for this year (201) but they went FAST!

Among the amazing BRZ online statistics:

• Subaru website traffic initially quadrupled from 12 noon AEST

• In the first five minutes alone, there were eight orders

• 50 BRZs were sold in the first 1.5 hours

• Available stock was exhausted by 1547 AEST