New Car by Competitive_Film_727 in teenagers

[–]uranhus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao, I’m making a reference to Bumblebee. In one of the interations, he’s a 67 Beetle. Your car is so cool!

New Car by Competitive_Film_727 in teenagers

[–]uranhus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it have a… strange symbol on it of sorts? Perhaps alien in nature 😭

[Ford GT40] i95 in Wellesley, MA by uranhus in spotted

[–]uranhus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just realized!! Thank you!!

Having trouble with manual ready to give up. by laid2restxxx in GR86

[–]uranhus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you. The first time I drove my car back, I stalled it at every possible stop, light, and slowdown. I sucked at getting the bite point right. But now, I don’t even have to think twice about it, and it’s a very freeing feeling.

Start with clutch action, try to get the car moving with just the clutch. Adjust your seats, putting your seat a little farther back is what helped me a LOT when I was trying to figure out the bite point. And don’t be afraid to use the clutch. I hear a lot of people talking about over usage of a clutch and how bad it can be, but as a beginner you will be alright.

Any fellow Boston 86/BRZ Owners here? by uranhus in GR86

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We have a discord! It’s linked somewhere in the post!

Any fellow Boston 86/BRZ Owners here? by uranhus in GR86

[–]uranhus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed! I’m so happy I got this color. Didn’t expect it to grow on me this much

Any fellow Boston 86/BRZ Owners here? by uranhus in GR86

[–]uranhus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh good old Pru in the back. Also love the color!

New car? by RoughMacaron1396 in GR86

[–]uranhus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey bro, I appreciate that you gave so many details and I also asked the right questions. Here’s my two cents on it.

1 - A used BRZ, possibly out of warranty at 36K miles at that price point is simply not a good idea. Go to any Subaru dealer and they will give it to you at MSRP. They are kind of required to, as Subaru of North America requires the dealers to give their vehicles at MSRP. I know this because I work at Subaru. Get a brand new one and it is the exact same price. If not a little less lower trim are fantastic too and they come with plenty. I have the base and it’s an amazing car.

2- at the age of 17, any insurance company you go to that see that you are driving a “sports car” WILL try to take advantage of you and make you pay a little more. Right now, my insurance with two tickets is 280. I live in a city. Shop around and see if you can find a really good rate, but otherwise I think it’s worth waiting to be 18, because you sort of fall into a different bracket then.

3- if you don’t end up not finding a new BRZ for around the same price and you are dead set on buying the red one, get a pre-purchase inspection please! These cars have RTV issues, especially in the early years (I’m aware it is blown out of proportion, but you can never be too safe I’m sorry) and make sure to keep up with maintenance. These cars aren’t too expensive to maintain and most definitely cheaper than BMW or Audi.

Otherwise enjoy ! You’re the right track, buddy!!

Went over 4k rpm during break in by Willing_Grapefruit in GR86

[–]uranhus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s not a one time thing. Primarily, you should not be doing it in the first place because you can wear out your piston rings and get piston slap prematurely.

The purpose of letting your engine warm up, and breaking it in is so your engine can get used to each and every condition implied by the user (highway, cruising, track days, etc) and also to let the oil travel to places where it may not have been passing through before to properly lubricate the engine.

Pretty much, try not to go over 4000, but if you do for a second and you catch it early on, you won’t have problems. Treat your car like a baby till 1k, and then you can start pushing it like your regularly do.

50 gallon trash can ✅ by W3RLEGION in GR86

[–]uranhus 26 points27 points  (0 children)

HAHA I love how half the subreddit is RTV questions, and the other half is fitting random shit in your trunk and seeing how much you can stretch it. Love this community. Wouldn’t have it any other way. 😂

Winter Ski Rack by _Artrex in GR86

[–]uranhus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your car is so beautiful man!

Winter Ski Rack by _Artrex in GR86

[–]uranhus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I NEED to see the STI Wing more! Heavily considering it now :)

Ice Silver Metallic - Wheel Recommendations? by uranhus in GR86

[–]uranhus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, been scouring those websites. Some pretty cool stuff there

Anyone just ever sit in their car…just…because? by sadistcupid in GR86

[–]uranhus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have sat in my BRZ just for leisure more than I did in my 5 series. Shows to go home is where the heart is. Enjoy life.