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FRS (GT86, BRZ) vs RX8 vs S2000 Review

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Old 05-04-2013, 02:11 AM
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Default FRS (GT86, BRZ) vs RX8 vs S2000 Review

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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImHTWfj8aM[/media]
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good vid that one, very informative.
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I enjoyed watching that, but it made me feel even more bad about my decision to try to sell my S2000.
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That's a great vid, I definitely bought the right car :-D
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Good vid if you like S2000s.

There's really no getting around the lack of power in the GT86, even if it is good in lots of other ways.
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I've sent a link to this to my GT86 owning friend, with the subject heading "You've bought the wrong car! I've got the right car here"
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Originally Posted by Dembo
Good vid if you like S2000s.

There's really no getting around the lack of power in the GT86, even if it is good in lots of other ways.
There are, but it's usually something involving a Rotrex compressor....

It doesn't stop or handle as well (if you've not buggered up your S so it's like an 86!) either. But it's at a way lower price point, so whaddya expect? The new S2000 will be a far more relevant comparo.

RX-8 was a lovely car too - if you can deal with rebuilding the engine when it needs it.
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My brother had a RX-8 for a while and loved it. I drove it a couple times and it was a lot of fun. But he ultimately decided to sell it before the engine blows up and replaced it with a MS Miata.

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Excellent! Put loads of smiles on my face, shame I cannot just jump into mine right now and take it for a spin!
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Originally Posted by MIP
I've sent a link to this to my GT86 owning friend, with the subject heading "You've bought the wrong car! I've got the right car here"
lol classic Clarkson


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