Gonna Buy a New Car

[er34gtt2000jp]

Congrats! Cool ride indeed

[LeonV]

Nice! Now we need some photo evidence.

[Travel'n Man]

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

[30 Ounce]

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

[Carl Beck]

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.

[Gary in NJ]

[Zedyone_kenobi]

As a life long subaru fan,

I completely support your decision.

Such a marvelous car.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

As a life long subaru fan,

I completely support your decision.

Such a marvelous car.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

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

[Gary in NJ]

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.

[Jason1990]

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.