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Originally Posted by gregthegr8
Ah, you're right. Maybe I just preferred the BRZ front end and wanted in silver so made that easy, even though my initials are GR and it'd be nice to have my badges on everything.
I'm in the same boat as you and having to rely on others' opinions and so may just have to take a leap. It's possible to get a brz/86 at MSRP, you just may have to work a bit and travel a bit to find a dealer who will do it. Even then, you may have to order and wait a few months. I'm with you though, going the "cheap" route in terms of new cars and getting one of the toyaburu twins might also let me keep the X1, too. Figure it out for me and let me know. =P
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lol please don't get the GR86 just because your initials, buy some GR badges and slap them on the BRZ
The more I look at the BRZ the more I like the front bumper, but my perceived image of Toyota gives it to the GR86, must be Toyota's marketing team. I'd probably agree with your preference of the BRZ front bumper because it flows better with the rest of the car. The GR86 has a more aggressive look with its sharper nose. The only thing that bugs me about the BRZ front bumper is the front license plate mounting molding that is built into the bumper. The GR86 does have a molding for the front license plate too, but it's a little less noticeable. On the BRZ it's the furthest point of the front bumper and pokes out. Such a little thing, but this will be the thing I hold onto to justify going Toyota lol.
In this current market, it seems if you blindly buy one at MSRP and decide you don't like the car on your drive home, you'll probably make money selling it the next day. I actually do have a refundable deposit placed in the LA area (for MSRP) and they said most likely it's a year+ long wait and will be a 2023 model which means I may miss out on the neptune blue, but I'm a fan of the silver too. I'll keep myself preoccupied during that time watching reviews on the new Z and the daily feed of cars on bring a trailer. If I needed the car now, I'd be able to convince myself to pay up to a $3-4k markup, but I think in LA it's more like double that adding markup+"factory"/dealer options.