Willtl

It has made the noise intermittently for more than a year. Fuel is always good quality. If life of the fuel pump is only 20,000 miles, Subaru make some poor quality parts.

Interesting comment about the fuel pump. For more than a year I've been getting an intermittent noise whilst idling which sounds like a sort of belt problem noise. I took it to a dealership before the first lockdown and they said they thought it was the fuel pump. Is the noise intermittent for those saying it is due to Ethanol or is it always there?

Has this been massively reduced? I thought previously the going rate was more than £200?

Probably some of you will be horrified by this, but I just got my car re-gassed at Halfords autocentre. The Aircon had been non-existant for a while so I asked them to check it (they found a valve stuck open, which they replaced) and then got them to regas. Gas alone is £110 but I also paid £29 for the diagnosis, but still a lot cheaper than Toyota/Subaru. I'll post again if I find the gas has all gone again.

That concept looks great.

I want to paint a few of the parts on my other car in gloss black (originally black but faded over time to grey). Part of the area I need to paint is at the bottom of the bumper so the paint needs to be hard wearing (sprayed it a couple of years back but some has come off showing the grey).

I think my car can go about 2 weeks without usage. Had to recharge the battery twice this year. The first time it was totally dead and the 2nd time it had power but not enough to turn over the engine. Yesterday it barely started having been unused for about 12 days. Not sure if this is due to not using the car for long enough journeys or the battery is on its way out, either way, disappointing. Battery in our 9 year old Dodge is still going strong.

Wish this was the final production model.

I had a dent on my door recently (looks like someone opened their door into it). I found a paintless repair place but due to the location of the dent they couldn't repair it. I got a quote from chipsaway, a local garage and also the Xpress centre found at some Tescos. Xpress was the cheapest and went with them, very happy with the results.

Exclusivity. If you specifically want a BRZ and new prices increase, makes sense that 2nd hand prices will get a bump.

I wonder if this will help with 2nd hand prices? (i.e. more for sellers)

Had same problem with some of the TVRs. Griffith and Cerbera were the only models I could get some level of comfort in with a couple of others almost impossible to get into, let alone get a comfy seating position. Probably need to try something like a Mustang as that will no doubt cater for the taller person.

Over the last 4 years I've tried every possible seat configuration and there is no perfect setup for me. My legs are quite long (36" trousers size) and although I have tried moving the seat forwards, it isn't long before I want more space and then want to move the seat back. With the seat furthest back, feel like the steering wheel is slightly too far away to be fully comfortable but unfortunately this is the best compromise. Because of my size, my legs needs to be angled however the seat is positioned meaning my thighs never properly rest on the seat so I am not comfortably supported. Ideally I'd be able to raise the seat height but then my head will touch the roof. Simple conclusion is that the car is best suited to shorter people.

Hardly. I have two other cars (a Dodge Journey and an A6) and for both of those the steering wheel comes back to the ideal position when I have the seat back as far as I want. My previous car (325i coupe) also allowed this. In comparison to any other modern car, the seating positioning of the BRZ is very limited. Not talking about for using on track days, just for normal use - when I have the seat back as far as it goes I would like to be able to bring the steering wheel back further.

Seen it, but seems like an expensive option for something that should really be in the car as standard.