Daily Driving A Subaru BRZ For 2 Years - Ownership Update 

Speaking of running costs...this car brilliantly has the oil filter up top. That means you can buy your self a $50 oil extractor and there’s no excuse not to change your own oil. You don’t even have to jack the car up or get your hands dirty. That’ll be about a 60% savings.

The kids who says this car is slow, don't understand NOTHING about cars. Too much Fast & Furious and video games. The BRZ is not slow, is incredible quick in mountain curvy roads. The car was design for that kind of driving, No for straight line In a mountain road a challenger is slow, in the amazon jungle a land rover defender will be much faster than a Lamborghini. Every car have their environtment The BRZ is not a car for drag. Is not fast there. Is fast in curvy mountain roads The Challenger is not for curvy roads. Is not fast there. Is fast in straight line The Lamborghini is not fast in farm dirt roads, a Ford F-150 will be faster.. The lambo is fast in the track

Everyone wishes when they buy a used car, it's previous owner is like Exoticars19 and his BRZ

2 years and 8k miles? DANG! If you are doing that, you aren't daily driving it dude.

This video is what I'm looking for. Thank you! Looking forward to buying my own very soon.

I have a 2015 GT86 and daily drive it just like you. My commute often involves heavy traffic jam, but I found ways to deal with it and it's also an easy stick to drive. I also drive it on trips with my mountain bike in it. It actually takes quite a load! What I love most about it is the "affordable fun" makes me wanna drive more. Like you said it's not a garage queen, and with its reliability, I can have fun without worrying about breaking it. Mine has only one mod... the horn. I hate the "beep", so I changed it to "bah"! It's a bit necessary here because of the terrible road users around.

keep this vids of BRZs coming man! The reason I subbed along time ago was because of my interest in the BRZ

got my 14 FRS in February, and have had absolutely zero issues with it except for problems with cheaply done body kit installation. so my advice would be to get your stuff done correctly. mechanically the car is sound at 13K miles so far. gas usually costs me 25 for 93 octane from gas light and if I drive it well my normal commute and daily life will give me about a weeks worth of gas. it costs me at 21 with no tickets or accidents in America, 140 a month in Washington, and 250 a month in Texas. I would suggest babying it when it is cold out because it gets kinda touchy until it is fully warmed up, but 30 seconds ish at idle usually allows me to drive it normal. overall I am extremely happy with it and plan to keep the car for a long time. also since he didn't touch on it, oil changes with the full synthetic will run you about $100 if you take it to a shop. the oil itself will only be about $20 if you do it yourself. My only problems have been with ground clearance issues due to my bodykit and the roads sucking where I currently am. just my little bit about my experience

Haha, love the list (my geek side made me say it). Super informative for a future BRZ owner; I also plan to use it daily so it's nice to know it holds up well. Please make a video on why you won't make any modifications to your car. I love these "BRZ owner's perspective" type of videos, keep them up!

Several years ago I drove my friend to the Subaru dealer in my 2013 Scion FR-S (now called a Toyota 86 in California) to pick up his Forester after routine servicing. I parked next to a BR-Z. A Subaru salesman looked at my car and said, "Trading up eh." I just laughed, since they are essentially the same car except for minor interior differences. Funny thing is my friends Forester and my FR-S were both built at the same factory in Japan, Fuji Heavy Industries. My FR-S has the same 2L engine as a WRX without the turbo and minus a few horses which is fine with me. I don't care if the WRX beats me off the line. They also beat me to the gas station and I equal or beat them around corners, especially since I changed to Pilot Sport tires--but I don't race. And as far as looks, no contest, The WRX looks like a Impreza kicked up a notch. The FR-S, Toyota 86, BRZ is not for everybody, but I like mine, kind of like an old school English sports car, except more reliable.

Thank you! I am days away from pulling the trigger on a 2016 Series.Blue (used 7k mi). This helps, along with the back seat video. I test drove today and it seemed pretty tiny back there! But so fun, after 10 years in a lame car. I can't wait.

Yes, Brandon we'd love to hear from you on the "no-mod" to your BRZ. Thanks. KT

I have owned a 2019 86 trd edition for about 2 months now. I agree with the other true car lovers... the 86 is nothing to scream at speed wise but it is an amazing platform for building your skill as a performance driver. Most kids buy shit thats fast and you find them in the bushes at the exit of cars and coffee because they do not posses the technical skills or respect for the power under their foot. The Toyota or suby inspires confidence with its cornering and stability. It also gives the driver the ability to really cram gears n become more efficient at rev matching double clutching and heel and toe downshifts without the crutch of too much power and too little skill. Plus its a sexy bitch too lol

This car is awesome. Quick without being unusable fast

why does everyone concern about the ft86's drag racing capabilities.. clearly thats not the purpose of why this car was built the way it is

I modified my golf 4, had a mx5 now which I sell and then I think I either pick up the brz/gt86 or a Ford focus st... but damn, even though I appreciate the space and room the st offers, the gt86/brz just looks... so phenomenal. It has this fantastic and absolutely surreal design that makes the car in stock already look awesome.

there not that slow, they are slow but people make it sound really bad

I just negotiated a decent lease for a 2017 BRZ and should get the car sometime this coming week. I'm very excited to hear how fun it is to drive and that you have been satisfied keeping it stock since I can't modify my lease.

7:35 that's the best most valid point anyone has ever brought up as to why fast isn't necessarily the best for daily drivers

Just got a 2017 brz limited with preformance package. Drove it Across country from Colorado Rockies in Breckenridge to New Hampshire Lake winnipasuake in about 35 hours stopping only for fuel and food every 4-5 hours for no more then 20 minutes. I had to get home in a hurry and i was amazed i put 2200 miles on it running it hard up and down mountains and highways and it never skipped a beat or over heated. Absolutely amazing car. It was more comfy strangely then my 4 door jaguar x-type i traded in but the back seat is all but useless for people lol. I wish i had saved my Snap Chat story i did in every state i was in, or thoughtt to make a video i was just to tired and focusing in the drive. Not the fastest around but wouldn't you rather use all your gear almost anywhere you are if you choose too with a satisfying sound and snap, not to mention the obvious drift fun to be had. With that said the new model has a extra 5hp stock and the performance package has some other cool goodies like rims and brakes ect. Also a very gamer feeling lap and stop watch mode that is triggered with buttons on steering wheel if your ever doing laps or 0-60 ect, plus other cool performance readers. Upset they don't have gps on the video or a way to link phone gps...i mean its 2017 you cant figure that shit out? Either way what i good deal I almost leased it because of the buy option after 3 years but it was love at first site and i mean to own it out right by 2019! Cant wait to rip these windy New England roads for 6 months till i put her away for winter.

UEL headers will fix the torque dip and will drop the 0-100 from 7s to 6.5s if you care about the acceleration that much, bigger gains definitely a supercharger

The brz's my dream car 🔥

Great Video man!

I'd like to hear why you aren't going to mod your BRZ.

Hey man thanks for the video! I am actually considering buying a used one soon! This helped alot!

We just prepping to buy a BRZ. Manual. My wife is learning stick shift - she said the exact same thing. It’s just so much more fun in a weaker more nimble car than a giant overpowered muscle monster. At first when I told her this she didn’t understand. She said “isn’t faster better?” Nope. Not if you wanna actually enjoy playing with the car. Power monsters in manual end up just making you focus on shifting ASAP and can’t actually get any appreciation for the vehicle.

You should put unequal length headers on it. It will eliminate the torque drop at around 4500 rpm

I'd like to hear why you will keep it stock. I've never kept any of my cars stock except for one I wanna see if it's the same reasonings

I get a total MPG of 31.1 in my '13 BRZ. But that is mostly highway driving for work.

THANK GOD. An FRS/BRZ/86 owner who ISN'T going to modify it. Exactly how I would do it. Where are you from? Curious if it's a snow climate. Also, if you did that video on why no modifications, I would love the link.

Is it good for the first car or is an audi a3 better?

Do you still have the car? If so any chance you can do another update video?

As a first car, should I get the BRZ or Miata?

i like this video. please do more brz videos.

I have a 2017 Toyota 860 (special edition) manual I hoon every where I go and in the city I get 26 idk what y’all doing to your cars but probably rolling at 6k rpm everywhere to get below 20 mpg 😯

how tall are you? im concerned being too tall is a problem for this 2 door sports car. bit over 6ft and every average vehicle requires max seat back setting.

How do you daily drive your BRZ for 2 years and only put 8700 miles on it...?

good video thanks!

As of January 23 haven’t really had any problems with mine bought it new in 15. Does have a timing chain cover leak. Kinda bs cuz it’s been that way maybe since new. Idk had an oil consumption test. They passed it Was before warranty expired. Conveniently they missed the leak. This is Lee summit Subaru in Missouri btw. But I do drive it much or hard. So its been fine. Other than that a good little car. Oh the touch screen is not working properly.

so does he still have it?

how the fuel consumption bro

Has the BRZ broke down?

Thank you.

i have a question for you Exoticcars19.. i am a somewhat new driver. thinking of getting this car.. wanted a professional opinion that , is this car going to be hard to drive with lack of experience, and i test drove it once i liked it a lot. just curios that since it sits low, even if i set up my mirrors correctly, does this car would have more blind spot compared to a corolla or civic..any feed back would be greatly appreciated

Is this not your DD? I have had a 2016 for 5 months and have 4700 miles.

9k in two years? Do you have a job? How many cars do you have? What are you doing all day? That is not a lot of driving experience.

...do you know what running costs are

Wait. It wasn't clear.. are you going to do any modifications?

really...9k miles and I would imagine your brakes and clutch are still good to do. It is still nearly a brand new car.

do you have another car? lkike a commuter? I did like 15,000 miles the first year lol

Does the back seats drop down so you would have space for a snowboard?

It’s not slow really it’ll still do about 140 on the Prius tires.

I put a short shifter sound deadner in the trunk and doors so much better

Car needs boost, car gets boost, whats not to like?

Wish I only went 9k miles in 2 years; sitting about 180k total rn since I’ve owned it lol

9k miles in, 2 years? You only drive it on weekends, don't ya?

Why would u keep it so stock looking

I really wonder do you have the tail light issue as many other owners complaint?

Would you recommend the brz to someone who lives in florida? all we have are straights :/

How is that mileage even possible from a daily driver? The average American drives 12-15k in a year. And for me its more like 20-25K (granted I do live in Houston.)

Do you need if the brake fluid change is covered under warranty? I still warranty of my 2014 BRZ but subaru won't cover things like oil changes. Mostly mechanical problems or issues

I've had my 2016 BRZ for a month now and I got it to 1k miles, how do you get it to 9k within 2 years?? do you keep it in the garage for half a year lol

Could Subaru build more sport cars along with Toyota ?

lol I put 90k miles in the 3 years and 11 months I've owned my car I don't think you can give a proper review on a car with less than 10k miles it's not even broken in yet years don't matter if you don't drive

How tall are you? I am 6’4”. Would I fit? Does steering wheel telescope?

what was the reason for the replacement of clutch and the transmission during the first two years? thanks.

"Daily driving"

Your the best

I'm a delivery driver and have had my manual 2014 BRZ (stock) for a year and a half. Besides replacing the right front strut and a set of tires there hasn't been a problem. I drive for work almost everyday and Abitha hasn't disappointed even after 35,000 miles. Fuel wise, I've always used supreme and average 23-25 mpg in the city, depending on my driving. Brakes, clutch, engine and tranny are still in good condition. The only thing I can really complain about is all the shifting, she's always a joy to drive.

Excited to have looked at this vid now. Ill get a 2016 model next week with around 80k miles and the engine and technical test were great. Perhaps my only gripe is that is automatic but tbh dont care that much, I spend a lot of times on traffic. Also planning to leave it stock, cant wait!

Hey bro, I think I'm gonna get a BRZ and I saw that it's kinda small and I don't know if Imma keep a lot of things in the car like chargers, money, coins and etc. can you make a video of accessories that will help me like make the space in the car work or how to use the space in the car work for me? That'd be great. Love your channel btw !

Wait, what was the reason that the Toyota didn't release the convertible version of the GT86?

how's the car in the winter?

Talks about running costs and omits key aspects of running costs..

I agree with you that the car is fun to drive on the street exactly because it doesn't have a lot of horse power. You can push the revs up to 7,000 on shifts and zip around corners and have a lot of fun without attracting too much attention or breaking the law too badly. I pretty much agree with no modifications as well. If you want a faster car, go buy another faster car and be happy. No reason to spend a lot of money and ruin your BRZ. I have a 2017 Yellow Edition and live in California. I am also a driving instructor at Buttonwillow Raceway and when I first took the car on the track, (it was 103 deg. ambient) the oil temp went to over 270 deg. I have installed the Subaru oil cooler that goes under the oil filter and now it only gets up to about 2/3 the distance from the 270 mark and the one below it. I feel much better about running it hard in high temps now. I have only about 12,000 mi on it, but have been to the track a number of times. The tires are getting a bit worn and I am thinking of going with the Michelin Sport 4S tires when these are gone. Glad to hear you are enjoying your little BRZ. I love driving mine as well.

How is the BRZ on freeways? I have a long commute and was curious about comfort. Thanks

4k miles a year? I put that much on my car in half a year! 😂😕

My uncle from Massachusetts says hello... he wants to know where you bought your shirt

Question does it cost more to maintain a Manuel since you need to change the clutch and other things like that?

You dont even have 10k miles of course the running cost in repairs is 0

2 years? do you DRIVE the car?

Do you ever feel like you want a exhaust for the brz or would you get one?

is that the stock exhaust?

Yeah, but 205HP. How is that fun? I test-drove one of these and the ride was way too stiff for a car lacking the performance.

Only 9k miles in 2 years?... Damn...

"and we're not even in mexico"

I need to hear more about how gas price might be different for someone else. Also temperature differences need 3 minutes of commentating.

I remember when you switched to this from the black BRZ u had before.

Will it run ok on regular unleaded

Holy you barely drive that thing. Under 9k miles in 2 years?

How is this car in the snow?

hey bruv, so where do you live? Do you have a decently rough winter. Sorry first video by you so I don't know. If yes then how does she handle in the snow.

Because premium gas here is too expensive

How does a daily driver of 2 years only have 9k miles on it

I'm guessing because it's a limited run or you're saving for the Scud haha

Slow = lower insurance, less gas, less tickets. Fast = Higher insurance, lots of gas, more tickets Not everyone has funds for fast cars.

That roof wrap 👀👀

I did 10000 miles in 4 months

A-A it's A-B, went to school. 2019 a lot of people in school know nothing.

American James May !