Sciaru BRZFRS (BreezeFrees)

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You know how much weight you'll save by not having a 6lb head unit and whatever speakers weigh?
 
Good size comparison photo:

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I think it just sounds that way. It's obviously got a freer flowing intake on there, hence the noise.
 
Honestly, how many of you or how many of it's potential buyers are going to be buying this car to run a race series where the weight of a radio matters, or even be running in a racing series in general? Put a nice LCD head unit in, enjoy it, and drive the damn car.

R1600Turbo
Is it me, or did the blue car in that second video rocket out of that corner faster than a 200hp car should?
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It's got a huge wing on the back bro. That obviously adds 200hp and magically makes the rain disperse around the tires.
 
I'll buy the car and it will never see a race track. The radio will prolly never be turned on rather not pay for it.
 
Or you could plug in a cable and not kill your phone from 40 minutes of wireless streaming.
 
CC570
I'll buy the car and it will never see a race track. The radio will prolly never be turned on rather not pay for it.
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How someone drives a car without ever using a radio is beyond me. If I had sit in my car every morning to school, or driving to jersey every weekend without music I'd go insane. There's only so much amusement the engine can give when you're driving normally. Also, as a musician and someone who literally enjoys every genre of music I've ever heard, I need to have music in the car that actually sounds good and isn't playing out of my phone's speaker.
 
Eric.
Or you could plug in a cable and not kill your phone from 40 minutes of wireless streaming.
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This. Its nice to use sometimes, but unless you have a massive battery that can handle it... You run out of juice far too quick for it to be an XM Radio replacement.

That, or buy a car charger.

But... Weight, yo.
 
I think the main reason they would sell the car with a radio delete is so that people can install whatever radio they want.

Which goes back to what I was saying earlier.
 
R1600Turbo
I think the main reason they would sell the car with a radio delete is so that people can install whatever radio they want.

Which goes back to what I was saying earlier.
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But then you would have to wire the whole car for speakers and wire the unit itself, which would be a waste of time.
Most people get radio delete to save weight.
 
As YSSMAN already said, Scion's practice is to ship all cars without a radio and let the buyer choose at the dealer, who then installs it. Audio can either be an important consideration for Scion's target customer, or a good way to save a few hundred bucks. That's the jist of it.
 
RocZX
But then you would have to wire the whole car for speakers and wire the unit itself, which would be a waste of time.
Most people get radio delete to save weight.
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....but the car would already be wired for it. Most cars now days are already pre-wired for several options, all it takes is the last bit of parts to make them work. Even cars with a radio delete probably still have the connectors behind the dashboard.
 
I know that old muscle cars with radio delete had no wiring at all for the radio. Not sure how modern cars have it.
 
Yeah that was the 60's. Like I said, most new cars are wired for everything as it's easier for a manufacturer to make one wiring harness instead of 3-4 variations.
 
Keef
As YSSMAN already said, Scion's practice is to ship all cars without a radio and let the buyer choose at the dealer, who then installs it. Audio can either be an important consideration for Scion's target customer, or a good way to save a few hundred bucks. That's the jist of it.
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I wish more carmakers did that. In fact, I wish they did that with a bunch of other equipment too. I understand that some stuff has to be done at the factory rather than the dealer, so if you make a spec decision you'd have to stick with it unlike the radio thing, but every car range, or at least at the cheaper end of the market, should have a basic model with virtually zero equipment and sold for a clear few grand cheaper than anything else in the range.
 
Make mine a stripper with no radio, unpainted bumpers and steel wheels, please.

Just make sure those steelies are 17x8, though... :D
 
Keef
As YSSMAN already said, Scion's practice is to ship all cars without a radio and let the buyer choose at the dealer, who then installs it. Audio can either be an important consideration for Scion's target customer, or a good way to save a few hundred bucks. That's the jist of it.
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Don't Scion use Bose? The buyer wouldn't care that much about audio if they let them put Bose in there :lol:
 
homeforsummer
I wish more carmakers did that. In fact, I wish they did that with a bunch of other equipment too. I understand that some stuff has to be done at the factory rather than the dealer, so if you make a spec decision you'd have to stick with it unlike the radio thing, but every car range, or at least at the cheaper end of the market, should have a basic model with virtually zero equipment and sold for a clear few grand cheaper than anything else in the range.
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When I worked at a Honda dealer years ago, they had a Civic on the lot that was as bare bones as they get. No radio, no A/C, roll up windows, etc. I guess the dealer was required to have at least one of them on the lot. It sat there forever too.
 
Tesla
Don't Scion use Bose? The buyer wouldn't care that much about audio if they let them put Bose in there :lol:
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Here, their two upgrade levels are Pioneer units. The second tier is a pretty nifty multi-function head unit and the third tier is an all-in-one satnav unit.
 
R1600Turbo
When I worked at a Honda dealer years ago, they had a Civic on the lot that was as bare bones as they get. No radio, no A/C, roll up windows, etc. I guess the dealer was required to have at least one of them on the lot. It sat there forever too.
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Well yeah, gotta have something to put in the radio ads for $13,995. Then the customer comes and sees that its a stupid waste of money and leaves or buys the more equipped LX/EX for 5k more.
 

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