Entertaining, pseudo-negative FR-S Review

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-24-2013, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I don't like it, would rather have a Mini Cooper S

Like the exterior.... Hate the interior. Can't do it to myself.

m4a1mustang · 05-24-2013, 09:19 AM

I'd rather have a Fiat 500 Abarth. So chic.

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-24-2013, 12:42 PM

I like small cars but... I think the Z, Fr-S and cars of that size suit me better. Though I wouldn't buy an FR-S... Well used purchase for a daily? yes. Not as a sports car.

cossie1600 · 05-24-2013, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Like the exterior.... Hate the interior. Can't do it to myself.

I just wish it wasnt 27K with a little options on it

Jordo! · 05-24-2013, 07:31 PM

Damn. The golden car goes down for a month or more due to lack of basic parts -- ouch.

Well, here's to hoping for a refined version of the car down he road...

Drex · 05-24-2013, 09:44 PM

this is what driving an frs with power would be like (skip to 4mins):

RonZwanson · 05-24-2013, 10:30 PM

Man...Any post that even whispers the letters "BRZ" or "FRS" turns into a domestic dispute on this forum.

I guess we need to put a forum-wide moratorium on any discussion of the Toyobaru. Ha.

Yeah, I know this isn't THE MOST entertaining car review on the interwebs. I never said it was Top Gear material. I just thought this guy's perspective was interesting, and it cracked me up when he said, "It's a $25k car, who gives a sh*t?" This was what came up when I literally typed in "FR-S Sucks" on YouTube. I couldn't even find a douchey hater video on the subject.

I actually wouldn't mind stopping by a Scion or Subaru dealership and taking one out just to see what it's like, but I'm too chicken sh*t to go to a dealership knowing I'm wasting the sales person's time, especially since they probably get a lot of punks who do the same thing with no money, let alone any intention of buying one.

As for all the Honda discussion, I have no problem with Hondas. (Save for my mother in-law's Civic, which just had its transmission die at 130k. So much for being bullet proof.) I did help a friend of mine slap a K&N intake on his '08 Civic, and I must say that Honda's induction sound is so sweet. It's not even an Si, and it sounds really nice. Would I rather have a Civic than a BRZ? Nahp.

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-25-2013, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RonZwanson

Man...Any post that even whispers the letters "BRZ" or "FRS" turns into a domestic dispute on this forum.

I guess we need to put a forum-wide moratorium on any discussion of the Toyobaru. Ha.

Yeah, I know this isn't THE MOST entertaining car review on the interwebs. I never said it was Top Gear material. I just thought this guy's perspective was interesting, and it cracked me up when he said, "It's a $25k car, who gives a sh*t?" This was what came up when I literally typed in "FR-S Sucks" on YouTube. I couldn't even find a douchey hater video on the subject.

I actually wouldn't mind stopping by a Scion or Subaru dealership and taking one out just to see what it's like, but I'm too chicken sh*t to go to a dealership knowing I'm wasting the sales person's time, especially since they probably get a lot of punks who do the same thing with no money, let alone any intention of buying one.

As for all the Honda discussion, I have no problem with Hondas. (Save for my mother in-law's Civic, which just had its transmission die at 130k. So much for being bullet proof.) I did help a friend of mine slap a K&N intake on his '08 Civic, and I must say that Honda's induction sound is so sweet. It's not even an Si, and it sounds really nice. Would I rather have a Civic than a BRZ? Nahp.

Hey man... just get the test drive. It's not wasting a salesguys time because, what if? After the drive, you really like the FR-S? Or what if it makes you pay attention to the brand as a whole? What if the salesguy winds up being someone you want to do biz with in the future?

If a salesguy thinks giving you an obligation free test drive is wasting time? He is a HORRIBLE salesperson.

Go drive it.

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-25-2013, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Drex

this is what driving an frs with power would be like (skip to 4mins):

This is what i been trying to say about the FR-S vs the Z. Put 7" tires all around on the Z and it would be just as fun. Most sport coupes today have staggered 8" and 9" wide wheels or 9" and 10" in the case of the Z. put straight 7" wide wheels and you replicate that kind of fun.

That's why i call corporate hype on the FR-S. But the perfect engine placement and low cog on the FR-S was well done. I accredit that more to the access to subaru's already well engineered motor than a genius design coming from Toyota.

They brought back an old formula from japan that most car companies have neglected. But they didn't do anything groundbreaking or genius with the FR-S.

05-24-2013, 09:19 AM	#17 (permalink)
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05-24-2013, 12:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	I like small cars but... I think the Z, Fr-S and cars of that size suit me better. Though I wouldn't buy an FR-S... Well used purchase for a daily? yes. Not as a sports car. __________________ Favorite Quote. "I'm not gonna kill you... I'm just gonna Bash Your Face In" Jack Nicholson-"The Shining". 1980

05-24-2013, 07:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Damn. The golden car goes down for a month or more due to lack of basic parts -- ouch. Well, here's to hoping for a refined version of the car down he road... __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

05-24-2013, 09:44 PM	#21 (permalink)
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05-24-2013, 10:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
RonZwanson Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 130 Drives: 2009 Black MT Sport Rep Power: 14	Man...Any post that even whispers the letters "BRZ" or "FRS" turns into a domestic dispute on this forum. I guess we need to put a forum-wide moratorium on any discussion of the Toyobaru. Ha. Yeah, I know this isn't THE MOST entertaining car review on the interwebs. I never said it was Top Gear material. I just thought this guy's perspective was interesting, and it cracked me up when he said, "It's a $25k car, who gives a sht?" This was what came up when I literally typed in "FR-S Sucks" on YouTube. I couldn't even find a douchey hater video on the subject. I actually wouldn't mind stopping by a Scion or Subaru dealership and taking one out just to see what it's like, but I'm too chicken sht to go to a dealership knowing I'm wasting the sales person's time, especially since they probably get a lot of punks who do the same thing with no money, let alone any intention of buying one. As for all the Honda discussion, I have no problem with Hondas. (Save for my mother in-law's Civic, which just had its transmission die at 130k. So much for being bullet proof.) I did help a friend of mine slap a K&N intake on his '08 Civic, and I must say that Honda's induction sound is so sweet. It's not even an Si, and it sounds really nice. Would I rather have a Civic than a BRZ? Nahp. __________________ It's a racing hen!

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