The wait for mine is now over :)

[yayforaddison]

I got my MT whiteout yesterday morning just before work.

Ive been a member on here for some time now. Its very surreal to look out my window and see it finally sitting in the carport. With all these amazing reviews, I was wondering if it'd fully live up to all the hype. Not that I had any doubts, but some cars have amazing reviews and I totally don't see where they got them. I am still blown away, and I'm still in the brake in period. Love how connected to the road I feel. I don't know if I could get a better feel if I used my fingertips. For once, I'm kinda feeling like the hype from the reviews wasn't even good enough!

I've owned 12 cars now of many sorts, so I'll try and compare it to a few.
My 300zx's both had the adjustable bolsters, and the ones on the stock FR-S seats hold me in even better! I'm not moving in these seats!
The car reminds me a lot of my Rx8 tho. All the good that is. Love the tach dead smack in the middle. Sounds amazing even stock. Very connected to the road. Even the lines from the fenders resemble it while driving (The front fenders stick up a little and look awesome from the drivers seat, but looking back in the side mirrors, is orgasmic).
I think the best to compare a lot of stuff with, was my old Porsche 944 Turbo S. Obviously not power wise, but theres a ton of other things. Simple, elegant, yet very well put together. Once again, looking back in those side mirrors brings back so many memories from the 944, the lines are so similar. I feel very confident when taking corners. The dash is low. Everything is within reach. And there is just something there, that brings back that old feeling of the 944 I get when driving the FR-S.

Now one thing I noticed. I turned up the bass in the car, and well it sounded like poo. I couldn't turn the volume up very high without that nasty, I've reached my limit, kinda sound. Once I turned the bass down, it sounded great at pretty much any volume level, with pretty much about the same amount of bass. Weird...

Oh and the white, its much more pearly then I was expecting. Love it!

Well heres a couple simple pictures from today (June 6th.)

The dog is a Basinji by the way

Enjoy!

[nix]

You captured the near perfect angle of this car in the first pic.

Congrats on your ride man.

[Gaiakai]

Congrats! Is your dog gonna ride shotgun with you?

[tdoggy57]

You just made me want a basenji, how do you like it? Beautiful dog.

[b1pkkf26]

Congrats, I also just pick up mine yesterday, the white is beautiful. I totally agree about the stereo, it's ok simple and efficient.

[Rampage]

I would be really nervous about the bike being there unless it is yours of course.

[Prava]

Looks pretty! What is that above your taillight?

[K2]

Originally Posted by yayforaddison

Now one thing I noticed. I turned up the bass in the car, and well it sounded like poo.

A number of people have noticed that the vehicle setting on the head unit was set to "tC", not "FR-S". Changing that setting might help the sound issue.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7578

[MiguelAE86]

Originally Posted by nix

You captured the near perfect angle of this car in the first pic.

Congrats on your ride man.

So...

SLICK

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by tdoggy57

You just made me want a basenji, how do you like it? Beautiful dog.

The dog or the car? :P lol

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by Rampage

I would be really nervous about the bike being there unless it is yours of course.

It is mine its not going anyplace.

Originally Posted by Prava

Looks pretty! What is that above your taillight?

Its the dealer sticker. I haven't had much time with the car, but thats going lol

Originally Posted by K2

A number of people have noticed that the vehicle setting on the head unit was set to "tC", not "FR-S". Changing that setting might help the sound issue.
Hmm yeah I wasn't aware of this before I bought the car, but figured it out pretty quickly.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7578

Thanks again everyone!

[tdoggy57]

Originally Posted by yayforaddison

The dog or the car? :P lol

The dog, it really interests me now lol

[MVJ1975]

Congrats on the car!

And I concur on setting the stereo to the correct car type. Made a big difference for me, as did changing the SSP to "Feel".

[MarkRacerX]

Right on Enjoy !!!

Great Color

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by tdoggy57

The dog, it really interests me now lol

This dog is amazing. He's only 6 months old but damn is he smart! I love how quiet they are to. Both of his parents are show dogs to. The owner wins nearly every show he takes them to. If you want to, you can PM me for his info. He ships them all around the world. Literally. Some lady just flew out from Japan and picked up two

He's already a good boy, but he's sadly not ridding in the FRS. He likes to put anything and everything in his mouth and isn't fully potty trained. Very close but he still has his accidents.

Like I said, PM me if you want the guys info

[Liquidsnake]

What an awesome dog.

[R8]

Originally Posted by yayforaddison

The car reminds me a lot of my Rx8 tho. All the good that is. Love the tach dead smack in the middle. Sounds amazing even stock. Very connected to the road. Even the lines from the fenders resemble it while driving (The front fenders stick up a little and look awesome from the drivers seat, but looking back in the side mirrors, is orgasmic).

May I ask how it compares to the RX-8 in terms of handling, acceleration, engine sound, interior quality, etc.?

Not looking for which is "better" necessarily, just wondering what differences I'd notice coming from an RX-8...

[SioXie101]

how dose the whiteout color compare to Subaru's satin white pearl?

which one is more whiter or creamier pearl of the 2?

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by R8

May I ask how it compares to the RX-8 in terms of handling, acceleration, engine sound, interior quality, etc.?

Not looking for which is "better" necessarily, just wondering what differences I'd notice coming from an RX-8...

Well the handling feels very similar. I have the same confidence in a turn as I did in the Rx8. Acceleration is a bit better in the low RPMs but you have nearly all the tourqe at a very low RPM where in the Rx8, well you didn't... Lol. I haven't redlined it yet tho (still breaking it in), but it feels very peppy from the start. I also noticed a lot sooner up shifting, you really don't need to gain RPMs get moving. Engine sound isn't the same as the rotary but sounds uniqu and different compared to regular piston engines (when people said it had a little nice rumble, I thought they were hearing things, because this car has equal length header, but for some reason I actually do hear it a little. Maybe that crazy intake deal?). Intierior is very similar as far as quality. Everything you would normally touch from a day to day basis is great. Just wish it had something similar to the center console of the Rx8.

I like it a little better then the Rx8 tho. It has a lot of uniqu, special little things that makes this car it's own.

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by SioXie101

how dose the whiteout color compare to Subaru's satin white pearl?

which one is more whiter or creamier pearl of the 2?

I've actually not seen a white BRZ in person yet. I heard they are the came color tho, just different names. The white on this car is very creamy tho. It's kinda off white pearl and looks like I could just lick it :P

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by K2

A number of people have noticed that the vehicle setting on the head unit was set to "tC", not "FR-S". Changing that setting might help the sound issue.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7578

Wow this really REALLY made a huge difference. Now it's perfect!! Thanks for that link buddy!!

[MarkRacerX]

Originally Posted by SioXie101

how dose the whiteout color compare to Subaru's satin white pearl?

which one is more whiter or creamier pearl of the 2?

My brother has a 12' STi HB SWP and looks identical, we took pics togheter w/ cars. I will dig it up .