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Originally Posted by BabisStinson

Hi everyone! I am Babis from Greece. I currently own a BMW 3er E46 Compact and thinking of getting a Toyota GT 86, probably next year.
I've registered and started reading the forum, I'll be seeing you here then!

Hi and welcome! I'm also coming from BMW

[ayliu]

Hey everyone. I just picked up my Ultramarine FR-S on Saturday and have barely been home enough to skim the forums. I've been having so much fun driving around town and I'm just waiting to hit 1k miles before flogging it. Not a huge mod guy, but some of what I've seen around here looks quite nice.

[TIE Pilot]

Hi everyone. My name is Marlon And I'm a boxerholic. Its been 3 hrs since my last drive and I can't keep myself from driving and looking for any excuse to drive my BRZ.

I have been following the latest sport cars lately and came across the great reviews of the Frs/brz. My last car was a Freelander '03 which i couldn't deal with the problems it gave me. So after my search i when to the closest subaru dealer that had 2 in stock. Tested a dark gray premium and wasnt sure above owning a 2 doors. 3 days later made the decision and took home a Silver lmtd. :-)
Love the car so far.

So i wanted to say hi, and let you guys know you got a great community here ;-)

[JLMtm]

Jorge From San Marcos CA , I Drive A Raven , See You On The Roads FRS\BRZ Owners

[UAE]

Hi from UAE.
I'll be getting my Toyota 86 soon. i used to have g37s. Currently i have also Toyota Land Crusier.

[lsr78]

finally came in

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Originally Posted by mr_m

Hi everyone. My name is Marlon And I'm a boxerholic. Its been 3 hrs since my last drive and I can't keep myself from driving and looking for any excuse to drive my BRZ.

I have been following the latest sport cars lately and came across the great reviews of the Frs/brz. My last car was a Freelander '03 which i couldn't deal with the problems it gave me. So after my search i when to the closest subaru dealer that had 2 in stock. Tested a dark gray premium and wasnt sure above owning a 2 doors. 3 days later made the decision and took home a Silver lmtd. :-)
Love the car so far.

So i wanted to say hi, and let you guys know you got a great community here ;-)

Thanks for joining us!

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hi

[Akuma]

Hi!

Just wanted to drop by and say hello to this awesome community. I don't have the brz or frs yet but hopefully if life plays it's course I'll be getting one by the end of this year or if any news pops up for the 2nd gen, or brz sti then I'll hold off =). I'm a newbie when it comes to car modifying but I learn quick and from lurking this bored for the past 4 month's, I'm sure this community will gladly help with any of my questions, which I may add will be many so bear with me =). Thanks again!

[Jester]

Hi,

Have an order for an FR-S. Dealer told me to expect it early December.

[ApoNono]

Originally Posted by Jester

Hi,

Have an order for an FR-S. Dealer told me to expect it early December.

Part of the potential December crowd! Welcome to the community! Placed my order earlier this month and was told to expect December as well.

[supra2nv]

I've owned many cars. Supra twin turbo 6 speed, acura nsx's, bmw m5. I just picked up my FR-S today. Probably one of the most fun I've had in a really long time. BRILLIANT!

[PabloN]

It took 5 months but last night out argento FR-S (MT) came in. I was so excited I got up at 1 am and wrote down first impressions (below). I haven't posted pictures before and an not sure I got it right. Also, apologies for any incoherent thoughts or statements already made too many times in previous posts...

Exterior: I don’t get why people think the FR-S /GT86 is boring. I don’t know any other way to say it: this car has a presence. It’s a sort of feeling you get when you’re up close and personal with it. To me it’s an example of the best Toyota designs, a subtle sophistication that doesn’t rely on kid-racer gimmicks.
Interior: The most natural-feeling car I’ve ever been in. Everything makes sense (OK, maybe not the stock radio).
The first drive home: Other posts have already said this, but my overwhelming impression was of a playful spirit. You can just feel it begging to have some fun. Of course this can lead into dangerous territory on public roads, and I’m not particularly competitive so autocross seems out of the question. I’ll probably take some advanced driving courses next year where they let you use your own car.
Quibble: This also has been posted many times already, but the clutch travels a long way before it finally starts to engage. All my cars have had manual transmissions and all were different, it’s just a matter of getting used to each one.
Surprise: I think the biggest surprise to me was how transparent this car feels. With other cars I’ve owned you are always aware of the car itself because of its limits. Want to shift gears on the VW microbus? You know the general area where third gear is but it always takes a little time to hunt it down. Want to take a corner a little faster in the Saab 99? Feel that body roll and be thankful it’s been rollover-tested off Swedish ski jumps a hundred times. Want to accelerate in my wife’s hybrid Camry? Listen to the computer algorithm searching for the best gear ratio. But, paradoxically, the FR-S takes the car out of the equation. You want to shift—done. Steer—done. Accelerate or brake—done. I know other sports cars do the same things, but somehow in the back of my mind I’m thinking that, as a total experience, the FR-S does the whole thing a little better.
Summary: Absolutely no regrets getting this car despite the five-month wait (and the CEL incident just before the dealer was about to give me the car with two miles on the clock). Pauly Toyota, did a fantastic job wrestling with the Toyota/Scion allocation system, and it was well worth it. And hats off to Toyota and Subaru for giving their engineers the freedom to do what engineers do best.

[Delirium]

Hello!

I'm talking with a dealer a mike from me about acquiring my Colo FRS at another dealer this Monday, but it that doesn't work, I should see her from the factory by December