Interested in purchasing a FR-S. Warranty and Service question

[xFury]

Hey everyone. I am interested in trading in my Corolla for a FR-S. This is gonna be my first manual car also.

I was looking over the Service and Protection stuff on the website, and was wondering if any of those are worth the money, beside GAP, since I'm gonna get it regardless. I don't live in a place where I have a garage also, if that helps. So DIY might be limited. And no prior DIY or general car knowledge and never drove stick shift before.

What are the opinion on

Vehicle Service Agreement
and
Scion Service Boost Plus

Is it worth it?

Thanks!

[zc06_kisstherain]

did you search?

this has been covered so many times in many other forum.
are you going to mod? are you willing to fight dealership when dealership said your mod cause the problem? yes? then get extended warranty.

I wouldnt get it though

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by xFury

Hey everyone. I am interested in trading in my Corolla for a FR-S. This is gonna be my first manual car also.

I was looking over the Service and Protection stuff on the website, and was wondering if any of those are worth the money, beside GAP, since I'm gonna get it regardless. I don't live in a place where I have a garage also, if that helps. So DIY might be limited. And no prior DIY or general car knowledge and never drove stick shift before.

What are the opinion on

Vehicle Service Agreement
and
Scion Service Boost Plus

Is it worth it?

Thanks!

HELLO @xFury and WELCOME to ...... The Forum.......

CONGRATULATIONS on your decision to purchase a FR-S, it's a fine machine.....

Personally, I do not buy into the extended warranties on anything ...... especially an automobile.

The FR-S (unmolested) has shown to be a fairly reliable vehicle and if you take care of it, with regular maintenance, it will take care of you.


humfrz

[Bonburner]

congrats on such a fun car and surprisingly good storage room

Originally Posted by humfrz

HELLO @xFuryThe FR-S (unmolested) has shown to be a fairly reliable vehicle and if you take care of it, with regular maintenance, it will take care of you.


humfrz

I don't know about the reliable part to be honest .. i feel like this car has a lot more problems than i had originally anticipated

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Bonburner

congrats on such a fun car and surprisingly good storage room



I don't know about the reliable part to be honest .. i feel like this car has a lot more problems than i had originally anticipated

Well, I surmised that xFury sounded like the kind of guy who is gentle on a car and wouldn't track it much or get into power mods or tuning.

I kind of get the idea, from this forum at least, that most folks have dependability "challenges" because they have messed with the car.

However, the only thing I know for sure is that my FR-S has been trouble free for the last 2 years and 15,000 miles ....


humfrz

[Bonburner]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, I surmised that xFury sounded like the kind of guy who is gentle on a car and wouldn't track it much or get into power mods or tuning.

I kind of get the idea, from this forum at least, that most folks have dependability "challenges" because they have messed with the car.

However, the only thing I know for sure is that my FR-S has been trouble free for the last 2 years and 15,000 miles ....


humfrz

ive never tracked my vehicle or any real mods (drop in filter lol) and ive seen a fair share of problems already
ive had this car since 2012 June and I still remember all the silly shenanigans ..
from missing grommets,annoying weather strips visible on our windows, rusting between the black accent (between the glass) and the metal, leaky seals in lights (replaced in warranty), crickets (now deemed normal?), coolant evaporating, gears grinding tranny (ive had mine replaced warranty at 15k), and now im gettin ignition coils at high rpm shifts 6-7k at 37k miles. etc

not to mention the horror stories like steering wheel losing power while driving on the freeways, blown motors (granted Many are from FI, a few were still NA), bad rods, etc. :/


but its still an interesting car .. i have a hard time seeing my car go beyond 150k miles

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Bonburner

ive never tracked my vehicle or any real mods (drop in filter lol) and ive seen a fair share of problems already
ive had this car since 2012 June and I still remember all the silly shenanigans ..
from missing grommets,annoying weather strips visible on our windows, rusting between the black accent (between the glass) and the metal, leaky seals in lights (replaced in warranty), crickets (now deemed normal?), coolant evaporating, gears grinding tranny (ive had mine replaced warranty at 15k), and now im gettin ignition coils at high rpm shifts 6-7k at 37k miles. etc

not to mention the horror stories like steering wheel losing power while driving on the freeways, blown motors (granted Many are from FI, a few were still NA), bad rods, etc. :/



but its still an interesting car .. i have a hard time seeing my car go beyond 150k miles

YIKES ....... @Bonburner, sounds like your car has/had more than its fair share of problems ......

See,....... they all started when you "messed with it" by putting in an aftermarket air filter .......

(jest ah messen wich ya.....)

As far as my car going past 150,000 miles ...... I figure it will last me until mrs humfrz slips me into a Buick ...... or a Hoveround ........

Either way, like you say ...... it's an interesting car .....


humfrz

[jawn]

It's all relative. I can live with some of these fit and finish issues. My last car ate 3 water pumps, had the pressure plate fail, and the windows would randomly stop working in its first 30K miles. All of those were considered normal-ish problems for that model.

Fingers crossed, my BRZ should be less interesting in comparison.

[Bonburner]

Originally Posted by jawn

It's all relative. I can live with some of these fit and finish issues. My last car ate 3 water pumps, had the pressure plate fail, and the windows would randomly stop working in its first 30K miles. All of those were considered normal-ish problems for that model.

Fingers crossed, my BRZ should be less interesting in comparison.

did they ever fix the passenger's window not scrolling down/up? it happens like 5/10% of the time for me

[jawn]

Originally Posted by Bonburner

did they ever fix the passenger's window not scrolling down/up? it happens like 5/10% of the time for me

It wasn't an 86, and no.

[xFury]

Thanks for the info everyone, I do plan on adding some mods for it after a while, since it my first manual, I wanted to make sure stuff that needs to be fixed or replace after a while gets fixed properly, so I can use the extra $$$ to put in mods and other stuff to make it my own. It is a sports car lol.

Such a tough choice lol.