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Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 11:12 AM

My 2013 Firestorm Red FR-S w/ manual transmission and zero options has arrived. It took approximately 3 weeks to arrive to me from the day I negotiated and placed my order. It came with exactly 8 miles when I went to go pick it up on the day it arrived.

Bought the 2011 MX-5 (Bilstein suspension pkg, 6 speed manual, true red exterior) for about $22,300 + TTL... Best offer I received when I compared and shopped through multiple Toyota / Scion dealers was $21k for it. Had it for about 7-8 months, I think. I'll miss the MX-5's smiley face the most... JK!

Received a finance rate of 2.7% from Toyota. Paid Scion's True Price on the FR-S, which was $24,985. Received a complimentary 3M tint... And some good customer service compared to other experiences I've had.

I have less than 50 miles on the car thus far... Set the rev 'beep' limiter at 3,500 rpm... So that I can take it easy on the new car for the first 1k miles or so. I'm doing mostly city driving, and that's how I usually travel for the most part anyway.

I applaud Toyota and Subaru for making this car... I just HAVE to own a sports car for myself, and I've owned nothing but sporty cars for myself. Most importantly, I'm thankful that the FR-S has back seats so that I can use them for my 2 small kids and their car seats. The wife is DEFINITELY a happy camper, lol.

I will try my best to post up my UNBIASED review in comparing the '11 MX-5 I owned and tracked on a monthly basis... After I get to understand my new FR-S better.

Thanks for the welcome, thanks for the appreciation, thanks for being positive! Please feel free to fire away with any questions you may have in your mind... :happy0180:
Texas FR-S

tnt · 07-20-2012, 11:35 AM

nice color - congrats

Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tnt

nice color - congrats

Thank you! Red is not everyone's color, and it wasn't even my favorite a few years back... But for some reason, I've changed my mind, haha...

Love your Argento, as well!

Mr. Mcoupe · 07-20-2012, 11:58 AM

awesomesauce in a red package

Ricepuddin · 07-20-2012, 12:24 PM

Congrats man

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Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mcoupe

awesomesauce in a red package

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Ricepuddin

Congrats man

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Thanks, guy!

style86 · 07-20-2012, 12:33 PM

hey, is that at cavender toyota in san antonio? I was hoping to swing by to look at it. Guess its already sold. Sigh*

5hairpins · 07-20-2012, 01:56 PM

IF you are in the D/FW area then you just filled in one of our gaps. We were missing the Red one. Congrats man, look forward to seeing it in person.

Exhaust · 07-20-2012, 02:05 PM

Congrats, hope to see you around!

Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by style86

hey, is that at cavender toyota in san antonio? I was hoping to swing by to look at it. Guess its already sold. Sigh*

Nope, I specifically ordered this one from Toyota / Scion of Mckinney, Texas.

Mine, mine, MINE!

J/K!

Hey, order one for yourself NOW!

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Originally Posted by 5hairpins

IF you are in the D/FW area then you just filled in one of our gaps. We were missing the Red one. Congrats man, look forward to seeing it in person.

Yes, I am... Superb...

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Originally Posted by Exhaust

Congrats, hope to see you around!

Likewise... Thank you, sir!

BAE · 07-20-2012, 04:28 PM

Congratulations!!
I think the 86 is one of very few cars that can match the feeling of driving an MX-5 and maybe the only one with backseats. I have had two Miata's myself including the Mazdaspeed version. You will not be disappointed.
:happy0180:

karma003 · 07-20-2012, 06:54 PM

congrats on the car. shes a beauty

Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAE

Congratulations!!
I think the 86 is one of very few cars that can match the feeling of driving an MX-5 and maybe the only one with backseats. I have had two Miata's myself including the Mazdaspeed version. You will not be disappointed.
:happy0180:

The MX-5 had been the best sports car I had owned, but I know I'll have the chance to really drive the FR-S and find out its strengths and weaknesses over some more overall use and time.

You're right... I am not disappointed. Most importantly because I will be building up mileage on this FR-S much more than I did on the MX-5 because I can use it with the versatility of having my wife and two kids come along without any hesitation whatsoever... And that was the main problem with the MX-5 (well, only my problem

): I could not daily drive a sports car as much as I wanted to. I wanted the purity in driving. I wanted the lightness in driving. I wanted the build quality. I wanted efficiency. I wanted versatility. I wanted affordability. I wanted feel, I wanted handling... And now that in turn has led me to cross path with the FR-S.

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Originally Posted by karma003

congrats on the car. shes a beauty

Thank you sincerely, karma003.

hankster · 07-20-2012, 09:00 PM

congrats on the Firestorm! The one color I did not want was Argento (since my Mustang is silver) but once I saw the Argento in real life that's the one I ended up buying.

At the time I was about to pull the trigger on an MX-5 (after weeks of researching and test driving several other cars) but the salesman made the mistake of not following up with me before I was able to test drive an FR-S.

07-20-2012, 11:12 AM	#1
Texas BRZ Sports Car = Anti-Drug Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 Honda CBR600RR Location: Plano Posts: 917 Thanks: 371 Thanked 307 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Sports Car Has Landed ~ Texas FR-S My 2013 Firestorm Red FR-S w/ manual transmission and zero options has arrived. It took approximately 3 weeks to arrive to me from the day I negotiated and placed my order. It came with exactly 8 miles when I went to go pick it up on the day it arrived. Bought the 2011 MX-5 (Bilstein suspension pkg, 6 speed manual, true red exterior) for about $22,300 + TTL... Best offer I received when I compared and shopped through multiple Toyota / Scion dealers was $21k for it. Had it for about 7-8 months, I think. I'll miss the MX-5's smiley face the most... JK! Received a finance rate of 2.7% from Toyota. Paid Scion's True Price on the FR-S, which was $24,985. Received a complimentary 3M tint... And some good customer service compared to other experiences I've had. I have less than 50 miles on the car thus far... Set the rev 'beep' limiter at 3,500 rpm... So that I can take it easy on the new car for the first 1k miles or so. I'm doing mostly city driving, and that's how I usually travel for the most part anyway. I applaud Toyota and Subaru for making this car... I just HAVE to own a sports car for myself, and I've owned nothing but sporty cars for myself. Most importantly, I'm thankful that the FR-S has back seats so that I can use them for my 2 small kids and their car seats. The wife is DEFINITELY a happy camper, lol. I will try my best to post up my UNBIASED review in comparing the '11 MX-5 I owned and tracked on a monthly basis... After I get to understand my new FR-S better. Thanks for the welcome, thanks for the appreciation, thanks for being positive! Please feel free to fire away with any questions you may have in your mind... :happy0180: Texas FR-S Attached Images __________________ "Did you know that this car comes with 300 horsepower in its stock form? 200 from the engine, 50 in its chassis, and the final 50 within the driver who can make the most of it." Texas BRZ

07-20-2012, 11:58 AM	#4
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hankster Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Argento Location: Katy/Houston TX Posts: 140 Thanks: 61 Thanked 37 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	congrats on the Firestorm! The one color I did not want was Argento (since my Mustang is silver) but once I saw the Argento in real life that's the one I ended up buying. At the time I was about to pull the trigger on an MX-5 (after weeks of researching and test driving several other cars) but the salesman made the mistake of not following up with me before I was able to test drive an FR-S.

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