How common are 86/frs/brz where you live? - Page 7 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

GreenMonster · 04-05-2015, 06:51 PM

Still rare here in Southeastern MA and RI.

I commute thru Providence RI everyday, and I'm still surprised when I see one. Maybe one a month or so...

tekFRS234 · 04-05-2015, 08:06 PM

Columbia, SC - I always see 1-3 daily, and 1/3 are BRZ. Seem to be seeing a lot more of them now than a year ago. Haven't really seen any obvious mods.

A had a yellow TRD rev at me as I was leaving Applebee's in Lexington about a week ago, and often get a wave, honk, or lights flashed from other 86s. This car does make you feel like part of something special. Never felt that way behind the wheel of any other car.

tekFRS234 · 04-05-2015, 08:08 PM

...agree that Tcoat is awesome. Needs his own forum and/or podcast.

...I hear Top Gear UK is hiring.

tekFRS234 · 04-05-2015, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quentin

A little further upstream in the manufacturing process than the dealership.

And, no, not the port.

It is pretty crazy that of the 1500 employees at my plant, such a high percentage has this car.

If you live/work in WV, I'm not surprised. Traveled to WV a few times in my MX3 back in the mid 90s. There are some fantastic roads out there (curves, dips, etc.). Perfect place for an 86.

Turbowned · 04-05-2015, 08:41 PM

Saw 4 other BRZ/FR-S's at the auto-x today not including mine... I have 3 close friends who also own them (meaning we were friends before we got the cars) so I tend to see them a lot. Plenty kicking around the Boston area; usually stock but there's a shop in Quincy called Pro Spec Autosport that's put out a lot of wild builds lately. So, no shortage here!

Caspeed · 04-05-2015, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekFRS234

Columbia, SC - I always see 1-3 daily, and 1/3 are BRZ. Seem to be seeing a lot more of them now than a year ago. Haven't really seen any obvious mods.

A had a yellow TRD rev at me as I was leaving Applebee's in Lexington about a week ago, and often get a wave, honk, or lights flashed from other 86s. This car does make you feel like part of something special. Never felt that way behind the wheel of any other car.

It used to be that way if you drove a British car back in the day, and still is to some degree with motorcyclists. I enjoy it.

rucfj159 · 04-05-2015, 10:36 PM

I live in a small town in Oklahoma I see 4 besides mine everyday but they are the same ones every day

Quentin · 04-06-2015, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekFRS234

If you live/work in WV, I'm not surprised. Traveled to WV a few times in my MX3 back in the mid 90s. There are some fantastic roads out there (curves, dips, etc.). Perfect place for an 86.

My commute is pretty twisty.

The first leg would be amazing if it was a true 2 lane road. I have to keep a lid on it a bit because there are some blind turns and lots of crests that make it hard to anticipate cars coming the opposite direction.

JayzFRS · 04-06-2015, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAEMANO

Orange County, CA... seriously 2-5 per day on a 15 min commute. I bet we have the highest per capita 86 concentration in the world. It's fucking ridiculous. I'm not exaggerating.

I live in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, (a town of about 5,000). There are 5 of us now with 86s. I'd say a per capita rate of 1:1000 is pretty high no matter where you live.

DAEMANO · 04-06-2015, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayzFRS

I live in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, (a town of about 5,000). There are 5 of us now with 86s. I'd say a per capita rate of 1:1000 is pretty high no matter where you live.

You have enough to start a car club. Time to organize a meet.

Tcoat · 04-06-2015, 09:42 AM

Was in a nearby city (Cambridge) this weekend and doubled my 10 month total spotting from 6 to 12 in about an hour.
The very first one I saw was a Lava that looked just like mine. I had pretty much given up hope of seeing one.

pinski · 04-06-2015, 09:46 AM

Not very common - I joked on my local 86 Fb page that I must somehow repel other 86's because I almost never see them. Drove 1100 miles this weekend up to northern New Jersey and back and only saw two the entire time, and they looked to be traveling together just outside of NYC on I-78.

richardM · 04-06-2015, 10:28 AM

Madison, Wi. Not common.

There is a blue BRZ in the neighborhood, I see a twin about every 3 months.. but it's winter. FRS is our winter car.. snow hooning is the best!

Autocross starts this month; I am excited to give that a try. I hear there are other twins ready to play.

In this university town, the daily driver sports car of choice seems to be Mini Cooper S.. lots of minis. Lots of miatas.

What I see tons of are Subarus of every kind but BRZ. All over the place. It makes sense- snow and ice and crap from November to April. And Prius es.

Packofcrows · 04-06-2015, 02:29 PM

Just found another yesterday!

1 red lava
1 black asphalt thats super dusty
my whiteout

3 in a town of 18,000

See over 200 Civics though, they even have crews. And, I'm here driving my FR-S like a grandma.

04-06-2015, 09:42 AM	#95
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04-06-2015, 09:46 AM	#96
pinski Stole my avy from zGrinch Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 Audi S3 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 472 Thanks: 330 Thanked 348 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Not very common - I joked on my local 86 Fb page that I must somehow repel other 86's because I almost never see them. Drove 1100 miles this weekend up to northern New Jersey and back and only saw two the entire time, and they looked to be traveling together just outside of NYC on I-78. __________________ 2015 Audi /S3 \| Panther Black \| DSG Gone...2014 BRZ, 2010 Lexus IS F-Sport, 2006 Mazda MX5, 1997 Mustang GT

04-06-2015, 02:29 PM	#98
Packofcrows hey you, yeah you <3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 37J FR-S Location: Monterey County, CA Posts: 2,713 Thanks: 905 Thanked 1,258 Times in 809 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Just found another yesterday! 1 red lava 1 black asphalt thats super dusty my whiteout 3 in a town of 18,000 See over 200 Civics though, they even have crews. And, I'm here driving my FR-S like a grandma. __________________ Got my TRD wheels and TRD louvers. Thanks!!!

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GreenMonster Just doing research Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 03 Acura CLS 6MT Location: Southeastern MA Posts: 331 Thanks: 91 Thanked 97 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Still rare here in Southeastern MA and RI. I commute thru Providence RI everyday, and I'm still surprised when I see one. Maybe one a month or so...

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tekFRS234 Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Firestorm MT Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 50 Thanks: 6 Thanked 46 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Columbia, SC - I always see 1-3 daily, and 1/3 are BRZ. Seem to be seeing a lot more of them now than a year ago. Haven't really seen any obvious mods. A had a yellow TRD rev at me as I was leaving Applebee's in Lexington about a week ago, and often get a wave, honk, or lights flashed from other 86s. This car does make you feel like part of something special. Never felt that way behind the wheel of any other car.

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tekFRS234 Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Firestorm MT Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 50 Thanks: 6 Thanked 46 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	...agree that Tcoat is awesome. Needs his own forum and/or podcast. ...I hear Top Gear UK is hiring.

04-06-2015, 10:28 AM	#97
richardM Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: scion frs, 2012 Mustang Location: wisconsin Posts: 47 Thanks: 59 Thanked 41 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Madison, Wi. Not common. There is a blue BRZ in the neighborhood, I see a twin about every 3 months.. but it's winter. FRS is our winter car.. snow hooning is the best! Autocross starts this month; I am excited to give that a try. I hear there are other twins ready to play. In this university town, the daily driver sports car of choice seems to be Mini Cooper S.. lots of minis. Lots of miatas. What I see tons of are Subarus of every kind but BRZ. All over the place. It makes sense- snow and ice and crap from November to April. And Prius es.

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