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02-11-2013, 02:28 PM | #1 |
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I bought my BRZ/FR-S, but I almost bought...
Whatsup everybody? just a fun/interesting query to see what you passed up to get your current baby! I got my black FR-S without even hearing or seeing any advertisement about it, my best friend was the one who gave me the tipoff. Drove it, then found the one I wanted and that was that! moving on...
I was really going to get into the 370z or the 3.8 Genesis, even considered the GTI or rx8. But imo the front end of the z turned me off ever since someone called it catfish like I cant get the image out of my head! the car drives amazing but it didnt give me a a drivers chub like the frs. the genesis... well it was great but idk hyundai still does some things im not too fond of, great car tho. Gti drives nice but F a hatchback, and lastly i didnt drive the rx8 because I sort of fell out of love with the styling. Heard great things tho. Im almost at 6k miles on my FRS and hot damn do I still take the long route everywhere I go haha. LOVE IT! EDIT: you know i forgot about the civic si, i drove it and it felt like really sluggish to me, also the interior was pretty whack. I really wanted to love it too because I LOVE HONDA! and the accord coupe didnt do it for me either. Another thing I also didnt even consider anything american. I just have a stigma against american cars for whatever reasons, like they will just always have issues. Obviously they have drastically improved with time, how do the mustangs and camaros handle these days? I might go test drive one so im not a total ignorant Americanmobile hater lol. SO! What did you pass by to get into the 86 family? Last edited by bdanisi; 02-11-2013 at 02:39 PM. |
02-11-2013, 02:33 PM | #2 |
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I was strongly considering the Bugatti Veyron, or Ferrari 458 Spider.....
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I was shopping around for a nice WRX or an STi. I'm honestly excitied about the inevitable when I have to get rid of my FR-S and get a more practical car... with a turbo, AWD, and a hatch....
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Nothing. Wasn't in the market for a new car and didn't plan on one for at least a few more years. I had been following it for a while and found myself drooling over one at the dealership and placed an order a few days later without even a test drive. No regrets.
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Wait are you serious? Turbo is more practical? thats sucks man imo you should enjoy the frs I LOVE IT haha. but i can see all the reasons why youd want something else.
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Practical from a "useful space" point of view. Gonna have a kid some day and would like the extra space.
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I was looking at a Nismo 370Z or the Camaro 2SS. I considered the Hyundai Genesis Coupe for a while but I couldn't get past the ugly front end.
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I looked pretty hard at the V6 Mustang, but ultimately found them too big for my tastes. They're great cars, especially for the price, I just like smaller cars.
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I was looking at civic SI's and a turbo genesis...and even a CR-Z.
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I tried to let it roll over me and picked the FRS up instead, but I cant. I'm going back to my original plan of an E92 M3, or a Full bolt on with Meth 335i which is insanely fast for the money.
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I probably would have bought my third Miata. It was the only model of a car that I ever bought more than just one. I really think highly of them but I think even higher of my FR-S and will never regret buying it.
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was looking for an STI swapped Gc8 then i get a call from a friend whos a service advisor..next day it was mine
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