follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Delicious Tuning
Register Garage Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > 1st Gens: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ > Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum The place to start for the Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 | GT86


User Tag List

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 01-13-2013, 08:49 AM   #253
Burrcold
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 2,624
Thanks: 763
Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Alright I'm done. I don't agree with you, so I'll leave it at that "kiddo".

Go buy a Genesis Coupe and be happy that your car performs better. I'll very happily drive my BRZ and enjoy the shit out of its performance (especially after trading in a Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track).
__________________
Burrcold is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 08:56 AM   #254
White Shadow
Banned
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Drives: 12,000 miles per year
Location: Gotham City
Posts: 398
Thanks: 11
Thanked 113 Times in 64 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Burrcold View Post
Alright I'm done. I don't agree with you, so I'll leave it at that "kiddo".
Terrific. You know what they say about opinions, right?

And you're obviously entitled to yours, as am I. Next time you want to talk "facts", come prepared or don't bother.

Quote:
Go buy a Genesis Coupe and be happy that your car performs better. I'll very happily drive my BRZ and enjoy the shit out of its performance (especially after trading in a Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track).
I'd never buy a Gen Coupe. Sorry, but they don't interest me. It's funny that you somehow think that I'd buy a Gen Coupe simply because I said that it's a better-performing car than the FR-S/BRZ. I guess you're just being overly defensive, kiddo. BTW, does "kiddo" bother you?
White Shadow is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 09:11 AM   #255
ZDan
Senior Member
 
ZDan's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Drives: '23 BRZ
Location: Providence, RI
Posts: 4,567
Thanks: 1,368
Thanked 3,879 Times in 2,024 Posts
Mentioned: 85 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by eightsix View Post


Boxy?
Not *as* boxy as the current-gen tC, but still slab-sided as a barn door!
ZDan is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 09:13 AM   #256
wbradley
Sarcastic SOB
 
wbradley's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: '13 FR-S M6, '23 Volvo V60 CC
Location: Thornhill Ontario
Posts: 4,608
Thanks: 1,337
Thanked 2,840 Times in 1,631 Posts
Mentioned: 32 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Celica00 View Post
frs is the only scion that doesnt look like a giant box w/ wheels.
Really? The xB looks boxy??
__________________
5:AD kit, HKS V1+ S/C, ECUtek dyno'd, Ohlins MP20, Magnaflow cb, Revworks UEL, Topspeed overpipe, Pinnacle Ceramic tint, VG shark fin, HID's, yellow DRL's, full LEDs, red floor lights, Homelink mirror, trunk lid liner, Perrin LWCP, Valenti smoked, Flossy Grip Tape Shorty, GT86 plaque, lighted vanity mirror, Michelin PSS, Project mU +800, DOT4 fluid, 720 Form GTF1 17x8&9, stitched leather bits, EZ valve.
wbradley is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 10:19 AM   #257
Pscylo
Senior Member
 
Pscylo's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: Raven FR-S
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 531
Thanks: 12
Thanked 228 Times in 118 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Have had several tC owners droppin windows at lights and talking about the car still. All of them dig it....and hell, I traded my 07 tC in for mine back in May.
Pscylo is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 12:47 PM   #258
Burrcold
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 2,624
Thanks: 763
Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Back on topic, I haven't experienced any tC owners that were bitter. I've had enough thumbs up's from tC owners (even though I drive a BRZ, they obviously know the cars are the same). A few guys that I spoke to basically said what many of us already know, that for THEM they wanted a "sporty" car, but the size and very useless backseats of the FRS/BRZ is what made them decide to get a tC (or keep their tC).

I had an xB owner stop and talk to me as well, and he was saying that he thought it was great for Scion in general to have a key car like the FRS to get people understanding the Scion brand, and respecting it a little more (obviously Toyota's intentions by branding it as such).
__________________
Burrcold is offline  
The Following User Says Thank You to Burrcold For This Useful Post:
russv (01-13-2013)
Old 01-13-2013, 01:09 PM   #259
arbnpx
Member
 
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S
Location: Framingham, MA
Posts: 87
Thanks: 0
Thanked 37 Times in 19 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
My opinion's probably best represented in three images:



If anything, I'm probably an ambassador (if not THE ambassador) for FR-S / tC relations. There are aspects of driving that I feel the tC does better than the FR-S (for example, driving through blizzards in 195/65/15 snow tires on 15" steelies). The tC also gets better gas mileage on average (27 MPG, but it's primarily better because the FR-S gets 34 MPG in 6th gear on highway cruising runs, but since that's the most boring way to drive the FR-S, I usually get 24 MPG after hammering away at the throttle, carving through turns).

I do wish I could convey to the tC owners how I like their cars; if I get a chance to say something to that effect, I usually do. However, I did definitely get the FR-S to experience the fun of RWD.
arbnpx is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 01:34 PM   #260
wbradley
Sarcastic SOB
 
wbradley's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: '13 FR-S M6, '23 Volvo V60 CC
Location: Thornhill Ontario
Posts: 4,608
Thanks: 1,337
Thanked 2,840 Times in 1,631 Posts
Mentioned: 32 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
Garage
I personally like the tC a lot especially the Release series. For the buck there's a ton of value WITH Toyota peace of mind.

It does however offer a very different package for different wants/needs compared to the FR-S. In retrospect I wish Id have purchased a tC over the xB as my daily driver but at the time thought we needed a wagon.

I could see a lot of tC owners going with the FR-S next time if they want to try RWD.
__________________
5:AD kit, HKS V1+ S/C, ECUtek dyno'd, Ohlins MP20, Magnaflow cb, Revworks UEL, Topspeed overpipe, Pinnacle Ceramic tint, VG shark fin, HID's, yellow DRL's, full LEDs, red floor lights, Homelink mirror, trunk lid liner, Perrin LWCP, Valenti smoked, Flossy Grip Tape Shorty, GT86 plaque, lighted vanity mirror, Michelin PSS, Project mU +800, DOT4 fluid, 720 Form GTF1 17x8&9, stitched leather bits, EZ valve.

Last edited by wbradley; 01-13-2013 at 02:03 PM.
wbradley is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 01:37 PM   #261
im2fr-s
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: 2013 FR-S
Location: FL East Coast
Posts: 117
Thanks: 3
Thanked 21 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
I know, this girl pulled up next to me in her tc the other day and was toying with me...wait, it was my wife lol. We have both the FR-S and a 2013 tc. We bought the tc 2 months after the FR-S.

I'm impressed with the little tc. it's a different car than the FR-S, but still a great sport coupe at a good price. There are a few things in it that I wish were in the FR-S, namely the fat d-shaped steering wheel with radio controls. I love the feel of that wheel much more than the flimsy wheel in the FR-S.

Both great cars with different purposes.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
im2fr-s is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 01:59 PM   #262
Synack
Boosted
 
Synack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: Sideways
Location: Atlanta Georgia USA
Posts: 2,377
Thanks: 388
Thanked 716 Times in 414 Posts
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
As good as Toyota is, I'd never own a tC. Ever.
__________________
Nismo 370Z 300whp -> FR-S Turbo 450whp on E85 -> Z06 Corvette 500whp
Synack is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 02:07 PM   #263
wbradley
Sarcastic SOB
 
wbradley's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: '13 FR-S M6, '23 Volvo V60 CC
Location: Thornhill Ontario
Posts: 4,608
Thanks: 1,337
Thanked 2,840 Times in 1,631 Posts
Mentioned: 32 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Synack View Post
As good as Toyota is, I'd never own a tC. Ever.
Lets face it, I'd bet you probably wouldn't buy a FF vehicle period!
It's just a mini Camry with 2 doors!
__________________
5:AD kit, HKS V1+ S/C, ECUtek dyno'd, Ohlins MP20, Magnaflow cb, Revworks UEL, Topspeed overpipe, Pinnacle Ceramic tint, VG shark fin, HID's, yellow DRL's, full LEDs, red floor lights, Homelink mirror, trunk lid liner, Perrin LWCP, Valenti smoked, Flossy Grip Tape Shorty, GT86 plaque, lighted vanity mirror, Michelin PSS, Project mU +800, DOT4 fluid, 720 Form GTF1 17x8&9, stitched leather bits, EZ valve.
wbradley is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 02:47 PM   #264
eightsix
was when i was born
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Drives: 2010 Turbo tC, 2011 rav4
Location: Afghanistan
Posts: 34
Thanks: 2
Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Synack View Post
As good as Toyota is, I'd never own a tC. Ever.
lol yet you have the 5 axis lip kit. 5 axis started with the tC. Made their first lip kit for the tC. If I remember correctly their wheels were first made for the tC.

When I see or hear about 5 axis, im flooded with thoughts of the tC.
__________________
Ptuning FTW
eightsix is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 02:59 PM   #265
ichitaka05
Site Moderator
 
ichitaka05's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Drives: ichi 86 Project
Location: Middle of No where
Posts: 20,959
Thanks: 7,660
Thanked 19,046 Times in 8,323 Posts
Mentioned: 676 Post(s)
Tagged: 27 Thread(s)
You know, this topic is in borderline as is, please don't push it. Reading through 4~5 pages quickly isn't easy, specially Sunday morning.

Please keep it ON TOPIC!
Please have some respect for each other!
& please, please let me have my peaceful Sunday sleep.

Thank you

Ichi
__________________
ichitaka05 is offline  
Old 01-13-2013, 03:28 PM   #266
Synack
Boosted
 
Synack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: Sideways
Location: Atlanta Georgia USA
Posts: 2,377
Thanks: 388
Thanked 716 Times in 414 Posts
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by eightsix View Post
lol yet you have the 5 axis lip kit. 5 axis started with the tC. Made their first lip kit for the tC. If I remember correctly their wheels were first made for the tC.

When I see or hear about 5 axis, im flooded with thoughts of the tC.
Five Axis looks good on the FR-S. I'm just not a fan of the tC in any way, shape, or form.

Sporty cars that are front wheel drive just don't do anything for me. It just seems like they are stuck somewhere in some sort of land where cars try to look good but perform extremely terribly.

I'd rather have a Kia, Hyundai, Chevy, or Toyota gas getter. They are front wheel drive because it's efficient and cheap. They know their place in the world. And that's getting groceries, getting great gas mileage, lugging a family around, and being reliable.

Take the new Camry for example. It looks like a sleek family car but nobody in their right mind would ever think to put on upgrades like intake and exhaust, and stupid DIY ricer mods #becauseracecar style. Many people with tC's think they all of a sudden has a race car and it pisses me off. Same goes with Mustang and Camaro drivers, especially of the V6 genre.

/endrant lol
__________________
Nismo 370Z 300whp -> FR-S Turbo 450whp on E85 -> Z06 Corvette 500whp
Synack is offline  
 
Closed Thread

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Somebody is bitter... ducks Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 111 03-27-2013 11:10 AM
NW Scion Owners detainu Northwest 5 06-26-2012 02:07 AM
Scion FR-S & Subaru BRZ have been recalled for owners manual ThaBigUnit Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 11 06-15-2012 01:22 PM
Scion Owners Site doesn't recognize my VIN Dadhawk Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 5 05-18-2012 11:57 PM
Will Scion/Toyota and Subaru (AS1) owners be united or divided? Mess11 Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 66 12-29-2011 09:31 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:50 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.