Contemplating Raven Purchase Please Advise

[akuhei]

Ohh..one more thing. The raven black is a pain to take care of (as some others have mentioned) but if you bother to do it, you'll be turning heads everywhere you go. Its really worth it for me.

[Pete]

Get it. I love my little asphalt one, it's a blast to drive but fits a lot more inside of it than my old mx-5. Lots of people are still waiting for 86's they ordered months ago, so if you have a line on one don't wait. You won't regret it.

Originally Posted by akuhei

Ohh..one more thing. The raven black is a pain to take care of (as some others have mentioned) but if you bother to do it, you'll be turning heads everywhere you go. Its really worth it for me.

That's why didn't get a raven, but I agree it looks stunning when it's clean and waxed.

[MVJ1975]

Mine has been my DD for six months and 7000 miles now.

I love it. It's just what I wanted.

[gily25]

Originally Posted by akuhei

Ohh..one more thing. The raven black is a pain to take care of (as some others have mentioned) but if you bother to do it, you'll be turning heads everywhere you go. Its really worth it for me.

Agree with this...it seemed like every time I washed it the next day it would rain...I was trying for Asphalt but this is what they had...

[Braces]

2600 miles and NO issues at all. I use the car as a DD. Averaging 30 mpg. Toyota and suparu reliability. Attractive car that is obviously fun to drive. You will not be disappointed.

[Books]

I'm sure the car will last a while. It's a Toyota after all.

CEL issues pretty much happen once... and the issue should pretty much be fixed at this point. My car is a CEL survivor and my DD. So far that was the only issue and after a new ECU, everything was back to normal in about a week. It's a first gen car and it will have it's issues. If you can't deal with that, wait another year or two. So far, no real serious issues.

[Yuck]

Although I'm on my second FRS, I Just hit 4500 miles, haven't had a problem at all. Very fun car to drive, catches lots of attention!

[Pete]

Originally Posted by gily25

Agree with this...it seemed like every time I washed it the next day it would rain...I was trying for Asphalt but this is what they had...

I feel your pain, I tried to find a white one for over a month before I came across my asphalt on autotrader (woohoo!). I had to drive 3 hours one way to get to the dealership that had it, and it wasn't my first choice for color. One local dealership told me it would be an 8 month wait or more if I wanted a white one, so I got on the waiting list then started trying to find one that hadn't already been sold. I called ~20 dealerships in south Texas and they were all selling the cars before they even arrived at the lot .

That's not bad compared to Subaru though, the Subaru dealerships I talked to said they had sold the entire allotment for the rest of the year already! This was in July!

[zaptorque]

Go for it, CEL is not an issue for the ones being made now (from the sounds of it) and the chirp is really a non-issue, just an annoyance for most.

[ngabdala]

Any of your concerns are paid in full by Subaru to fix. Anyone I heard of from these forums and a personal friend got a rental car while their frs/brz was being fixed.

[cf6mech]

Bought mine to be mainly a track HPDE/track day car,...its such a riot to drive I have put way more mileage on it than expected,...it has almost turned into my daily driver as It seems I always end up grabbing the keys to the FRS over my normal daily driver.....Unlike all the hoopla you read with first year run problems,....Cels, tranny shifts,...tail light condensation,....etc.etc. I haven't had a single problem and I'm at 4k + mileage,....Don't expect plushness, or fit and finish of a German car,....this is an in-expensive sports car,...road noise, body panel gaps...etc.etc.

[Ingen]

I just turned over 3000 miles today hooning the hell out of my car on a back road. If you buy any other car you are a doofus, this thing rocks.

[K2]

Originally Posted by steve87j

About to place my order. Love the crowd here. Love the car, though i have some questions.

Unless you're waiting for the Subaru STI version, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

1. as a DD can I rely on scion that the car will last? I keep reading about the cel/chirp issues which scares me.

What you're not reading are all the stories of people without CEL issues.

2. hows everyone like their car, is it as amazing as i anticipate : )

It's everything all the reviews you've read/watched say it is.

3. I'm so ready to get it thats the only thing : ) i just want this to be my car for the next 5 years : )

5 years? I had my last two MR2s (daily drivers) for over 10 years each. I'm counting on this bad boy taking me well beyond 2020.

[SmokeyDB]

Originally Posted by steve87j

About to place my order. Love the crowd here. Love the car, though i have some questions.


1. as a DD can I rely on scion that the car will last? I keep reading about the cel/chirp issues which scares me.

2. hows everyone like their car, is it as amazing as i anticipate : )

3. I'm so ready to get it thats the only thing : ) i just want this to be my car for the next 5 years : )


THANKS GUYS

Just got my FRS last Sunday and love it already.

1. I had an 08 tC that I traded in for the FRS that never had an issue although I only put 42k miles on it. Wouldn't expect there to be any major issues with the FRS. Service at my dealer is also pretty good.

2. Love the car. Best car that I've driven but I guess that doesn't mean much since I'm only 23. Went to get gas after work today and got about half a tank (waiting for payday 2morrow XD) and got a bit sidetracked. Ended up driving from Phoenix to Scottsdale to Avondale cus I didn't want to get out of the car. Came back and now I'm back at a quarter tank again lol.

It's the first time in years that I've actually wanted to drive a car as opposed to riding my motorcycle everywhere. Actually haven't been on my bike since I bought the car and I just bought the bike (2012 zx6r) 2 weeks prior lol.