Help me choose between two FRS's

[Summerwolf]

Sounds overpriced for either honestly. Monogram would be awesome.... but not with damage.

[Protege13]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

Sounds overpriced for either honestly. Monogram would be awesome.... but not with damage.

What do you think a good price would be? Maybe it's just my area but I'm hard pressed to find any unmodded FRS under 50k miles for anything less than 16k. Most are like 19k average.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Protege13

What do you think a good price would be? Maybe it's just my area but I'm hard pressed to find any unmodded FRS under 50k miles for anything less than 16k. Most are like 19k average.

Ya, prices can be very regional so beware of guys that are not close by you saying "That is too much" because they are cheaper in their area. Now if you do broaden your search you can indeed find cheaper ones but that opens up a bunch of other concerns such as seeing the car and getting it home.

[slowautoxr]

I very recently bought a 2013 base FR-S. Even though it is a base model, it still has plenty of nice features. I like it more every day.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by Protege13

What do you think a good price would be? Maybe it's just my area but I'm hard pressed to find any unmodded FRS under 50k miles for anything less than 16k. Most are like 19k average.

Being that you are in the midwest, I find that hard to believe. I live in southern Illinois and I see limited brz models with around 30K going for 18 regularly. It would make sense the lower trim frs would be less money.

Hold out for the right deal.

[guybo]

The OP is basing his decision on the vehicle appearance and the opinion of a bunch of strangers on the Internet. You might as well flip a coin.

Spend a couple hundred dollars and take the cars to a mechanic who can put them on a lift, check for codes and whatnot and give the cars a good once over. It'll pay for itself in the long run. A mechanic may find things you won't see

[daiheadjai]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

Being that you are in the midwest, I find that hard to believe. I live in southern Illinois and I see limited brz models with around 30K going for 18 regularly. It would make sense the lower trim frs would be less money.

Hold out for the right deal.

This is a great point.
OP, is there a reason why you want the FRS over the BRZ?

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[Protege13]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

Being that you are in the midwest, I find that hard to believe. I live in southern Illinois and I see limited brz models with around 30K going for 18 regularly. It would make sense the lower trim frs would be less money.

Hold out for the right deal.

Here is a search for MT, less than 50k miles, and within 150 miles from me. Sorted by lowest price to highest. These are the 3 cheapest FRS/BRZ cars within 150 miles of me.


These are the cheapest FRS within 150 mi. The first one has a bunch of mods which I'm personally not interested in, the second one looks mostly OK but not the color I want, and the third one is the one I proposed in my original post.


These are the cheapest 3 BRZ's within 150 mi. The lowest one is almost 2k more than an FRS, and I don't think it offers much more than the base FRS since it's a premium and not a limited.

With all due respect, southern IL is extremely rural. I live less than an hour from Chicago (and I hate how expensive everything here is!) so I'm not surprised the prices might be cheaper down there. If you know of any stellar deals down there, though, I would totally drive that far to pick it up. I have searched nationwide for the past 6 months and haven't found anything in good shape under 16k though :\ Everything either has a rebuilt title, previous accidents, etc. Every once in a while I saw one for 14/15k in good shape, but it was about a thousand miles away and the price difference wasn't large enough to justify a plane ticket or shipment cross counrty and all of that.

Originally Posted by guybo

The OP is basing his decision on the vehicle appearance and the opinion of a bunch of strangers on the Internet. You might as well flip a coin.

Spend a couple hundred dollars and take the cars to a mechanic who can put them on a lift, check for codes and whatnot and give the cars a good once over. It'll pay for itself in the long run. A mechanic may find things you won't see

I wanted the opinion of people who already own the car(s) and are familiar with them. But yes, I do plan on having my mechanic check them out. It's been a LONG time since I bought a car; any tips on getting the dealer to let me take the car to my mechanic? He's an hour away from the dealership.

Originally Posted by daiheadjai

This is a great point.
OP, is there a reason why you want the FRS over the BRZ?

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The only reason is that I like the front bumper on the FRS better than the BRZ. I'm not opposed to a BRZ. If I found one at a lower price than the FRS I'd probably go for it. Or, if I found a limited for 1-2k more... but it seems like most of them are 19-20k+ around here used, whereas I can get a FRS for 16-17k.

[86geek]

That 2015 BRZ Limited is nice high mileage though.....2014, 2015's would be ideal if you can find one close to you.

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by Protege13

With all due respect, southern IL is extremely rural. I live less than an hour from Chicago (and I hate how expensive everything here is!) so I'm not surprised the prices might be cheaper down there. If you know of any stellar deals down there, though, I would totally drive that far to pick it up. I have searched nationwide for the past 6 months and haven't found anything in good shape under 16k though :\ Everything either has a rebuilt title, previous accidents, etc. Every once in a while I saw one for 14/15k in good shape, but it was about a thousand miles away and the price difference wasn't large enough to justify a plane ticket or shipment cross counrty and all of that.

No offense taken, I live right near St. Louis, so....not rural. I just found a 15 with 4,000 miles for 18K lol. I'm not going to do your research for you, but the deals are easy to find and a ton are in your own state. Look in Indiana as well. Unless you're pairing it down to certain colors / options there are a ton of low mileage cars around that pricepoint.


Clean monogram with 34K for 19 down here as well.


https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...ting=168423454


Unless that's the car you're talking about originally and they changed mileage and took bad pics in the ad?

[Protege13]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

No offense taken, I live right near St. Louis, so....not rural. I just found a 15 with 4,000 miles for 18K lol. I'm not going to do your research for you, but the deals are easy to find and a ton are in your own state. Look in Indiana as well. Unless you're pairing it down to certain colors / options there are a ton of low mileage cars around that pricepoint.


Clean monogram with 34K for 19 down here as well.


https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...ting=168423454


Unless that's the car you're talking about originally and they changed mileage and took bad pics in the ad?

Yup that's the exact same monogram. The guy took a private video for me and the picture I posted was a screencap from the video he sent me. Same mileage I posted, about 35k. I rounded up instead of down

PS - can you link me the 18k with 4k miles? Can't seem to find it. Wouldn't mind checking that out.

[Riftur]

The undamaged one by far. If your getting a new (to you) car. You dont want it to be damaged before buying it. If I was spending over 20k on a car I woul want it to be in perfect condition. Are both cars all stock?

[Riftur]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

No offense taken, I live right near St. Louis, so....not rural. I just found a 15 with 4,000 miles for 18K lol. I'm not going to do your research for you, but the deals are easy to find and a ton are in your own state. Look in Indiana as well. Unless you're pairing it down to certain colors / options there are a ton of low mileage cars around that pricepoint.


Clean monogram with 34K for 19 down here as well.


https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...ting=168423454


Unless that's the car you're talking about originally and they changed mileage and took bad pics in the ad?

a 15 with only 4k miles for that money is to good to be true. Is it a salvaged title?

[Protege13]

Originally Posted by Riftur

The undamaged one by far. If your getting a new (to you) car. You dont want it to be damaged before buying it. If I was spending over 20k on a car I woul want it to be in perfect condition. Are both cars all stock?

The cheaper one is stock. One owner lease that was just turned in.

The monogram has a couple cosmetic things like shift knob etc but no big deal. I haven't seen under the hood, mostly because I didn't inquire to. I was leaning more toward the cheaper one as it's closer, and leaves money for mods down the road after I've gotten used to the car.