Spotted, a new viewpoint

[Splat]

I remember the time when I was like "oooh another FRS" now I am, oh sh@@ another FRS. I feel like the cool factor is going away. Everywhere I turn I see an FRS. Today, I picked up a import tuner mag....tons of FRS.. and a few ads geared to just frs/brz... I get a newspaper from parking garage.. FRS on front page.Convertable..... I go to Dallas , Lovefield airport a black FRS pulling out.
FRS's everywhere...and that is just today!
So, whats big deal, Everyother car I have had , many others also have, so why does it bother me with the FRS? It was special, to me, new , only few sold in my area, never saw one until the dealership, and it was that way for a long time after it left with me. I guess I just need to make mine, mine ...however most mods I might do are mass marketed, so nothing really special. Any of you who got your cars early feel same way?

[sho220]

Originally Posted by Splat

I remember the time when I was like "oooh another FRS" now I am, oh sh@@ another FRS. I feel like the cool factor is going away. Everywhere I turn I see an FRS. Today, I picked up a import tuner mag....tons of FRS.. and a few ads geared to just frs/brz... I get a newspaper from parking garage.. FRS on front page.Convertable..... I go to Dallas , Lovefield airport a black FRS pulling out.
FRS's everywhere...and that is just today!
So, whats big deal, Everyother car I have had , many others also have, so why does it bother me with the FRS? It was special, to me, new , only few sold in my area, never saw one until the dealership, and it was that way for a long time after it left with me. I guess I just need to make mine, mine ...however most mods I might do are mass marketed, so nothing really special. Any of you who got your cars early feel same way?

Nope...it was inevitable. As long as it doesn't get out of hand like Mustangs are...

[dem00n]

No, the worlds full of cars.

You don't see me going.

Let me buy a god damn three wheeler to show those damn four wheeler's.


Want be different?

Cut your **** off, you'll be hella different.





inb4goodsportscarunder30k.

[HotLava]

That's why mine is Hot Lava. There are very few out of the factory orange cars. Even Dodge has dropped header orange for the Challenger for 2014. The 2013 Vette can be gotten in inferno orange. But I've never seen one.

[Chupacabra]

@Splat - After reading your thought, this quote comes to mind:

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" -Aristotle

My advice would be to enjoy your car and enjoy the culture. These are excellent cars and (hopefully) people buying them respect what the twins are all about. If they don't, it won't make you care any less about yours.

[dem00n]

Originally Posted by Chupacabra

@Splat - After reading your thought, this quote comes to mind:

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" -Aristotle

My advice would be to enjoy your car and enjoy the culture. These are excellent cars and (hopefully) people buying them respect what the twins are all about. If they don't, it won't make you care any less about yours.

Your doing it wrong, you have to do a quote that no one will understand so you look like you know what your talking about.

For example...Thomas Mann.

"A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries."

Seriously though, who doesn't see a Miata every day?

[shawnperolis]

I don't mind it all that much, but I am kind of upset that Toyota/Subaru decided to give the twins an automatic option. I'm coming from a Civic Si, where Honda didn't put a slushbox in it because if you wanted that, the normal Civic was just fine for you. Because the FR-S is a pure driver's car, it ruins it (for me) to see that a bunch of them out there are automatics. It kind of kills the "cool" and "exclusive" factors, knowing someone who can't drive can roll up next to me in an autotragic FR-S.

[whaap]

Originally Posted by shawnperolis

I don't mind it all that much, but I am kind of upset that Toyota/Subaru decided to give the twins an automatic option. I'm coming from a Civic Si, where Honda didn't put a slushbox in it because if you wanted that, the normal Civic was just fine for you. Because the FR-S is a pure driver's car, it ruins it (for me) to see that a bunch of them out there are automatics. It kind of kills the "cool" and "exclusive" factors, knowing someone who can't drive can roll up next to me in an autotragic FR-S.

Also being the owner of a manual I have to ask, does Ferrari make any thing other than automatic? I would hardly consider them "autotragic". But, then again, what do I know?

[sho220]

Originally Posted by shawnperolis

I don't mind it all that much, but I am kind of upset that Toyota/Subaru decided to give the twins an automatic option. I'm coming from a Civic Si, where Honda didn't put a slushbox in it because if you wanted that, the normal Civic was just fine for you. Because the FR-S is a pure driver's car, it ruins it (for me) to see that a bunch of them out there are automatics. It kind of kills the "cool" and "exclusive" factors, knowing someone who can't drive can roll up next to me in an autotragic FR-S.

What a stupid post...I can't believe you just insulted every owner of an auto FR-S...on an FR-S forum.

[sho220]

Originally Posted by whaap

Also being the owner of a manual I have to ask, does Ferrari make any thing other than automatic? I would hardly consider them "autotragic". But, then again, what do I know?

That explains why a Ferrari F430 is slower than an FR-S! It has an auto!

[brzninja]

Originally Posted by shawnperolis

I don't mind it all that much, but I am kind of upset that Toyota/Subaru decided to give the twins an automatic option. I'm coming from a Civic Si, where Honda didn't put a slushbox in it because if you wanted that, the normal Civic was just fine for you. Because the FR-S is a pure driver's car, it ruins it (for me) to see that a bunch of them out there are automatics. It kind of kills the "cool" and "exclusive" factors, knowing someone who can't drive can roll up next to me in an autotragic FR-S.

From what the automatic reviews of the car say, I'm led to believe the fr-s/brz "Slushbox" is a very responsive and fun transmission.

[dem00n]

Originally Posted by shawnperolis

I don't mind it all that much, but I am kind of upset that Toyota/Subaru decided to give the twins an automatic option. I'm coming from a Civic Si, where Honda didn't put a slushbox in it because if you wanted that, the normal Civic was just fine for you. Because the FR-S is a pure driver's car, it ruins it (for me) to see that a bunch of them out there are automatics. It kind of kills the "cool" and "exclusive" factors, knowing someone who can't drive can roll up next to me in an autotragic FR-S.

Well he used the term drivers car, he clearly has no idea what the hell hes talking about.

[dem00n]

Originally Posted by whaap

Also being the owner of a manual I have to ask, does Ferrari make any thing other than automatic? I would hardly consider them "autotragic". But, then again, what do I know?

California

[Veloist]

Originally Posted by shawnperolis

I don't mind it all that much, but I am kind of upset that Toyota/Subaru decided to give the twins an automatic option. I'm coming from a Civic Si, where Honda didn't put a slushbox in it because if you wanted that, the normal Civic was just fine for you. Because the FR-S is a pure driver's car, it ruins it (for me) to see that a bunch of them out there are automatics. It kind of kills the "cool" and "exclusive" factors, knowing someone who can't drive can roll up next to me in an autotragic FR-S.

You better put your flame shield on...