Thoughts on 3 years of ownership - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

5hairpins · 05-22-2015, 09:54 AM

Today marks 3 years since I got my FR-S. This last year has been pretty uneventful, the car is still running like a top. Passed 32K on the odo, only 8K since my post last year. That is due mostly to living much closer to work. My cricket companions are alive and well but I hardly notice any more. No further issues with the tail lights and nothing but normal service done on the car.

I don't find myself out driving just to drive anymore but I do throw out the tail end when the urge strikes. I have also been much less active in the Dallas owners group, partially due to getting married and partly due to having less in common with them. Many of the newer members are deeply involved with modding and I am still not pursuing any upgrades until the car is paid off. I keep in touch with a few of the guys so I haven't entirely disappeared.

I do see more and more of the twins on the road and enjoy seeing the smiles on the other driver's faces as we wave and pass by. I have spoken to a couple who I encountered in parking lots and it always reminds me just how much I love this car.

One strange experience I had this year was a call from the dealer who sold me my car, wanting me to come trade it in. It seems that the resale market has been good and there has been several prospective buyers looking for used twins. Of course I turned him down, I will not be trading in my ride.

All in all it has been a wonderful 3 years and I continue to look forward to the day when I actually own the car and will allow myself to start tweaking it more to my liking. Here is to year 4 being a great one!

Bergen23 · 05-22-2015, 10:00 AM

The only downside I've really seen on mine so far is limited trunk space, but that's less of a concern than anything else. If necessary, there's also 2 trucks and an suv in my household.

Glad to hear it's been trouble free for you.

HATED1 · 05-22-2015, 10:07 AM

I'm in the same boat as you! Loving the car at 58,000+miles! Setting up meets and more track days so that I can share my knowledge and joy with others!

Tcoat · 05-22-2015, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 5hairpins

One strange experience I had this year was a call from the dealer who sold me my car, wanting me to come trade it in. It seems that the resale market has been good and there has been several prospective buyers looking for used twins. Of course I turned him down, I will not be trading in my ride.
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Glad you didn't fall for this ploy. It is a common thing for dealers to do and in reality it has nothing to do with the demand for your used car. My wife fell for this a few years back when she received a call saying that people really wanted her car used. She did get a good deal on it but the very next day I saw it and a some other "high demand" trade in being loaded onto a truck to go to auction so have serious doubts the dealer had buyers all lined up for it.

Pekingduck · 05-22-2015, 10:35 AM

I find dealers just say that to try to get you in to buy another car.

Tcoat · 05-22-2015, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pekingduck

I find dealers just say that to try to get you in to buy another car.

Yep. In fact they go to great expense with flyers and advertising to say the "need used cars for stock" and then don't keep them anyway. It gets people in the door though and that is half the battle for sales.

Dadhawk · 05-22-2015, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Glad you didn't fall for this ploy. It is a common thing for dealers to do and in reality it has nothing to do with the demand for your used car. .....

Yea, I have a Chevy, Ford, Scion, Honda, Volvo in the home fleet. Annually I get at least one mailer from each of the local dealers of these brands "begging" me to come in and trade the cars in to help them meet demand. 3 of the 5 I actually bought used to begin with but I'm on their mailing list so I get the offer.

juvi22003 · 05-22-2015, 01:51 PM

Wish i would get flyer demanding my IS

NOHOME · 05-22-2015, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 5hairpins

Today marks 3 years since I got my FR-S. This last year has been pretty uneventful, the car is still running like a top. Passed 32K on the odo, only 8K since my post last year. That is due mostly to living much closer to work. My cricket companions are alive and well but I hardly notice any more. No further issues with the tail lights and nothing but normal service done on the car.

I don't find myself out driving just to drive anymore but I do throw out the tail end when the urge strikes. I have also been much less active in the Dallas owners group, partially due to getting married and partly due to having less in common with them. Many of the newer members are deeply involved with modding and I am still not pursuing any upgrades until the car is paid off. I keep in touch with a few of the guys so I haven't entirely disappeared.

I do see more and more of the twins on the road and enjoy seeing the smiles on the other driver's faces as we wave and pass by. I have spoken to a couple who I encountered in parking lots and it always reminds me just how much I love this car.

One strange experience I had this year was a call from the dealer who sold me my car, wanting me to come trade it in. It seems that the resale market has been good and there has been several prospective buyers looking for used twins. Of course I turned him down, I will not be trading in my ride.

All in all it has been a wonderful 3 years and I continue to look forward to the day when I actually own the car and will allow myself to start tweaking it more to my liking. Here is to year 4 being a great one!

Pretty much word-for-word what I would have posted since I bought mine as soon as they came out. I have been beating on it since day one.

Packofcrows · 05-22-2015, 08:46 PM

dank 8k? I'm hoping for 8k...so far 1.5k in 2 months. Time to use other car for dd (has 328k). I might hit 13k-15k if I keep this up on the FR-S.

Nice to hear your car is doing good.

Chad11491 · 05-22-2015, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Packofcrows

dank 8k? I'm hoping for 8k...so far 1.5k in 2 months. Time to use other car for dd (has 328k). I might hit 13k-15k if I keep this up on the FR-S.

Nice to hear your car is doing good.

lol, I put 4,500 miles on my car in 7 weeks at my new job

But it's ok, because i'm moving 3 miles away from it soon.

Glad you're still liking your car. It's a nice change of pace from everyone crying about fuel pumps and road noise in a sports car.

Aozora.BRZ · 05-22-2015, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 5hairpins

I don't find myself out driving just to drive anymore but I do throw out the tail end when the urge strikes.

I still have an older VW Passat in great condition. I take it around a couple miles once a week so it stays in shape, but that short drive is enough to make me appreciate how amazing it is to drive the 86. I don't want to sell the VW for fear that I will get desensitized and start taking the 86's handling for granted if it becomes my only car.

I almost got out of the road the other day on the Passat taking a curve the way I am now used to with my BRZ

Packofcrows · 05-22-2015, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad11491

lol, I put 4,500 miles on my car in 7 weeks at my new job

But it's ok, because i'm moving 3 miles away from it soon.

Glad you're still liking your car. It's a nice change of pace from everyone crying about fuel pumps and road noise in a sports car.

HOLY SMACK! haha

awhatzable · 05-23-2015, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad11491

lol, I put 4,500 miles on my car in 7 weeks at my new job

But it's ok, because i'm moving 3 miles away from it soon.

Glad you're still liking your car. It's a nice change of pace from everyone crying about fuel pumps and road noise in a sports car.

How long did it take you to drive to work ?

05-22-2015, 09:54 AM	#1
5hairpins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 MT Asphalt FR-S Location: Brownwood TX Posts: 567 Thanks: 84 Thanked 254 Times in 116 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Thoughts on 3 years of ownership Today marks 3 years since I got my FR-S. This last year has been pretty uneventful, the car is still running like a top. Passed 32K on the odo, only 8K since my post last year. That is due mostly to living much closer to work. My cricket companions are alive and well but I hardly notice any more. No further issues with the tail lights and nothing but normal service done on the car. I don't find myself out driving just to drive anymore but I do throw out the tail end when the urge strikes. I have also been much less active in the Dallas owners group, partially due to getting married and partly due to having less in common with them. Many of the newer members are deeply involved with modding and I am still not pursuing any upgrades until the car is paid off. I keep in touch with a few of the guys so I haven't entirely disappeared. I do see more and more of the twins on the road and enjoy seeing the smiles on the other driver's faces as we wave and pass by. I have spoken to a couple who I encountered in parking lots and it always reminds me just how much I love this car. One strange experience I had this year was a call from the dealer who sold me my car, wanting me to come trade it in. It seems that the resale market has been good and there has been several prospective buyers looking for used twins. Of course I turned him down, I will not be trading in my ride. All in all it has been a wonderful 3 years and I continue to look forward to the day when I actually own the car and will allow myself to start tweaking it more to my liking. Here is to year 4 being a great one!

05-22-2015, 10:35 AM	#5
Pekingduck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 4 wheels Location: Southern Cali Posts: 800 Thanks: 328 Thanked 419 Times in 177 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I find dealers just say that to try to get you in to buy another car. __________________ Pekingduck's Build thread http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5717

05-22-2015, 01:51 PM	#8
juvi22003 Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 14 IS250 / 97 RHD TOYOTA ARISTO Location: PALM BEACH Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wish i would get flyer demanding my IS __________________ *FortuneMinds* 14 Lexus IS250 97 RHD Toyota Aristo - 2Jz-Gte IG: rhd.jessie

05-22-2015, 08:46 PM	#10
Packofcrows hey you, yeah you <3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 37J FR-S Location: Monterey County, CA Posts: 2,713 Thanks: 905 Thanked 1,258 Times in 809 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	dank 8k? I'm hoping for 8k...so far 1.5k in 2 months. Time to use other car for dd (has 328k). I might hit 13k-15k if I keep this up on the FR-S. Nice to hear your car is doing good. __________________ Got my TRD wheels and TRD louvers. Thanks!!!

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05-22-2015, 10:00 AM	#2
Bergen23 Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: '15 Halo FR-S Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 922 Thanked 950 Times in 492 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The only downside I've really seen on mine so far is limited trunk space, but that's less of a concern than anything else. If necessary, there's also 2 trucks and an suv in my household. Glad to hear it's been trouble free for you.

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