First drive of Scion FR-S in Charlotte,NC. My impressions.... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

saadkhan07 · 05-23-2012, 11:56 PM

Today i got a call early from Scott Clark Toyota in regards to the FR-S. They made a appointment with me for 7 PM to check out the car. After work, i went straight there, and was greeted by the sales lady, who was very nice.

Anyways, we went out to go look at the FRS, but it was gone because they were making a video. They came back, and when i saw the car roll by, looked amazing !

Anyways, so i got to drive the car. First of all, the car feels solid. Quality interior, and the seats felt amazing. True bucket seats. The dash, speedo, everything looked great, felt great. The low center of gravity was amazing, i felt low, and snug. The interior is small, but its bigger than what i actually thought it was going to be like. I drove a silver AT.

Drive - Solid handling, power isnt bad, 200 HP seems decent. Sounds GREAT. the AT paddle shifting was nice, but the handling, was amazing. The car sticks to the ground like no other, no body roll whatsoever.

Overall i like it. For what it is, its great. I want to go get the BRZ though...for a little more money you get more things i.e HID, LED, NAV etc etc.

Impressed though. Their sticker price was close to 26-27k.

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TPO · 05-24-2012, 12:48 AM

Stop by Subaru on south blvd. They have a silver Limited out front.

saadkhan07 · 05-24-2012, 12:55 AM

They were supposed to call me....have you seen it yet ? like check it out etc ?

I will go by there for sure !

saadkhan07 · 05-24-2012, 01:05 AM

fixed pics !

LUV2TURN · 05-24-2012, 11:27 AM

I'm pretty sure it was you who drove it right before my wife and I did (we were the ones with the black Genesis coupe)

If so, then it was nice chatting with you!

ESBjiujitsu · 05-24-2012, 11:55 AM

All us Charlotte guys need to get together and shot the shit about the frs sometime!:happy0180:

TPO · 05-24-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ESBjiujitsu

All us Charlotte guys need to get together and shot the shit about the frs sometime!:happy0180:

Just let me know when

saadkhan07 · 05-24-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LUV2TURN

I'm pretty sure it was you who drove it right before my wife and I did (we were the ones with the black Genesis coupe)

If so, then it was nice chatting with you!

YUP. Today i got a call from them in regards to a red MANUAL FR-S. I was thinking about you and your wife, and wish i had your contact info to tell yall about it.

How long did you guys stay there after i left ?

saadkhan07 · 05-24-2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LUV2TURN

I'm pretty sure it was you who drove it right before my wife and I did (we were the ones with the black Genesis coupe)

If so, then it was nice chatting with you!

And yes it was real nice talking to you and your wife. There was a older couple there to see the car after us too. lol

miata · 05-24-2012, 08:36 PM

Why is every car AT?

LUV2TURN · 05-25-2012, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by saadkhan07

YUP. Today i got a call from them in regards to a red MANUAL FR-S. I was thinking about you and your wife, and wish i had your contact info to tell yall about it.

How long did you guys stay there after i left ?

Not a whole lot longer. We chatted with "our" sales guy for another 5-10 minutes then headed out. Wouldn't mind trying a manual transmission one, I think that would give me a better idea of what this car is really like.

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Originally Posted by miata

Why is every car AT?

Sales. The amount of Americans that can't drive a stick shift is staggering. Keep in mind that there are going to be many people looking at purchasing an FR-S, especially women, because it's "cute" ...not because it's a well-performing car.

ESBjiujitsu · 05-25-2012, 09:15 AM

It is amazing the amount of people that cannot drive stick....blows me away!

thill · 05-25-2012, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ESBjiujitsu

It is amazing the amount of people that cannot drive stick....blows me away!

I'm not surprised. Younger generations are being raised in homes that only have automatics.

It will only get worse as most manufacturers are dropping manuals from their popular mid size sedands, and even many compacts seem to only be found with automatics.

We are also starting to see automatics get better gas mileage than manuals (at least through the EPA tests, which are not the best measure by the way, as I can always come in way over EPA numbers with a manual).

My kids will learn how to drive a stick. If you ever travel to Europe it is almost a must.

05-23-2012, 11:56 PM	#1
saadkhan07 Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2002 Nissan Maxima SE Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 13 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	First drive of Scion FR-S in Charlotte,NC. My impressions.... Today i got a call early from Scott Clark Toyota in regards to the FR-S. They made a appointment with me for 7 PM to check out the car. After work, i went straight there, and was greeted by the sales lady, who was very nice. Anyways, we went out to go look at the FRS, but it was gone because they were making a video. They came back, and when i saw the car roll by, looked amazing ! Anyways, so i got to drive the car. First of all, the car feels solid. Quality interior, and the seats felt amazing. True bucket seats. The dash, speedo, everything looked great, felt great. The low center of gravity was amazing, i felt low, and snug. The interior is small, but its bigger than what i actually thought it was going to be like. I drove a silver AT. Drive - Solid handling, power isnt bad, 200 HP seems decent. Sounds GREAT. the AT paddle shifting was nice, but the handling, was amazing. The car sticks to the ground like no other, no body roll whatsoever. Overall i like it. For what it is, its great. I want to go get the BRZ though...for a little more money you get more things i.e HID, LED, NAV etc etc. Impressed though. Their sticker price was close to 26-27k. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us ] Uploaded with ImageShack.us Last edited by saadkhan07; 05-24-2012 at 01:05 AM.

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saadkhan07 Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2002 Nissan Maxima SE Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 13 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	re They were supposed to call me....have you seen it yet ? like check it out etc ? I will go by there for sure !

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