I bought my BRZ/FR-S, but I almost bought...

[DarkSunrise]

- Cayman S (used)
- Evo X GSR
- Mustang GT brembo
- 370z

Those were my other top choices, ranked in order I enjoyed driving them. Glad I went with the FR-S though.

[HunterGreene]

I was looking at either a Mustang GT or Subaru WRX. As soon as the FR-S was announced, though, it was no going any other direction.

[ravenblackfrs]

Went to dealership to get a oil filter for my X Runner, waited for them to look at something on my truck, walking around I started looking at it... first time I'd ever seen it. Sat down in it, and was HOOKED! Came back the next day to pick up parts I ordered for truck, and asked for the money back on parts as I signed for the car. #noregrets

[B L U E S L A T E]

Ford Focus ST, Nissan 370Z, BMW 135i, Honda S2000 CR, and Porsche Cayman S.

Besides the Focus ST, everything was used.

[Orthow]

Originally Posted by ATL BRZ

lolwut

Only people short enough to fit comfortably in the backseat! LoL

I honestly didn't even think child seats would be an option.

[campy]

I was seriously close to buying a '94 RX7 r1. I turned it down because I needed something that would be reliable as an only car, and the 3rd gen RX7s were horribly unreliable. I also looked at the Dodge Challenger, but with those the v8 is the only way to get them, and those were too much money. The FRS was an impulse buy, but now that I look back on it, I can't think of any other car I would prefer over it.

Almost bought a ford f150 with the money also.

[eddieEndo]

Originally Posted by ravenblackfrs

Went to dealership to get a oil filter for my X Runner, waited for them to look at something on my truck, walking around I started looking at it... first time I'd ever seen it. Sat down in it, and was HOOKED! Came back the next day to pick up parts I ordered for truck, and asked for the money back on parts as I signed for the car. #noregrets

hahahaha I was at the service department doing the stupid steering wheel airbag recall and ended up signing it away on a trade in towards the fr-s before the service was even done

[strat61caster]

Number 2 on my "new car" list was the Fiat Abarth, felt I would be disappointed a few years down the road due to inherent limitations in the vehicle (FWD, Tall, big hole in the back) whereas the FRS would keep me happy for a long time coming.

Number 1 on my "slightly used car list" was a Cayman, but couldn't bear the thought of something so new being abused by someone else with unforeseen costs down the road.

Mustang felt like a truck and I hate convertibles (no Miata/S2000), already crossed off hot hatches as leaving me disappointed in the future, FRS turned out to be the winner based on what I was looking for.

[Saber_TRD]

I passed up the FR-S for an '09 Cobalt SS Turbo. No, I didn't get that backwards.

[mit_peid]

Wasn't really in the market for a new car, but once I saw a few on the street and reading/hearing all the rave reviews, I did a Scion/Yokohama test drive event at the Home Depot Center and immediately fell in love with it. Also briefly looked into the WRX and although I liked/wanted the WRX too, the styling of the FRS and the better fuel-economy won me over easily.

[beesmiff07]

Ive beem eyeballing the FRS for the last 6 months....now im digging the gen 3.8...it has the interior and HP that I really want...we'll see.

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[CaptainSlow]

Was considering either a new Mustang GT, a used Evo IX, or the FRS. Passed on the idea of the used Evo, since you never know how well the previous owner treated it, and I didn't want to get caught in another vicious cycle of repairing other people's mistakes. Passed on the Mustang after I sat in it. Just hated the interior, and couldn't get past it. Just way too boring for me...to flat/angular, and too cheap feeling/looking. Also, both of the alternatives wouldn't have been any improvement on gas mileage, which was something I was looking for, at least to an extent.

[husker741]

My dad and I just decided to go test drive one after golfing one day, and that was it. Now a few months later, my Whiteout MT is on order. I also looked at the CT 200h F-Sport, but there is no power in that car and I couldn't stand the CVT. Other than that, it was maybe an IS250 AWD.

[ravenblackfrs]

Originally Posted by eddieEndo

hahahaha I was at the service department doing the stupid steering wheel airbag recall and ended up signing it away on a trade in towards the fr-s before the service was even done

I see you had the recessed grille to. I almost had my xrunner paid off... owed less the $6k.... I do wish I still had a truck, but for work purposes and loading stuff in the back, but just about everyone in my family has a truck. I have an 06 Matrix XRS as my work daily driver car.... and its about to be paid off. I might try to go find me a small tacoma just to have one. Not anything worth spending a whole lot of money on, but to just have something that works for loading gear I cant fit in my car. 4 door tacoma would be nice.