10-29-2014, 03:16 PM | #5671 |
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New FRS in Houston
Hey everybody... the story of how I made my way to this car and eventually this website is a little unusual, and kind of long, but I'll give you the cliff notes.
I'm a truck guy. After having a 2001 Mustang in college, I always said I would never drive a car again, unless it was my second, "weekend thrills"-type vehicle. I left my job with a company truck, and got a new job without a company vehicle, and added a 60+ mile/day commute in the process. After sharing my fiance's Camaro RS for a month, I realized being a one-car family was a nightmare and I needed a car to get me to and from work, and that's about it, until I could afford a new truck. I looked at the Hyundai Veloster first because it had good gas mileage and was unique looking, plus the tech that came standard was great. Before I made my first new-car purchase at the Hyundai dealership, I remembered back when I was at a Toyota dealership looking at the new Tundras, I had seen a Scion FR-S sitting out front and thought, "hmmm that's a cool-looking car, Scion must have really stepped their game up"... and went on about my business. I told the Hyundai salesman that I was sold, but that I had to at least give the FR-S a shot and that as long as it wasn't a complete blast to drive, I would come back and buy the Veloster. 2 days later, I drove an hour and a half to Beaumont to pick up my brand new 2015 Asphalt FR-S lol. I fell in love immediately. The test drive was the most fun I have had since I was 16 and first got behind the wheel of my '89 Jeep Wrangler. I thought I had just purchased a fun, little commuter car that would allow me to at least salvage my man card a little over an Elantra, Accord, etc... I had no idea I was joining a group of owners that are all such huge fans of a car with such humble, respected beginnings. Little did I know I would end up falling in love with my car in such a major way. This car rocks. This forum rocks. I made a great decision at that Hyundai dealership (And THAT was the short version) |
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10-29-2014, 03:23 PM | #5672 |
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Welcome to the club! I got a lot of flak from a few friends of mine for buying the FR-S, but when it came down to it the reason I bought it was because I found it fun. It makes the morning drive a bit less boring, and it makes weekend trips amazing. Hope you enjoy it!
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10-29-2014, 03:29 PM | #5673 | |
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10-30-2014, 12:04 AM | #5674 |
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Hey everyone, i just got my 2015 FRS rs 1.0 last week. So far i really like to drive it around. Getting a lot of people turn their head around which i dont get much on my SRT-4 neon. My FRS needs now is some boost to make it even more fun to drive it around. Got the looks and handling, just missing a snail under the hood.
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10-30-2014, 10:46 AM | #5675 | |
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10-31-2014, 12:00 PM | #5676 |
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Hi, I recently got a 2015 Halo FRS.
It's my first car and I absolutely love it. |
11-03-2014, 01:02 PM | #5677 |
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10 Series from Hampton Roads, VA
whats up everyone. got my 10 series back in May after I totaled my IS300. #1906. Have loved every minute of having my FR-S. So far I have AFE Takeda Intake, Invidia Overpipe and Catless Frontpipe, Perrin trans mount, and Greddy SP Elite axle back exhaust. Planning on doing suspension and a tune next!!!
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11-04-2014, 12:29 AM | #5678 |
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Hi all, I'm an 86 owner. Just looking to link into the community.
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11-04-2014, 12:52 AM | #5679 |
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Well then, you're in the right place!
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11-04-2014, 02:37 AM | #5680 |
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Hi all...
Was looking at a BMW for my next car.
Read about the FR-S in the Automobile Magazine All Star issue a week ago Saturday. That night I drove home in a new 2015 Ultramarine FR-S. Definitely the most fun I've had in a car. Upgrading audio first, then we'll see. Cheers! Lee |
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11-04-2014, 06:52 PM | #5681 |
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Whats up folks. A LR brz got traded in at my work so I couldn't resist and had to get one haha
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11-05-2014, 12:06 PM | #5682 |
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Whats up guys Martin here from Northeast LA, hoping to purchase an FRS by end december beginning january hoping some good sales going on. looking forward to learning a lot about this car and meeting cool people!
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11-05-2014, 09:06 PM | #5683 |
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New to the forum (and forums in general).
[QUOTE=Caspian;2009698]Was looking at a BMW for my next car.
More fun for the $ with the 86. Master Bimmer tech here. Mine is and will remain my daily driver-fantastic car but looking to start tracking and past experience has learned me to not track your daily driver. Can't wait to pick up an 86 for springtime auto-x and track days!!! Any new BMW-while refined in many aspects, and great, and has ass massagers/coolers/heaters, and prestige (barf)-cost too much and has unnecessary weight and cost for my goals for the track. Fantastic engineering and quality of materials, but the frs/brz has more malleability and I can change things about it at my own pace. BMW-Bring My Wallet. |
11-05-2014, 09:22 PM | #5684 | |
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