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Old 05-16-2014, 04:41 PM   #99
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Is there a way to turn the auto function off on the stalk? I don't like my car turning my lights on and off for me.
Yes... Should have Off->Auto->Parking->On if like the BRZ and any other auto headlighted cars I've driven.
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Old 05-16-2014, 04:54 PM   #100
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Yes... Should have Off->Auto->Parking->On if like the BRZ and any other auto headlighted cars I've driven.
That's what I thought based off of other makes version of the auto-on function. Thanks.
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Old 05-16-2014, 05:24 PM   #101
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Shark fin antenna must add so much aero. Genius.
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Shark fin antenna must add so much aero. Genius.

I heard it creates so much down force that our cars can drive upside down now...


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I'm a bit jealous. That white is pretty bomb.

Only a bit though.
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Old 05-16-2014, 06:38 PM   #104
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i honestly can tell the differences between whites. maybe i have to see it in person
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I must be the only person that hates the looks of Shark Wart (Uh, I mean Fin) antennas. I like the rest of the updates on the 15 but if I were to buy one at some point down the road then I would have to revert the antenna back to the original base with a shorty style mast.
Stock antenna here, don't like the barnacle either.
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Old 05-16-2014, 06:52 PM   #106
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The obsession (inferiority complex?) about resale value on this forum has gone to bizarre levels...

Eventually Toyota will make major changes to the car, and when they do, the butthurt is going to be EPIC
Yes this will be hilarious. People should enjoy their car and not worry; there will always be something better
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Eventually Toyota will make major changes to the car, and when they do, the butthurt is going to be EPIC
I don't think it's resale value, it's not having the latest shiny thing. You can't be cool in a '13 if all your buddies are rocking a '15.
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Does anyone here even use the analog speedometer? It feels like a lot of wasted space. For me personally, I would love to see a more informative gauge cluster. Yes the tachometer, programmable rev light and the digital speedometer are all awesome (and I guess for you AT guys the gear indicator?), but then it ends there. It's like the left and right sides of the cluster were just afterthoughts.

I know this is a common rant, but I don't think it has been brought up on this thread before. And since I wasn't realistically expecting any performance increases I think it would have been nice to see them update the cluster. For example, ditch the speedo and give us oil temp and oil pressure. For the people who actually do use the analog speedo then how about shrinking it down and giving us accurate temp gauges with clear temp indicators?

A more informative gauge cluster was the first thing I asked for when I filled out my new vehicle survey from Toyota.
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Monogram>all other FR-S models
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Too bad it doesn't come without that spoiler. That was really a weird choice to make. At least the TRD covers the holes left.
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Too bad it doesn't come without that spoiler. That was really a weird choice to make. At least the TRD covers the holes left.
More downforce brah.

I'm happy I decided to pull the trigger on my Monogram. Sure, the 2016 refresh will probably bring a lot of changes, but I'm glad that something drastically different didn't come out a couple months after buying my car.
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What do you want to bet that the suspension changes and re-tuning of the rear shocks makes the rear end stick better and harder to induce oversteer or drift?

That would be the end result of all the boyracer and drifter wannabees spinning off the roads and into curbs, trees, telephone poles, ditches, cliffs, etc.


I must be the only person that hates the looks of Shark Wart (Uh, I mean Fin) antennas. I like the rest of the updates on the 15 but if I were to buy one at some point down the road then I would have to revert the antenna back to the original base with a shorty style mast.
I agree, the shark fin antenna looks awful on this car. I really don't like the new fake carbon fiber dash compared to the old T patterned one, and I don't like the design of the new key either. Plus, the new shock tuning probably will make it less fun now.

So all-in-all, it looks like they have not let us down in making the car worse with updates! Good job big companies, you always somehow manage to do it! Thanks for ignoring all the real problems and requests to make the car better and instead focusing on things we didn't want to change.
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