Somebody is bitter...

[ducks]

written follow up to the video posted earlier

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...ce-scion-fr-s/

[mattles]

Yep, jack has just resorted to trolling because he didnt get picked for the first86 contest. And then furthermore, Toyota refused him a car. Im pretty sure Jack is a 20-something go-nowhere-in-life blogger with little in the way of social life anyways. That blog post of his made me honestly laugh out loud.

[FBaxteR-S]

Probably my favourite part so far:

That would be the car to have. Get the drivetrain out of the last All-Trac, crank the boost a bit, forget the crap about the center of gravity, and let’s have a great car, okay?

But this personal, grudge-holding paragraph came close:

At this point, if you’re part of the FT-86 owners club/clique/Facebook page, you’ve no doubt constructed an elaborate mental response about how the FR-S is lighter, and more nimble, and a far better driver’s car than the Genesis, and how a true driver, a guy who knows anything about cars, would, like really see that. A real driver would prefer the filet mignon of midcorner adjustability to the high-fructose syrup of an overboosted turbo.

Guess what? A real driver prefers the Mazda Miata.

Apparently personal preference/driving style is irrelevant in his world? And he considers personal-biased-based-journalism superior to facts and personal choice, of course.

[RRnold]

Some of his metaphors had me laughing.

[EsoBOFH]

"I can buy an STi for similar money, crank the boost, and humiliate the FR-S"

ahh.. really? because last time I checked, the STi was a lot more money.

[empower-auto]

2007 STi's here are selling for the same as a new FR-S is. I'll take the new car with 0 miles.

[FBaxteR-S]

Originally Posted by RRnold

Some of his metaphors had me laughing.

I think that's what he was going for, this article was just entertainment!

Ohhh I get it now, he's a comic, not a journalist of any sorts.

[Nevermore]

As a recent college-grad living with his parents and leasing an FR-S while paying student loans, I take offense to this review >_>

[empower-auto]

Does he post on here at all. I've got a question or two for him.

[Hanakuso]

I want to see what he said but I don't want to give his website any traffic if it's as bad as you guys are saying

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by Hanakuso

I want to see what he said but I don't want to give his website any traffic if it's as bad as you guys are saying

Eh, it doesn't look like he gets alot of traffic anyways. One more clickthrough probably won't matter.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by FBaxteR-S

I think that's what he was going for, this article was just entertainment!

Ohhh I get it now, he's a comic, not a journalist of any sorts.

I get what he's saying though. My old '88 Toyota truck had a 22R-E and damn I miss that thing! Popping the hood to see the foil sticker too! He is right in that matter, those engines were bulletproof.

I too wish it was 100% Toyota and wished Subaru had nothing to do with it.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Hanakuso

I want to see what he said but I don't want to give his website any traffic if it's as bad as you guys are saying

I checked it out, not worth going

[wbradley]

The guy says too many negative things about the car and the people he perceives to be driving them for me to consider this an impartial review. Clearly he has a bug up his ass, and the previous posters have provided a plausible explanation. He doesn't HAVE to like the car, but at least provide an impartial review.
Oh well, I'd say the overwhelming majority of reviewers loved it so I guess I won't second guess my preferences.