follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Delicious Tuning
Register Garage Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > 1st Gens: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ > Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum The place to start for the Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 | GT86


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 09-22-2019, 01:47 PM   #1737
humfrz
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT
Location: Puyallup, WA
Posts: 29,861
Thanks: 28,777
Thanked 31,795 Times in 16,418 Posts
Mentioned: 707 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by bcj View Post
Was out driving yesterday.
" s s ssssssccccrrRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

Thought my car was doing the TOB rejection up close, loud and personal.
Realized it was a train going under the overpass doing some heavy braking.

Whew. Dodged another one. Didn't crash.
I found that taking two of these a day, keeps the 2013 FR-S panic disorder under control.




humfrz
Attached Images
 
humfrz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2019, 03:58 PM   #1738
bcj
Geo Tyrebighter Esq
 
bcj's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Drives: '13 scion fr-s
Location: pnw
Posts: 4,158
Thanks: 6,257
Thanked 4,948 Times in 2,182 Posts
Mentioned: 38 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Garage
It was down E Tacoma at River Road and Pioneer Way E.
Had the windows down and never heard such a cacophony there before.
Enough to wake the dead across the road.
__________________
--
"I gotta rock." -- Charley Brown
bcj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-22-2019, 10:14 PM   #1739
humfrz
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT
Location: Puyallup, WA
Posts: 29,861
Thanks: 28,777
Thanked 31,795 Times in 16,418 Posts
Mentioned: 707 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by bcj View Post
It was down E Tacoma at River Road and Pioneer Way E.
Had the windows down and never heard such a cacophony there before.
Enough to wake the dead across the road.


Yep, I know exactly where that is and I was startled there one day driving my MX-5 (with the top down).

For the other folks viewing, when you are on that road, there is a double set of train tracks (a major rail corridor) a few yards away, down hill and behind the trees (so you can't the train).

So, when it blasts its horn and/or applies the brakes for the curve, one wonders where in the hell the train is coming from! -


humfrz
Attached Images
  
humfrz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2019, 05:52 PM   #1740
trvth
Member
 
trvth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Drives: '15 Halo Scion FRS, 1999 Saturn SC2
Location: Illinois
Posts: 91
Thanks: 584
Thanked 100 Times in 42 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Drove 1500 miles in 4 days, round trip, to visit daughter #3 in Louisiana. Did not crash. Got to visit with my Louisiana granddaughter, and wish the family well as they await the arrival of their second kid (grandkid #11 for me).

Did not crash, but I did visit the Louisiana Food Truck Expo.
__________________
2015 Halo Scion FR-S 6MT new w/TRD exhaust, cold air intake, quick shifter, sway bars, lowering springs, & brake pads. Since then, TRD door braces, strut tower bar, & battery tie-down, Motul fluids in trans/diff & brakes, GrimmSpeed master cylinder brace, Stoptech stainless brakelines, OpenFlash Header 3 w/overpipe, OpenFlash Tablet on E85
trvth is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to trvth For This Useful Post:
humfrz (10-09-2019), Tcoat (10-09-2019)
Old 10-10-2019, 07:38 AM   #1741
DarkPira7e
Rust bucket enthusiast
 
DarkPira7e's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS
Location: Vermont
Posts: 3,926
Thanks: 3,196
Thanked 4,093 Times in 2,044 Posts
Mentioned: 31 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
On my way to work this morning, an 06 to 07 WRX was trying to goad me into a race and almost hit me while trying to pass me with oncoming traffic coming. Guess he didn't accelerate as fast as he had hoped and had to come back into my lane a lot sooner.

Thank goodness for brakes.
DarkPira7e is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to DarkPira7e For This Useful Post:
Tcoat (10-10-2019)
Old 10-16-2019, 12:56 PM   #1742
Leonardo
Country Boy 4 Life
 
Leonardo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: 19' & 06' Ridgelines, 13' FR-S
Location: EUGENE
Posts: 5,228
Thanks: 6,719
Thanked 5,291 Times in 2,720 Posts
Mentioned: 47 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Drove my car today. It is raining right now and there is quite a bit of standing water on the road. It became evident that I need new tires.

Made it to work; Did not crash!
__________________
<img src=https://www.ft86club.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2239&pictureid=11508 border=0 alt= />


I LIKE TIRES!
Leonardo is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Leonardo For This Useful Post:
Dadhawk (10-16-2019), Ultramaroon (10-16-2019)
Old 10-16-2019, 01:18 PM   #1743
Ultramaroon
義理チョコ
 
Ultramaroon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Drives: a 13 e8h frs
Location: vantucky, wa
Posts: 31,825
Thanks: 52,063
Thanked 36,469 Times in 18,894 Posts
Mentioned: 1106 Post(s)
Tagged: 9 Thread(s)
Drove to work today in the same rain, really fast in some spots. @humfrz tires are tip top. Did not crash.
__________________
Ultramaroon is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Ultramaroon For This Useful Post:
humfrz (10-16-2019), Leonardo (10-16-2019), Tcoat (10-16-2019)
Old 10-16-2019, 01:24 PM   #1744
Tcoat
Senior Member
 
Tcoat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Drives: 2020 Hakone
Location: London, Ont
Posts: 69,845
Thanks: 61,656
Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts
Mentioned: 2494 Post(s)
Tagged: 50 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
Drove to work today in the same rain, really fast in some spots. @humfrz tires are tip top. Did not crash.
Just don't try to reverse with them.
__________________
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.
Tcoat is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Tcoat For This Useful Post:
humfrz (10-16-2019), Ultramaroon (10-16-2019)
Old 10-16-2019, 01:41 PM   #1745
Ultramaroon
義理チョコ
 
Ultramaroon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Drives: a 13 e8h frs
Location: vantucky, wa
Posts: 31,825
Thanks: 52,063
Thanked 36,469 Times in 18,894 Posts
Mentioned: 1106 Post(s)
Tagged: 9 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
Just don't try to reverse with them.
My mirrors fog up every time I try. So weird!
__________________
Ultramaroon is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Ultramaroon For This Useful Post:
humfrz (10-16-2019), Tcoat (10-16-2019)
Old 10-16-2019, 02:39 PM   #1746
humfrz
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT
Location: Puyallup, WA
Posts: 29,861
Thanks: 28,777
Thanked 31,795 Times in 16,418 Posts
Mentioned: 707 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
Just don't try to reverse with them.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - hesh up!

(I didn't tell him that they were "directional" - )


humfrz
humfrz is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to humfrz For This Useful Post:
Ultramaroon (10-17-2019)
Old 10-16-2019, 02:47 PM   #1747
Sapphireho
Pressure fried
 
Sapphireho's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Drives: '15 ultramarine
Location: Idaho
Posts: 13,160
Thanks: 5,444
Thanked 18,204 Times in 8,592 Posts
Mentioned: 154 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
Drove to work today in the same rain, really fast in some spots. @humfrz tires are tip top. Did not crash.
They looked just like stock too.
Sapphireho is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Sapphireho For This Useful Post:
humfrz (10-16-2019)
Old 10-16-2019, 02:59 PM   #1748
Ultramaroon
義理チョコ
 
Ultramaroon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Drives: a 13 e8h frs
Location: vantucky, wa
Posts: 31,825
Thanks: 52,063
Thanked 36,469 Times in 18,894 Posts
Mentioned: 1106 Post(s)
Tagged: 9 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphireho View Post
They looked just like stock too.
I'm the target market. Mostly daily with a little stupid mixed in.
__________________
Ultramaroon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-17-2019, 10:02 PM   #1749
Will BRZ
Damn that's crazy...
 
Join Date: Oct 2018
Drives: 2015 BRZ
Location: Texas
Posts: 971
Thanks: 771
Thanked 772 Times in 467 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leonardo View Post
Drove my car today. It is raining right now and there is quite a bit of standing water on the road. It became evident that I need new tires.

Made it to work; Did not crash!
It’s smart to slip in water to indicate that you need new tires. Same with brakes. I normally wait till they don’t work anymore to change them since it’s impossible to see the pads.
Will BRZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-17-2019, 11:15 PM   #1750
humfrz
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT
Location: Puyallup, WA
Posts: 29,861
Thanks: 28,777
Thanked 31,795 Times in 16,418 Posts
Mentioned: 707 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
During my weekday "bus runs" today, I stopped into Best Buy to buy a new computer mouse (I didn't know those things wore out - ).

When pulling up to a parking stop (painted bright yellow), I over ran over it real good, when I backed off of it, I was sure the front lip was going to tear off -

Maybe I just don't see bright yellow concrete things too good?

OR, maybe I've been soo focused on not backing into things in parking lots, I forgot to look where I was going forward -

Which reminds me of a back in the day story.

My good friend called me one Friday night and ask me if I would go with him to make a milk run down to Kentucky, because his older brother was sick (it was a family business). I said OK.

Why did he want ME to come along? Because I was 16 and had a drivers license, he was 15 and just had a learners permit (needed a licensed driver along).

So, at 0600 Saturday, we fired up this International Harvester, cab over, diesel tractor, pulling a long, loaded, bulk milk trailer. We had just got into Kentucky and he asked me to drive, cause he was getting sleepy.

So, this was the first time I had driven a tractor-trailer rig. He mentioned to be real careful going through these small towns and watch the trailer on the turns. We entered this one little town, going slightly downhill, and I was totally concentrating on which gear I was in and on which side of the 2-speed axle I was in and watching that the trailer didn't run over something, when he yelled STOP!

I slammed on the air brakes and looked down in front of me and here was this poor old lady in a sedan stopped at the light with a petrified look on her face about two feet in front of the truck. So, when I tried to back up, this poor man behind me was honking on his horn.

So, I just sat there, totally embarrassed until all the cars moved on and then I finished my turn, taking up the whole intersection and the trailer rode up over the curb smashing a trash can.

So, really, I did not crash -

THE END
humfrz is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Tags
2016 toty nominee

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Today I drove.... Phantobe Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 19 02-15-2015 01:16 AM
Drove a PDK today... serialk11r Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 22 03-08-2014 09:19 PM
Test drove the FRS today... Mikem53 Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 20 05-07-2013 10:55 AM
Drove a 500 Abarth today...... track_warrior Other Vehicles & General Automotive Discussions 17 05-11-2012 12:59 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:21 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.