Does anyone else not drive this car like a normal car? - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sarlacc · 04-05-2014, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AznKirby

Wow I'm jealous of how clean that snow is. I guess it's a Canadian thing LOL

This place is really remote and the road was cleared just recently after being closed all winter, so that explains why the snow isn't the filthy gray/brown I'm used to seeing where I live.

Karigan · 04-05-2014, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mooseknuckle44

I find it funny that the person who was being poked laughed, and some other genius had an issue with it.

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I don't need to defend my life choices to anyone, so you can go ahead and say whatever you want, it changes nothing.

Sarlacc · 04-05-2014, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Karigan

*Shrugs
I don't need to defend my life choices to anyone, so you can go ahead and say whatever you want, it changes nothing.

Jegan_V · 04-05-2014, 02:52 PM

I don't know about anyone else but I drive this car as I do all my own cars. I prefer not to be aggressive in general, so long as drivers around me are courteous I'll be generous myself. Its helped me avoid accidents that were in my power to avoid, it makes me enjoy driving a bit more and since the car isn't fast anyways plus the limits here are simply too low...the car feels comfortable driving leisurely despite looking like it does. Driving my parents around quite a lot lately, they both commented how civilized this car feels, its not a refined luxury car but its not a uncivilized rattling tin can either. Of course buying the RWD package I do enjoy the car's suggestion that it can will pivot around a corner at my will, if I don't want to it won't and if I do, then it'll happily oblige.

synchromesh · 04-05-2014, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Greg

Got mine up to 150km/h without it breaking a sweat.
After 50km over the limit the boys in blue take away your ride around here, so I didn't push it.

Try 30km over here in BC! And that's to start.

Canadian Greg · 04-16-2014, 04:03 PM

Taking away all our fun.

regal · 04-16-2014, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cycotech

I think everyone wants the autobahn in their countries.

Not for this car. Get out in the middle of nowhere in west Virgginia or a thousand place like it (at night). This car was meant for curvy gravel hilly roads, lot funner than a boring straight line on the bahn with about every car passing you by.

M3_Dust · 04-16-2014, 06:39 PM

I've really only ever had sports cars, so my definition of normal is probably different than most, but this is the slowest car I've had in 15 years. I don't have my FR-S fully broken-in yet, but when I do I will be rapping the piss out of it all of the time.

I also have a commercial driver's license, so I have to self-moderate when it comes to excessive speed, this car fortunately is tons of fun at legal speeds which I can't say about some of the really fast cars I've had.

Jen · 04-16-2014, 07:01 PM

You can't drive this car normally. It's too much fun. You just have to lean on it and ride it to its limits.

tahdizzle · 04-16-2014, 07:04 PM

I drive mine like a Robin...

On its sides! :P

MVJ1975 · 04-17-2014, 07:22 AM

Oh, this car is entirely juvenile. It wants you to drive it hard and rewards you when you do.

I'm not in pure Manual mode all that often; I generally stay in D, but I'm not shy about using the paddles either.

Like others, I haven't ever reset my MPG gauge - I'm at 24.7, but I live in traffic hell and I'm on the gas whenever I can be!

swpbrz · 04-17-2014, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Jegan_V

I don't know about anyone else but I drive this car as I do all my own cars. I prefer not to be aggressive in general, so long as drivers around me are courteous I'll be generous myself. Its helped me avoid accidents that were in my power to avoid, it makes me enjoy driving a bit more and since the car isn't fast anyways plus the limits here are simply too low...the car feels comfortable driving leisurely despite looking like it does. Driving my parents around quite a lot lately, they both commented how civilized this car feels, its not a refined luxury car but its not a uncivilized rattling tin can either. Of course buying the RWD package I do enjoy the car's suggestion that it can will pivot around a corner at my will, if I don't want to it won't and if I do, then it'll happily oblige.

You can be spirited without being aggressive. I always hang back out of traffic so I can drive close to how id like without intimidating anyone or calling attention to myself from some racer boy.

Takumi788 · 04-17-2014, 12:15 PM

I don't think a day goes by that i don't at least get up to 5500 rpm...its too easy. The best part is you aren't even being to reckless bc second gear red line is less than the speed limit!

I feel my most enjoyable "racer like" thing i do every day is heel toe downshift. I know its stupid, especially when you aren't braking hard, but its fun, and good practice for the track.....probably.

reeves · 04-17-2014, 03:00 PM

Well, all I can say is... I have a 100% clean driving record the last 14 years, & I've never gotten a "Reckless Driving" or "Speeding @ 103mph" ticket before in my life before I drove this car.

I was all alone on the road btw.. cop just happen to drive by at the wrong moment. O well.. it was worth it. lol

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04-05-2014, 02:52 PM	#60
Jegan_V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2023 Subaru BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 433 Thanks: 67 Thanked 275 Times in 156 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I don't know about anyone else but I drive this car as I do all my own cars. I prefer not to be aggressive in general, so long as drivers around me are courteous I'll be generous myself. Its helped me avoid accidents that were in my power to avoid, it makes me enjoy driving a bit more and since the car isn't fast anyways plus the limits here are simply too low...the car feels comfortable driving leisurely despite looking like it does. Driving my parents around quite a lot lately, they both commented how civilized this car feels, its not a refined luxury car but its not a uncivilized rattling tin can either. Of course buying the RWD package I do enjoy the car's suggestion that it can will pivot around a corner at my will, if I don't want to it won't and if I do, then it'll happily oblige.

04-16-2014, 04:03 PM	#62
Canadian Greg Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Black 2013 fr-s Location: Markham Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Taking away all our fun.

04-16-2014, 06:39 PM	#64
M3_Dust Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: USA Posts: 37 Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've really only ever had sports cars, so my definition of normal is probably different than most, but this is the slowest car I've had in 15 years. I don't have my FR-S fully broken-in yet, but when I do I will be rapping the piss out of it all of the time. I also have a commercial driver's license, so I have to self-moderate when it comes to excessive speed, this car fortunately is tons of fun at legal speeds which I can't say about some of the really fast cars I've had.

04-16-2014, 07:01 PM	#65
Jen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2016 WRX, 2016 Corvette Z51 3LT Location: NYC/Central PA Posts: 161 Thanks: 7 Thanked 61 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can't drive this car normally. It's too much fun. You just have to lean on it and ride it to its limits.

04-17-2014, 03:00 PM	#70
reeves Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: ATL, GA Posts: 1,021 Thanks: 289 Thanked 397 Times in 265 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well, all I can say is... I have a 100% clean driving record the last 14 years, & I've never gotten a "Reckless Driving" or "Speeding @ 103mph" ticket before in my life before I drove this car. I was all alone on the road btw.. cop just happen to drive by at the wrong moment. O well.. it was worth it. lol

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