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I went over the weekend to get my TC serviced, and ran into my sales friend who sold me my current car. He told me that most dealers probably wont realistically start seeing their cars come in until June or July, give or take. Has anyone else heard more on the release date in the US?

Nothing new you haven't seen before in a toyota.


http://www.scion.com/cars/FR-S/warranty/

UK Link

http://www.toyota.co.uk/cgi-bin/toyo...e+Cars&sr=Mall

I like it! Sure we all want the bells and whistle that we see on other cars, start push button, dual climate control, heated seats, hid light etc. But Lets not forget what this car is all about an affordable rear wheel drive car. For someone who drives a AE86 on a daily basis this is more than i can ask for. My only issue, the badge!

^low budget much; thats just embarrassing if i had that
scion factory navi is $2000, this is more like it http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...mpaign=froogle

Exactly! It may sound silly but I really like the Toyota/Scion bumper/headlights and dislike the Subaru's. However, I want the luxuries of the Subaru/Toyota. I fear I will have to make a choice between luxury and style. And I'm the type of shopper who won't buy something unless I get the options I want. I don't compromise on things like color.

It annoys me that companies limit customer options so much. Let US decide what we want! Generally, the more options the better. Choice is what America is all about (at least it was); that's why so many people like the Android and Windows platforms... but I digress.

So I really hope Scion decides to offer at least the HID/LED headlights and leather/Alcantara seats. According to a Scion rep, they're already stripping the red stitching so it's probably going to end up looking very bland and cheap inside after Scion gets through with it. It could even look ghetto/ricer. For example, in the official sample picture of the white FR-S with HID's, the headlamps were smoked/blacked out! Ugh, just quite messing with it... keep it like the Toyota! :mad0259:

Oh, and the people who say, "You can just have an aftermarket add leather," I disagree. I used to work for a dealer and all the leather jobs I saw were disappointing at best. They were always a little loose and never looked or felt quite right.

Agree to disagree, only presenting it as an option with more choices to a factory installed option. "Leather" type though, ha. Ah, well seem to fit pretty well. But if there was a factory option plain black leather that would be good.

http://www.car-leather.com/blog/wp-c...l1100kkr-r.jpg

http://carleatherseatcovers.com/wp-c...2012/01/xd.png

Yeah, I'm not saying that it's impossible for an aftermarket to do a good job with leather but I would not trust whomever the local dealer recommends to do it. And it would be a pain to go out of my way and spend big bucks just to have somebody very skilled with top quality materials to do it. I would rather just buy Recaros or something.

Well, I personally would prefer to get less:
Less weight by a delivery without any climate control at all. As this weight is on the front axle.
And I don't need an "egg cozy" in my seat.
The push button looks nice - but actually makes a simple thing more complicated.
An I don't need any leather, it's cold in the winter and hot in summer. Fabrics or Alcantara are pretty fine - much less slippery than leather, so more lateral support.
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I agree with what many of you are saying re: styling/features BRZ vs FR-S.

The BRZ Limited has the features I want. The only thing I may like more on the Scion is the front bumper, and it's not even a big deal to me. Even if Scion offered the BRZ Limited features, I'd want to replace the fender inserts with BRZ ones w/ the optional chrome spear. Also, I'd rebadge it as a Toyota.

I've heard that the Scion interior won't even have the red stitching we've seen in most of the photos. The few photos I've seen without the contrast stitching really hit home what a difference a small detail makes; it looks too plain.

Having said all that, what I CAN see Scion doing is releasing an FR-S Release Series (RS) with the BRZ Limited features, probably in the red exterior color, to match the stitching etc.

Scion only carries one trim level to keep prices low, but seems to do a RS for nearly everything. An FR-S RS would be an obvious thing to produce. All the hardware is on the line; it's an extremely simple proposition.

That would be a great option for everyone, and particularly those of us in the First 86 Club!

Im contemplating of sitting a year out and see what will happen aftermarketwise. But the HVAC controls are hideous in the FRS, although i pay less compared to the BRZ but the one in the BRZ limited should have been the standard at this price range for both models. :iono: