Prescription Filled!!!
 

It's hard to believe sometimes but I am in that mid-life crisis time warp. I have owned 40+ cars (I think,.... lost track somewhere) and this car is by far the best of all worlds. I've been there done that with the family cars, pick-ups, mini vans, mid class luxury, motorcycles and old school muscle.
I remember when I saw the first FR-S commercial years ago and thinking wow, it would be really cool to have that car. I think I saw the commercial twice and never saw it again. So I completely forgot about it. As an insurance claims adjuster I inspect over 1000 cars a year for accident damages and etc.... And it wasn't until I think this past December, I was inspecting a 10 Series that had been key scratched on every panel and every light lens. (What a shame). It wasn't til I pulled up to the shop and saw it sitting there that I realized what I was going to see. It was as if the car looked at me and said "hey, remember me?" I thought, they made this thing for real. WOW...... I sat in the drivers seat to get some info for my report and just couldn't believe the emotions that we're running thru me. It was visually pleasing at every turn. And I hadn't even heard it run. So over the last 90+ days I have literally watched 100's of YouTube videos and reading every review I could get my eyes on and much to my surprise no one had any real negative issues with this car. And I thought, that's unusual. There is always a hand full of haters. But I couldn't seem to find any real ones. Seems those who tried to hate, always ended up giving credit where it was due in the end.
So I went and drove one....... Big mistake. I didnt want to get out of it. Wanted just to drop the sales guy off and say see ya later. After that I couldn't go what seemed like 10 min without drooling in my mind about owning one. I could make that car pull hard at every shift, much like the Harley V-Rod I sold just months prior. It put that crazy grin on my face all over again. So, I looked at our cars and said something has to go. The '08 Ram Mega Cab drew the short stick. It cost over $100 to fill that baby up and it got MAYBE 14mpg. Kids are grown with their own cars and I have another truck anyway. Friday nite we washed her up and drove to carmax. They offered 11k. Thought it was a decent deal and figured we'd go on Saturday and sell her off. Instead we were 2 blocks from Toyota and said what the heck, let's see what they will offer us. (It's paid off anyway). When they offered 13k it was a no brainer. Biggest down payment I ever made in my life. I just paid for half the car with my trade.
So of course we spent pretty much the entire weekend cruising.
I have always said I would never own a "super" car because you can't do with them what they are really intended to do - legally. You have to be well over the speed limit to get your monies worth, in my humble opinion. The FR-S is truly a drivers car.
I can now say that Scion wrote the perfect prescription to cure the mid-life crisis. My prescription was filled on March 28th at 10pm with a 2014 Firestorm FR-S -6spd manual with BeSpoke/Nav.
Well that's MY story...... Wait I think I hear my wife calling, guess I get to make another trip to the store, hummm what will I forget this time. LOL

More stories to come.....
(Heck of a first post - couldn't help it)
Glad to be a part of the group.

NIce read

ahhh the feeling every 86 owner gets the first time they get behind the wheel!!!

Guess that answers the demographic question in the 2015 Model Production thread :lol:

Welcome, btw.

CONGRATULATIONS, SIC8D6 and WELCOME to ..... The Forum ...... :happyanim:

Yep, we will be looking for more "back in the day" stories ...... :D


humfrz

Congrats and Welcome!

Do you have pictures?

I'm surprised I never see older people driving these cars.

I guess there's a stigma that this is a young person's car, and older people should be driving more expensive sports cars.

I see plenty of older people driving the Nissan Z.

I already seen older people driving this car and I had to double check to make sure.

seriously guys? That is your reaction to a new member excited about his new car?

piss poor attitudes everywhere on these forums. it is ridiculous. I am thankful for posts like OP's.

lol

I'm sorry I giving the new guy some shit ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Got a pic for you :)

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/A...909/909657.jpg

Have you tried crying about it? Sometimes it's okay to cry.

HAHAH, a good sense of humour helps.

Isn't there a post somewhere on here that asked owners ages? The car isn't just for 'younger' people...........

Do I count if I will be teaching my granddaughter to drive stick in my BRZ in the next few months?

I'm in CA, so that matters a bit more.

Californians love their status symbol cars.

@SIC8D6 epic first post man, and welcome to these forums. Yes, the ribbing will happen, but it's all in good fun. What brings us all together is the love of driving and the of course of the love of the experience that is owning this car.

I'm a fellow, ahem, mature member...and will agree that this takes the cake for a mid-life crisis car. But more than a $75K Corvette, or Cayman-S, or <insert other expensive, fast, exotic car> ours has the looks and delivers the goods, all at under 30K and without breaking too many laws. A winning combination indeed.

Post up some pics for us!

I too have owned dozens of cars, trucks, bikes. This car brings more excitement than any of the others.
The commercial got me hooked immediately
I've had mine for just over a year now and still get excited driving it daily.
I received it as a 50th birthday gift from the missus.
It was the first vehicle I bought without a test drive.
That was unnerving, but not a single regret.

Enjoy your ride!

I'm 42 and I've owned a bunch of cars myself. Probably in 20+ cars, nowhere near 40. LOL!

The thing that struck me about the FR-S/BRZ was how much fun it was at normal speeds. It brings back old memories of riding around in my friend's go-kart. Damn thing had a little lawnmower engine and probably wouldn't go more than 35mph, but it sat low to the ground and handled like it was on rails. The next vehicle to give me that same sensation was a Datsun 260Z. Then my RX-7 when I was in high school.

I've always thought I liked fast cars, but in reality I like FUN cars. Speed is really irrelevant unless you're participating in a timed event.

I'm driving a big hulking F-150 pickup now and as soon as that baby's lease is up, I'm getting a BRZ!

this. if you want speed get a bike or a jetski! you might think I'm joking but I'm really not.. it's how I get my speed fix

jetski = 0-50 in about 3 seconds, handles so well it will hurt your head after some hard turns.

Thanks guys. Yeah I know it's all in good fun. No worries.
Still gotta take her out for a nice photo shoot. Haven't been able to stay out of it long enough to take too many.

Here's one taken after she spent her first night at her new home.

I just turned 58. About 30 years over the target demographic. Ask me if this bothers me :lol:

Well, keep your eye out for me...I'm 72. And my last cars was a 350Z,before that a Miata, before that a MR2 turbo, before that a, '87 MR2...well, you get the idea.:cheers:
And BTW, Zs aren't much more expensive than the FR=S. Nissan dealers will haggle, Scion dealers won't.

I went to the dealership multiple times.. they kept asking if I wanted to test drive it. I always said no.. I knew if I test drove it I'd buy one.

Yup. Test drove one in February and bought mine that very day!

Great story

When I bought mine the sales guy said he was selling more of them to older people than young.

I'm 48 and he said I would probably be lowering the average age.

Congrats and welcome!

Like you, I've had my share of cars, from beaters to Beamers and most everything in between. You hit the nail right on the head! I can't remember any of them being this much fun to drive after almost 2 years of ownership. We got ourselves a true drivers car.

Every day I still look forward to getting off work so I can drive home in mine.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post too!

So,billwot,......are you saying......that you may NEVER be ready for a ..... Buick .. ??

:w00t:


humfrz

I will never be ready for a Buick (or an Avalon = Japanese Buick)

I told my wife this would be my last sports car...but I told her that when I bought the Z, too.

I don't know how many times I say that. I really do >think< I mean it too.

...I was under duress, so it can't be used against me.

I guess I'm just a baby at a tick under 44!

Glad to hear there are others who just love this car. It's got its little niggling issues, but nothing so far to turn me off to it. Some of them are just things I expect in a lightweight sports car (like noise and rattles).

I too can't wait to get on the road in the morning and evening. I'm having to force myself to ride the bus a few times a week to be a good citizen. I was doing it previously to save gas in my 15mpg Xterra. Now when my wife suggests I should hop the bus so we don't drive 2 cars to the same workplace, I just think to myself I'm keeping the FR-S a little fresher and less worn by doing so! (Then I get in the FR-S the next day!)

On behalf of crusty old curmudgeons everywhere, I thank you for that! But either you're looking in the wrong place or the car makes us look 25 years younger. Just remember: there's no pleasure worth giving up for an extra 3 years in a nursing home!

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Hey, I am 56 and I love having this car. Drive it and enjoy. Welcome aboard to the 86 family.

c'mon Avalon convertibles are the shiz.

Boss. Team Firestorm! Welcome to the crew.

Great story, since everyone is sharing guess I'll share mines.
I havent seen any of the commercials. Didn't even know what frs was at the time. As me and the wife was driving back from the Milwaukee lakefront we spotted what looked like a porsche, i though huh, is that the new porsche...? As we passed the lava frs the wife said its a scion..i wonder how much it cost. so instead of driving home we drove straight to the automall by hwy 41. Walked in and without knowing any of the spec or test driving it. We bought my raven frs.. I'm 34 yrs old and not usually a impulse buyer but i gotta tell you sometimes you gamble and you win BIG... love my frs and its probably the only car I've own that i look forward to driving everyday..

For the OPer to rate this car so highly over some realreputable cars is impressive. I'm 43 and agree its a mid-lifer's car. Scion has the target demographic all wrong. Today $25k is a lot of money for most in mid-life crisis.


I have to admit as much as I like the car I look forward to adding a turbo or innovate should the engine prove to hold up as much as people here claim to know it will.




But right now I enjoy it as it is : "a pure drivers car." Do you think the average 20 something even knows what that means? Some do but not many.

I bought a white base model FR-S 6MT March 1st. I can relate to the statement above, and I'm an MLC (mid-life crisis) guy too, so I hear ya. This car is just so fun to drive on the twisties you just want to take laps and only stop to refill on fuel.