Originally Posted by mdm (Post 2541055)

My Corolla needed Takata airbag check/replacement on top of oil change, so I did not want to wait, got a loaner. The dealership did not want to give me an FR-S, I don't know why ;-D.



I am stuck with a Yaris...




On the other hand, I went to the showroom, chatted with a salesman who did not say anything stupid about the FR-S (so he maintained the iM was Mazda3, is it true). I also sat in the FR-S for the first time and quite liked it :-).

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2541067)

No the iM is not a Mazda 3. They are frequently compared though so that may be what confused him.


Once you sit in a FRS then you are hooked! Wait until you actually drive one.

Originally Posted by mdm (Post 2541055)

On the other hand, I went to the showroom, chatted with a salesman who did not say anything stupid about the FR-S (so he maintained the iM was Mazda3, is it true? [no it's not I just checked]). I also sat in the FR-S for the first time and quite liked it :-).

Originally Posted by Tan (Post 2541086)

No, but the Scion iA is a Mazda 2.

Originally Posted by Tan (Post 2541086)

No, but the Scion iA is a Mazda 2.

Originally Posted by Tan (Post 2541086)

No, but the Scion iA is a Mazda 2.

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2541067)

Once you sit in a FRS then you are hooked! Wait until you actually drive one.

Originally Posted by mdm (Post 2541114)

At some point I will.


The seating position is interestingly low, and it's funny how there is ton of legroom in the front when you move the seat far back, both passenger and driver... but then you look at the back seat and there is like 2-cm "legroom".


Seems that I'd be able to do my (so much vilified) left-foot braking without a problem.

One thing I was not entirely sure about the seating position was the thigh support. Which is pretty bad in my Corolla, it's much better in newer Corollas, was quite good in the FRS but not perfect. Still I have not had time to fiddle with the seat a lot. It would be nice if raising the seat actually raised the entire seat, not only the back of it.

Originally Posted by mdm (Post 2541114)

At some point I will.


The seating position is interestingly low, and it's funny how there is ton of legroom in the front when you move the seat far back, both passenger and driver... but then you look at the back seat and there is like 2-cm "legroom".


Seems that I'd be able to do my (so much vilified) left-foot braking without a problem.

One thing I was not entirely sure about the seating position was the thigh support. Which is pretty bad in my Corolla, it's much better in newer Corollas, was quite good in the FRS but not perfect. Still I have not had time to fiddle with the seat a lot. It would be nice if raising the seat actually raised the entire seat, not only the back of it.

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2541118)

With some adjustments you can certainly make the seat much better.

Originally Posted by Cole (Post 2541171)

Yup! after 14 months, I'm still trying to perfect it. Though it doesn't help that my dad makes slight adjustments to it when he takes it to work while I'm on the road.