Originally Posted by Esseff (Post 2913978)

Ahhh... so where are you going to put your mountain bikes, windsurfers, camping gear, guitars n amps, fishing rods, sailing gear/tow the yacht, etc., etc.

Sports cars are for old farts that don't do fun stuff anymore (or who have a second suv for that).

Auto with paddle shifters... unbeatable!

Originally Posted by Esseff (Post 2913978)

Ahhh... so where are you going to put your mountain bikes, windsurfers, camping gear, guitars n amps, fishing rods, sailing gear/tow the yacht, etc., etc.

Sports cars are for old farts that don't do fun stuff anymore (or who have a second suv for that).

Auto with paddle shifters... unbeatable!

Originally Posted by Is Always Angry (Post 2914253)

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I will say though that I got a LOT of odd looks idling it through the campground lol

Originally Posted by stevesnj (Post 2914285)

Originally Posted by Is Always Angry (Post 2914253)

Lol! Of course, two doors = soooo impractical!

@OP: And for those who hate on you saying it's not practical... I'm on the second to last day of a week long road trip/vacation with about 2,000 miles of driving and doing great. The whole time I've had an enormous 8 person tent, 2 sleeping bags, air mattress, huge tarp, cooking gear, food, cooler, my backpacking pack, some outdoorsy games/equipment, and all my fiance's shit (which is a lot of shit) in the car.

Plus we had room to bring a bocce ball set. Aaaaand I'm getting about 35mpg going 5 over everywhere and lots of spirited driving. I keep passing people and thinking how this trip would not have been nearly as fun in THAT car.

I will say though that I got a LOT of odd looks idling it through the campground lol

Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 2914305)

:threadjacked:

First off ...... I strongly recommend that you get your fiancée out of the BIG living quarters mode ....... before you go house hunting ...... :eyebulge:

Hey, sounds like a great trip! Good packing!


humfrz

Originally Posted by JARE_ee (Post 2913927)

Hello everyone


I recently sold my automatic fr-s which i had since i was 22 years old. I found a buyer that was really interested in my car including mods. I was shopping around for other cars but I can't help but come back to this car. I am now in the process of buying a series blue brz.

I am 26 years old. I am getting a lot of push back from family and friends on this purchase because it is not practical, two seater (pretty much) , rear wheel (bad in the snow), and not professional. This would be my first manual car, and something i always wanted to learn. I will be buying this car regardless, but the push back and reasons i am getting aren't necessarily untruthful.

A lot of the criticism are:

"You are getting too old, you should be looking for something more practical."

"This car doesn't look professional.. you will look like still a young kid with a tuner car"

"You will regret it driving a manual car in the city"

"You won't survive in the winter"

"Why are you getting the same car, didnt you learn your lesson?"

I am sure there are many owners on this forum who can block this out because at the end of the day they know what they really want. But I would like to know what kind of criticism you had to deal with to purchase this car, a long with how to cope with these. Many of my friends are moving on and getting SUV, or like luxury sedans, and they think i am still silly going for these cars, and modding. I dont feel really old, but I don't think i am living in the past either. I feel like i can still drive this car up until my first child, which can be quite a while a way.

What are your thoughts owners? Did you get any criticism? I hate it when other try to push upon their right way of living onto you.

Originally Posted by MuseChaser (Post 2914021)

Wrong. If you don't listen to and value a loved one's opinions, why would they want to keep YOU in THEIR life?!?!?

I guess, if you really mean "tells," as in makes an ultimatum or DEMANDS, then you have a point. In the context of the original poster's situation, he/she has family and friends giving opinions about his/her car purchase. They may not be what he/she wants to hear, but a little listening never hurt anyone. I do agree that no one should be forced to do something they feel is wrong.

Originally Posted by pushrod (Post 2914488)

Replace FR-S with BRZ

Originally Posted by TommyW (Post 2914757)

Huh?

Originally Posted by why? (Post 2914754)

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Seriously, that's idiotic. If you have family and friends because you want them to tell you what to do, they are slave owners, not family or friends. Are you really so sad you cannot make up your own mind on anything at all?

Just think what would be if Einstein would have listened to all those people's opinions of him, or Tesla, or George Washington or all those men and women whose names are on the Declaration of Independence?

There is a massive difference between listening to what people say and doing what people tell you to do.

Originally Posted by pushrod (Post 2914777)

From the original post:

I recently sold my automatic fr-s which i had since i was 22 years old. I found a buyer that was really interested in my car including mods. I was shopping around for other cars but I can't help but come back to this car. I am now in the process of buying a series blue brz.