First 3 Days of the FR-S (Deer On Road)
 

So

Picked up my Fr-S Friday morning June 1st.
I have had it for 36 Hours, the car now has 300 Miles on it and has gone thru the 1st tank of Gas.

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A Few things.

Gas Light Comes on at around when there is about 2 gallons left (Tank capacity is 13.2).

The Stick Shift Vibrates a lot (Normal?)
The motor sounds very clicky at idle (Normal?)
Backseats are 100% useless and cargo capacity cannot fit a party sized cooler full of beer(haha).

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Seats are excellent how ever it sucks it looses memory every time I move it to access the rear.

I am a portly fellow so I do have to make sure I do not smack my head every time I get in. Sound system is adequate but def distorts when you crank it all the way up.

On my way home from the dealership in the evening after work we had massive downpour and flooding in our area and the car handled it like a champ with water almost coming up to the front end!

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Autocrossing: Autocrossed it less than 24 hours after I got the vehicle (while still staying under 4k Rpms, setup the shift light to light up at 4k rpms) and I am still keeping up with Subaru STI's very easily timing wise. When this thing goes full throttle I am sure there will be no contest.


Deer Incident: I did a relay walk for cancer from 6pm to about 3am( went until 6am but was too tired) and on my way home from leesburg, VA to Columbia, MD on 267 of VA a deer jumped in front of me. Keep in mind I had a whole cooler full of beer behind my seat and so I took super evasive actions at around 75mph.

Literally going from 1 lane to 2 lanes over (no cars were beside me) I know the general rule of thumb is to not turn because thats how crashes occur but I was not going to even come close to that deer with my car less than 48 hours old!

So evasive action at 75mph the car was violently shocked and it felt very sudden and the chassis was definitely upset but it handled it all like a champ, the electronic systems kept me in a straight general direction and MAN I was impressed. Dodged the deer and pulled over 1/2 mile later after I stopped shaking from the sudden shock and went out to check my car.

Not a scratch! This car is definitely champ and as I hoe you do not encounter these situations, in the event you do the car will have your back for sure.

Glad you got through that okay! The deer around here have reached utter nuisance levels.

300 miles on a 13 gallon tank is a average of 23 mpg.

That's about to be expected for the DC area. Lots of stoplights and stop-and-go traffic. You won't see the 30+ MPG unless you get outside the beltway on the Interstates.

He still had 2 gallons of fuel.

So roughly 27 miles per gallon, and that is being to autocrossed. Quite impressive I think

Deer are attracted to these cars. I had my encounter 48 hours after picking mine up. Luckily I was only going about 50 and the FR-S has grippy brakes.

Didn't Ken Gushi encounter one while filming the commercial?

I am at about 20 mpg, basically all lights and city miles

How do you adjust the shift light?

The clicking noise you hear is most likely the sound of the timing chain in addition to the sound of direct injection. Both those things add to the noise of an engine at idle significantly.

Standard practice. Basically means that you have 60 miles to find a gas station when the light comes on. My 4Runner is the same way and it works out well. I don't find myself constantly watching the gas gage and I know I have adequate time to find a pump when the light comes on.

Not sure.

This is a normal thing for direct injection.

It'll just have to ride shotgun.

That stinks. Our MINI with manual seats keeps the slide position when you roll the seat forward. I guess this just means you put everything through the passenger side.

Congrats on the car. Looks fantastic!

As far as the audio is concerned, all of the stock FR-S radios are set up for the TC. You are gonna have to change it over to the FR-S setting.

Press the DISP (I think that's what it says. Too lazy to check. It's under the ODO button on the left.) button until you get to the selection that says Rev or something and either ---- or 0000. Then press and hold the same button until it starts flashing. Press and hold it to adjust the first digit. Press 1 time to go to the second digit. Press and hold again to adjust the second one. after that it'll say b-off. If you want the buzzer to sound as well you can press and hold it again to turn it off and on (b-on or b-off). Should be all set after that. Car as to be stationary too.

One of the things I liked on my tC was that the bottom of the fuel gauge wasn't E for empty, it was R for reserve - which was much closer to the truth.

THIS. I checked mine this morning leaving work, and sure enough, it was set to Tc. Changing it to FR-S made it sound better.

With the radio powered off, push the volume knob until you see a menu pop up. The rest is pretty straight forward (and tbh I dont remember since I was for 27hrs when I did it :bellyroll:)

Boxers have loud heads too.

Beh, some motors are just noisy.
My 2zzge clack clacks all the time, its a normal sound.

Not sure how boxers are but i would have assumed the sound of he FA20 would be more similar to any of the subaru boxers (unless they're all clackity machines)

Thanks for the Info on changing it to FR-S mode, it sounds a lot better now!

Heading up to NY tom for a shwarma and to put some more miles on the car :) Car is at 360 now

Hey, I also had a deer thing. A big buck with fuzzy horns, was up on Empire Grade, the other day. Nothing bad to report. I'am starting to think that we need a deer encounter thread.

Something about the FR-S attracts deer.....

Good thing no deer in south florida, only stupid drivers.

and zombies..... :confused0068:

That clicking noise is the injection pump & pressure regulator for the direct injection. It is pretty noisy.

:bellyroll: ROFL bazinga!

I'm glad you are okay. Yesterday Some lady in a bmw x5 almost T-bone me. I only have my FRS for 3 days too.

OF course ;)
 

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Very strange

and road alligators....

I'm seriously dreading deer mating season in N. Georgia this year...

Went to NY to put some miles on the car and get a Shawarma/falafel/chicken and rice, good fun. Car now has 820 miles (Got it June 1st). Break in time almost over!

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Thanks for the account of your first 3 days. I have to wait till January 2014 to get mine. :( Since no one else answered this I thought I would. I don't personally own a RWD car, but I have had the chance to drive a few, A couple nice Corvettes, Mazda RX8, Mazda Miata, 2012 Mustang V8. Because the transmission sits behind the engine, and inline with the drive shaft to the rear tires and your stick is directly connected to the tranny, you get a lot of vibration on RWD cars. It's normal and I LOVE IT. Can't wait to get this damn car. Just wish I didn't have to wait so long. Thanks again for posting and pictures. Drive safe out there!

No problem Thanks! Car has been at the shop for turbo development for a while and I am going thru the withdrawal. Good thing I have my TurboX to keep me company :)

Wow, after Ken Gushi, the couple people here, this is getting very strange. Glad to hear you are okay. I hope you didn't spill any food on your car!

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