After days of teasing pictures from my dealer but not being able to see it two days in a row (Day 1 it was stuck in the closed service center waiting for the spoiler to be mounted, and Day 2 it was locked up at the detailing center to keep interested parties from getting too close to it), I finally picked up #1082 from the dealer. Absolutely gorgeous! Stock head unit looks mega out of place though.
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I did notice one thing - the 10 series fake carbon dash inset is just double-sided-taped onto the original T pattern fake carbon fibre (which I prefer). Except that on the passenger side they had to drill a hole through the black one to get the wiring through to the lighter 10 series dash pattern. I tried to pry it off of the piece around the head unit and pried the whole inset off instead. Oops.
Ugh in my excitement to drive off with the car I also drove off without some of my personal stuff (including my cell phone cable to transfer files) at the dealership so more pictures to come.
Dealer thought I was the first in BC to have this car. That may be some dealer bullshit but even if it is, it feels pretty special to be out there with the on 10 series FR-S (so far)! I went to pick up my girlfriend from somewhere and I got a few stares from people in the parking lot.
I drove the "base" FR-S last October on a whirl wind trip to California via the Pacific Coastal Hwy and it was an absolute blast but had a few concerns which somehow seems to have been corrected??
A. The sound: bugged me at high revs but around town (which will be most of my driving) it sounds growly. I like it now (or its just me mentally getting accustomed to it).
B. Pedal positions were a bit weird: I felt like the accelerator pedal was too far back originally and the clutch bite point was a bit too wide for smoothness (compared to my miata anyway). Driving with the same shoes I did last october and this has somehow gone away? I'm not sure how this happened but I can heel toe now. Clutch transition point seems ok now too (?).
C. Engine felt too slow revving: This seems OK now too? When I blip the throttle now it makes this sharp growl, like a dog barking. Its definitely not a smooth revving inline four, but its got its on character.
Anyway, I was worried that this car wouldn't be 35gs better than my existing Miata and a few days ago I was feeling a bit of buyers remorse with the drama we've all felt getting this car.
But to all those who are second guessing their purchase - DON'T. This car is worth waiting for! Stay true!
Hmm I did notice that the HIDs seem to make a lot of noise and yesterday after I got home I smelt some burning? Anybody else find this?