OK, long story short, my FRS has been at the dealer for the last 3 months due to engine failure that the dealer cannot seem to fix.
Toyota is offering to repurchase my car and I will be getting a check for ~$6,700. So I have a few options on what to do.
I have an MT with a couple little mods and really like it a lot. I test drove the AT for giggles and was pleasantly surprised with the TCM logic in Sport mode and I think I might just get an AT instead this time around. So here are the options I'm considering:
Option 1: Get another Hot Lava FRS and end up with a lower payment and/or a couple extra mods (TRD Cat-back and TRD Intake).
Option 2: Get a 10 Series with slightly higher payments than I'm currently making (I financed $25,010 and my payments are ~$373/month). I'm loving the extra features of the 10 series, but I'm not a fan of the color. I know I could get it wrapped, but I have no idea how much that costs and may not be able to afford it any time soon.
Option 3: Use the cash to buy a beater to drive for a year or so and pay off all my debt (credit cards + student loan = ~$8k). Then hope that the 2015 model year of the FRS is substantially better (most of the features of the 10 series with a little more power and hopefully fewer issues) and put a big chunk of money down on that. I like my cars to be exciting colors like yellow or orange and I would be pissed if Scion doesn't offer the 2015 in a cool color.