It seems that I caused a bit of a stir and people had fun dissecting the short list that I threw out there, but those people are missing the point entirely. I wasn't trying to list specific cars that I thought were better than the FRS, I was just throwing out a few sporty cars that are priced around the estimated FRS price.
If you have $28k to spend on a sports car you owe it to yourself to test drive every sports car in that price range. I feel like there is a 90% chance that I am going to end up getting a FRS or BRZ this spring, but I'm sure as hell going to drive everything else before I give any dealership my money. Who knows, maybe I'll surprise myself end end up getting an MX-5 or something instead? Life has a way of surprising you like that. Committing to a FRS or BRZ before you even get behind the wheel of one is just being a fanboy. I'm sorry, but you have to be pretty stupid to buy a car simply because of automaker hype and positive magazine reviews. Get out there and test drive this thing first, people!
It sounds like the small down-payment that most are putting on this car is refundable, and people are planning on checking everything out before actually buying the car. I don't see much harm in it if there is no real commitment, so I'm relieved to hear that.
