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Originally Posted by HKz
Hey all!
Hakeem here from Arizona. Glad to finally join  I got my 2013 Hot Lava FR-S in November of 2012, feels like forever now, but she is definitely a keeper...sadly she has an automatic tranny, one of the many disappointing "compromises" from once being married, haha.. While I would love to have one with a MT the automatic actually has proved to be very enjoyable especially since it is my DD and I am on the road commuting for at least an hour a day.
I have only owned 4 cyl Japanese coupes, had a 240SX, CRX, MR2 and Celica GT, so when the FR-S/BRZ was announced I immediately knew I wanted one and boy, I have not been disappointed at all, I love everything about the car. Looking to pay the FR-S off hopefully soon and just keep it for my son when he turns 16 one day and then work my ass off to get the new Supra/FT1 if it ever comes out.
My car is completely stock right now, I was considering modding it a bit, maybe adding a supercharger, but now that I'm divorced, I'm slightly torn about trying to get one with a MT, but I don't think financially that would make sense since my baby has 30,000 miles already and I do want to work towards that Supra one day :p the automatic has been surprisingly really nice, shifts are crisp and quick and while the gearing is a little longer than the set on the MT it isn't too noticeable. I’ll hope to collaborate and learn as much as I can on this forum about the AT for the FR-S to see what I will be able to accomplish.
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Well hilariously just a few weeks ago on my way home for lunch, a woman in an older Impala ran a red light while I was making a left and made a mess of my girl.
Totaled. She was about to hit 50 K too
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...but at the same time
So my dilemma with having to lug that automatic is finally over!....but meh, it does somewhat screw up my original plans as I was hoping the FT1/Supra replacement would arrive as soon as I paid the FRS off..first world problems up the ass.
And I don't mean my previous comment regarding the auto gearbox in any bad way. In fact for my two cents, the auto gearbox was actually pretty nice, a lot better than what most reviewers made it out to be; but the manual is obviously what the car is about. My issue was looking at and using that automatic reminded me of my poor life decisions everyday
Fortunately everything went smooth in the accident. A tow driver was right behind me when it all happened so he was able to tell the cops exactly what happened, gave me ride back to work, towed my car to my insurance co's shop and I was totalled and settled within the week.
While I wanted another FRS, I did do some test driving for the new Ecoboost Mustang as that had been the only under $30 K coupe I had yet to try. With the redesign, hype and since some (questionable) ex-86 owners like subaruwrxfan got one, it was worth taking a peak even though I usually have the same conclusion for the current Detroit 3 muscle cars. Though the current gen Mustang looks great, got a great interior upgrade and has solid power, it still feels not as tight and snug compared to the FRS when it comes to the driving aspects. And while the Ecoboost makes the Mustang a bit quicker in the straights, it by no means felt any quicker. Also, while our FA20 has that torque dip in the middle of the band, at least it never feels breathless at the end of the the RPM range like that Ecoboost...I know for these modern day turbo setups they purposely tune much of the power in the lowest revs but why on a sports car or rather why such aggressive eco tuning?
So yeah, I still think the FRS has no real competition for under $30 K in terms of driving aspects. I had a great experience with mine and had literally zero issues come up other than the famous chirps, so I gladly ordered a manual 2016 Steel FRS through my local dealer!
Drive on friends
