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Originally Posted by ToySub1946
I'm very happy with my 2015 FRS...bought because it's cheaper than a used Lotus Elise, and way cheaper than a Porsche Cayman. I wanted the most fun to drive, yet affordable car.
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Same.
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Originally Posted by ToySub1946
an FRS in British Racing Green.
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That would be awesome.
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Originally Posted by ToySub1946
and from radroach:"If I had more money I would own several FR-S and BRZ's."
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Same.
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Originally Posted by ToySub1946
'm considering selling my 2005 Mustang GT, replacing it with an FRS or BRZ in a different color than my current FRS.
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Would same.
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Originally Posted by soulreapersteve
If I had my own place with a 2+ car garage, I would buy a salvaged Twin and use it as a full project car for track purposes; leaving the current one as a DD.
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Same here, but reverse. I already have a race car'ed-out FR-S. I DD a 335is, but I'd like to have another FR-S as a daily and just use the 3 series for when I have passengers. Gas mileage is pretty decent, it's a really nice ride, and I'm kind of bothered that they'll sell something
that fast to just anybody... but it's just a big turd compared to the FR-S.
I'd like to have a second one to do some visual mods to, and otherwise just drive it most of the time. I've put 13,000 miles on my 3 series in 9 months, and 9,000 miles on my FR-S in two years. Kind of makes me sad.
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Originally Posted by 02.ACCORD.DUDE
They see a cheap-ish sports car that looks fantastic so they go out and buy it without fully researching the cars pros and cons.
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YES. This has been my main thought throughout this whole thread.
Most cars are general purpose, even most Mustangs. Yeah, they're impractical coupes, but people are aware of that and they get the power they're expecting when they purchase one. The 86 is specific though. It's meant to be a very affordable, raw ass sports car that is only fast when driven as a momentum car. It looks really nice though, so non-car people are taking a big ol' un-lubricated pounding from the great shaft of buyer's remorse on a daily basis with this platform.
These are the same people at the gas station that see your FR-S and say, "what's on the dash," as they mean, "is your car fast in the sense of ridiculous top end speeds on a salt flat, because that's what I think fast means."
And these are the people Consumer Reports interviews - consumer enthusiasts.