It took me a while to regain my confidence when I bought my FR-S. The previous car was a '92 MR2, definitely the scariest car I've ever owned in terms of handling when driven near it's limit. (Probably could have done better with some new suspension and professional suspension tuning) In any case-it took me a while to start playing with the FR-S. I had an unreasonable fear of the car going into an uncontrolled spin when exiting corners on the throttle. I prefer the front-engine/rear-drive layout, hands down. Much more forgiving.