On 6/1/2012, FR-S was released in U.S. The dealer in Hawaii was not taking any reservations. It was first-come first-serve. I happened to have 100F+ fever that day, but I still went to the dealer's door hours before their business hour to line up. I was the 3rd one there.
My son was a year old at that time. It's hard to see but there is my son sleeping in the car seat in the back. This car was able to hold the stroller in the trunk and properly install a forward facing car seat in the back. It was perfectly small. I could reach my son without leaving the driver's seat, which was not possible in other cars.
Years had passed. My son started to have a respiratory system problem because of Hawaii's voggy air. In 2016, we had to moved out of Hawaii, otherwise, he would have asthma. We decided to move to Chicago suburb. Even though everyone told me to get rid of FR-S and get an AWD because of Chicago's winter, FR-S came with us.
On the first snow day, I got completely stuck in my own driveway. My neighbor helped me and that's how I first talked to this neighbor. We started to talk sometimes and his family invited my family to their dinner one day. Something that would not have happened if I did not bring FR-S with me.
It's been already 6 years since I picked FR-S up. I did not buy another car all this time because I simply did not find any car that's better than FR-S. Now, it's getting even harder. There are so much memories in this car. I don't think I can get rid of this car even if there is a car that's better than FR-S. My son is 7 now. It will be so nice if I can teach him how to drive with this car 9 years from now. There is possibility...
