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bolink654 · 05-03-2021, 07:45 PM

New here. I work part time as a mechanic at an independent shop, part time me and my wife own a used car lot. I buy from local dealer auctions, and from salvage auctions like IAAI and copart.

Anyway, I been wanting one of these cars since Clarkson drove one on Top Gear when they first came out.

Then the wife and I got to thinkin about autocross. Now I've owned Miatas and love them, but daily driving them sucks. I drove one on vacation from Arkansas to Florida as well, and they are just a little too small for that.

So I bought three FRS.

This one, a 2013 which had a hydro locked engine, though no water seems to have gotten into the cabin area. 98,000 miles

This one, Raven 2016 with the front a lil messed up. 109,000 miles

And a third, a 2013 I found on facebook marketplace that was sold as an abandon car from a towing company. Its totaled, no way to fix it, but it had most of the parts I needed to fix the other two. The 3rd happen to be Raven black like #2, and had a new clutch and tune up done at Toyota just 5,000 miles ago, so sweet deal. It has 96,000 miles.

Also, the red 2013 did not come with a key, even though it was supposed to. This isn't the first time its happened with IAAI, either. The last time was a 2009 Camry I bought to re-sell. I've been around the "no keys for a toyota" block before. The abandoned, totaled 2013 Raven car didn't either.

I now have them all 3 FRS working on one key until I get some in the mail, this forum was somewhat helpful in that regard but also had some misinformation. Was curious if I should do a writeup on how I made this work?

05-03-2021, 07:45 PM	#8072
bolink654 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Drives: 16 Raven,13 Firestorm,13 Raven Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	New here. I work part time as a mechanic at an independent shop, part time me and my wife own a used car lot. I buy from local dealer auctions, and from salvage auctions like IAAI and copart. Anyway, I been wanting one of these cars since Clarkson drove one on Top Gear when they first came out. Then the wife and I got to thinkin about autocross. Now I've owned Miatas and love them, but daily driving them sucks. I drove one on vacation from Arkansas to Florida as well, and they are just a little too small for that. So I bought three FRS. This one, a 2013 which had a hydro locked engine, though no water seems to have gotten into the cabin area. 98,000 miles This one, Raven 2016 with the front a lil messed up. 109,000 miles And a third, a 2013 I found on facebook marketplace that was sold as an abandon car from a towing company. Its totaled, no way to fix it, but it had most of the parts I needed to fix the other two. The 3rd happen to be Raven black like #2, and had a new clutch and tune up done at Toyota just 5,000 miles ago, so sweet deal. It has 96,000 miles. Also, the red 2013 did not come with a key, even though it was supposed to. This isn't the first time its happened with IAAI, either. The last time was a 2009 Camry I bought to re-sell. I've been around the "no keys for a toyota" block before. The abandoned, totaled 2013 Raven car didn't either. I now have them all 3 FRS working on one key until I get some in the mail, this forum was somewhat helpful in that regard but also had some misinformation. Was curious if I should do a writeup on how I made this work?