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What you hate is what I like, or at least what I'm not bothered by.
1: Armrest: I'm 6'0" and maybe it's the way I sit but my elbow reaches the center console and "rests" on it. I feel like I already have an armrest. However, I typically drive with both hands on the wheel, you know... like you're supposed to, so it's not much of an issue anyway.
2: Gas tank isn't too small: Imagine if this car actually got the mileage the EPA said it would... then it would be too small but if I did a road trip and averaged 37mpg (Which I can) then I could get 400 miles before a fill up. Also, compare this car/tank with other cars similarly. I rarely got 400miles out of my Prelude, out of my S2000, out of my CRX, out of my Econoline, out of my Isuzu trooper. I get that this isn't a Prius, an Audi Turbo Diesel or the 1st gen Honda Insight but 350 miles per tank on a sports car ain't bad and is pretty much par for the course.
3: Cup Holders: Have you considered the giant one in both doors? I can put those large bottles of water in those (the 1 liters) which is really nice! Couldn't do that in any other car I've owned! As for the center console I think they did it well... Not only do I have room for 2 drinks but I have a little extra space for "junk". In my S2000 I got 1 cup holder and no space. In my 4th gen Prelude I only got 1 cup holder PERIOD! Now I have 4... that's a WIN in my book!
4: Clutch Engagement: I suppose it may be because my previous MT car had high-engagement but even though I have my race car set to low engagement I find this a non-issue. All cars are different and the driver should be able to adapt. Don't try to make your current girlfriend like your previous girlfriend... not a really good analogy I know but I've had my car on the race track several times now and the clutch is a complete non-issue and in track conditions the heel-toe is terrific. I love all 3 pedals in this car.
5: No trip computer: I'm a little surprised here, however unlike myself many other FRS owners may have come from cars with lots more fancy pancy gizmos, which I have not. For perspective; you have a fuel gauge AND you know how many miles you average per tank, plus you have an A and B trip recorder and an odometer... You have 4 things to tell you how soon you'll need to fill up again. Is a trip computer really needed? Isn't the point of a "drivers" car to remove the extraneous nonsense?
6: It's a Toyota/TRD thing. I actually like it both on the dash and the gauge cluster and it's the primary reason I like the FRS interior over the BRZ interior. The silver panel on the BRZ dash along with the boring gauge cluster pointed me toward the FRS.
7: Couldn't agree more! It's not a Toyota here and the worst part is I've already had several people ask my why I have a swastika on the side of my car to which I have to quickly explain the whole "86" history of the damn thing. While I personally like it, it is out of place and I'm no fan of the Nazis.
8: Noise generator: Yup... Seriously wtf is this thing and why is all this extra plastic needed?
9: Tailpipe: That's a "meh" thing.. It is what it is. My expectations on details as remedial as this would only come into play if I was paying $50k for the sports car, not $25k.
10: Useless speedometer: Agreed. It seems strange to have 2 speedometers. It would have been really neat to use that space for data such as oil pressure/oil temp. That would have been really neat!
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