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I absolutely agree with your opinions, and anyone who attempts to hate is either trolling or hasn't experienced much in the world of cars. The twins are very good driver's cars, and they're pretty economical to buy and run. Other than that, they could use improvement in many areas.
I haven't experienced any of the gremlins that have popped up on the early cars (no crickets, no creaks, no leaky tails, etc.), and I'll knock on wood for posterity, but I expect there will be minor issues here and there. And that's part of owning a sports car, and especially owning a sports car in its first MY. Besides, sports cars by nature are engineered to perform, and you sacrifice a bit of reliability and usability here and there. Considering the price point of these cars, I think they're decent. They certainly could have used a bit more attention on the interior with the trim bits and tech bits, and given an extra year or so of development time, I think Toyota could have done much better (particularly in the dash area).
But as I've said before, if you're buying this car for anything other than the driving experience, you would have been better off in a Corolla. I also don't think the FR-S is god's gift to sports cars, as so many reviewers and owners have all but proclaimed. It's just a good sports car that came along at a time when other offerings were lackluster or overpriced.
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