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Originally Posted by fatoni
if you cant find a wrx for under 26k its because you arent looking. in less than 15 seconds i found three dealerships in my area for that price. the mrsp is only like 26500.
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In less than 25 seconds I did a national search on Autotrader and Cars.com and found 400 listings, there were no Hatchbacks listed for under 26k new. (One Sedan at 25k) And in a large market like Chicagoland, you are not going to get one for much less than 500 under MSRP.
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Originally Posted by Khyron686
So Exige to FRS? You bought the wrong car. Why on earth didn't you get a Mustang GT or a used Cayman or something? I get the hassles you're having but the power stuff has been out on the table since day one. It's not like it's a surprise. And the ring time is right between a Type R and a S2000 - again, not a shabby spot to be.
I had everything on the table from a used 997 911, Evo, Boss, GT, GC, S4, 370Z - as long as it was RWD and could fit the kids in the back from time to time. I bought the FRS cause it hit all the right buttons, and I don't care if I break it. It's like owning a 2013 E30 M3 or a 2013 Porsche 944 or a Mk2 supra - all with modern safety and no hassles. Just sitting in it feels RIGHT. Like a mk6 GTI but lower and the go-fast wheels on the right end.
If 0-60 was a buying criteria... once again, have to say you simply screwed up. But for 3-5K you can fix that mistake. Others like me don't care to.
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0-60 is not really my concern, like I said most of the time it is ok. But when you really get down to it it's just a sheep in wolfs clothing. It looks the part and maybe in other markets like Europe or Japan it's more than powerful. But in America our mass market ho-hum cars from pretty much every company will wipe it up the car in a straight line. And in terms of overall grip on paper the FR-S also does not fair to well even against hot hatches in most tests. It's a car like you said needs about 5k to be an actual sports car. That's what I am getting at.
As mentioned I have been through sports cars that are toys, did not want that again which is why I went this route. It's a stop gap car to fill the the time from when either release an STI/TRD model or Mazda or Honda build their own version of this car.
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Originally Posted by wbradley
I don't have the patience to read this whole thread. Thanks to Dezoris for an excellent critique that was funny too.
PS- your "brown" girlfriend is cute!
Being in Illinois, I'm surprised there wasn't a reference to there being no prestige driving the brand that supplies a big chunk of Chicago taxi cabs! (xB's, and one reason I felt the xB was a safe buy for a winter car).
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Yeah Scion owns the transport market in the city for sure, never thought of that. I don't care about the badge but I know plenty of people cant wait to rip off the "tag". Tks