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I'm shocked people are telling this guy NOT to get a Scion as a first car. Seriously? That is the exact market Scion is aiming for. Notice how we don't have all the cool little features that the Japanese and European versions have? That's because they wanted this car (and the rest of their lineup) to be attainable by the younger crowd. The whole Pure Pricing thing is designed specifically to make dealerships easier for first time buyers.
I bet that if a thread like this showed up on a more high end car forum, people there would be suggesting the FRS instead of whatever else. The FRS is far from being "too nice". It's pretty bare-bones. Just because your first car was some beater doesn't mean that this guy has to play fair and also get a crap car.
And about the other suggestions on here: a minivan? A fucking ford fusion? Really? These are absolutely terrible suggestions for an auto enthusiast, and the fact that you're even suggesting those shows that you know jack shit about what auto enthusiasts want.
Maybe people here are trying to seem holier-than-thou. "Oh I can own a Scion FRS because I'm an advanced, experienced driver. A simple newbie peon like you wouldn't be able to handle such a machine". Bullshit. This car isn't "too difficult" for anyone who is even slightly passionate about cars. His probability of wrecking it isn't any higher than if he was driving a Honda Accord.
OP: buy the car you want. Step back from this for a moment. Can you really imagine yourself saying "yeah I wanted an FRS, but some guys on the internet convinced me to get this econobox instead because it has 4 doors."
/rant
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