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Australian here.
I've got a lot of English and Irish mates and it's a constant battle to get them to see past the default "jap crap" mentality. They're unashamedly bias when it comes to Euro cars - particularly anything German. They think U.S cars are poorly-made tanks and asian made cars are either boring or in the case of the Koreans - cheap and nasty. They're some of the funniest guys I know but when it comes to cars - that's what they've been told so that's what they're going to believe.
I make the point because this reviewer just does not like the FRS at all and I think it has more to do with it being a Toyota than anything else. Obviously the review is supposed to be a bit of fun but the U.S reviewer tries hard to make balanced and whimsy, where as the British reviewer just comes across as sour and negative.
As for my 2 cents; I've driven both the 86 and the Golf Gti here in Australia and I they're both fantastic cars. I nearly bought the Golf on the exhaust pop alone but I've ended up ordering an 86 because it offers more feel, has a better reputation for build quality (VW has a terrible reputation for quality here in Aus) and is priced better. I know I'll end up in a 5 door hot hatch when I start replicating so why not have a bit of fun now!
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