Hello everyone,
I'm a longtime lurker on these boards, first time poster. I'm unbelievably interested in the FR-S but am curious if there is anyone out there in a similar situation...
... my issue is that I know virtually nothing about cars mechanically in terms of fixing or diagnosing anything myself. I have this nagging feeling that it's sacrilegious for someone who has no idea how to fix anything on an automobile to have a sports car. I feel like the reality police would pull me over, ask me if I know how to perform basic maintenance, hear my answer, and then confiscate the twin
My first ever car was a 1981 Celica MT. I loved that car and learned how to drive on it - and for the last 7-8 years I've been dutifully driving a responsible, rational, painfully dependable AT Honda Civic
I don't know anything about working on cars, but I can appreciate a beautiful piece of mechanical engineering. I desperately miss a MT, and the FR-S's mantra of balance and driver/car/road connection over raw power (not to mention its shape!!) really, really appeals to me. I'm not a racecar driver and honestly, would never go tracking or even auto cross, but there are a wealth of windy back roads / mountain roads in my area and the older I get the more I find I just flat out enjoy driving. Even in my AT Civic I have a blast on some of these windy roads.
Can anyone relate? Do you feel like your mechanical lack of knowledge surrounding cars guilt trips you into feeling "unworthy" of a car like the twins? Did you still buy one anyways? Any related stories?
I guess with a car like a Civic, there is nothing to feel inadequate or insecure about. I'm a reasonably humble, soft-spoken person who doesn't like to draw any attention to myself. The FR-S would stay in the garage except for joy rides and weekend trips
Anyways, just wondering if there are any other people out there who love cars, driving, and back-to-basics auto fun, but know next to nothing about cars mechanically? And if there is no one that can relate - will you at least agree to not stone me to death if I show up at your local FR-S meet up