[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Re_Invention

No, in fact this car drove remarkably better than the last FR-S I test drove. The engine still takes its time to rev and doesn't feel like 200 hp. The brakes are dismal. Long pedal travel with little feel, I don't care what the actual stopping distance is, Toyobaru forgot to dial it in during testing. Lines, fluid, cylinder brace and pads are the first things to get swapped/installed. But neither of those issues are new, they've been beaten to a pulp on this forum and else where. I just wrote out my test drive observations - I didn't go into it thinking 'well this can be taken care of aftermarket'. That's not a fair comparison and the manufacture should have gotten it right to begin with.

OK, so this is coming from someone who beat the OEM brakes to the point of failure (literally).

Mine never had long pedal travel (without boiling the fluid first that is) nor would I describe them as having little feel. They aren't the best brakes I've felt by a fair margin, but they are far from the worst.

Not saying you are wrong, but maybe the new OEM pads are contributing due to the lack of transfer layer, or someone seriously beat on them, or it had air in the lines like my car seemed to (in the rear only) from the factory. Just weird since that's not an issue most have experienced.