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MuseChaser · 04-15-2021, 05:40 PM

Standing here during .. ahem... "Happy Hour" at the house.. and gazing upon the ol' '13 FR-S parked up at the top of the sloping driveway facing the street with that ol' "Can we play... huh?... can we... please, oh, please, please please????" look plastered all over it...

Yeah, OK... the engine grenaded after an improperly done recall, but the dealership did the right thing....

Yeah, OK... it ain't a leather interior, and there's no bells-und-vissles (the lack o' bells-und-vissles iss a gutt ting, in my opinion, but the preponderance of plastic is not)

Yeah, OK... overall, it just kind of feels like a cheap car in terms of fit, finish, and...ahem... "amenities"....

But, ya know what? This has been a great, and I mean GREAT car. Still puts a smile on face, handles better than any other car I've ever owned (with the possible exception of a Fiat Spider, but that had so many other problems it hardly qualified as a car), gets great gas mileage, and is just a beautiful looking car.

Best bang for the buck in my life-long stable is still a '93 325i, but that gap is rapidly closing. I DO love this car.

That is all.

04-15-2021, 05:40 PM	#1
MuseChaser Feeling like thinking.... Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: CNY Posts: 1,664 Thanks: 1,664 Thanked 2,433 Times in 1,064 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	5.5 years, 90K miles, and still smilin'... Standing here during .. ahem... "Happy Hour" at the house.. and gazing upon the ol' '13 FR-S parked up at the top of the sloping driveway facing the street with that ol' "Can we play... huh?... can we... please, oh, please, please please????" look plastered all over it... Yeah, OK... the engine grenaded after an improperly done recall, but the dealership did the right thing.... Yeah, OK... it ain't a leather interior, and there's no bells-und-vissles (the lack o' bells-und-vissles iss a gutt ting, in my opinion, but the preponderance of plastic is not) Yeah, OK... overall, it just kind of feels like a cheap car in terms of fit, finish, and...ahem... "amenities".... But, ya know what? This has been a great, and I mean GREAT car. Still puts a smile on face, handles better than any other car I've ever owned (with the possible exception of a Fiat Spider, but that had so many other problems it hardly qualified as a car), gets great gas mileage, and is just a beautiful looking car. Best bang for the buck in my life-long stable is still a '93 325i, but that gap is rapidly closing. I DO love this car. That is all. __________________ Drive like everyone's life around you depends on it...