What was your deciding factor?

[Quentin]

I could get my daughter in the back seat. I'd have stuck with out 4Runner, Prius, MINI fleet had she not fit.


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[xtral]

Originally Posted by OnkelC

Groin.

why would you choose to buy two Japanese cars while you are living in Deutschland ?

[OnkelC]

Because I have the freedom of choice.

[ChrisV]

My list was this:

Wanted a competitive autocross car
Prefer light weight RWD
Have a 2 year old

That basically narrowed it down to the FR-S/BRZ or RX8.

Then:

Need to drive 30k miles per year

That ruled out the RX8.

The the TRD sway bars and lowering springs were ruled legal for the FRS for C Street, and that ruled out the BRZ.

So I have an FR-S.

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[wotter]

I was looking for something fun, new and relatively cheap.
It was slighly more expensive than I thought it would be, but it's fully loaded with options here in Europe (c.c., fog lights, leather...).

[humdizzle]

I was looking for my replacement DD corolla. Wanted something reliable, fun, lightweight, and of course good looks.

I drove both the fiesta st and the frs. the fiesta didn't live up to the hype for me. As soon as i got in the frs i new it was the one. driving it and feeling that balance thru corners and hint of oversteer just sealed the deal.

[weederr33]

Reasons:

Sheer amount of aftermarket options is like freakin' toys-r-us

Gorgeous body - look at those fangs on the FR-S!

RWD - always had FWD so this was nice

Small - I'm small, so I want something that didn't feel like a tank






Oh yeah, insurance was reasonable, reliability was good, and safety was well rated

[stevesnj]

Originally Posted by Chefbroyardee

So I'm getting really close to getting an frs, doing more test drives this weekend, there are so many things that I love about it, but there's a some I dislike too.
I want to get everyone's opinion.

What was the biggest thing that made you decide to get a frs/brz/86

It's fun and i'm not married or have any kids...hehe

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

It's fun and i'm not married or have any kids...hehe

Internet Hi 5! I have no plans on marriage or kids for the foreseeable future. Unless that special someone comes along who is also a car gal. Or at least is somewhat of a car gal.

[raven1231]

Dem GLOWING scion badges do!

[xtral]

Originally Posted by OnkelC

Because I have the freedom of choice.

That is not a appropriate answer.
I guess the price should be quite attractive or they offer you something really fancy,or you have emotion or nostalgia with the Japanese Cars.

[HotLavaFRS]

I already had my fast/fun/loud car and needed something that I could use for work that got more than 12mpg and something I could go through drive throughs with and still have the people on the other end hear me and the people behind me could order without my engine drowning them out.

It looks really good, the color options are great (they aren't just stuck with silver/white), seats are nice, it's rear wheel drive and the boxer engine sounds pretty. It was a done deal after I test drove it. The only other car I would have bought if I didn't end up with one of the twins would have been a special ordered Focus ST ST3.

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Reasons:

Sheer amount of aftermarket options is like freakin' toys-r-us

Gorgeous body - look at those fangs on the FR-S!

RWD - always had FWD so this was nice

Small - I'm small, so I want something that didn't feel like a tank






Oh yeah, insurance was reasonable, reliability was good, and safety was well rated

This couldn't be more true lol.


New guy comes on the forum " Yo dog this car is so fucking ill but that torque dip yo is wack!"


Forum members " get a header and a tune and it will get rid of it."


New guy browses the forum/internet and finds 50 different header brands.


Comes back to forum and asks "which header is best?" Forum members-


Option 1: "SEARCH GTFO!"


Option 2: "Dude my butt dyno confirmed that header y is better than x. I know this because of the dyno sheet the vendor provided showed y had 2hp more than x dog."


Option 3: get Nameless man, no JDL, no Ptuning, no Ace ect... Well should I get UEL, or EL, and then there is the anti reversion header I have been hearing so much about...


EL is best for top end gains! nuh uh I saw a dyno showing and UEL was better plus you get the SUBI brumble though! But antireversion man! works on motorcycles dog!


New guy goes and gets topspeed header from ebay. Bitches that his car is still slow.


Repeats same process with turbo kits as he did with headers to get more power.


Gets kit installed-


Option 1: blows engine pushing 400hp on a high compression NA motor


Option 2: Sells car because it is "still not fast enough" and buys a mustang.


Then either leaves the forum, or goes on and bashes the owners and tells them how crappy the 86 is.

[LucidMomentum]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Or at least is somewhat of a car gal.

I just want someone pretty to stand in for me when I take photos of the car