Demandred7's Firestorm FR-S

[ur24]

Originally Posted by Demandred7

Came out of the Walmart at Fairview Mall only to find some prick driving a POS Montana parked entirely too close and dented my passenger side door. If there wasn't any witnesses I was sorely tempted to throttle his car with my fist. I am so pissed!!! Took a picture of his plate instead (for all the good it will do me). My perfect door now has a small dent/crease. I will talk to some shops and people that might know what to do, but, right now I just wish I had seen the mother f*#$?er and knocked his lights out.

I don't know about you but I would not be taking my car to Walmart let alone anywhere close to the carts in that lot or soccer moms with minivans....you should of parked the furthest from the door you know soccer moms\dads are not parking out in the booneys

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by ur24

I don't know about you but I would not be taking my car to Walmart let alone anywhere close to the carts in that lot or soccer moms with minivans....you should of parked the furthest from the door you know soccer moms\dads are not parking out in the booneys

I had thought about that, but, I have heard on the forum about people's FR-S' being vandalized when parked in the boonies too. I guess you can't win either way. And it looks even worse in broad daylight. I hope something they have worked hard for gets ruined too.

[Slartibartfast]

Originally Posted by Demandred7

Came out of the Walmart at Fairview Mall only to find some prick driving a POS Montana parked entirely too close and dented my passenger side door. If there wasn't any witnesses I was sorely tempted to throttle his car with my fist. I am so pissed!!! Took a picture of his plate instead (for all the good it will do me). My perfect door now has a small dent/crease. I will talk to some shops and people that might know what to do, but, right now I just wish I had seen the mother f*#$?er and knocked his lights out.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

(insert Darth Vader pic)

I haven't got my first ding yet. I know it will hurt when I do get one. Sorry to hear about yours.

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

(insert Darth Vader pic)

I haven't got my first ding yet. I know it will hurt when I do get one. Sorry to hear about yours.

Thanks for the chuckle, I can't say that I would have laughed that night, but, I am slowly getting over the initial rage I had that night. Probably some fat Walmartian that could barely get out of their car fast enough to satisfy a Big Mac attack at 8 o'clock at night.

[Demandred7]

Passenger side door dent all fixed up now. A friend of mine has some skills wrt body repairs. I probably should have taken some before and after pictures, but, honestly I wasn't that enthusiastic about showing off the dent. Nevertheless, it is all fixed up now and I cannot even see that it ever happened. I feel a lot better now that it is taken care of. It was pretty fascinating to watch it being fixed too.
Update on another front - only 161 km till break in is done.....

[Demandred7]

I feel like I am on countdown mode - 97 more km to go until break in is done.

[Demandred7]

It isn't the greatest pic, but, I was trying to take one when it was at exactly 1600 km, and I just happen to have accidentally taken one at a very appropriate speed. I normally would have trashed it based on the blur alone. I guess it was fate. I have two other pics of far better quality, but, at different speeds.

Gave her more than I have up to now. For all of the people that say this car is slow - what crack are you on?

Interesting note - unless it was pure circumstance, the AT will not redline unless in manual mode.

How I have missed you redline.

[Demandred7]

I have been toying with the idea of a Flossy shift knob. Kinda set on the 86 logo, but, still not cut in stone yet.

Looking for some opinions about colour - black or red.

Also, for those of you familiar with the product, I have also been trying to figure out whether to go to the regular size or the shorty.

There is also the matter of weight. Please also bear in mind that I drive an AT.

[Demandred7]

And then there is the matter of the exhaust. The first one is the DC Sport 1013 and the the second one is the JDM OE style. Unfortunately, the JDM OE (while looking better) is almost 3x the cost.

Thanks to ebhopal for the pic of the DC sport tips. He happens to have a Firestorm with those tips. Not stalking you, but, loving the look of his ride.

[Demandred7]

When coming into work today, they had an FR-S with the 5 Axis body kit and 19" wheels. I have been skeptical in the past, but, in person - Wow! Loving the look, not so much loving the price. There is just too much I want to add to the car and not nearly enough money to go around.

More for fellow forum member ebhopal for his 5 axis body kit that looks just like the one on display at work except the one at work was Argento.

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by Demandred7

And then there is the matter of the exhaust. The first one is the DC Sport 1013 and the the second one is the JDM OE style. Unfortunately, the JDM OE (while looking better) is almost 3x the cost.

Thanks to ebhopal for the pic of the DC sport tips. He happens to have a Firestorm with the those tips. Not stalking you, but, loving the look of his ride.

Well, I finally made the decision. I just couldn't part with nearly $200 for exhaust tips. I went with the DC Sport EX-1013's. Pep Boys don't ship to Canada and had to use Amazon.com at a third of the cost of what the JDM OE would cost. Either way, I will probably get the good ol' from my wife for even spending $66 let alone $200. JK, but, not far off the mark.

[ebhopal]

Thanks man!! I was just like you when it came to the exhaust tips. At first I was going to buy the JDM ones but then I saw someone here on the forums with the DC Sport EX-1013's (no sure who) and I changed my mind. I didn't wanna pay 200 bucks just for tips!

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by ebhopal

Thanks man!! I was just like you when it came to the exhaust tips. At first I was going to buy the JDM ones but then I saw someone here on the forums with the DC Sport EX-1013's (no sure who) and I changed my mind. I didn't wanna pay 200 bucks just for tips!

Also thanks to another forum member "post break" for his large pic of the rear of his ride and recommendation towards the DC Sport EX-1013's

http://i.imgur.com/F5LsC.jpg

Now I just have to play the waiting game for them to arrive:

Shipping Estimate Thursday October 18, 2012
Delivery Estimate: Tuesday October 30, 2012 - Tuesday November 13, 2012

[Jeff86]

Car looks great man! Firestorm ftw! I went with the JDM tips on mine, but either is going to fill those cutouts in much nicer.