Got my first FR-S! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Gageronk18 · 07-18-2015, 07:04 PM

Hey everyone,

I just purchased my first FR-S... Also my first car lol. Anyways it's a 2013 with 4000 miles. It's the limited edition that comes with push to start and all that fun stuff. It's silver on the outside which has really grew on me. 6 speed manual (which I love). My first mods will be exhaust, intake, and tune. Hope to be active on this forum, it has helped me a lot so far!

Thanks!

Impureclient · 07-18-2015, 07:14 PM

Welcome. That is some first car there. Be careful. If you are fairly new to driving make sure to take it in an empty parking lot and test the limits of the cars grip instead of finding out on the road what it is the hard way.

cdq85 · 07-18-2015, 08:00 PM

your limited fr-s is a 10 series! nice find! have fun and enjoy it.

HyperTech · 07-18-2015, 08:14 PM

where's the pic :-)

kcarlson_sf · 07-18-2015, 08:16 PM

Welcome, and congrats!

Thing about having an FR-S as a first car is, you're gonna be spoiled. I always had low-end cars before this (Corolla, Mazda2), and I'm constantly amazed by how different this car is. I don't think I could go back. It would suck.

Here's to never having to drive nasty cars again!

smg1138 · 07-18-2015, 08:20 PM

Damn, you're lucky. My first car was a '73 Cadillac that would occasionally catch on fire. lol

weederr33 · 07-18-2015, 08:21 PM

Welcome! The only mods you need right now are as follows:

1. Air Filter
2. Driving Time
3. Open lot/ track
4. TRD quick shifter!
5. More driving time

Rota · 07-18-2015, 08:23 PM

Make sure to check out the Arizona subforum and introduce yourself!

isolato · 07-18-2015, 08:38 PM

Congrats! Hell of a first car. 20-30 years from now when you're in conversations with others about "what was your first car" your eyes will glaze over with memories of your first love. Treat it with respect. Heed what the more experienced guys tell you ... or you will crash it, potentially badly. Do not disengage the traction control on the street.

Do practice. Make learning how the car drives a part of your everyday obsession. Practice on parking lots. Find Autocross events where you can practice pushing the car in a safe environment. Before spending a bunch of $'s on mods, invest in doing a track day with an instructor in the car with you. It will change your life, and possibly save it. After driving on a track, street driving will seem completely different.

Apologies for being all preachy ... please don't take this as being a buzz kill or anything. The FR-S is an amazing first car. I'm super happy for you. Be safe and have fun.

Gageronk18 · 07-19-2015, 05:45 PM

Let me rephrase that.. It's the first new car I've bought lol. I'm 20 right now, I drove a 88 Camry until I was 18, then had an 01 Tacoma, then I traded the Tacoma for this. But thanks everyone for the welcome! I know I'm going to learn a lot here. I will post pics as soon as I can

Brndn704 · 07-19-2015, 05:52 PM

Pics or it didn't happen.

Gageronk18 · 07-19-2015, 06:06 PM

fitcious · 07-19-2015, 08:24 PM

nice find! also low mileage for a 2 year old car...4000 only! or was it 40,000?

raven1231 · 07-19-2015, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitcious

nice find! also low mileage for a 2 year old car...4000 only! or was it 40,000?

odometer looks like 4k. There are still some of these local to me sitting on the dealer lots.

07-18-2015, 07:04 PM	#1
Gageronk18 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Arizona Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got my first FR-S! Hey everyone, I just purchased my first FR-S... Also my first car lol. Anyways it's a 2013 with 4000 miles. It's the limited edition that comes with push to start and all that fun stuff. It's silver on the outside which has really grew on me. 6 speed manual (which I love). My first mods will be exhaust, intake, and tune. Hope to be active on this forum, it has helped me a lot so far! Thanks!

07-18-2015, 08:16 PM	#5
kcarlson_sf Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2015 Firestorm FR-S Location: Pacifica, CA Posts: 19 Thanks: 5 Thanked 41 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Welcome, and congrats! Thing about having an FR-S as a first car is, you're gonna be spoiled. I always had low-end cars before this (Corolla, Mazda2), and I'm constantly amazed by how different this car is. I don't think I could go back. It would suck. Here's to never having to drive nasty cars again! __________________

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07-18-2015, 07:14 PM	#2
Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Welcome. That is some first car there. Be careful. If you are fairly new to driving make sure to take it in an empty parking lot and test the limits of the cars grip instead of finding out on the road what it is the hard way.

07-18-2015, 08:00 PM	#3
cdq85 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: Greensburg, PA Posts: 249 Thanks: 107 Thanked 285 Times in 113 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	your limited fr-s is a 10 series! nice find! have fun and enjoy it.

07-18-2015, 08:14 PM	#4
HyperTech Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Mazda3 2013 / Scion FR-S 2015 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 201 Thanks: 104 Thanked 48 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	where's the pic :-)

07-18-2015, 08:20 PM	#6
smg1138 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S Location: Nashville Posts: 775 Thanks: 968 Thanked 213 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Damn, you're lucky. My first car was a '73 Cadillac that would occasionally catch on fire. lol

07-18-2015, 08:23 PM	#8
Rota Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2015 Series.Blue BRZ Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 100 Thanks: 97 Thanked 63 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Make sure to check out the Arizona subforum and introduce yourself!

07-18-2015, 08:38 PM	#9
isolato Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ; 2001 Mazda Miata Location: Richland, MI Posts: 22 Thanks: 20 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats! Hell of a first car. 20-30 years from now when you're in conversations with others about "what was your first car" your eyes will glaze over with memories of your first love. Treat it with respect. Heed what the more experienced guys tell you ... or you will crash it, potentially badly. Do not disengage the traction control on the street. Do practice. Make learning how the car drives a part of your everyday obsession. Practice on parking lots. Find Autocross events where you can practice pushing the car in a safe environment. Before spending a bunch of $'s on mods, invest in doing a track day with an instructor in the car with you. It will change your life, and possibly save it. After driving on a track, street driving will seem completely different. Apologies for being all preachy ... please don't take this as being a buzz kill or anything. The FR-S is an amazing first car. I'm super happy for you. Be safe and have fun.

07-19-2015, 05:45 PM	#10
Gageronk18 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Arizona Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Let me rephrase that.. It's the first new car I've bought lol. I'm 20 right now, I drove a 88 Camry until I was 18, then had an 01 Tacoma, then I traded the Tacoma for this. But thanks everyone for the welcome! I know I'm going to learn a lot here. I will post pics as soon as I can

07-19-2015, 05:52 PM	#11
Brndn704 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 622 Thanks: 72 Thanked 564 Times in 271 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pics or it didn't happen.

07-19-2015, 06:06 PM	#12
Gageronk18 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Arizona Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)

07-19-2015, 08:24 PM	#13
fitcious Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: USA Posts: 922 Thanks: 283 Thanked 393 Times in 205 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	nice find! also low mileage for a 2 year old car...4000 only! or was it 40,000?

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