Do you get more thumbs up or dirty looks?

[supra2nv]

Originally Posted by husker741

I've gotten thumbs up from import owners and muscle car owners. I've also gotten people giving me shit for how slow it is. Some people I think are just sincerely jealous haha. And yes, a lot of trucks are assholes. I was downshifting to switch lanes, and this F-350 heard me so he sped up and blocked me from getting over. No idea why. But I enjoy feeling the love from Subie owners.

yeah what's with the trucks???

[Mandy]

I waved at an AE86 driver passing by me once, while smiling like an idiot. He kinda just stared at me with a "huh?"looking face.

[radroach]

Originally Posted by Mandy

I waved at an AE86 driver passing by me once, while smiling like an idiot. He kinda just stared at me with a "huh?"looking face.

This is great lol

Trucks need to quit it with the "Whyn'cha get a haircut" attitude.


Dirty looks from Mercedes E class drivers who are old , usually because their old and fragile bodies would never be able to sit in without breaking their hips, and their eyes are so broken they're trying to read the subaru logo but all conventional knowlege of prior subaru vehicles leaves them frowning and baffled. A young guy parking a CLK "mercez" yelled bullshit at me, classy as fuck. A CLK with auto dealer plates swerve-bombed me on the highway while I was in the slow lane, I nearly called the dealership to complain about the behavior. I however give a lot of room and respect to mercedes SL and SLS drivers, I think they are very nice cars with great body work that speaks quality.


I get some nice compliments from GTI drivers, and had nice conversation with a Bentley and Ferrari driver, the ferrari driver took it in stride when I claimed the car had "ferrari power", lol. Mazda drivers are always go for chatting up about high compression engines of course.

Some people that you wouldn't even think that would sniff in the direction of your car can be pretty nice to talk to about the car. I met a ford driver who drove a supercharged F-350 and a GT-500, obviously a piston/petrol-head, who was nice enough to see some footage of my car and understand where I was going to take it, or what the car can do modded. Remember that it's not the car, it's the driver. Where there are some who drive or act offensively because of your car, there are also some smart and friendly people out there who understand or are at least entertained by the FR-S.

[marky]

Got 4 of this today

[switchlanez]

Smiles, thumbs up, rubbernecking, signaling to roll down my window just so they can shout a compliment. I walk back to my car to see strangers standing there to ask questions. Common question is "How fast is it?" and I say "not that fast" and smile. I assume going around corners for fun is a foreign concept (literally) to the average person out here and don't feel like explaining.

[Muaddib]

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[2013GTRNate]

Originally Posted by Carwhisperer

I've gotten 1 guy in a R35 to smile at me at a red light. I was just doing my own thing and then once the light turned green the idiot floored it and ended up wrecking the dealerships 2013 GTR into a concrete wall from getting the tail in the air somehow. I saw it all happen so quickly, I was still in the same intersection and laughed as I drove by.

And no he didn't appear to be hurt, he got right out of the car.

That is kind of weird normally the dealerships do not allow people to test drive GT-Rs. Unless it was a mechanic doing the PDI and filling up the gas tank… That sucks to read that a car costing over 100k gets crashed before it can find a good owner.

I don't understand why anyone would floor one of the fastest 0-60 cars on the planet like that.

[Tromatic]

Ricers and retards seem to notice it most.

[wrxgoose]

i get dirty looks, but only because it's louder than hell.

hey, it's not my fault you have your window down on the passenger side when i'm taking off from a light.

[travelmonkey]

thumbs up, waves and head nods quite often. I go to a particular Starbucks regularly and almost everyday someone is looking at my car and asks questions. My dad has a 55 Chevy and I have gone to various car shows in my FR-S and I get a lot of questions and positive remarks from "hot rodders" regarding the car.

[j2digit]

living here in the bay area , I've gotten mostly thumbs up than downs. U get the occasional dirty looks but not often, but then again i don't look to the sides much at the light( don't want them thinking i'm all that). I do get questioned , "what kind of car is that?" guess debadging the FRS to Toyota really throws them in a loop. What i dont get is the dirty look from TC owners, what's up with that? we're practically brothers and sisters i think

[CamryDS]

lots of thumbs up and nods. A lot of old civics that want to race, but have no idea how to maneuver through traffic safely and fast. A lot of older executives come up to me and ask me what car it is and where they can get one.

[DIF]

It's almost all positive for me. What I get the most actually is, "how do you like it"? My answer is always the same

[Celica00]

Originally Posted by GT 86 Brah

i dont think ive had any dirty looks from anyone except truck drivers. they would pull up to red lights and floor their trucks then spit out their window almost everytime or toss a cigarette at my car after passing.

ive gotten thumbs ups, nods, and follow side by side from a GTR, maserati, and a GT3. recently had an aged guy pull up at a gas station and asked me if i think i can blow the doors off his car. he had a phantom! haha

that I don't understand. when i'm on the road, I don't even notice trucks or suvs as potential haters. they are just so far away from the sports coupe class that whats the point of hating one or the other?

the most hate ive had recently was actually a BRZ (i'm in an FRS) nasty looks and revving off ridiculously after cutting me off in traffic...