One year review from AutoGuide.com on the FR-S (Video)

[ThaBigUnit]

Originally Posted by Sport-Tech

Well I don't own the car so I can't answer that I will say that one complaint I had has been addressed thanks to Youtube - watched a vid with the sound tube plugged and the car sounded SO much better, no longer yowling like an over-strained tractor. That quick fix is a big plus in the buy column for me.

Wait...you dont even own this car yet you are the first to criticize it! GTFO

[Havsie]

Originally Posted by campy

Have your opinions on the car changed much since the first test drive? I know mine haven't lol

My strongest negative first impression about the car has only gotten more frustrating as time goes on.

I really wish it had steering wheel controls...

[thill]

Originally Posted by Havsie

My strongest negative first impression about the car has only gotten more frustrating as time goes on.

I really wish it had steering wheel controls...

I am the opposite. I hated that it did not have them, and now I really don't miss them. I just need a better head unit that has more buttons and larger touchscreen icons.

Everytime I drive my wife's Honda now I am annoyed at how many friggin buttons there are on the steering wheel..

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by tacoss23

The idiot doesn't know the car was originally designed to have bigger tail pipes, which actually does outside of US.

The reason we get those crappy looking tailpipes here is because safety regulations.

Every time I get more amazed how fucking little "car reviewers" know about the cars they are pretending to review.

Yea, because here in the U.S. we're afraid all the little kiddies will rub there feet up against exhaust tips so the gov't is like f**k that shit you guys cant have tips past the bumper.

[Gen]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

Yea, because here in the U.S. we're afraid all the little kiddies will rub there feet up against exhaust tips so the gov't is like f**k that shit you guys cant have tips past the bumper.

Personally, I see it as a life lesson to people not to walk up against someone's car.

[Tman08]

Am I the only one that saw this video as absolutely pointless?

I was expecting a report from one of their long term test vehicles as to if its still a good/fun car after OWNING it after a year...not one guys personal opinion of it overall.

I'd watch countless other videos made last year if I wanted that....smh.

[thill]

Originally Posted by Tman08

Am I the only one that saw this video as absolutely pointless?

I was expecting a report from one of their long term test vehicles as to if its still a good/fun car after OWNING it after a year...not one guys personal opinion of it overall.

I'd watch countless other videos made last year if I wanted that....smh.

Yes.. It is pointless.. It was like he was driving the car for the first time..

It would have been a much better review had they interviewed the editor how bought it as his personal car.. The guy that drives it everyday and has a lot of time behind the wheel.

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Gen

Personally, I see it as a life lesson to people not to walk up against someone's car.

Yea but how come the dmv hasn't noticed all these people with aftermarket tips and exhausts, almost no one has had a recorded hospital case of being burned with them lol

[Buddhalite]

Originally Posted by Havsie

My strongest negative first impression about the car has only gotten more frustrating as time goes on.

I really wish it had steering wheel controls...

I could see how this would be bothersome but if you don't have the touch screen you quickly learn how to do everything without looking at it.

As for the reviewers complaints about the seats I totally disagree. I was mildly disappointed when I realized the seats don't have lumbar support but I quickly learned that the seats were fantastic without them. I'm less fatigued driving the FR-S for long periods than any other car I've taken on trips. After three hours in our Jetta my back is screaming.

[strat61caster]

Thanks guys for saving me 3 minutes of frustration.

[Sport-Tech]

Originally Posted by ThaBigUnit

Wait...you dont even own this car yet you are the first to criticize it! GTFO

LOL - so only people who own something have the divine right to critique it? After half an hour of driving certain things become glaringly obvious about any car if you are observant enough. Others will obviously emerge with more time, but those initial issues will still be there, and are likely to get more aggravating with time.