Owning an FRS for a year...

[Mikem53]

Originally Posted by brzr

happy first birthday

i feel the same way.......i'm absolutely in love with my frs
and my one year is coming up at the end of june.....i might make a cake, and have a small party

Use LEDs instead of candles..

[Chad86]

So well put! I love it! Thank you so much!
After reading some of the negative comments on here I was questioning my decision on purchasing this car. It seems all of the negative comments or people bashing this car either don't even own the car or just care about straight line numbers.

My Monogram arrives this week!

Glad to see another member is lovin' the WHITEOUT MT!!!

[gily25]

Nice post...I had to check the OP's city...it sounded like what happened when I was buying my BRZ...I was there before they opened as they pulled her off the truck...took my test drive and when I came back there was a guy loitering around staring at the car. His daughter was looking for an Impreza...he came right up to my sales person and said he wanted to buy the car if I didn't (at first I thought he was a plant...some sales tactic), you would have thought he won the lotto when they told him there was another coming off the truck. He ended up leaving in a Galaxy blue around the same time I did, I always wished we'd compared notes to see who got a better deal, lol.

[Pbrown]

Very nice article. 40000 km on mine and no issues. For her second birthday she is getting HID lights, perrin catback exhaust, buddy club tail lights, OFT Tune and I painted the emblems on the summer tires. Loving every minute of owning this car.

PS Wife thinks I've lost my mind. Kind of like when I see all those shoes and handbags in her closet. Ahh yess life is good.

[racecat]

Originally Posted by Pbrown

Very nice article. 40000 km on mine and no issues. For her second birthday she is getting HID lights, perrin catback exhaust, buddy club tail lights, OFT Tune and I painted the emblems on the summer tires. Loving every minute of owning this car.

Birthday presents? You, sir, have just given me the greatest excuse to buy parts for my FR-S in a couple months!

Thanks for sharing, OP. I can't wait to get mine out of storage. If it would just stop snowing so the ice could melt off the roads!

[Wilcats]

I love my Eight Six!

[PAPI007]

Great review, It made me realize how much I really do love my 86!

[zkoerper]

I'm new to the forms but I also agree with everyone here. my first car when I was 17 was a toyota corolla LE and when I went to go to get my oil changed i saw this car sitting out in the showroom ( the scion FR-s) and as soon as i saw it i fell in love with the car and ever since that day i wanted one soooo bad! so about a week ago i go up to see what it would cost me to get one and even though for a 19 year old financing an fr-s it was like a dream come true! when i finally sat in the drivers seat and drove it off the lot i just let out a huge scream

[-Ozzy-]

Great write up Krulux!

[USMC]

Same here. I also have had the Fr-s for one year, March 10 2013. I love to drive it. It only had 4700 miles. I have had no issues with this car. Drives great. few mods and new Flowmaster exhaust, AEM CAI. Great car. I always have people breaking their neck to take a view. As I always say, just drive it.

[Rampage]

Good read. I feel the same way about the car I drive. If I did not have it then I would have an FR-S. I talked my son into buying an FR-S last June. He has been thanking me ever since.

[rfross]

I'm in the exact same place Krulux was in before he purchased his car. I'm 59 and semi-retired. Attended my 40th high school reunion last year and a close friend from school and fellow car guy (he's a first gen Viper owner) suggested that I get a 'nice' car as a retirement car. Something to play and have fun with and hold on to until I keel over.

My budget is similar to Krulux - I really don't want to spend more than $40k if I don't have to. But my semi-retired job in event marketing for a company that has Chevrolet among its clients has given me the opportunity to drive a bunch of new cars including the C7 Corvette as well as do hot lap ride alongs in some fast cars.

So on the short list of cars I'm considering are the Camaro SS, Mustang GT, Corvette and BRZ/FRS twins. Thought about a Porsche Boxster and Cayman but the initial cost is too high as well as the maintenance costs. Considered a Challenger but it's really riding on a Charger/300 chassis and not too exciting. A Hemi RAM regular cab short box pickup is also on the list but I already have a 2007 GMC Canyon as my daily driver and it is just now reaching 100k miles with more to go before it needs replacing. And as far as the Corvette goes I have a hard time justifying spending upwards of $70k for the version/options I really want.

My plans for the new ride are as a touring car for cross country travel with the ability to get at least 24 or 25 mpg on the highway. As far as track days and autocross go I might consider doing one or two a year just for grins.

Part of my problem is I live in the Detroit area and only about 1 1/2 miles from the GM Tech Center and I'd like to support the domestic automakers. And I also I love, love, love the sound of a V8. Muscle cars abound around here and I really like that scene. But the practical/frugal side of me also likes cars that are cheap to own and are small enough to not take up a big chunk of my limited garage space. So that gets me back to the BRZ/FRS twins.

I had a chance to spend some time in the BRZ at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show and all 6' 225 lbs of me was very comfortable. I really liked the way my hand fell right on the shifter and there was plenty of legroom. The seat bolsters didn't seem to intrude on my frame although I probably wasn't in the seats long enough to really see how they would feel over a long distance.

The other nice thing about these cars is that there seems to be a huge amount of performance goodies available. I wouldn't mind adding a little more horsepower via a tune, exhaust and CAI but I don't feel the need to step up to FI although once I get the bug who knows where it will lead. A new set of light weight wheels/tires is a must for me, too. I want something that is reliable and gets good mileage without breaking the bank. So it looks like for about $30k - $32k I can get pretty much everything I want in these cars including the price of the car and self installed mods.

I've got to stop by my local Subaru dealer in the next week or two to spend some more time in the car. Fortunately that dealer is on the good dealer list here and that is really helpful. I'm also a Costco member and will probably purchase through their auto referral program. Looking to purchase later in the year so it may be a 2015 unless I can get a real deal on a '14 model year closeout.

Bob

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by rfross

I'm in the exact same place Krulux was in before he purchased his car. I'm 59 and semi-retired...........
I've got to stop by my local Subaru dealer in the next week or two to spend some more time in the car. .......
Bob

Welcome to ..... The Forum ..... rfross and congratulations on your semi-retirement status ....

Be careful about spending too much time at a BRZ/FR-S dealership ..... cause ..... you most likely will drive off in a new one ......


humfrz

[Evo2Brz]

Great post. Brought a smile to my face as I sit in the passenger seat of my girlfriends tC. Would be in my baby if we didn't get 3 inches of snow in the last week of March here in Ohio. Anyways, our little car is awesome and aside from "going fast" the car has little to no flaws. Handles like a champ


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