FRS or IS350 F-Sport

[mpeerman]

Originally Posted by FiRStsc10n

Out of curiousity, if money is not exactly an issue and you have some room to play considering you are already thinking of a IS350. Have you thought about hanging onto the current vehicle for a few months after summer, and wait for the RC350?

Dang it I had not seen that yet. Now I have a tougher decision.

[phenoyz]

Originally Posted by FiRStsc10n

the RC350?

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is this the car you are referring to? but them lexus wont sell this until fall...

[fatoni]

Saying cars can't be compared because they are different is an incredibly simple thing to say. You don't compare things that are the same. Different is what makes comparisons worth making

[sato]

Originally Posted by phenoyz

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is this the car you are referring to?

This would be the car I'd recommend for something right up the middle.

[FiRStsc10n]

Yes. However you have a mix of RC350 F-Sport, and RC-F pictures. The blue and orange (orange is a photoshop as it's not the actual "new orange" color), the white is F-Sport, the silver was a regular RC350 although the rear does not differ from F-Sport. And the last photo is a photoshop of the RC-F.

I think his price range will be more F-Sport than the RC-F.

[phenoyz]

Originally Posted by FiRStsc10n

Yes. However you have a mix of RC350 F-Sport, and RC-F pictures. The blue and orange (orange is a photoshop as it's not the actual "new orange" color), the white is F-Sport, the silver was a regular RC350 although the rear does not differ from F-Sport. And the last photo is a photoshop of the RC-F.

I think his price range will be more F-Sport than the RC-F.

I apologize please forgive me...

he is rich i am not i can wait till fall

[subiestyle]

Get the FRS or RC350.

You have your whole life to get a sport sedan once you start a family.

Getting into a small sports car when you have a family is not the most sensible/responsible thing to do.

[phenoyz]

Originally Posted by subiestyle

Get the FRS or RC350.

You have your whole life to get a sport sedan once you start a family.

Getting into a small sports car when you have a family is not the most sensible/responsible thing to do.

if you have a family :

1) buy a van : i.e. Toyota Sienna
2) then save money for your childrens education you dont want their career to be mcdonalds....(serving happy meals)

3) afterwards buy a 2 door sports car of your dream/liking...

-also dont forget to buy a third reliable/standby/gas saver daily driver car like a (corolla/prius C) cpo will save you some money-

[mpeerman]

Right now its a moot point till I pay this car off. I could pay it off now but I want to fulfill the full term to boost my credit some.

I'm not rich by any means I would say I'm comfortable mid middle class. That being said though I have no debt other than about 3k left on my current car and 10k left on student loans. I am single and have no kids.

I love sedans but also like coupes. The genesis had my attention until the FRS came out. As for other two door cars I'm not really interested unless its Toyota because of the discount. But also here's my opinion on them

Mustang - no because I will never buy anything with a ford nameplate due to their crappy motor that's in my Mazda 6.

Camaro - would have considered since I owned a 91 Camaro that was great but I want something more nimble and also I will not buy a GM vehicle since it became government motors.

Genesis - the FRS blows it away as it stands. If in the next genesis they lighten it up and make the handling more comparable to the FRS I may consider it again.


All in all I have test drove a FRS and a is 350 f sport and I love both if them. I could see myself being extremely happy in either of them.

Where I'm torn is this

The Lexus I would not mod and would keep mostly stock.

The FRS I would probably moderately mod.

The Lexus would have higher resale value.

Insurance would be close to the same for either because the two doors negates the increase in value of the Lexus


I think maybe the best thing to do would be wait and continue to drive my Mazda until the RC350 comes out then test drive that and then maybe we will have more details on the 2016 FRS at that time.

[phenoyz]

Originally Posted by mpeerman

The Lexus I would not mod and would keep mostly stock.

The FRS I would probably moderately mod.

hmmm....this gonna be hard bro

[Chen]

Go all out. Lfa

[mpeerman]

Originally Posted by Chen

Go all out. Lfa

Lmao I wish I had that kind of money. Even if I did I wouldn't feel right driving it a lot.

[YMAA]

I know you said you're looking at Toyota/Lexus/Scion because of the employee pricing, but if your budget is ~43k with that why not look at some other cars?

The 2015 WRX/STi will be available in a few weeks, and the reviews on the handling are VERY favorable. A base STi starts at ~36k and falls well within your budget. That will definitely have the power you're looking for but seems to be built using what Subaru learned from the FT-86, so it should be even more tossable and fun than it is now.

That said it doesn't have a Lexus badge.

[mpeerman]

Originally Posted by phenoyz

hmmm....this gonna be hard bro

I can for see that as well. It's basically

FRS - Lower monthly payment = more money each month for mods