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Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 12:12 PM

My 2013 Firestorm Red FR-S w/ manual transmission and zero options has arrived. It took approximately 3 weeks to arrive to me from the day I negotiated and placed my order. It came with exactly 8 miles when I went to go pick it up on the day it arrived.

Bought the 2011 MX-5 (Bilstein suspension pkg, 6 speed manual, true red exterior) for about $22,300 + TTL... Best offer I received when I compared and shopped through multiple Toyota / Scion dealers was $21k for it. Had it for about 7-8 months, I think. I'll miss the MX-5's smiley face the most... JK!

Received a finance rate of 2.7% from Toyota. Paid Scion's True Price on the FR-S, which was $24,985. Received a complimentary 3M tint... And some good customer service compared to other experiences I've had.

I have less than 50 miles on the car thus far... Set the rev 'beep' limiter at 3,500 rpm... So that I can take it easy on the new car for the first 1k miles or so. I'm doing mostly city driving, and that's how I usually travel for the most part anyway.

I applaud Toyota and Subaru for making this car... I just HAVE to own a sports car for myself, and I've owned nothing but sporty cars for myself. Most importantly, I'm thankful that the FR-S has back seats so that I can use them for my 2 small kids and their car seats. The wife is DEFINITELY a happy camper, lol.

I will try my best to post up my UNBIASED review in comparing the '11 MX-5 I owned and tracked on a monthly basis... After I get to understand my new FR-S better.

Thanks for the welcome, thanks for the appreciation, thanks for being positive! Please feel free to fire away with any questions you may have in your mind... :happy0180:
Texas FR-S

tnt · 07-20-2012, 12:35 PM

nice color - congrats

Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tnt

nice color - congrats

Thank you! Red is not everyone's color, and it wasn't even my favorite a few years back... But for some reason, I've changed my mind, haha...

Love your Argento, as well!

Mr. Mcoupe · 07-20-2012, 12:58 PM

awesomesauce in a red package

Ricepuddin · 07-20-2012, 01:24 PM

Congrats man

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Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mcoupe

awesomesauce in a red package

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Ricepuddin

Congrats man

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Thanks, guy!

style86 · 07-20-2012, 01:33 PM

hey, is that at cavender toyota in san antonio? I was hoping to swing by to look at it. Guess its already sold. Sigh*

5hairpins · 07-20-2012, 02:56 PM

IF you are in the D/FW area then you just filled in one of our gaps. We were missing the Red one. Congrats man, look forward to seeing it in person.

Exhaust · 07-20-2012, 03:05 PM

Congrats, hope to see you around!

Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by style86

hey, is that at cavender toyota in san antonio? I was hoping to swing by to look at it. Guess its already sold. Sigh*

Nope, I specifically ordered this one from Toyota / Scion of Mckinney, Texas.

Mine, mine, MINE!

J/K!

Hey, order one for yourself NOW!

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Originally Posted by 5hairpins

IF you are in the D/FW area then you just filled in one of our gaps. We were missing the Red one. Congrats man, look forward to seeing it in person.

Yes, I am... Superb...

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Originally Posted by Exhaust

Congrats, hope to see you around!

Likewise... Thank you, sir!

BAE · 07-20-2012, 05:28 PM

Congratulations!!
I think the 86 is one of very few cars that can match the feeling of driving an MX-5 and maybe the only one with backseats. I have had two Miata's myself including the Mazdaspeed version. You will not be disappointed.
:happy0180:

karma003 · 07-20-2012, 07:54 PM

congrats on the car. shes a beauty

Texas BRZ · 07-20-2012, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BAE

Congratulations!!
I think the 86 is one of very few cars that can match the feeling of driving an MX-5 and maybe the only one with backseats. I have had two Miata's myself including the Mazdaspeed version. You will not be disappointed.
:happy0180:

The MX-5 had been the best sports car I had owned, but I know I'll have the chance to really drive the FR-S and find out its strengths and weaknesses over some more overall use and time.

You're right... I am not disappointed. Most importantly because I will be building up mileage on this FR-S much more than I did on the MX-5 because I can use it with the versatility of having my wife and two kids come along without any hesitation whatsoever... And that was the main problem with the MX-5 (well, only my problem

): I could not daily drive a sports car as much as I wanted to. I wanted the purity in driving. I wanted the lightness in driving. I wanted the build quality. I wanted efficiency. I wanted versatility. I wanted affordability. I wanted feel, I wanted handling... And now that in turn has led me to cross path with the FR-S.

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Originally Posted by karma003

congrats on the car. shes a beauty

Thank you sincerely, karma003.

hankster · 07-20-2012, 10:00 PM

congrats on the Firestorm! The one color I did not want was Argento (since my Mustang is silver) but once I saw the Argento in real life that's the one I ended up buying.

At the time I was about to pull the trigger on an MX-5 (after weeks of researching and test driving several other cars) but the salesman made the mistake of not following up with me before I was able to test drive an FR-S.

07-20-2012, 12:12 PM	#1
Texas BRZ Imperfect Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2025 C8 Z06s and more! Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 925 Thanks: 374 Thanked 307 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Sports Car Has Landed ~ Texas FR-S My 2013 Firestorm Red FR-S w/ manual transmission and zero options has arrived. It took approximately 3 weeks to arrive to me from the day I negotiated and placed my order. It came with exactly 8 miles when I went to go pick it up on the day it arrived. Bought the 2011 MX-5 (Bilstein suspension pkg, 6 speed manual, true red exterior) for about $22,300 + TTL... Best offer I received when I compared and shopped through multiple Toyota / Scion dealers was $21k for it. Had it for about 7-8 months, I think. I'll miss the MX-5's smiley face the most... JK! Received a finance rate of 2.7% from Toyota. Paid Scion's True Price on the FR-S, which was $24,985. Received a complimentary 3M tint... And some good customer service compared to other experiences I've had. I have less than 50 miles on the car thus far... Set the rev 'beep' limiter at 3,500 rpm... So that I can take it easy on the new car for the first 1k miles or so. I'm doing mostly city driving, and that's how I usually travel for the most part anyway. I applaud Toyota and Subaru for making this car... I just HAVE to own a sports car for myself, and I've owned nothing but sporty cars for myself. Most importantly, I'm thankful that the FR-S has back seats so that I can use them for my 2 small kids and their car seats. The wife is DEFINITELY a happy camper, lol. I will try my best to post up my UNBIASED review in comparing the '11 MX-5 I owned and tracked on a monthly basis... After I get to understand my new FR-S better. Thanks for the welcome, thanks for the appreciation, thanks for being positive! Please feel free to fire away with any questions you may have in your mind... :happy0180: Texas FR-S Attached Images __________________

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hankster Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Argento Location: Katy/Houston TX Posts: 140 Thanks: 61 Thanked 37 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	congrats on the Firestorm! The one color I did not want was Argento (since my Mustang is silver) but once I saw the Argento in real life that's the one I ended up buying. At the time I was about to pull the trigger on an MX-5 (after weeks of researching and test driving several other cars) but the salesman made the mistake of not following up with me before I was able to test drive an FR-S.

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