Well, drove an FR-S A/T

[poormans_LFA]

Drove an FR-S again today and what a f_cking blast it was. Seriously, there are few cars that drive this good...including the new 13' Boxster S, which feels big and slower to change direction compared to the FR-S. So what about that steering wheel rubbing the knee issue? Well, it's still there, but I tried doing something a little different when getting on the brakes and coming to a stop: as opposed to just moving my foot over to the brake I took the extra step of moving my whole left leg and sliding it under the steering wheel to eliminate cramping up in my thigh when at a stop. Of course this is extra work, but hell, a car this fun to drive it's totally worth it. This isn't to say Toyota/Subaru shouldn't revise the steering collum adjustment (they definitely should), but it's doable though not entirely comfortable as would be the case in stop and go traffic. O well. No car is without it's compromises.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by poormans_LFA

Drove an FR-S again today and what a f_cking blast it was. Seriously, there are few cars that drive this good...including the new 13' Boxster S, which feels big and slower to change direction compared to the FR-S. So what about that steering wheel rubbing the knee issue? Well, it's still there, but I tried doing something a little different when getting on the brakes and coming to a stop: as opposed to just moving my foot over to the brake I took the extra step of moving my whole left leg and sliding it under the steering wheel to eliminate cramping up in my thigh when at a stop. Of course this is extra work, but hell, a car this fun to drive it's totally worth it. This isn't to say Toyota/Subaru shouldn't revise the steering collum adjustment (they definitely should), but it's doable though not entirely comfortable as would be the case in stop and go traffic. O well. No car is without it's compromises.

I knew the door wasn't gonna hit you on the way out! So when are you picking one up?

[poormans_LFA]

Originally Posted by RRnold

I knew the door wasn't gonna hit you on the way out! So when are you picking one up?

'14 at the earliest. i think taking the stock seats out might be a priority for me initially. i'm thinking that might create some more interior room, but i have to research this further to validate this idea.

[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by poormans_LFA

Drove an FR-S again today and what a f_cking blast it was. Seriously, there are few cars that drive this good...including the new 13' Boxster S, which feels big and slower to change direction compared to the FR-S. So what about that steering wheel rubbing the knee issue? Well, it's still there, but I tried doing something a little different when getting on the brakes and coming to a stop: as opposed to just moving my foot over to the brake I took the extra step of moving my whole left leg and sliding it under the steering wheel to eliminate cramping up in my thigh when at a stop. Of course this is extra work, but hell, a car this fun to drive it's totally worth it. This isn't to say Toyota/Subaru shouldn't revise the steering collum adjustment (they definitely should), but it's doable though not entirely comfortable as would be the case in stop and go traffic. O well. No car is without it's compromises.

I experienced that the first time I drove an frs too! Luckily years of driving a gti I'm use to it. Just waiting for my brz to come in so I can knock my knees on the new car now haha

[poormans_LFA]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

I experienced that the first time I drove an frs too! Luckily years of driving a gti I'm use to it. Just waiting for my brz to come in so I can knock my knees on the new car now haha

how tall are you?