Took delivery of FRS (Asphalt)!! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

PNW FRS · 01-09-2013, 10:27 PM

Ordered in September (MT)... took delivery today!! Whooo hooo!

Honestly, I don't understand most of the complaints I've read over the months... 'out of the box' this is one helluva car! Got the iPhone connected in 30 seconds (w/o having to read the manual)... after a bit of experimenting with the engage point... get out smoothly in 1st gear.. only chirped the rear tires once. (OK... maybe twice) :-)

Of course I'm taking it easy until I get some miles on it... but even with a small number of quasi-fast sprints through some back roads... the handling is amazing... (reminds me of S2000) the smile on my face is still there... hours after putting the puppy in the garage.

Arm rest?? Not really thinking this is a necessity... both hands on a great steering wheel... or right hand working the shifter... I'll probably withhold judgement on shelling out $$ for an arm rest.

Cup holders are indeed a joke... too small, too far back to be of any real use... no worries.. I don't think sipping a latte is a priority when driving this jewel! Bottle holders in doors are nice.

And.. this puppy gather's lookie-loos... this is just a sweet looking unit. And for under $25K... unreal.

I am one happy camper and glad to officially join the ranks of FRS owners.

Now... time to start thinking of some 'essential' mods...

#1 was to put the 4" Perrin antenna on...

OK CFI · 01-09-2013, 11:12 PM

Congratulations. I just picked up my Asphalt MT as well. I guess I got lucky because the dealership I used was able to swap the firestorm they had coming for an asphalt. From deposit to delivery was less than two weeks.

dun3 · 01-09-2013, 11:20 PM

Congrats! My good friend just picked up his today as well!

EBMCS03 · 01-10-2013, 12:29 AM

Under $25k? Did they still give you the old $24,955 pricing instead of the 2013 $25,255?

FRiSson · 01-10-2013, 12:51 AM

Congratulations. It only gets better over the next few months as your body and mind merge with the machine.

campy · 01-10-2013, 01:04 AM

It's funny. I never see asphalt FRS's around at dealers or on the road, but it seems like so many people on this forum have that color.

Welcome to the club!

zaptorque · 01-10-2013, 11:50 AM

Good color choice!

Congrats - now go find some twisties and enjoy

Pete · 01-10-2013, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by campy

It's funny. I never see asphalt FRS's around at dealers or on the road, but it seems like so many people on this forum have that color.

Welcome to the club!

Just the opposite for me. I drive an asphalt FR-S, I've seen 2 other asphalts 1 whiteout and 1 raven on the road. And one of the guys with an asphalt lives in my neighborhood.

My first choice was whiteout, but I have been seduced by the good looks of the asphalt since I got it.

@ OP: Congrats on your sweet new ride and welcome to the club!

The RZ Precept · 01-10-2013, 02:01 PM

Congrats!! Lucky you, when I went to buy my car last year, getting an asphalt was impossible. The dealership told me I would have to wait 4 months and they make only 7% of all FRS's output in asphalt with majority of them in Auto configurations. I ended up with a whiteout version

Asphalt rocks!

Khánh · 01-10-2013, 04:52 PM

congrats! when I was lookig for a car, I see lots of argento and asphalt.. i had to wait for the whiteout haha

PNW FRS · 01-10-2013, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EBMCS03

Under $25k? Did they still give you the old $24,955 pricing instead of the 2013 $25,255?

Back in September when I ordered, the price was under $25K.

EBMCS03 · 01-10-2013, 11:50 PM

And they still honored the old price even tho u picked it up after 1/1? Assuming u disnt pay for it in sept. That's cool.

PNW FRS · 01-12-2013, 10:33 PM

Pix added to OP

I was a little bummed b/c I had asked to NOT have the front license plate holder installed (i.e., drill the front) and then found that the holder had been installed during PDI. Then... upon closer inspection found that the holes they drilled were in the grill, not the bumper cover... so... took that off (for the time being). I have a Kinzo bracket and will install that if I get nailed for no front plate.

pumice · 01-12-2013, 10:45 PM

Congrats on your beautiful color choice. I wanted an Asphalt one but couldn't wait and ended up getting Argento.

The same thing happened to me with the front plate. If they had drilled into the bumper instead of the grill that would have been a deal breaker.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PNW FRS

Pix added to OP

I was a little bummed b/c I had asked to NOT have the front license plate holder installed (i.e., drill the front) and then found that the holder had been installed during PDI. Then... upon closer inspection found that the holes they drilled were in the grill, not the bumper cover... so... took that off (for the time being). I have a Kinzo bracket and will install that if I get nailed for no front plate.

01-12-2013, 10:33 PM	#13
PNW FRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 581 Thanks: 230 Thanked 343 Times in 189 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Pix added Pix added to OP I was a little bummed b/c I had asked to NOT have the front license plate holder installed (i.e., drill the front) and then found that the holder had been installed during PDI. Then... upon closer inspection found that the holes they drilled were in the grill, not the bumper cover... so... took that off (for the time being). I have a Kinzo bracket and will install that if I get nailed for no front plate.

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01-09-2013, 10:27 PM	#1
PNW FRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 581 Thanks: 230 Thanked 343 Times in 189 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Took delivery of FRS (Asphalt)!! Ordered in September (MT)... took delivery today!! Whooo hooo! Honestly, I don't understand most of the complaints I've read over the months... 'out of the box' this is one helluva car! Got the iPhone connected in 30 seconds (w/o having to read the manual)... after a bit of experimenting with the engage point... get out smoothly in 1st gear.. only chirped the rear tires once. (OK... maybe twice) :-) Of course I'm taking it easy until I get some miles on it... but even with a small number of quasi-fast sprints through some back roads... the handling is amazing... (reminds me of S2000) the smile on my face is still there... hours after putting the puppy in the garage. Arm rest?? Not really thinking this is a necessity... both hands on a great steering wheel... or right hand working the shifter... I'll probably withhold judgement on shelling out $$ for an arm rest. Cup holders are indeed a joke... too small, too far back to be of any real use... no worries.. I don't think sipping a latte is a priority when driving this jewel! Bottle holders in doors are nice. And.. this puppy gather's lookie-loos... this is just a sweet looking unit. And for under $25K... unreal. I am one happy camper and glad to officially join the ranks of FRS owners. Now... time to start thinking of some 'essential' mods... #1 was to put the 4" Perrin antenna on... Last edited by PNW FRS; 01-12-2013 at 10:35 PM.

01-09-2013, 11:12 PM	#2
OK CFI Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Asphalt FR-S, airplanes Location: USA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congratulations. I just picked up my Asphalt MT as well. I guess I got lucky because the dealership I used was able to swap the firestorm they had coming for an asphalt. From deposit to delivery was less than two weeks.

01-09-2013, 11:20 PM	#3
dun3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Ultra Marine Blue FR-S Location: Bay Area Posts: 558 Thanks: 232 Thanked 157 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats! My good friend just picked up his today as well!

01-10-2013, 12:29 AM	#4
EBMCS03 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Argento FR-S Location: So Cal Posts: 222 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Under $25k? Did they still give you the old $24,955 pricing instead of the 2013 $25,255?

01-10-2013, 12:51 AM	#5
FRiSson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FR-S MT Location: New England Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 118 Thanked 483 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congratulations. It only gets better over the next few months as your body and mind merge with the machine.

01-10-2013, 01:04 AM	#6
campy No rice, no life Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 266 Thanked 1,019 Times in 388 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's funny. I never see asphalt FRS's around at dealers or on the road, but it seems like so many people on this forum have that color. Welcome to the club!

01-10-2013, 11:50 AM	#7
zaptorque Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Austin, TX Posts: 425 Thanks: 645 Thanked 264 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good color choice! Congrats - now go find some twisties and enjoy

01-10-2013, 02:01 PM	#9
The RZ Precept Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Whiteout - FRS/86 Location: New Castle, DE Posts: 105 Thanks: 36 Thanked 51 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats!! Lucky you, when I went to buy my car last year, getting an asphalt was impossible. The dealership told me I would have to wait 4 months and they make only 7% of all FRS's output in asphalt with majority of them in Auto configurations. I ended up with a whiteout version Asphalt rocks!

01-10-2013, 04:52 PM	#10
Khánh Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: sc00ter Location: 805 818 Posts: 568 Thanks: 76 Thanked 139 Times in 115 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	congrats! when I was lookig for a car, I see lots of argento and asphalt.. i had to wait for the whiteout haha

01-10-2013, 11:50 PM	#12
EBMCS03 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Argento FR-S Location: So Cal Posts: 222 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	And they still honored the old price even tho u picked it up after 1/1? Assuming u disnt pay for it in sept. That's cool.

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