follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Delicious Tuning
Register Garage Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > 1st Gens: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ > Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum The place to start for the Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 | GT86

Register and become an FT86Club.com member. You will see fewer ads

User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 01-17-2013, 02:04 AM   #1
DBacon1052
Senior Member
 
DBacon1052's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: Argento FR-S
Location: SoCal: Aliso Viejo
Posts: 569
Thanks: 178
Thanked 156 Times in 94 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Got My Car! (Again)

After waiting and waiting to find the right color and right transmission, I finally found her

I've probably talked to every dealer in SoCal at least 3-4 different times trying to get a Argento Auto FR-S. I was just about to give up on this color and go with a white coming in 2 weeks, but decided to try one last time with a dealer 30 miles away. Sure enough they had one in the showroom No dealer add-ons, no hidden BS too! It was perfect.

I told him that I would be about an hour to get there and he said that was fine. Half way there, I decided to call again and I got some bad news. Someone was taking her out on a test drive... Crap He was still deciding when I got there so I started filling out the paperwork immediately. After a few minutes went by, I saw the guy leave. He decided not to get it anyway Relieved, I finished the paperwork and purchased my car.

Argento was originally the color that I wanted to have when I got my first FR-S. The Raven just happened to arrive on May 24th and I jumped on it cause I wanted one right away. Although I don't wish any FR-S the same fate as my first one, everything happens for a reason. I didn't have to pay to ship it from Houston to Cali, I didn't have to pay transfer fees, and now I got the color I always wanted. Today was definitely a great one!
DBacon1052 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to DBacon1052 For This Useful Post:
Fizzle (01-17-2013)
Old 01-17-2013, 02:06 AM   #2
F1point4
Photo Specialist
 
F1point4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 DGM 6MT
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,152
Thanks: 587
Thanked 1,804 Times in 420 Posts
Mentioned: 94 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Hey Bacon, Victor here. Glad to hear everything ended up alright
F1point4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 02:18 AM   #3
DBacon1052
Senior Member
 
DBacon1052's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: Argento FR-S
Location: SoCal: Aliso Viejo
Posts: 569
Thanks: 178
Thanked 156 Times in 94 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by F1point4 View Post
Hey Bacon, Victor here. Glad to hear everything ended up alright
Thanks, I wish I could show her off at C&C in Texas.
DBacon1052 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 02:24 AM   #4
marky
Senior Member
 
marky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Drives: 2020 BRZ tS #54
Location: san diego ca
Posts: 1,142
Thanks: 616
Thanked 824 Times in 407 Posts
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
nice...picked up mine at a local dealer was a fresh delivery they were putting on all sorts of dealer stuff on it but glad no brz wing that i dont like.. had a window tint already a 800$ tint now im canceling a luxcare add on 530$...

where in socal you from now?

new car new state
marky is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 02:37 AM   #5
DBacon1052
Senior Member
 
DBacon1052's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: Argento FR-S
Location: SoCal: Aliso Viejo
Posts: 569
Thanks: 178
Thanked 156 Times in 94 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by marky View Post
nice...picked up mine at a local dealer was a fresh delivery they were putting on all sorts of dealer stuff on it but glad no brz wing that i dont like.. had a window tint already a 800$ tint now im canceling a luxcare add on 530$...

where in socal you from now?

new car new state
Haha, ya I walked on a LOT of FR-S with bs dealer add-ons, but thats only because im stingy and dont like being pushed around by a dealer who wants to make a few extra dollars

Anyway, I moved to Aliso Viejo and now that I have a car I can enjoy all the beauties of the roads out here.
DBacon1052 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 07:33 AM   #6
Fizzle
FizzRS
 
Fizzle's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Drives: Scion FR-S Asphalt
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 516
Thanks: 323
Thanked 172 Times in 107 Posts
Mentioned: 17 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by DBacon1052 View Post
After waiting and waiting to find the right color and right transmission, I finally found her

I've probably talked to every dealer in SoCal at least 3-4 different times trying to get a Argento Auto FR-S. I was just about to give up on this color and go with a white coming in 2 weeks, but decided to try one last time with a dealer 30 miles away. Sure enough they had one in the showroom No dealer add-ons, no hidden BS too! It was perfect.

I told him that I would be about an hour to get there and he said that was fine. Half way there, I decided to call again and I got some bad news. Someone was taking her out on a test drive... Crap He was still deciding when I got there so I started filling out the paperwork immediately. After a few minutes went by, I saw the guy leave. He decided not to get it anyway Relieved, I finished the paperwork and purchased my car.

Argento was originally the color that I wanted to have when I got my first FR-S. The Raven just happened to arrive on May 24th and I jumped on it cause I wanted one right away. Although I don't wish any FR-S the same fate as my first one, everything happens for a reason. I didn't have to pay to ship it from Houston to Cali, I didn't have to pay transfer fees, and now I got the color I always wanted. Today was definitely a great one!
Hey glad to see everything worked out even better for ya! No need to worry about shipping ur car n got the perfect color u wanted! How much did they end up giving u? The insurance i mean
__________________
Fizzle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 01:50 PM   #7
gily25
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Drives: Silica BRZ 6MT
Location: 06103
Posts: 650
Thanks: 97
Thanked 115 Times in 92 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
So they totalled it out finally eh?

Good grab...when I was negotiating mine there was someone waiting in the wings ...I made sure they told him he was to absolutely not touch the car until it was his "turn" too bad for him I bought it, lol.
gily25 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 01:58 PM   #8
DBacon1052
Senior Member
 
DBacon1052's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: Argento FR-S
Location: SoCal: Aliso Viejo
Posts: 569
Thanks: 178
Thanked 156 Times in 94 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fizzle View Post
Hey glad to see everything worked out even better for ya! No need to worry about shipping ur car n got the perfect color u wanted! How much did they end up giving u? The insurance i mean
I'm still negotiating, but ill post it on my crash thread when I make the deal.

Quote:
Originally Posted by gily25 View Post
So they totalled it out finally eh?

Good grab...when I was negotiating mine there was someone waiting in the wings ...I made sure they told him he was to absolutely not touch the car until it was his "turn" too bad for him I bought it, lol.
Hahaha if I was only there first/: and yes after 3 weeks they finally determined it was totaled
DBacon1052 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 02:56 PM   #9
strat61caster
-
 
strat61caster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Drives: '13 FRS - STX
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 10,384
Thanks: 13,790
Thanked 9,502 Times in 5,013 Posts
Mentioned: 94 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
Wow, bought it without a test drive? How many miles were on it?
strat61caster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 03:26 PM   #10
DBacon1052
Senior Member
 
DBacon1052's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: Argento FR-S
Location: SoCal: Aliso Viejo
Posts: 569
Thanks: 178
Thanked 156 Times in 94 Posts
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by strat61caster View Post
Wow, bought it without a test drive? How many miles were on it?
Well I had a raven for 6 months but I was rear-ended on the 24th/: I already knew I loved the car and there were 20 miles on it, but that's not too bad.
DBacon1052 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-17-2013, 07:25 PM   #11
strat61caster
-
 
strat61caster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Drives: '13 FRS - STX
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 10,384
Thanks: 13,790
Thanked 9,502 Times in 5,013 Posts
Mentioned: 94 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by DBacon1052 View Post
Well I had a raven for 6 months but I was rear-ended on the 24th/: I already knew I loved the car and there were 20 miles on it, but that's not too bad.
Fair, I had the same sentiments but I wanted to make sure there was no check engine light or strange noises, to each their own, enjoy!
strat61caster is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:09 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2026 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.