Spotted, a new viewpoint

[shawnperolis]

Originally Posted by jlu

Well, hope you don't care enough to be disappointed in a few years then.

haha I'm sure I will be disappointed if the automatic FRS culturally turns into something like the V6 Mustang from the 90's/early 2000's...

[EvoXDD]

Originally Posted by tomato86

It's different for me. I had an Evo X before this, I saw maybe 1 other a week. Now with this, I saw 2 today alone. I understand where you're coming from with "everyone has it".

Here's where I think the replies will center:
-"Get the BRZ, you NEVER see those!"
-"It's $27k out the door, what'd you expect!"
-"This car would fail if it was rare"
-"Mod it to make it one of a kind"
and of course "Just wait until they speed up production, then you'll see TONS more!"

I have an evo x and brz limited. I still have the only brz around, saw the 6th frs today in the area.

The x is getting more popular around here to, saw a new black one yesterday making about 4 in my town.

It is a marine base though and every time a squadron comes back you will get a flux of the new "cool" car. Good thing is that the marine corps is being pushed to a lower ranking force and lower in numbers so the people that return are usually younger and that is why i am seeing more frs's is because of the pay grade.

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by BRZerk

In the next few years, we can expect the highschool teenagers to start wrapping these things around trees... its a shame..

Originally Posted by shawnperolis

I'm not backtracking on anything. I think this car is pointless with an automatic because it was designed purely for fun and driver feel and you aren't able to experience it fully with a slushbox. The point of the thread was if the car is going to be "too common" and then get boring. I'm actually excited to see a lot of people buy these things, but I am going to be disappointed when in a few years a lot of non-enthusiasts buy the car because it is cheap and looks sporty, but they get it with an automatic because they have no interest in driving. I stand by that, and I'm totes cool with all of the automatic owners flaming me.

I don't think people who drive automatic transmissions are fat, lazy, stupid Americans who shouldn't be allowed to drive though. That's a pretty damn ignorant thing to say... And I feel bad that I started that entire thing. Being associated with people like that isn't my goal.

this is exactly what's gonna happen too! as the car ages ,and gets flipped,all hell is gonna break loose! all the "nitwits" will own 'em,and crash,and burn 'em insurance rates will take off,and the fun, second car image will suffer,because the car will now have a street reputation as a ''home boy" car

[sho220]

Originally Posted by Soslow

Any monkey can select D, manage 2 pedals and saw away at the wheel.

This statement is proven 100% incorrect all day, every day.

Besides, do you really think it would benefit the other motorists on the road to put these monkeys in a car with a clutch and a stick? That's just two more things to distract them from their smart phones...and we can't have that shit...

[KSC]

Let's settle this once and for all, shall we?

It's a zombie apocolypse. While scavenging for food, you encounter a large herd of hungry undead. Caught off guard, cornered, you run out the back, where you find a sole automobile sitting in the parking lot. Thankfully the doors are unlocked. You get inside, lock the door, and frantically search for the keys. Luckily, as in every tense situation, the previous driver has left them in the sun visor. With a sigh of relief, you put the key in the ignition and turn. The car lurches forward, but doesn't turn over?! You try again. Nothing! Then you see it. There's a third pedal on the floor next to the brakes! "Oh no!!!", you scream. Moments later, as zombies rip through your entrails, you realize, you could have suvived had you had just bothered to learn how to drive a stick...

Fact: People who can't drive manual transmissions get eaten alive by zombies.

Use your brain, drive a manual.

*This has been a public service announcement.

[SneakyPete]

Originally Posted by jmaryt

this is exactly what's gonna happen too! as the car ages ,and gets flipped,all hell is gonna break loose! all the "nitwits" will own 'em,and crash,and burn 'em insurance rates will take off,and the fun, second car image will suffer,because the car will now have a street reputation as a ''home boy" car

I'm hoping it takes a long time for this happen, although I'm sure Fast 6 coming out with this car will not help.

Originally Posted by sho220

Besides, do you really think it would benefit the other motorists on the road to put these monkeys in a car with a clutch and a stick? That's just two more things to distract them from their smart phones...and we can't have that shit...

It is a lot harder to text and drive with a MT. Maybe then they would actually pay attention to the road.

[shawnperolis]

Originally Posted by KSC

Let's settle this once and for all, shall we?

It's a zombie apocolypse. While scavenging for food, you encounter a large herd of hungry undead. Caught off guard, cornered, you run out the back, where you find a sole automobile sitting in the parking lot. Thankfully the doors are unlocked. You get inside, lock the door, and frantically search for the keys. Luckily, as in every tense situation, the previous driver has left them in the sun visor. With a sigh of relief, you put the key in the ignition and turn. The car lurches forward, but doesn't turn over?! You try again. Nothing! Then you see it. There's a third pedal on the floor next to the brakes! "Oh no!!!", you scream. Moments later, as zombies rip through your entrails, you realize, you could have suvived had you had just bothered to learn how to drive a stick...

Fact: People who can't drive manual transmissions get eaten alive by zombies.

Use your brain, drive a manual.

*This has been a public service announcement.

Now we can all be safe from teh zombies.

[sho220]

Originally Posted by SneakyPete

Maybe then they would actually pay attention to the road.

I think you give them too much credit...

[Lonewolf]

Originally Posted by Soslow

As for the manual/Auto debate.... I'll just say it like this, I hate automatics, they are for the disabled and people who shouldn't be allowed to drive. If this upsets you then you have two choices: 1) get over it. 2) learn to drive. Any monkey can select D, manage 2 pedals and saw away at the wheel. Driving a manual isn't hard, so learn. You should know how anyway.

I can't tell if you're stupid or just trolling...

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by sho220

This statement is proven 100% incorrect all day, every day.

[Beyer Subaru]

Originally Posted by shawnperolis

I don't mind it all that much, but I am kind of upset that Toyota/Subaru decided to give the twins an automatic option. I'm coming from a Civic Si, where Honda didn't put a slushbox in it because if you wanted that, the normal Civic was just fine for you. Because the FR-S is a pure driver's car, it ruins it (for me) to see that a bunch of them out there are automatics. It kind of kills the "cool" and "exclusive" factors, knowing someone who can't drive can roll up next to me in an autotragic FR-S.

Dafuq did I just read?I'm not even gonna unload on this one.

OP: You've just left the honeymoon period. Now it's time to start "your" life with the car and do what ever makes you happy.

[russv]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf

I can't tell if you're stupid or just trolling...

I think STOOPID is the key word.

[just_drive]

#whitepeopleproblems

[GNS]

I want my goddamned 5 minutes back