Scion 10 series FR-S Limited Edition Announced

[NyC Zn6]

Originally Posted by matt_337

No, they canceled my transaction so I didn't lose any money. Since I just bought the car, I realized I'd rather have the hid's and led, smart key and push button start. And I was promised the first one they got at msrp (which I don't know what that price is) with no dealer add ons. The dealer add ons that the white one had brought the car up to a sticker price of 27.1k.

Thanks for the reply welcome to the Series 10 club ...I hope your wait isn't as dreadful as mine

[matt_337]

I may have missed it in this thread or it wasn't mentioned.
Are these going to by MY2013 or MY2014?
I know the regular 2014 models are due in September.

[Ryeong86]

Originally Posted by turbos86

I wonder if we'll be able to purchase the headlights from the parts counter without them asking for our VINs.....

That would be nice and also be nice if they are under $500 each :/

[tomkozski]

Originally Posted by torqdork

I didn't know BRZ's were in such short supply. Which model and what price for the BRZ?

I was offered $26,700 (including dealer processing fee) plus TTL for a WRB BRZ Limited (gave Lightning Red as my second choice to speed up delivery). There are a few BRZs on the lots in the DC area, but none of the dealers are willing to budge, or if they do offer some sort of discount, it's on a really heavily optioned car with more than a few miles. Still don't know how long I have to wait (find out specifics next week), and yes it's up in the NE, but I can make a fun weekend road trip out of it as the dealership is near the hometown of one of my closest friends.

Originally Posted by matt_337

I may have missed it in this thread or it wasn't mentioned.
Are these going to by MY2013 or MY2014?
I know the regular 2014 models are due in September.

The FR-S Series 10 is a MY2013. The confusion is due to the fact that the Scion tC Series 10 will be sold as a MY2014. Not sure about the other Scion models.

[NyC Zn6]

Originally Posted by tomkozski

I was offered $26,700 (including dealer processing fee) plus TTL for a WRB BRZ Limited (gave Lightning Red as my second choice to speed up delivery). There are a few BRZs on the lots in the DC area, but none of the dealers are willing to budge, or if they do offer some sort of discount, it's on a really heavily optioned car with more than a few miles. Still don't know how long I have to wait (find out specifics next week), and yes it's up in the NE, but I can make a fun weekend road trip out of it as the dealership is near the hometown of one of my closest friends.



The FR-S Series 10 is a MY2013. The confusion is due to the fact that the Scion tC Series 10 will be sold as a MY2014. Not sure about the other Scion models.

If I'm not mistaken I believe the IQ is a MY2014 and the TC is a MY2014 and everything else is MY2013

[SpyderDan]

Got to see the 10 Series at Toyotafest in Long Beach today.

The silver looks much better in person, in sunlight. It is pearl, with blue and gold highlights. Much nicer than Argento, and I'm feeling better about the color now. Interestingly, they were also displaying the rest of the Series 10 lineup, and (as a friend pointed out) you could really see the difference between the FR-S (painted in Subaru factory) and the rest (painted by Toyota). The thicker painted Toyotas had a much softer look, while the thinner Subaru paint looked crisp and helped the pearl to stand out on the body lines.

The light-up badges have a clear plastic (not super transparent, to diffuse the light) layer sandwiched between the badge and the body, with the same shape as the Scion badge. I definitely want to swap to Toyota badges, and was wondering about the possibility of keeping the lights, but it wouldn't fit well. No real loss there, though. I might make a 3d model of a replacement that would fit Toyota badges and 3d print in an appropriate plastic. Frosted Ultra Detail from Shapeways would be a good match for the material.

The light-up shift knob was absent, probably to prevent theft. Again, no loss as I will certainly replace with the Toyota knob.

It did have the frameless rear-view mirror.

The head unit looks much nicer than the previous options, and I was told it does have nav included.

The digital HVAC/push-button start/keyless entry was all present as expected. The start button is begging to be replaced with the red TRD button.

I'm not sure if I will keep the silver belts. Front and rear belts are all silver. They don't look bad, but I think I would still prefer black.

There was quite an FR-S showing at Toyotafest this year. The Series 10 was the only bone-stock FR-S at the show, and it didn't get much attention next to all the nicely modded bretheren surrounding it.

After seeing in person, the wait will be that much harder now, but at least I've got time to collect parts...

[hanabie]

Got it from instagram

[hanabie]

I think it looks pretty awesome because the headlights really bring out the contour. I don't ever see tiny glowing emblem will deter your purchase's decision.
I'm thinking of wrap the roof with black gloss vinyl and pair it with gramlights 57 extreme 18". What do you think?

I'm mostly looking for cosmetic. Is that Eibach sportlines good enough? Will you highly recommend coilovers instead?

[86GT]

Does it come with heated & leather seats?

I hope the details of the 2014 MY are out by the time we get to decide on these...

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by 86GT

Does it come with heated & leather seats?

I hope the details of the 2014 MY are out by the time we get to decide on these...

Nope.

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by SpyderDan

... you could really see the difference between the FR-S (painted in Subaru factory) and the rest (painted by Toyota). The thicker painted Toyotas had a much softer look, while the thinner Subaru paint looked crisp and helped the pearl to stand out on the body lines...

Where were they made? I've seen posts here with videos showing the twins coming down parallel lines at the same plant in Japan. Are you saying Series 10 FR-S are built in Indiana? I hope not, that would add to transit time.

[ihaskrayon]

Originally Posted by torqdork

Where were they made? I've seen posts here with videos showing the twins coming down parallel lines at the same plant in Japan. Are you saying Series 10 FR-S are built in Indiana? I hope not, that would add to transit time.

No, he meant the FR-S painted by Subaru and "others" as in the rest of the 10 series cars

[UncleFester]

Originally Posted by tomkozski

I was offered $26,700 (including dealer processing fee) plus TTL for a WRB BRZ Limited (gave Lightning Red as my second choice to speed up delivery).

I'd jump on that. I expect the 10 series to be right around that price. You would get much more with the limited.

[SpyderDan]

Originally Posted by torqdork

Where were they made? I've seen posts here with videos showing the twins coming down parallel lines at the same plant in Japan. Are you saying Series 10 FR-S are built in Indiana? I hope not, that would add to transit time.

They were showing all 5 of the 10 Series Scions, which are all painted Ignition Silver, but 4 of those models (tC, xB, xD, and iQ) are built at Toyota plants (in Japan), while the FR-S is built at the Subaru plant (also in Japan). Subaru's paint process is different, resulting in much thinner paint, and the difference was quite noticeable seeing them all side by side.