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D4S · 06-09-2013, 10:03 PM

Nope. As soon as I got in though, it's one of those cars where it feels amazing off the bat.

mush · 06-09-2013, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREISFUN135

Nope. My Subaru dealer doesn't let anyone test drive there BRZ, STi, or WRX. Makes sense really.

whats the deal with this? seriously... these cars are 25k-40k
i can walk into a lexus dealer and test drive a IS F

i havent bought one of the twins yet, but i got to test drive the FRS and got to drive my cousins BRZ today

Luis_GT · 06-10-2013, 12:47 AM

I drove it around the dealerships lot... granted it was short... but I didn't stall it (heard that many people did on there first time due to the light clutch) and found the sitting comfortable...

I would have tested other cars, but I hate the genesis new look, hate mustangs with a passion, and everything else is out of the budget...

Capstan · 06-10-2013, 02:23 AM

You can tell one whole heck of a lot by driving a car around the block or down the interstate a ways - unless you are totally numb or not paying any attention. I have tried out quite a few new and used cars off of the dealer lots and many of them were dogs. How can anyone buy a car based on things you read on the internet? It might have been a good car for the peckerwood who wrote the review but is it right for YOU?

I did buy a BRZ, but only after a very thorough test drive without the sales drone being present. It was a preorder but I could have refused it. I drove it on the roads I am usually on. I don't like everything about it, but after almost a year I am mostly pleased with the car. I could have bought several different vehicles I tried out and did not like. They got great reviews.

Ryuu0u · 06-10-2013, 09:59 AM

Honestly when I went to the dealer I was only "looking" and the sales man asked if I drove one yet. At the dealership closer to my house they wouldn't even bring that up unless you were seriously buying. Needless to say the car sold it self the minute I hopped in for the test drive. Also was my first time driving anything manual in a while so it was quite a funny test drive ><

RexColt · 06-10-2013, 12:55 PM

Mine was on order when I went to test drive one. I knew right away I had made the right decision. My dad was in the car and were blown away. I wasn't allowed to do anything extreme but we were amazed by the steering as it tore through some roundabouts. That, the harsh nuggety boxer growl, and the sleek looks were all it took to convince us. What sealed the deal for me was the 2 flared wheel arches you can see over the bonnet. Those just looked so... ferocious. And I had never been in a car with something like that before.

bobpuffer · 06-10-2013, 02:24 PM

Saw an AT at a dealer, never drove, bought off the boat from my phone June 20, 2012.

SkullWorks · 06-10-2013, 02:31 PM

I fit in the car fine, it looks good and the opinions that mattered said the car worked...so i flew to denver and bought the car as soon as what i wanted was available, july 2nd last year,

Anything that would have been a "deal breaker" as far as the car itself went could be fixed...there's nothing that can't be fixed, and you just have to love the car,

BadMoon · 06-10-2013, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryuu0u

Honestly when I went to the dealer I was only "looking" and the sales man asked if I drove one yet. At the dealership closer to my house they wouldn't even bring that up unless you were seriously buying. Needless to say the car sold it self the minute I hopped in for the test drive. Also was my first time driving anything manual in a while so it was quite a funny test drive ><

Thats similar to my experience. I went out on Friday to test drive the new Civic Si's and saw this and figured I would stop by. I had time to kill and really just wanted something to do. I knew I wanted the car and worked up a plan to talk the wife into it. I just bought myself a 2013 Escape that I hated. She talked me into trading my Sonata Turbo in for that. I felt like a soccer mom.

So I traded her old Corolla in for my new Scarlet beauty.

Carlitoz3 · 06-10-2013, 02:34 PM

My RSX had broke down and really needed a car. Scion is actually the closest dealership from my house. Test drove it, but I was more worried about driving stick since it was my first time.

jimmy4thenguyen · 06-10-2013, 07:32 PM

special ordered mine haha...im glad I didnt test drive. If I did, I dont think I would have been able to stop thinking about it

FRSfan111 · 06-10-2013, 10:47 PM

I test drive in Cali last April before most. Thank you scion for selecting me as a first 86 winner! I was sold after that little test drive lol. I did get to test drive the one I got a they were filming me for the mini clip they sent out via email. But in Portland u can only go so fast lol.

Jond63 · 06-11-2013, 01:27 AM

In my mind I had bought it before I test drove. LOL

But I still drove it and then drove it home!

Zyo81 · 06-11-2013, 09:54 AM

It seems crazy to me to not test drive a vehicle first. I waited for this car since 09 when I read about its development online. Waited until I saw a red one, but my DD was still running great so couldn't justify it. Saw another red one months later, was considering a mazda3 and a WRX wagon as well. Stopped at the Scion dealer first. Never test drove the other cars. My test drive was pretty awesome too, my salesperson was a girl of about 21 who was pretty cute, guided me to an area where she said there was rarely traffic and said "You can drive however, just don't kill me".

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06-09-2013, 10:03 PM	#43
D4S Probably Watching F1 Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 10 Series FR-S 6MT Location: Pennsylvania/Delaware Posts: 305 Thanks: 55 Thanked 178 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Nope. As soon as I got in though, it's one of those cars where it feels amazing off the bat.

06-10-2013, 12:47 AM	#45
Luis_GT Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2002 BMW 530i, 10 Series FR-S Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 3,416 Thanked 3,334 Times in 1,754 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I drove it around the dealerships lot... granted it was short... but I didn't stall it (heard that many people did on there first time due to the light clutch) and found the sitting comfortable... I would have tested other cars, but I hate the genesis new look, hate mustangs with a passion, and everything else is out of the budget...

06-10-2013, 02:23 AM	#46
Capstan Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 55 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can tell one whole heck of a lot by driving a car around the block or down the interstate a ways - unless you are totally numb or not paying any attention. I have tried out quite a few new and used cars off of the dealer lots and many of them were dogs. How can anyone buy a car based on things you read on the internet? It might have been a good car for the peckerwood who wrote the review but is it right for YOU? I did buy a BRZ, but only after a very thorough test drive without the sales drone being present. It was a preorder but I could have refused it. I drove it on the roads I am usually on. I don't like everything about it, but after almost a year I am mostly pleased with the car. I could have bought several different vehicles I tried out and did not like. They got great reviews.

06-10-2013, 09:59 AM	#47
Ryuu0u (=^･ｪ･^=) Join Date: Apr 2010 Drives: 2013 FRS, '08 GSXR 600 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 692 Thanks: 28 Thanked 254 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Honestly when I went to the dealer I was only "looking" and the sales man asked if I drove one yet. At the dealership closer to my house they wouldn't even bring that up unless you were seriously buying. Needless to say the car sold it self the minute I hopped in for the test drive. Also was my first time driving anything manual in a while so it was quite a funny test drive ><

06-10-2013, 12:55 PM	#48
RexColt Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 Location: Australia Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine was on order when I went to test drive one. I knew right away I had made the right decision. My dad was in the car and were blown away. I wasn't allowed to do anything extreme but we were amazed by the steering as it tore through some roundabouts. That, the harsh nuggety boxer growl, and the sleek looks were all it took to convince us. What sealed the deal for me was the 2 flared wheel arches you can see over the bonnet. Those just looked so... ferocious. And I had never been in a car with something like that before.

06-10-2013, 02:24 PM	#49
bobpuffer Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: FR-S Hotlava 6-speed Location: IA/MN/WI Posts: 68 Thanks: 12 Thanked 34 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Saw an AT at a dealer, never drove, bought off the boat from my phone June 20, 2012.

06-10-2013, 02:31 PM	#50
SkullWorks Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: SSM LT MT BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 1,033 Thanks: 803 Thanked 754 Times in 328 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I fit in the car fine, it looks good and the opinions that mattered said the car worked...so i flew to denver and bought the car as soon as what i wanted was available, july 2nd last year, Anything that would have been a "deal breaker" as far as the car itself went could be fixed...there's nothing that can't be fixed, and you just have to love the car,

06-10-2013, 02:34 PM	#52
Carlitoz3 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 MT Asphalt FRS Location: Baldwin Park, CA Posts: 1,051 Thanks: 237 Thanked 235 Times in 157 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My RSX had broke down and really needed a car. Scion is actually the closest dealership from my house. Test drove it, but I was more worried about driving stick since it was my first time.

06-10-2013, 07:32 PM	#53
jimmy4thenguyen Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Whiteout FRS Location: Chapel Hill NC Posts: 115 Thanks: 46 Thanked 30 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	special ordered mine haha...im glad I didnt test drive. If I did, I dont think I would have been able to stop thinking about it

06-11-2013, 01:27 AM	#55
Jond63 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: FR-S Firestorm 2013 Location: Seattle Posts: 196 Thanks: 237 Thanked 103 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In my mind I had bought it before I test drove. LOL But I still drove it and then drove it home!

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06-11-2013, 09:54 AM	#56
Zyo81 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: '13 Firestorm FR-S, 99 Mustang GT Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 43 Thanks: 5 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It seems crazy to me to not test drive a vehicle first. I waited for this car since 09 when I read about its development online. Waited until I saw a red one, but my DD was still running great so couldn't justify it. Saw another red one months later, was considering a mazda3 and a WRX wagon as well. Stopped at the Scion dealer first. Never test drove the other cars. My test drive was pretty awesome too, my salesperson was a girl of about 21 who was pretty cute, guided me to an area where she said there was rarely traffic and said "You can drive however, just don't kill me".