New here? Come say hi =)

[Cali fr-s]

Picked up my new fr-s Saturday from manhattan beach Toyota. Great place. Stay away from north Hollywood Toyota! Bunch of clowns.
Loving the new ride (hot lava, automatic). Started my mods with a k&n air filter!
Runs great and handles awesome. Couldn't be happier!

[Heretikk]

Sup everyone!!! Picked up my Hot Lava FR-S about a week ago. Fantastic drive so far!!! Can't wait to break it in and really get it to its potential!

[raleav]

Hi everyone! Been lurking here for a few weeks also.. put a deposit down on a MT Ultramarine 2 weeks ago, but then changed my mind when I saw a white one in a showroom in Watertown MA. So I called my dealer, and told him about it, and he said I was in luck because someone also backed out of a white one, which should be in by the end of the month. Of course I didn't really believe it until I got a VIN # a week ago, and finally the call came this morning. I shot down , signed all the paperwork, and now I'm just waiting for the call that the final detailing is done.. wash, plates, etc.. Can't WAIT to pick it up tonight. Photos to follow.

[Shinji2787]

Hello all!

Lurked around the past week or so. Just saying hello. The BRZ/FRS both are amazing looking cars. Perhaps someday... Used to hang out on the s2ki forums way back yonder but lately the daily grind of work after college graduation has taken its toll...

Anywho. Just sayin' hello ! Looking forward to the fun chit chats about this amazing vehicle!

[paraguin]

ben reading the ft86club website for a while now, been following the FRS for sometime now, test drove one to and my love for it was ensured.

currently driving a Scion xD 5speed, gonna trade it in at some point for FRS.
Still in school though 1 year until I graduate with a associates degree in Aviation Maintenance Professional.
after that I will have my FRS. So I plan to lurk around here as i don't have much time to post because of work and school. Nice to meet you all.

[DaygoISn86]

Hey ToyoBaru fans! I'm completely sold on the BRZ/FRS and can't wait to make my purchase once I'm back in the states. Been a Toyota fan for quite a while and a Subaru admirer as well. I plan on test driving an 86 over here in Bahrain where I am currently on deployment in the US Navy. Wish I could just buy an 86 in the states and even quickly researched the possibility of importing an 86 from Bahrain but it just as quickly proved unrealistic.

Currently own a 2005 IS300 which I love driving and working on(sometimes) even though it's slow and heavy. Maybe I'll turbo it one day... sometime after I install an LSD and consider a transmission swap()

Leaning towards purchasing a SWP BRZ limited because of the options but I want to do something with the bumper eventually. I don't like the mustache and smile but I'll change that.

Looking forward to joining the conversation as an owner.

[Gannicus77]

Hello everyone! Picked up my Whiteout 6 AT from Maita Toyota on 6/1/12. Just did a drive to Yosemite National Park this Sunday and loved how stable it is taking those corners.

[raleav]

Just a quick phone pic of my MT Whiteout. Loving this car. Never drove a car that was so much fun.

[corpwelness]

Good Day guys, I'm susan, Looking forward to meeting you guys and be friends with..

[mashal]

Hi ! Welcome to the site.

[sapphire]

Hey everyone thought I'd come by and say hello =)
Been driving my FRS since June 9 and I'm loving it. Like plenty of people, I've been waiting for this car for a long time as well. When I pre-ordered it, I kept it a secret from everyone I know. Worth the three month wait, and worth surprising people with!
I've had a 1990 miata previously, and I have on occasion driven my boyfriends mazdaspeed3.
Hope to talk to you guys more!

[mpicher]

Originally Posted by raleav

Just a quick phone pic of my MT Whiteout. Loving this car. Never drove a car that was so much fun.

Sign in on the New England thread! They also have a FB page...

Mike

[TehRickster]

Hey everyone, new to the forums and really much of everything these days. Don't even have a facebook page! I'm very old school when it comes to certain things, as you can tell from what I used as a daily driver until about a year ago. Good gas saver that inline was. Currently driving 98 jeep that gives me about 12 mpg to hold me over till I get something else. Its about to give out on me so went window shopping not to long ago on other vehicles. I would've loved to get another mustang but its just too cramped in these newer ones, and not really jumping much in mileage even if I just got the v6 version. I miss simple motors . Anyways, was looking for cheaper (not cheaply made, but cheap in regards to the cost of the vehicle itself) vehicles that still gave good mileage and were as fun and head turning as my baby, but also enough room to sit comfortably and have room for other things just in case. It all came down to a Veloster, Genesis, Corolla, Tc (don't really like the boxy style of the new ones, rather prefer the older curvy style) and some other ones that I forgot about, getting old here. Didn't really like fwd or awd, but if I had to, I would. After searching around a bit, and researching some of these cars I came across the Scion Fr-s, the production model not the concepts. I saw that it has great mileage and good power for how low and lightweight it was! The looks blew me away, just love curves. And the fact that it was rwd was a plus! So had to drive it. Went to my local toyota/scion dealership and spoke to a salesman about test driving one they just had delivered for stock. Sadly when I found out that it was already purchased by the manager and that he doesn't let people test drive it, I was distraught . After the salesman saw that i was truly interested in purchasing a car here soon, he went and talked with the manager about letting me just test drive it for a couple minutes. I got lucky, apparently, from what the other salesman told me, "He let you drive it? He wont even let us near it or pop the hood!", "I've been asking him for the past month if I could just sit in it!", heh. So immediately as we started the test drive, everything felt smooth, not too loud, not too soft, everything was near where i wanted it to be and it had ac, yes ac, mine didn't :o. We took it on the interstate and tested some of the handling, not rough, though I never had to agree about completely going all out, I wouldn't do that to the manager or the salesman. Handling was very smooth compared to others I have driven for just test drives, not much noise when going 70-80mph and seats felt comfortable. After liking it so much I ended up putting an order on a whiteout with manual, considering that it gets over 100 here on days. Currently am waiting for it at the end of July or early September from what the salesman told me. He said maybe sooner. Been keeping up with any information I could find on this forum, and I thank everyone for the information and history about this car that you have posted on this entire forum, as this was my main and only source for looking up the car. I intend to take care of this car as I did my 40+ year old car. Thank you for having me here and letting me be a part of this community.

Rick

[hankster]

Drove 70+ miles yesterday morning to see an Argento automatic FR-S. Test drove it and bought it. Great little car. Wish it had a little more torque on the low end but the handling just makes it too much fun.

Drove out last Saturday to a dealer that said they had a Firestorm automatic that was available. Got there and there it was. Test drove it and knew the FR-S was what I had been looking for. But not that one. Looked at the odometer and it had over 1500 miles on it. Would not come down on the price at all - full sticker. And I guess that's why it's still sitting there.

I thought the Firestorm would be the color I wanted but after seeing it in person I wasn't all that thrilled with that red on that car. I considered Whiteout and knew where one was available, but after seeing the Argento that was the color for me.