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Eurasianman · 03-24-2014, 09:34 AM

I would pay a little more for a brand new one. You can probably still get an '13 for relatively cheap.

ZionsWrath · 03-24-2014, 09:47 AM

Honestly its a sports car odds are the owner has did a bit of "sprited" driving and higher than normal chance it has been autocrossed or tracked (as compared to a not sports car).

I'd say assume the previous owner drove it hard and just look for maintenance receipts, not that there is much maintenance in the first 10k. if they did 2 oil changes, trans, and diff you can guess they probably cared about the car.

Idriveft86 · 03-24-2014, 10:35 AM

Why buy used?... The rates are higher than a brand new (if finance) and you can get brand new for 25K unless FRS's are limited in ur area. Answer to ur Q?: You "literally love" the car! LOL... go get it!

Braces · 03-24-2014, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Idriveft86

Why buy used?... The rates are higher than a brand new (if finance) and you can get brand new for 25K unless FRS's are limited in ur area. Answer to ur Q?: You "literally love" the car! LOL... go get it!

THIS. If your budget is 25K before taxes .... get a new one. This is one car I probably wouldn't buy used .... because I KNOW HOW I DROVE mine. This car was meant to be driven .... not babied. That said ... I've had mine for a year and a half .... 19 thousands miles and NO ISSUES at all. If anything .... the suspension seems to be getting tighter. Not sure why. But I like it.

DragonDriver5 · 03-24-2014, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by N1rve

I would never buy an FRS/BRZ used.... especially with how people drive these cars LOL

Same.. there was a FR-S at the dealer I test drove with over 200 miles on it.. I wouldn't buy it! At that point it was USED in my opinion. I got the one with 11 miles on it instead lol

tmcmullins · 03-24-2014, 01:17 PM

On the money side of things, you should check into getting financing through a credit union. Also check your dmv for other fees. You should have all your money worked out before you even walk into the dealer. It'll give you a good upper hand when negotiating financing.

Gilwith1l · 03-24-2014, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tromatic

Not many. My point being that the majority of low-mileage used FR-S/BRZ are likely to have been abused by retards.
"Baby" may have not been the right word, but "retard" surely is.

I know what you mean. My car has seen countless upshifts off the rev limiter

Nefded · 03-24-2014, 07:55 PM

A new FRS may be a better idea. I just bought mine a week ago and got a great rate on it. These cars were made to be driven hard and it sucks inheriting other people's problems. Good luck

maverpl · 03-24-2014, 11:38 PM

Honestly i didn't know i can get new FR-S for 23-25k, thats awesome for me. Before i will get that car i need to put a little down payment and check the insurance cos im 20 so its gonna be much higher than my accord but for now i didnt get any tickets,accidents and even red lights.

humfrz · 03-25-2014, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by maverpl

Honestly i didn't know i can get new FR-S for 23-25k, thats awesome for me. Before i will get that car i need to put a little down payment and check the insurance cos im 20 so its gonna be much higher than my accord but for now i didnt get any tickets,accidents and even red lights.

Hello, maverpl and welcome to .... The Forum ......

I would agree with many of those up above, I would stay away from a used FR-S/BRZ unless you know the former owner.

I'd suggest you save up some more money and buy a new, last years model.

humfrz

maverpl · 03-25-2014, 07:31 PM

Thank you i think that would be the best idea to save a little more and buy new not used

kinda5150 · 03-26-2014, 05:26 PM

i was in the same boat a couple wks ago, decided to go new when i discovered new 2013's were sitting on lots and priced at 23,800. i'd check carsoup.com to see what prices really are (the cheaper one's listed are a few hundred miles from you) and just email the dealer to see what kind of price you can get. carguru's is also showing several near chicago under 24k (appears they have the ultramarine in a m/t).

bdanisi · 03-27-2014, 12:14 AM

my biggest issue with this car is trying to drive it with a massive erection, which is every time i get in the drivers seat.

torqdork · 03-27-2014, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by maverpl

Honestly i didn't know i can get new FR-S for 23-25k, thats awesome for me. Before i will get that car i need to put a little down payment and check the insurance cos im 20 so its gonna be much higher than my accord but for now i didnt get any tickets,accidents and even red lights.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at just how reasonable this car is rated insurance wise. My carrier rates it alongside econoboxes, hahaha, not that I expect to make a claim for anything, but it's definitely cheap to keep.

03-24-2014, 09:34 AM	#15
Eurasianman Chief Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Premium 6MT Location: USA Posts: 573 Thanks: 145 Thanked 178 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would pay a little more for a brand new one. You can probably still get an '13 for relatively cheap. __________________

03-27-2014, 12:14 AM	#27
bdanisi You Made Bro? Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Raven 86 Location: Laguna Niguel Posts: 520 Thanks: 134 Thanked 241 Times in 112 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	my biggest issue with this car is trying to drive it with a massive erection, which is every time i get in the drivers seat. __________________ "Careful though, I've seen many of my friends turn from ironic bros to full on bros by accident." - cfusionpm

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ZionsWrath Thanks Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 4,163 Thanks: 5,989 Thanked 3,100 Times in 1,498 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Honestly its a sports car odds are the owner has did a bit of "sprited" driving and higher than normal chance it has been autocrossed or tracked (as compared to a not sports car). I'd say assume the previous owner drove it hard and just look for maintenance receipts, not that there is much maintenance in the first 10k. if they did 2 oil changes, trans, and diff you can guess they probably cared about the car.

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Idriveft86 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 47 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Why buy used?... The rates are higher than a brand new (if finance) and you can get brand new for 25K unless FRS's are limited in ur area. Answer to ur Q?: You "literally love" the car! LOL... go get it!

03-24-2014, 01:17 PM	#20
tmcmullins Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 116 Thanks: 150 Thanked 68 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	On the money side of things, you should check into getting financing through a credit union. Also check your dmv for other fees. You should have all your money worked out before you even walk into the dealer. It'll give you a good upper hand when negotiating financing.

03-24-2014, 07:55 PM	#22
Nefded Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 10 Series Location: Hampton or Charlottesville, VA Posts: 49 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A new FRS may be a better idea. I just bought mine a week ago and got a great rate on it. These cars were made to be driven hard and it sucks inheriting other people's problems. Good luck

03-24-2014, 11:38 PM	#23
maverpl Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: future FR-S Location: Chicago Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Honestly i didn't know i can get new FR-S for 23-25k, thats awesome for me. Before i will get that car i need to put a little down payment and check the insurance cos im 20 so its gonna be much higher than my accord but for now i didnt get any tickets,accidents and even red lights.

03-25-2014, 07:31 PM	#25
maverpl Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: future FR-S Location: Chicago Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you i think that would be the best idea to save a little more and buy new not used

03-26-2014, 05:26 PM	#26
kinda5150 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 FRS firestorm Location: Nashville/Mt Juliet Posts: 27 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i was in the same boat a couple wks ago, decided to go new when i discovered new 2013's were sitting on lots and priced at 23,800. i'd check carsoup.com to see what prices really are (the cheaper one's listed are a few hundred miles from you) and just email the dealer to see what kind of price you can get. carguru's is also showing several near chicago under 24k (appears they have the ultramarine in a m/t).

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