Celica to FR-S?

[switchlanez]

I've wanted a 6th gen GT-Four FOREVER. Always wished they sold here in the states. If Toyota came out with a successor carrying the same spirit... I'd pick that over the FR-S or Supra successor!!

[brickjenks100]

delete..

[carbonBLUE]

fr-s is perfect for me as a celica driver, i want a new car, i will miss my celica dearly, but i want rwd but i don't want to loose how fun the car is.
This can needs to be able to:
1. hit the redline everyday
2. be fun even when driving casually( not speeding but using less brakes when the corners come up )
3. be able to put car seats in it if not ill have to wait till my son can be put into a booster seat
4. good gas mileage for long road trips
5. be funner drifting in the winter time than my fwd celica lol...

I do imagine car meets will eat this thing up plus every Thursday we have 10 dollar drag racing all night at one car meet I'd love to go to

[fasteddy91]

So now that the FR-S is officially out. Do you guys still feel the same way about the car? I'm not liking the cheapness of the interior (no push start, plastic door inserts replacing the leather ones, cheap looking radio from a 88 camaro). I might wait a year or two now for a special edition like the High voltage series they offer in the TC line. I even heard TRD is working on a SC for this car.

[no_name]

So long as this thing is priced like a Scion and drives like the reviews say, I wouldn't car if it was lined with unsanded wood.

[swift996]

Epic FAIL by Toyota. I was interested until I saw the crap offering they are bringing to the US. It would cost a lot of money to buy the car new and spend the $8k to get it to look like it should (the UK model). I like the tail lights better but that interior is a MAJOR disappointment.

[xantonin]

The FR-S is indeed the spiritual successor to the Celica.

[keiri]

Originally Posted by xantonin

The FR-S is indeed the spiritual successor to the Celica.

Agreed.

Although initially I was disappointed, I have come to think the FR-S is still a great choice to replace my 6gc. If the rumors of the BR-Z starting at 24k are true then I can see the FR-S selling for 22k base which is pretty good for me; even if I spend more to bring it up to my liking I appreciate the fact that it didn't come with a bunch of stuff I paid for only to remove like navigation.

I'm still in for one.

[Rainbow86]

funnything is, im buying a celica 00 in the next maybe 3 months, then going to wait until the 86 TRD version comes to australia (lol....) and then buy the 86 TRD with all the extras.

i might have to wait forever...............................

[JohnnyR]

Originally Posted by fasteddy91

So now that the FR-S is officially out. Do you guys still feel the same way about the car? I'm not liking the cheapness of the interior (no push start, plastic door inserts replacing the leather ones, cheap looking radio from a 88 camaro). I might wait a year or two now for a special edition like the High voltage series they offer in the TC line. I even heard TRD is working on a SC for this car.

I've been let down each time more and more info came out. The only good news is that they got slapped by many enthusiasts and such saying the car needs more power, or that "they" want more power. 200hp and 151tq isn't going to cut it, especially at some of the club track meets I attend. I'm sure it'll still be "fun" to drive, but people seem to think that if you add more power then it'll be less fun. And then you have these people from Toyota with a straight face saying, "power, awd, and grip" isn't fun, what a crock and they know it. Sliding around is fun, I know, I do it now, but good lap times are fun too. But even still, now there's more and more talk about a model getting the power it needs (for me to be interested) from FI, so when that model hits I'll be taking a hard look at it and the new WRX that will be arriving around that time.

[Gearbanger]

Ball was dropped. 200 bhp and 2800 lb curb weight equals a dog.

[lordtakuban]

Originally Posted by switchlanez

I've wanted a 6th gen GT-Four FOREVER. Always wished they sold here in the states. If Toyota came out with a successor carrying the same spirit... I'd pick that over the FR-S or Supra successor!!

Are you the same switchlanez from SpyderChat? I thought I recognized that name.

[switchlanez]

^Yep, it's me. I remember your s/n also. I think you sent me a pdf of the JDM spoiler hole drilling template? haha

I see a lot of older sibling rivalry over on spyderchat and a lot spyderchatters don't care for the FR-S probably because the cars are too similar. I think this car is a MUCH more seriously engineered car than the MR-S from the core on out!

[pastuch]

My biggest regret in car buying was purchasing a Tiburon over a Celica when I was 23 years old. I think I'd still be driving the Celica now, waiting for an FRS. The paint quality on the 2003 and older Celicas still blows me away. As far as I can tell that car repels rust like no other and it gets great gas mileage.

I'm 30 now and I've been through several cars and driven dozens. The ones that left the best impression were: 1994 WRX RA RHD, 1990 Mazda Miata, and any RX8.