Which front-drive cars did you consider when buying your FR-S/BRZ? - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

navanodd · 12-04-2013, 04:46 PM

I was cross shopping the BRZ and 4 cylinder Accord Coupe. Knew I wanted the BRZ more, had to decide if it was practical enough.

The useless trunk pass-through on the Accord Coupe made that decision easy as did the fact that it was slightly more expensive than the price that I got my BRZ for.

Canadian Greg · 12-04-2013, 04:47 PM

Amen to that.

ML · 12-04-2013, 04:54 PM

if the fiesta was 2 door and AWD with a turbo, I would have gotten one.

dori. · 12-04-2013, 04:56 PM

didn't consider any as I already have a 97 civic hatch

CoupedUpSubie · 12-04-2013, 06:00 PM

My 95 Impreza is FWD, it was a fun college car that is awesome in the snow. Give it the same power as a BRZ and it would be almost as fun(suspension would need a ton of work). Since I got the impreza I have wanted Subaru to make a new 2door so the BRZ was my only choice.

Rayme · 12-04-2013, 06:31 PM

A Civic SI or the CR-Z

regal · 12-05-2013, 10:06 AM

A cherry '98 Integra DC2 Type R, I would have even settled for a 98-99 Civic Si.

But guess what they don't exist and no one I know of makes a FWD car anything like these double wishboned wonders today..

I bought a 2009 Yaris with the intent on trading it in for an FT-86 when they finally came out. With a TRD suspension and Scion wheels the little Yaris is a keeper, handles so well I decided to make a down payment on the FR-S instead of trade-in. And a Yaris is indestructible, the 1.5L engine has proven itself with many 500k mi+ examples. I think the little tossable Yaris is under-rated among budget fwd cars, probably because its not fast in a straight line.

WorldRallyBlueBRZ · 12-05-2013, 10:08 AM

I looked at a vw GTI due to the amount of room in the car.....I'm a tall guy

regal · 12-05-2013, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WorldRallyBlueBRZ

I looked at a vw GTI due to the amount of room in the car.....I'm a tall guy

Way to heavy for me, I can only find joy with lightweight when it comes to FWD.

spralwers · 12-05-2013, 10:31 AM

Acura ILX (the 2.4L with the 6 speed)
Mazda3
Jetta TDI

Test drove all of them, but I've been driving fwds my whole driving career (~7 years) and really appreciated how different rwd is. Only gonna get a fwd if my focus is 100% on gas mileage.

WorldRallyBlueBRZ · 12-05-2013, 10:42 AM

I prefer light weight rwd cars also. But being 6'6" i dont always have a lot of choices of cars.

Quote:

Originally Posted by regal

Way to heavy for me, I can only find joy with lightweight when it comes to FWD.

TylerLieberman · 12-25-2013, 01:52 AM

Only one I would have wanted for myself is the mk6 gti, though I would have probably opted for the golf r.

My wife has a focus st though.

Dwood11 · 12-28-2013, 01:04 AM

The 15 Golf R. I still can't wait to drive one. However as I have stated before. FWD = FAIL!

Turkish · 12-28-2013, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

None.

That's the same fwd car I was looking at too!

12-04-2013, 04:56 PM	#32
dori. Señor Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: white BRZ 6MT Location: Rockland, NY Posts: 1,554 Thanks: 740 Thanked 374 Times in 248 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	didn't consider any as I already have a 97 civic hatch __________________ twitter \| instagram \| #nicetwins tumblr photoblog

12-04-2013, 06:00 PM	#33
CoupedUpSubie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited Location: United States Posts: 299 Thanks: 11 Thanked 118 Times in 91 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My 95 Impreza is FWD, it was a fun college car that is awesome in the snow. Give it the same power as a BRZ and it would be almost as fun(suspension would need a ton of work). Since I got the impreza I have wanted Subaru to make a new 2door so the BRZ was my only choice. __________________ 2013 BRZ Limited 6MT 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Black Ram - 8 speed with 3.21 gears 1994 Honda VFR750 - Two brothers 4-1 left side exit exhaust 1993 Honda CB750 Nighthawk

12-04-2013, 06:31 PM	#34
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A Civic SI or the CR-Z __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

12-05-2013, 10:06 AM	#35
regal Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S/Toyota Yaris Location: PA Posts: 1,438 Thanks: 21 Thanked 316 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A cherry '98 Integra DC2 Type R, I would have even settled for a 98-99 Civic Si. But guess what they don't exist and no one I know of makes a FWD car anything like these double wishboned wonders today.. I bought a 2009 Yaris with the intent on trading it in for an FT-86 when they finally came out. With a TRD suspension and Scion wheels the little Yaris is a keeper, handles so well I decided to make a down payment on the FR-S instead of trade-in. And a Yaris is indestructible, the 1.5L engine has proven itself with many 500k mi+ examples. I think the little tossable Yaris is under-rated among budget fwd cars, probably because its not fast in a straight line. __________________ 2013 FRS Argento Silver 6MT Mods: Clear fender side lights Tactrix ZA1JB01C 2014 Calib

12-25-2013, 01:52 AM	#40
TylerLieberman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: '24 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,686 Thanks: 658 Thanked 3,363 Times in 1,584 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Only one I would have wanted for myself is the mk6 gti, though I would have probably opted for the golf r. My wife has a focus st though. __________________ Old 2013 FRS Build Thread (SOLD) Hakone 86 GR Build Thread (SOLD)

12-04-2013, 04:46 PM	#29
navanodd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Sport-tech WRB Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 308 Thanks: 95 Thanked 171 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was cross shopping the BRZ and 4 cylinder Accord Coupe. Knew I wanted the BRZ more, had to decide if it was practical enough. The useless trunk pass-through on the Accord Coupe made that decision easy as did the fact that it was slightly more expensive than the price that I got my BRZ for.

12-04-2013, 04:47 PM	#30
Canadian Greg Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Black 2013 fr-s Location: Markham Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Amen to that.

12-05-2013, 10:08 AM	#36
WorldRallyBlueBRZ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: World Rally Blue BRZ Location: Maryland Posts: 176 Thanks: 63 Thanked 85 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I looked at a vw GTI due to the amount of room in the car.....I'm a tall guy

12-05-2013, 10:31 AM	#38
spralwers Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2010 Lexus ES 350, 2011 BMW 128i Location: MA Posts: 39 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Acura ILX (the 2.4L with the 6 speed) Mazda3 Jetta TDI Test drove all of them, but I've been driving fwds my whole driving career (~7 years) and really appreciated how different rwd is. Only gonna get a fwd if my focus is 100% on gas mileage.

12-28-2013, 01:04 AM	#41
Dwood11 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 SWP BRZ LIMITED Location: So Cal Posts: 127 Thanks: 5 Thanked 41 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The 15 Golf R. I still can't wait to drive one. However as I have stated before. FWD = FAIL!

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