For those who had Celica's before your Fr-s

[bcj]

Gas mileage:
I was getting 33 regularly commuting with the Prius tires.
I put on some all season tires last fall and that dropped to 31.

Retired in April and have been doing some road trips up in the hills lately.
The AVG reading is 34.4 now even on the all seasons.

[carbonBLUE]

Originally Posted by cupcake917

So I just got T-boned by some whore and she killed my celi....I'm thinking of getting the fr-s because there is pretty much nothing else I like. For those who had Celica's prior to your Fr-s...how does it compare to the celi and what are your likes and dislikes..Does it eat a lot more gas? What are things I should know before deciding on this car? Anything else I should know? I'm super depressed and want some input to see if this car is right for me Thanks

Umm it uses about the same amount of gas just getting around town. when you step on it it uses a bit more than the celica.

Likes:
The FR-S makes little rattles here and there that are barley noticeable just like the celica.
Handling is pretty good, you interchange understeer for oversteer when going to the FR-S.
I miss my hatch, Terribly so....

Dislikes:
The FR-S is slower than the Celica stock for stock

The FR-S is everything the Celica should have been during the 7th gen. I felt pretty at home in my FR-S after the switch

[cupcake917]

Originally Posted by bcj

Gas mileage:
I was getting 33 regularly commuting with the Prius tires.
I put on some all season tires last fall and that dropped to 31.

Retired in April and have been doing some road trips up in the hills lately.
The AVG reading is 34.4 now even on the all seasons.

34 is really good..that would be more then I get now...I live in Florida so I don't even know what a season is...we just get hot and hotter!!

[cupcake917]

Originally Posted by carbonBLUE

Umm it uses about the same amount of gas just getting around town. when you step on it it uses a bit more than the celica.

Likes:
The FR-S makes little rattles here and there that are barley noticeable just like the celica.
Handling is pretty good, you interchange understeer for oversteer when going to the FR-S.
I miss my hatch, Terribly so....

Dislikes:
The FR-S is slower than the Celica stock for stock

The FR-S is everything the Celica should have been during the 7th gen. I felt pretty at home in my FR-S after the switch

Thank you for your reply...I'm feeling a lot more comfortable going with this car and dealing with the fact that mine is totaled after hearing all these responses....I think what I'm going to really miss the most is that kick in 5/6rpms...

[carbonBLUE]

Originally Posted by cupcake917

Thank you for your reply...I'm feeling a lot more comfortable going with this car and dealing with the fact that mine is totaled after hearing all these responses....I think what I'm going to really miss the most is that kick in 5/6rpms...

I had mine revving to 10.5k rpm... THAT is something I'll never have with the FR-S

[Tcoat]

I had a Celica before my FRS but that was 38 years ago and it was a rusted out 4 year old 72 that burned more oil then gas (I got about 100 miles to the quart) so I would have to say the FRS is much better

[Dake]

I had an '87 Celica Coupe (so way older than you guys are talking), but until the FR-S it was my favorite car I'd owned. I put just shy of 200k miles on it; it was the most comfortable car I'd ever driven - and it took 10+ hour road trips about twice a year - and I had loads of fun.

The FR-S is what I never realized I wished my Celica had been. I didn't have the lift-back so the reduction in space wasn't a huge issue (though I did once fit four passengers into my Celica for a Mexico road trip and that sure aint happening in the FR-S). My step-dad had an '85 Celica and I feel like the FR-S is the perfect combination of the last of the RWD and the first of the FWD.

Gas mileage is obviously the biggest factor. I have a sixty mile round-trip commute and manage right at 30 mpg at seventy + mph on the highways. But the reality today is that's darn good for a "practical" sports car. The 4 cyl Mustang theoretically can beat it - but then you're driving a Mustang. :P

[RFB]

My early 70's Celica got about the same gas mileage, but was nowhere near the car that we have in the twins.



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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by RFB

My early 70's Celica got about the same gas mileage, but was nowhere near the car that we have in the twins.



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Have no memory of what my 72 got but since the rings were so bad it was pretty much running as a 2 stroke it probably wasn't great. Mind you I was 17 and gas cost about 75 cents a gallon so I didn't care! I do remember I paid $450 for the car and it cost me about $20 to safety it!

Nice new sig picture RFB!

[cupcake917]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Have no memory of what my 72 got but since the rings were so bad it was pretty much running as a 2 stroke it probably wasn't great. Mind you I was 17 and gas cost about 75 cents a gallon so I didn't care! I do remember I paid $450 for the car and it cost me about $20 to safety it!

Nice new sig picture RFB!

When I was in high school, I remember gas only cost 89 cents a gallon...I sure do miss those days haha

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by cupcake917

When I was in high school, I remember gas only cost 89 cents a gallon...I sure do miss those days haha

Don't want to hijack the thread (Sorry OP) but I remember when gas hit 50 cents a gallon and people LOST THEIR SHIT over it!
Premium gas up here runs around $6 a gallon now!!!!!

[RFB]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Have no memory of what my 72 got but since the rings were so bad it was pretty much running as a 2 stroke it probably wasn't great. Mind you I was 17 and gas cost about 75 cents a gallon so I didn't care! I do remember I paid $450 for the car and it cost me about $20 to safety it!

Nice new sig picture RFB!

Thanx

[RFB]

Originally Posted by cupcake917

When I was in high school, I remember gas only cost 89 cents a gallon...I sure do miss those days haha

Me too ! When I was in High skule my motorcycle insurance was $ 42 a year !




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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by RFB

Thanx

I like this one better! Probably get busted for Trademark infringement or something though.