Does anyone recognize this FR-S?

[Choco]

Originally Posted by BRGT86

so nice. ROFL

What's wrong with being nice?!
If I had that car, I'd be curious to look for owner or more photos/info too.

[8R6]

Originally Posted by Choco

What's wrong with being nice?!
If I had that car, I'd be curious to look for owner or more photos/info too.

nothing at all. i just found it hilarious to read such a polite comment about this car thats all. lol

[Tcoat]

I've started with worse before and ended up with a pretty sweet carat the end of it all!
Dude obviously understands what he is getting into and doesn't seem to be some jackass that thinks he just got a bargain.
For a bunch of guys that refuse to take their car to dealers because everybody is better then that and preach the whole "doing my own work is half the fun" concept you should get where he is coming from on this.
Now...if it was some fool teenager that came on here and asked "what do you think I need to do and I have $500 to work with" I would probably be right there with all the hecklers but the guy just wondered if there was any history.


OP I will buck the trend and say nice find and please keep those of us that are interested updated on your progress.

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by Izzy

Mainly because it's a front engine RWD coupe made by Toyota & Subaru. And yourself?

There are plenty of front engine RWD coupes made by Toyota and Subaru that don't have mismatched body panels and hacked up fenders. What was special about this car that you bought it specifically?

[thill]

Originally Posted by brandonblt2

Investing in a car to later sell it is flat out a bad investment usually. I have spent a few thousand on my car and have added little to no value in terms of resale, but what I added improves the overall experience of the car for me, and thats well worth the money. Its all about perspective and some people don't plan on selling there car also.

I add mods to my cars too. Usually stuff you can't see like better suspension components, better sound system, etc. I get that. If you live with the car day in and out and plan on driving it for awhile it's worth it to you.

I am not talking about that though. I am talking about the original owner of this car for example who spent a lot of money and time actually lowering the resale value of his car. And there are lots of them for sale around here and other classifieds who bought the car, spent $10K+ with tons of mods like the ones on this car, and then find themselves selling the car in 1-2 years for a huge loss.

I bet if you look in the for sale area here you will see what I am talking about. Dudes that put $10-20K into their car that cost $25-30K new and are selling it for about what they paid and taking a loss on that $10-20K. And this is not specific to the FT86 platform at all, I see people doing this crap to brand new $30-40K STI's, WRX's, GTI, Focus ST, Genesis Coupe, etc. All the time..

[dtrop]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I've started with worse before and ended up with a pretty sweet carat the end of it all!
Dude obviously understands what he is getting into and doesn't seem to be some jackass that thinks he just got a bargain.
For a bunch of guys that refuse to take their car to dealers because everybody is better then that and preach the whole "doing my own work is half the fun" concept you should get where he is coming from on this.
Now...if it was some fool teenager that came on here and asked "what do you think I need to do and I have $500 to work with" I would probably be right there with all the hecklers but the guy just wondered if there was any history.


OP I will buck the trend and say nice find and please keep those of us that are interested updated on your progress.

Maybe he just saw it as a cool racecar and wanted it !!!!!! (Yeah, you like those exclamation points, yeah you like it)

[thill]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

It's not about an investment. It's about preserving resale value to put into the next vehicle. Suppose I buy a $25K car that I later sell for $15K to roll into my next new car. Then suppose instead that I buy a $25K car, put a bunch of garbage on it that ruins it and then find myself lucky to sell it for $10K. Completely ignoring my sunk costs spent on the car earlier, in real dollar terms at the moment I'm looking for another car, I have $5K less to work with because I fucked up the car's resale value with my stupid body hacks, wing and turbo.

If you like that shit and never plan to sell it, do whatever makes you happy. But even the people who think they'll never sell their cars eventually decide they want something else and are too often shocked at how little they've made the car worth.

Before I bought the BRZ, I was considering trying to find a used Dodge Magnum SRT, the station wagon with the big hemi. At that time, the SRTs were going for $20K to $25K. I came across one that had 14K miles on it and watched over a period of months as the guy initially listed it at $25K, then dropped it to $20K, then $15K, then finally bottomed out at $11K and wouldn't go any lower. And he still couldn't sell the damned thing. Why? Because he had put a ridiculous neon green paint job on it, huge rims and lambo doors. Nobody wanted that shit because it would cost more than it was worth to fix it.

I'm sure when he did that, he thought he would keep it forever. Then he outgrew it. Sadly, that car will probably end up in the crusher long before it should.

This guy gets it.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by dtrop

Maybe he just saw it as a cool racecar and wanted it !!!!!! (Yeah, you like those exclamation points, yeah you like it)

Oh yaaaa give em' to meeeeee. I am a punctuation whore!

[brandonblt2]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

It's not about an investment. It's about preserving resale value to put into the next vehicle. Suppose I buy a $25K car that I later sell for $15K to roll into my next new car. Then suppose instead that I buy a $25K car, put a bunch of garbage on it that ruins it and then find myself lucky to sell it for $10K. Completely ignoring my sunk costs spent on the car earlier, in real dollar terms at the moment I'm looking for another car, I have $5K less to work with because I fucked up the car's resale value with my stupid body hacks, wing and turbo.

If you like that shit and never plan to sell it, do whatever makes you happy. But even the people who think they'll never sell their cars eventually decide they want something else and are too often shocked at how little they've made the car worth.

Before I bought the BRZ, I was considering trying to find a used Dodge Magnum SRT, the station wagon with the big hemi. At that time, the SRTs were going for $20K to $25K. I came across one that had 14K miles on it and watched over a period of months as the guy initially listed it at $25K, then dropped it to $20K, then $15K, then finally bottomed out at $11K and wouldn't go any lower. And he still couldn't sell the damned thing. Why? Because he had put a ridiculous neon green paint job on it, huge rims and lambo doors. Nobody wanted that shit because it would cost more than it was worth to fix it.

I'm sure when he did that, he thought he would keep it forever. Then he outgrew it. Sadly, that car will probably end up in the crusher long before it should.

Im sure people who usually do these type of mods know that they are ruining resale value they simple dont care. They either have the cash flow so money is no issue or are young with no real responsibilities. Would I never do rocket bunny or anything that crazy hell no.

[thill]

Originally Posted by brandonblt2

Im sure people who usually do these type of mods know that they are ruining resale value they simple dont care. They either have the cash flow so money is no issue or are young with no real responsibilities. Would I never do rocket bunny or anything that crazy hell no.

I think you are giving people way too much credit

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by brandonblt2

Im sure people who usually do these type of mods know that they are ruining resale value they simple dont care. They either have the cash flow so money is no issue or are young with no real responsibilities. Would I never do rocket bunny or anything that crazy hell no.

Yep! It is usually the older people with bigger debt loads that worry about resale value. For many out there that just isn't a factor. They are probably as confused about why we think resale is important as we are for why they just don't care.

[brandonblt2]

Originally Posted by thill

I think you are giving people way too much credit

Yea I probably am lol

[Choco]

OP!!! I found your car!!! (I was curious too and got into my detective mode and found the guy's instagram. Was actually pretty easy to find.)








Previous owner got a release series now.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by thill

I think you are giving people way too much credit

Originally Posted by brandonblt2

Yea I probably am lol

No I don't think he is too far off. There are plenty of morons that think that mods actually increase the value as well of course but the majority know what they are doing.