Poll: what kind of car are you coming out of for the FR-S/BRZ?

[RYU]

I feel blessed to be able to enjoy so many fun vehicles. This is a great time for cars!

I set this aside because it was becoming too expensive to run on the track. Blew my trans last time out. Now it's just a fun wknd car. 380whp Comptech Supercharged with Type R goodies and DG-5 suspension.


My former daily driver now with now 150k miles on the TRD Supercharger. It's reserved for when friends need to move a washing machine and snowboarding days. I inherited a 40 mile commute so the BRZ made more sense.


Then sold this last March to free up some $$ for the BRZ. LS1 V8, with C6 Z06 goodies.


There's no replacement for this though... (don't mind the squid helmet!)

[WolfsFang]

Originally Posted by Bristecom

Same.

What are your thoughts in comparison? I think the FR-S has less feedback and steering response as those cars but has a more direct/responsive engine/drivetrain and less body roll. Plus it's fun having less traction and oversteering. You?

BTW, by "Other Japanese", the OP means "Mitsubishi." Unless someone happens to have a Suzuki.

I think the evo had a tiny bit better steering response but that may be due to power steering vs electric steering. My evo was stock so i think the FRS is miles more fun to drive. I had the evo for 2 years and only drove it 9k miles, iv had the FRS since may and im almost at 4.5k. Though i dont miss selling the evo, dont know why guess i had to many problems with it. On the other hand i still think about my eclipse and all the problem free issues :< Yes its fun to own a tail happy car I dont think i can go away from RWD now.

[Squishy86]

I'm going to miss her but I'm making the move from FWD to RWD.

[Silverback]

Jeep Wrangler

[SkullWorks]

I didn't "get out" of anything...though maybe i should have...

I still have my '79 malibu wagon (factory 4 spd V8)
My race car...'93 S13.5 sr20vet 450/390 hp/tq fully caged, bilsteins, wilwood, blahblahblah
Tow vehicle, '00 dodge 2500 V8 (yuck)
'03 ducati monster M620 (first year FI lsat series before trellis frame started to die out.
'72 240Z (got this just weeks before BRz arrived...it is "next" )


EDIT***

I totally forgot, I did sell a car, I sold my very first (had 7 others in 8 years) 240sx, w/sr20det and 8 years of suspension, exhaust, clutch etc upgrades...

[jesperswe]

Also gave up on my EVO IX to get the GT86. Got fed up reparing things on it. The AYC pump broke down so i sold it.

[Jeff86]

I still has it and I'm keeping it. Put too much work into building her. Silly fwd

[RossGA]

Currently own a 2004 Audi S4 with the 4.2 V8 and a full list of ridiculously expensive mods. As far as cars, I have owned nothing but Audi's and VW's since the 1990s.

I'm done playing the German car game for a while, BRZ on order.

[DarkSunrise]

2011 GTI




Although technically I'm not getting rid of it, just adding the FR-S to the stable.

Parted ways with this one last year though:

2009 STI

[KingRohan]

Sold 2002 Celica GT as of today.

[Flat Black VW]

My first car was a 1999 VW Jetta VR6:



Then I bought a 1999 Chevy S10 Pick-up:



And now I bought the BRZ, haven't gotten rid of either of the others.

[diirk]

My current SWP BRZ


My 04 Dodge Ram 2500 CTD.


My wife's 11 Touareg TDI


SOLD: 11 STI


SOLD: 06 WRB WRX


SOLD: 01 BRP 2.5RS

[ks22732]

2005 chevy Suburban. going from 13.8 Mpg to 25+ Mpg makes it worth it if nothing else!

[jeebus]

2009 BMW 335d.

Sometimes I miss the effortless torque (mine was chipped, making 525+ TQ @1700RPM). Sometimes I miss having a decent sounding stereo too.

I don't miss the seats, the body roll, the sheer heft of the car, the automatic transmission (it was a good auto but I bored of it quickly), the engine sound (or lack of), the typically underpowered German A/C, the amount of expensive tires I went through, the annoyingly long list of stupid issues that kept cropping up (warranty, but still...)

The mileage was a little bit better on the D, but not much in my mixed driving. If I was all highway, the D would beat it by more.