Should I trade in our family loved SUV for an FR-S? - Page 6 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mulekr1 · 07-31-2016, 12:51 AM

keep the fj, youll regret selling.

faredo · 08-01-2016, 11:25 AM

Ive made a decision.

Saturday morning I got up early, got the woman and baby packed up in the FJ and drove to the dealership with a plan. I decided Saturday would be the end of this ether way. I would test drive the FR-S one more time. and if even ONE thing went wrong, I would drive the FJ home and drop this idea.
I showed up at the dealership and the salesman was waiting. For whatever reason he was a little overly interested in the FJ, (you'll find out later).
I got in the scion and the drive went as expected. But when I came back... the salesman already had a buyer lined up for the FJ and I heard him telling them "if you guys arent interested, the dealership will pick it up and mark it up 10%.
real slick. So I cant explain why but this pissed me off, a lot. I never mentioned trading in. not once.
After that came the baby seat test. I know this was not the intention but in a pinch i need to know my options. I was surprised to see that the passenger seat couldn't even sit upright with a rear facing baby seat.
So with the aggravation at the dealership and the baby seat issue i must admit defeat.. for now.
I said i would make up my mind Saturday and i have. I will not sell the FJ. I will wait until my little girl can at least sit in a forward facing seat and revisit this idea at that time. I would like to give the people of ft86club a heart felt thank you. I know this may seem trivial to some, but this was a difficult decision as far as material things go. at that, I leave (for now) with some parting shots of the FJ in past Rallys.

Thanks.

gramicci101 · 08-01-2016, 11:35 AM

You have to do what's best for you, and while I love my BRZ, it really isn't a practical car. I think I'd have traded the sedan and kept the FJ and FRS though.

cjny · 08-01-2016, 01:22 PM

FJ's have crazy high resale value. Your dealer was probably salivating.

RichardsFRS · 08-01-2016, 01:37 PM

Least you kept the FJ, but I'd done away with sedan or minivan and got the FRS and had an FRS-J

darthpnoy1984 · 08-01-2016, 03:23 PM

Great decision keep that FJ, that bad boy has insane resale value. I would say wait for a year or two and pick up a stock used FRS 15 or 16.

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Fishbed77 · 08-01-2016, 03:41 PM

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I'd say keep the FJ and sell the minivan or the sedan for an FRS. I mean what can the minivan do that the FJ can't??

THIS. ^

We have an FR-S, Nissan Xterra (conceptually very similar to the FJ Cruiser - maybe a little more practical), and a 4-door Civic in our family.

That mix of cars can handle 99.9999999999999% of all automotive tasks.

Quentin · 08-03-2016, 12:55 PM

I have what I consider my dream garage at the moment... 2015 FR-S and a 2016 4Runner Trail Edition Premium. How I arrived to this is quite the journey and I was only saved by the fact that I work for Toyota and get my cars at cost.

2010 - I have a 2005 MINI Cooper S for the wife and a 2007 VW GTI for me. Really like both cars but the crazy snow we get in WV makes the VW a pretty poor winter car even on snow tires. I decide to buy a 2010 4Runner SR5 that I've been eying. After getting the 4Runner and loving it, I get the urge to get something RWD. The GTI is breaking down every other month so I want to get out of it before the warranty is up. I drive a Miata and S2000, love both, and decide to sell the GTI. When I go to buy the Miata, my wife says that maybe I should wait to see what happens with the FT86. I agree that it is probably better to put that money toward the house instead of a superfluous car.

2011 - I find out my wife is pregnant the day before the FR-S is officially announced. FR-S plans are on hold.

2012 - With a MINI and a 4Runner, my wife and I decide to get a Prius v as her family car and use the MINI as a fun car for either of us. Our daughter is born.

2013 - Drive the kiddo all over the place in the Prius v. 4Runner and MINI largely stayed around town.

2014 - Driving the Prius to my inlaws house, I have an epiphany that I'm only putting 3000 miles on the 4Runner yearly and it has crazy resale value. It is driving me crazy to not have a fun car of my own. I sell the Prius v and get an FR-S. I trade the 4Runner nearly straight up on a Rav4 Limited so I have 1 family car that is AWD, spacious, and the wife will be happy to drive.

2015 - MINI releases the F54 Clubman. My wife likes it and mentions she might trade in her 11 year old MINI in early 2016 for the more baby friendly and AWD Clubman. In late 2015, I'm driving home from work in the Rav4. I rarely drive the Rav to work, but needed to drop some larger items off while driving to work. A 90s Camry comes across center and hits me head on. The Rav4 is a total loss. Knowing that my wife wants the Clubman, I decide to replace it with a 4Runner Trail Edition.

2016 - We test drive the Clubman S and my wife loves it. We hit our down payment target in March ($25k down) so we order the Clubman. The old MINI is sold after the new MINI arrived.

So, by some crazy circumstances and my impulse to buy an FR-S has me going through some crazy number of vehicles since 2010. But, I now have what I consider the perfect fleet. Fun RWD, AWD hatch, 4WD SUV.

08-01-2016, 01:37 PM	#75
RichardsFRS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: 2013 Pearl White 6MT Location: Gainesville Ga Posts: 938 Thanks: 5 Thanked 356 Times in 246 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Least you kept the FJ, but I'd done away with sedan or minivan and got the FRS and had an FRS-J __________________ Back from bancation in Banopolis where I laid on the beach with a beer between my legs. I at night and ate at sun rise

08-01-2016, 03:23 PM	#76
darthpnoy1984 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Drives: 15 ZN6 Asphalt Location: Carson CA Posts: 441 Thanks: 338 Thanked 195 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Great decision keep that FJ, that bad boy has insane resale value. I would say wait for a year or two and pick up a stock used FRS 15 or 16. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2015 ZN6 DD AT

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07-31-2016, 12:51 AM	#71
mulekr1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 15' Limited BRZ Location: New York Posts: 161 Thanks: 23 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	keep the fj, youll regret selling.

08-01-2016, 11:25 AM	#72
faredo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: FJ Cruiser Location: AR Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ive made a decision. Saturday morning I got up early, got the woman and baby packed up in the FJ and drove to the dealership with a plan. I decided Saturday would be the end of this ether way. I would test drive the FR-S one more time. and if even ONE thing went wrong, I would drive the FJ home and drop this idea. I showed up at the dealership and the salesman was waiting. For whatever reason he was a little overly interested in the FJ, (you'll find out later). I got in the scion and the drive went as expected. But when I came back... the salesman already had a buyer lined up for the FJ and I heard him telling them "if you guys arent interested, the dealership will pick it up and mark it up 10%. real slick. So I cant explain why but this pissed me off, a lot. I never mentioned trading in. not once. After that came the baby seat test. I know this was not the intention but in a pinch i need to know my options. I was surprised to see that the passenger seat couldn't even sit upright with a rear facing baby seat. So with the aggravation at the dealership and the baby seat issue i must admit defeat.. for now. I said i would make up my mind Saturday and i have. I will not sell the FJ. I will wait until my little girl can at least sit in a forward facing seat and revisit this idea at that time. I would like to give the people of ft86club a heart felt thank you. I know this may seem trivial to some, but this was a difficult decision as far as material things go. at that, I leave (for now) with some parting shots of the FJ in past Rallys. Thanks.

08-01-2016, 11:35 AM	#73
gramicci101 Off Topic Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 4,610 Thanks: 2,369 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,170 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	You have to do what's best for you, and while I love my BRZ, it really isn't a practical car. I think I'd have traded the sedan and kept the FJ and FRS though.

08-01-2016, 01:22 PM	#74
cjny Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: 2016 BRZ Location: Upstate NY Posts: 69 Thanks: 18 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	FJ's have crazy high resale value. Your dealer was probably salivating.

08-03-2016, 12:55 PM	#78
Quentin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: ‘16 4Runner, ‘19 Corolla HB Location: Hurricane, WV Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 685 Thanked 813 Times in 435 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have what I consider my dream garage at the moment... 2015 FR-S and a 2016 4Runner Trail Edition Premium. How I arrived to this is quite the journey and I was only saved by the fact that I work for Toyota and get my cars at cost. 2010 - I have a 2005 MINI Cooper S for the wife and a 2007 VW GTI for me. Really like both cars but the crazy snow we get in WV makes the VW a pretty poor winter car even on snow tires. I decide to buy a 2010 4Runner SR5 that I've been eying. After getting the 4Runner and loving it, I get the urge to get something RWD. The GTI is breaking down every other month so I want to get out of it before the warranty is up. I drive a Miata and S2000, love both, and decide to sell the GTI. When I go to buy the Miata, my wife says that maybe I should wait to see what happens with the FT86. I agree that it is probably better to put that money toward the house instead of a superfluous car. 2011 - I find out my wife is pregnant the day before the FR-S is officially announced. FR-S plans are on hold. 2012 - With a MINI and a 4Runner, my wife and I decide to get a Prius v as her family car and use the MINI as a fun car for either of us. Our daughter is born. 2013 - Drive the kiddo all over the place in the Prius v. 4Runner and MINI largely stayed around town. 2014 - Driving the Prius to my inlaws house, I have an epiphany that I'm only putting 3000 miles on the 4Runner yearly and it has crazy resale value. It is driving me crazy to not have a fun car of my own. I sell the Prius v and get an FR-S. I trade the 4Runner nearly straight up on a Rav4 Limited so I have 1 family car that is AWD, spacious, and the wife will be happy to drive. 2015 - MINI releases the F54 Clubman. My wife likes it and mentions she might trade in her 11 year old MINI in early 2016 for the more baby friendly and AWD Clubman. In late 2015, I'm driving home from work in the Rav4. I rarely drive the Rav to work, but needed to drop some larger items off while driving to work. A 90s Camry comes across center and hits me head on. The Rav4 is a total loss. Knowing that my wife wants the Clubman, I decide to replace it with a 4Runner Trail Edition. 2016 - We test drive the Clubman S and my wife loves it. We hit our down payment target in March ($25k down) so we order the Clubman. The old MINI is sold after the new MINI arrived. So, by some crazy circumstances and my impulse to buy an FR-S has me going through some crazy number of vehicles since 2010. But, I now have what I consider the perfect fleet. Fun RWD, AWD hatch, 4WD SUV.

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