Is the FR-S the right car for me? (I'm 16) - Page 7 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

4Running Daily · 05-30-2013, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sho220

I was just kidding. Your 4Runner is probably faster...

My 0-60 time is like 10 seconds. I'm not really looking for speed, I'm looking for reliability and drive ability.

Ryeong86 · 05-30-2013, 06:55 PM

Just get the FR-S or Br-z.. get it over with. The focus st sure has better "stats" but it is still slower going around the VIR than the BR-Z. I just don't want to see a " I crashed my FR-S" post... >_>

4Running Daily · 05-30-2013, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryeong86

Just get the FR-S or Br-z.. get it over with. The focus st sure has better "stats" but it is still slower going around the VIR than the BR-Z. I just don't want to see a " I crashed my FR-S" post... >_>

There's a WR Blue BR-Z pretty close to me... I like it alot

Leonardo · 05-30-2013, 08:03 PM

When I was 16, I was at NMMI, a Military boarding school. DUTY HONOR RESPECT!

Sorry, but you already have a nice car. Posting on the FR-S/BRZ forum "Is it the right car for me? (I'm 16)" "My parents are going to buy it for me." Doesn't make sense to me.

Will the opinion of a bunch of strangers change your mind about how many cars you need or how much money you get your parents to spend on you?

It is the right car for all of us. And almost all of us had to buy it ourselves.

Xenocide117 · 05-30-2013, 08:19 PM

No. Unless paid for/worked on yourself. Never a performance car. A huge level of respect need to be shown to something like this. Something that doesn't USUALLY come from a car that mom and dad buy. This is what I have observed in my 4 years of high school and even now in college. If you want one by all means get one, it's a fantastic car, but I implore you pay for it yourself to build in that responsibility. We were all 16 once and we all remember how we were with cars. If anyone says they didn't do some hot dogging they are lying out of their liar holes. I certainly wouldn't have trusted me with an FR-S at 16. And I was, by comparison to my high school class, a safe and conservative driver. I am not sure how my dad trusted me with the 1957 Chevy 210 Station Wagon I drove senior year. Probably only because I had helped restore it.

We personally can't pass this judgement. We don't know you or your habits. If you are asking though you must have doubts. Trust your instinct. As cool as it would be is it the smart choice? Get something you can't get in trouble in. Make it yours. That's what I did with my Fit, I learned to love it.
Hope we have been a help.

Brndn704 · 05-30-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SkAsphalt

Well you won't have sex in it...so your parents will approve

I beg to differ...

4Running Daily · 05-30-2013, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo

When I was 16, I was at NMMI, a Military boarding school. DUTY HONOR RESPECT!

Sorry, but you already have a nice car. Posting on the FR-S/BRZ forum "Is it the right car for me? (I'm 16)" "My parents are going to buy it for me." Doesn't make sense to me.

Will the opinion of a bunch of strangers change your mind about how many cars you need or how much money you get your parents to spend on you?

It is the right car for all of us. And almost all of us had to buy it ourselves.

This "group of strangers" happened to help me alot and bring up alot of valuable points.

I expected some negativity, mostly caused by jealously I presume.

Richard Cranium · 05-31-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Xenocide117

If anyone says they didn't do some hot dogging ...they are lying out of their liar holes.

Joakim3 · 05-31-2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by thill

That would be the last thing I would give a 16 year old male...

Lmao, I'm so with you on that one

In terms of lethality to a 16 year old.... I'd place driving a Busa in the same neighborhood as holding an live IED, fighting during the Civil War, or skydiving without a parashoot

It's a ~15k one way ticket to etenral sleep....... and I LOVE bikes

5th 86 · 05-31-2013, 11:31 AM

Its fine just get one, if you destroy it maybe your parents will buy you another, plus what better excuse to upgrade to a more powerful version when they come out in a couple years. Make sure its a frs though... Its cheaper so if it gets destroyed its cheaper to replace making it easier to convince your parents to give you another chance. And if you dont destroy it, even better.

polarstorm · 05-31-2013, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueSTaR

That's not entirely true.

Just make sure the handbreak is not engaged, especially if it's dark.

Leonardo · 05-31-2013, 12:30 PM

I own my own home. Cars come and go. They are not assets, they are liabilities.

Do your parents have a college fund for you with the same amount of money, or more, as the car costs? If so, good job! Otherwise I think its silly, and the money should be invested in something that will last more than a few years. Like college or a down payment on a house.

I am not jealous. I remember what I was like when I was 16. I wanted a sports car. Good luck. I hope you make wise choices.

4Running Daily · 05-31-2013, 05:40 PM

At the dealer now. I like this thing.

4Running Daily · 06-01-2013, 12:26 AM

Stay the fuck away from Scion of Escondido.

A full credit report before a test drive, are you shitting me? 45 minutes in and still typing info into a computer. No. I'll take my business elsewhere.

05-30-2013, 08:19 PM	#89
Xenocide117 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2008 Honda Fit Vivid Blue Pearl Location: Tempe Arizona Posts: 140 Thanks: 12 Thanked 75 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No. Unless paid for/worked on yourself. Never a performance car. A huge level of respect need to be shown to something like this. Something that doesn't USUALLY come from a car that mom and dad buy. This is what I have observed in my 4 years of high school and even now in college. If you want one by all means get one, it's a fantastic car, but I implore you pay for it yourself to build in that responsibility. We were all 16 once and we all remember how we were with cars. If anyone says they didn't do some hot dogging they are lying out of their liar holes. I certainly wouldn't have trusted me with an FR-S at 16. And I was, by comparison to my high school class, a safe and conservative driver. I am not sure how my dad trusted me with the 1957 Chevy 210 Station Wagon I drove senior year. Probably only because I had helped restore it. We personally can't pass this judgement. We don't know you or your habits. If you are asking though you must have doubts. Trust your instinct. As cool as it would be is it the smart choice? Get something you can't get in trouble in. Make it yours. That's what I did with my Fit, I learned to love it. Hope we have been a help. __________________

05-30-2013, 08:03 PM	#88
Leonardo Country Boy 4 Life Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 19' & 06' Ridgelines, 13' FR-S Location: EUGENE Posts: 5,228 Thanks: 6,719 Thanked 5,293 Times in 2,720 Posts Mentioned: 47 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	When I was 16, I was at NMMI, a Military boarding school. DUTY HONOR RESPECT! Sorry, but you already have a nice car. Posting on the FR-S/BRZ forum "Is it the right car for me? (I'm 16)" "My parents are going to buy it for me." Doesn't make sense to me. Will the opinion of a bunch of strangers change your mind about how many cars you need or how much money you get your parents to spend on you? It is the right car for all of us. And almost all of us had to buy it ourselves.

05-31-2013, 11:31 AM	#94
5th 86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ SPORT TECH Location: CANADA Posts: 306 Thanks: 31 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Its fine just get one, if you destroy it maybe your parents will buy you another, plus what better excuse to upgrade to a more powerful version when they come out in a couple years. Make sure its a frs though... Its cheaper so if it gets destroyed its cheaper to replace making it easier to convince your parents to give you another chance. And if you dont destroy it, even better.

05-31-2013, 12:30 PM	#96
Leonardo Country Boy 4 Life Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 19' & 06' Ridgelines, 13' FR-S Location: EUGENE Posts: 5,228 Thanks: 6,719 Thanked 5,293 Times in 2,720 Posts Mentioned: 47 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I own my own home. Cars come and go. They are not assets, they are liabilities. Do your parents have a college fund for you with the same amount of money, or more, as the car costs? If so, good job! Otherwise I think its silly, and the money should be invested in something that will last more than a few years. Like college or a down payment on a house. I am not jealous. I remember what I was like when I was 16. I wanted a sports car. Good luck. I hope you make wise choices.

05-31-2013, 05:40 PM	#97
4Running Daily Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 1996 Toyota 4Runner Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 91 Thanks: 207 Thanked 94 Times in 32 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	At the dealer now. I like this thing.

06-01-2013, 12:26 AM	#98
4Running Daily Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 1996 Toyota 4Runner Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 91 Thanks: 207 Thanked 94 Times in 32 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Stay the fuck away from Scion of Escondido. A full credit report before a test drive, are you shitting me? 45 minutes in and still typing info into a computer. No. I'll take my business elsewhere.

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