Drove my FR-S today, did not crash... - Page 120 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Tcoat · 04-27-2019, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fast13FRS

Does that mean I get to keep the T-Shirt? Never could find the clubhouse the FRS has no English lady voice emanating from Japanese dash to tell me where to go?

On a probationary basis. One more slip up and we come and paint your car blue.

Fast13FRS · 04-27-2019, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

On a probationary basis. One more slip up and we come and paint your car blue.

OUCH

mattyice · 04-27-2019, 09:52 PM

Took the FR-S out for a drive and burned up the remaining gas that had been sitting in the tank since December. Filled it up with some fresh 93 and took it around the back roads of PA. I almost had an older guy in a big Buick get close to side swiping me though...

RickyBobby · 04-29-2019, 07:13 PM

Did a Dragon run today. Spring/Easter break is over so no tourists or Harley riders to slow me down. Did not crash or fracture a valve spring.

Spuds · 05-24-2019, 10:26 PM

Drove my FRS to and from work today and almost didn't make it. A real bad accident on the highway meant that it and the nearby roads were all messed up all day. Wound up taking a wide loop through windy back roads to get around the problem. Damn near decided to just keep going, but sadly I made the rational decision to get back on the highway when it reappeared.

But, for about 20 minutes, that little red light on the tach got a real good workout, and so did my smile muscles.

Edit. Doh, I forgot the most important part! Did not crash and my engine didn't blow up. Thanks Ultra!

Ultramaroon · 05-24-2019, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

But, for about 20 minutes, that little red light on the tach got a real good workout, and so did my smile muscles.

Did you crash?

humfrz · 05-25-2019, 04:39 PM

Drove my FR-S, for a change, to pick up the granddaughters from school yesterday. I was coming back from the doctors office and didn't have time to switch cars. My granddaughters classmates (10-12 year olds) were all impressed and said to me "nice car".

I'll take that - even from a group of kids -

I did not crash leaving the parking lot - like mustangs do.

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 05-25-2019, 06:15 PM

Drove my FR-S to the auto parts store to get some wiper blades for the Legacy wagon. Despite my best efforts, absolutely nothing exciting happened and I did not crash.

humfrz · 05-25-2019, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Drove my FR-S to the auto parts store to get some wiper blades for the Legacy wagon. Despite my best efforts, absolutely nothing exciting happened and I did not crash.

So, you got your GPS programed with "home" correctly -

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 05-25-2019, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

So, you got your GPS programed with "home" correctly -

Shit. I wondered why I can't find any of my stuff.

humfrz · 05-27-2019, 09:37 PM

We took the FR-S out for a drive today. It was a sunny, warm day and the roads were dry.

I got to my favorite set of three curves where I like to do "spirited driving". mrs humfrz had her eyes clamped shut as I entered the first curve.

DAMN, some old fool popped up in front of me with a pickup truck pulling a large 5th wheel trailer. Piss me off. Then another fool screamed up behind me with a giant pickup truck pulling a trailer with a fishing boat behind it!

My fun was wrecked up, however, I continued, only to discover that the 5th wheel truck was taking the three curves just as fast as I would have if I had the road to myself -

The pickup pulling the boat was right on my tail the whole time. I thought for sure that they had both lost their brakes going down that canyon and I was going to die right between them, but noooo, at the bottom they just kept on going.

Obviously, I don't need this "sports car" anymore, to do spirited driving -

Should I just trade it in for a Civic - ??

(we did not crash)

humfrz

Spuds · 06-28-2019, 02:43 PM

Drove my FRS (near) to the grocery store today (my work schedule is 9/80 so I have today off), found a friend (far), did not crash. Neither did this guy/gal apparently.

Tcoat · 06-28-2019, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

Drove my FRS (near) to the grocery store today (my work schedule is 9/80 so I have today off), found a friend (far), did not crash. Neither did this guy/gal apparently.

Both the red ones in the state in one place! Would have been deliciously ironic if you had crashed into each other.

I still have not crashed.

humfrz · 07-14-2019, 02:25 AM

Today, about lunch time, I drove my FR-S up to Panera's sandwich shop to pick up lunch when I was ambushed in the parking lot, just before the drive through entrance.

It was a bright sunny day and my white FR-S, with the running lights on, was glistening in the sunlight, as I moved along at about 5 mph. All of a sudden this faded red, 4 door POS car lunged from being combat parked, right at me.

With my military honed peripheral vision, I saw the attack coming. So, with my military trained, lightning fast reactions, I maneuvered my nimble FR-S around the ambush zone. The enemy slammed on his brakes and broke off the ambush.

I've heard people say that military training and acquired skills have no application to civilian life. I disagree. It seems like every time I drive my FR-S, some dumb shit driver tries to ambush me -

I did not crash.

humfrz

05-24-2019, 10:26 PM	#1671
Spuds The Dictater Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 Red Scion FRS Location: MD, USA Posts: 9,432 Thanks: 26,115 Thanked 12,433 Times in 6,148 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Drove my FRS to and from work today and almost didn't make it. A real bad accident on the highway meant that it and the nearby roads were all messed up all day. Wound up taking a wide loop through windy back roads to get around the problem. Damn near decided to just keep going, but sadly I made the rational decision to get back on the highway when it reappeared. But, for about 20 minutes, that little red light on the tach got a real good workout, and so did my smile muscles. Edit. Doh, I forgot the most important part! Did not crash and my engine didn't blow up. Thanks Ultra! Last edited by Spuds; 05-25-2019 at 07:28 AM.

05-25-2019, 06:15 PM	#1674
Ultramaroon 義理チョコ Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 31,870 Thanks: 52,132 Thanked 36,521 Times in 18,922 Posts Mentioned: 1107 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	Drove my FR-S to the auto parts store to get some wiper blades for the Legacy wagon. Despite my best efforts, absolutely nothing exciting happened and I did not crash. __________________ service manuals

05-27-2019, 09:37 PM	#1677
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,869 Thanks: 28,791 Thanked 31,817 Times in 16,426 Posts Mentioned: 708 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	We took the FR-S out for a drive today. It was a sunny, warm day and the roads were dry. I got to my favorite set of three curves where I like to do "spirited driving". mrs humfrz had her eyes clamped shut as I entered the first curve. DAMN, some old fool popped up in front of me with a pickup truck pulling a large 5th wheel trailer. Piss me off. Then another fool screamed up behind me with a giant pickup truck pulling a trailer with a fishing boat behind it! My fun was wrecked up, however, I continued, only to discover that the 5th wheel truck was taking the three curves just as fast as I would have if I had the road to myself - The pickup pulling the boat was right on my tail the whole time. I thought for sure that they had both lost their brakes going down that canyon and I was going to die right between them, but noooo, at the bottom they just kept on going. Obviously, I don't need this "sports car" anymore, to do spirited driving - Should I just trade it in for a Civic - ?? (we did not crash) humfrz Attached Images

06-28-2019, 02:43 PM	#1678
Spuds The Dictater Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 Red Scion FRS Location: MD, USA Posts: 9,432 Thanks: 26,115 Thanked 12,433 Times in 6,148 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Drove my FRS (near) to the grocery store today (my work schedule is 9/80 so I have today off), found a friend (far), did not crash. Neither did this guy/gal apparently. Attached Images

07-14-2019, 02:25 AM	#1680
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,869 Thanks: 28,791 Thanked 31,817 Times in 16,426 Posts Mentioned: 708 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Today, about lunch time, I drove my FR-S up to Panera's sandwich shop to pick up lunch when I was ambushed in the parking lot, just before the drive through entrance. It was a bright sunny day and my white FR-S, with the running lights on, was glistening in the sunlight, as I moved along at about 5 mph. All of a sudden this faded red, 4 door POS car lunged from being combat parked, right at me. With my military honed peripheral vision, I saw the attack coming. So, with my military trained, lightning fast reactions, I maneuvered my nimble FR-S around the ambush zone. The enemy slammed on his brakes and broke off the ambush. I've heard people say that military training and acquired skills have no application to civilian life. I disagree. It seems like every time I drive my FR-S, some dumb shit driver tries to ambush me - I did not crash. humfrz Attached Images

04-27-2019, 09:52 PM	#1669
mattyice Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Drives: FRS RS1 Location: MD Posts: 34 Thanks: 8 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Took the FR-S out for a drive and burned up the remaining gas that had been sitting in the tank since December. Filled it up with some fresh 93 and took it around the back roads of PA. I almost had an older guy in a big Buick get close to side swiping me though...

04-29-2019, 07:13 PM	#1670
RickyBobby Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S AT Location: Smokey Mountains Posts: 404 Thanks: 54 Thanked 261 Times in 138 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did a Dragon run today. Spring/Easter break is over so no tourists or Harley riders to slow me down. Did not crash or fracture a valve spring.

05-25-2019, 04:39 PM	#1673
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,869 Thanks: 28,791 Thanked 31,817 Times in 16,426 Posts Mentioned: 708 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Drove my FR-S, for a change, to pick up the granddaughters from school yesterday. I was coming back from the doctors office and didn't have time to switch cars. My granddaughters classmates (10-12 year olds) were all impressed and said to me "nice car". I'll take that - even from a group of kids - I did not crash leaving the parking lot - like mustangs do. humfrz

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