First Impressions - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Travis Bickle · 12-31-2014, 04:05 PM

People who actually enjoy driving just for the sake of driving will understand...

Teseo · 12-31-2014, 04:19 PM

Welcome

2much · 12-31-2014, 04:28 PM

hope you continue to enjoy the car as we do :]

funwheeldrive · 12-31-2014, 04:38 PM

A Kia koup would snap your head back? How many months old are you?

Caspeed · 12-31-2014, 04:42 PM

Drank the Kool-Aid and joined the club. Welcome aboard.

hmong337 · 12-31-2014, 04:59 PM

Sometimes I question if this car was worth it since my mr2 provides almost everything the FRS offers and with way more power. But when I get into the FRS, row a few gears and take a few sharp turns, I know why I have this car. Plus is has back seats if needed, gets good gas mileage, and it looks gorgeous.

The only regret I have was not getting the brz instead.

Lunatic · 12-31-2014, 05:10 PM

Welcome to the fun world, I love mine also.

2much · 12-31-2014, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmong337

Sometimes I question if this car was worth it since my mr2 provides almost everything the FRS offers and with way more power. But when I get into the FRS, row a few gears and take a few sharp turns, I know why I have this car. Plus is has back seats if needed, gets good gas mileage, and it looks gorgeous.

The only regret I have was not getting the brz instead.

why do you regret not getting the brz?

hmong337 · 12-31-2014, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2much

why do you regret not getting the brz?

The HID headlamps! Of all the headlamps on the market for the ft86 trio, I still think the stock brz are the nicest looking. Importantly, they are factory OEM. That means quality. Now, I have to fudge with dodgy aftermarket crap if I want HID's for my FRS when I could've gotten the brz and be done with it. The little interior knickknacks are nice too. Either way, they're all the same shit. I'll eventually retrofit brz lamps on my car.

Koa · 12-31-2014, 05:35 PM

Welcome OP!

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmong337

The HID headlamps! Of all the headlamps on the market for the ft86 trio, I still think the stock brz are the nicest looking. Importantly, they are factory OEM. That means quality. Now, I have to fudge with dodgy aftermarket crap if I want HID's for my FRS when I could've gotten the brz and be done with it. The little interior knickknacks are nice too. Either way, they're all the same shit. I'll eventually retrofit brz lamps on my car.

My $60 DLM hid kit has been amazing over the past 6k miles. HIDs in projector housings, I know, I know, but to ME these hids look 100% OEM. Of course they aren't the top of the line bi-xenon projectors proper, but seriously... once I adjusted the squirrel finders, there is a proper cutoff and the HIDs do their job. 60 bucks. sixty. dollars.

The only OEM retrofit that seems worth it is the BRZ series blue or similar package, just for those boomerang DRLs. mmmmmm

campy · 12-31-2014, 05:55 PM

The Forte Koup and FRS both have the same amount of power, but the Kia is turbocharged so it probably has more of a "kick" in acceleration.

I don't really know why I own the FRS. I have a sportier car (Porsche 911) and a comfier car (BMW z3) but the FRS is just too enjoyable as an all-arounder. That's what makes it special to me.

Bergen23 · 12-31-2014, 05:58 PM

Wait, you traded in 2 cars and you're still making payments on a used (I'm assuming) car? You may have been swindled.

Burrcold · 12-31-2014, 06:18 PM

Just a heads-up, it's "FR-S". And welcome

hmong337 · 12-31-2014, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travis Bickle

HAHA my neighbor had an mr2 after I came home with the F-RS he went to my dealer and rented a F-RS AND took it on a road trip. For whatever reason he wound up getting a 4 door Mazda. He didn't say but I think he was underwhelmed by the power compared too his mr2 as well.

If you're after power, this is absolutely NOT the car to buy. Everybody buying this car should know well in advance that this car is not powerful. I understood this going in. In fact, I am glad it only has 200hp and underwhelming so it gives me a chance to train myself on how to drive the car properly. I can't stand people who bitch about the low power of these cars. It's about the handling! Power? Any idiot can add power. Very few are able to make use of it. Even the some 275 horsepowers in my mr2 is more than I can handle. Sadly, I probably will never be able to drive it comfortably fast. Whereas the FRS is so forgiving, going balls out isn't so scary. That was the concept of ft86.

What's the saying... Going fast in a slow car is more fun than driving a fast car slow.

OP, congrats on the FRS. Now let the crickets begin!

12-31-2014, 04:05 PM	#1
Travis Bickle Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: FRS Location: Boron Posts: 16 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	First Impressions People who actually enjoy driving just for the sake of driving will understand... Last edited by Travis Bickle; 01-02-2015 at 09:56 PM.

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hmong337 Emperor JDM Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: '91 MR2 Gen3 3SGTE, '13 FRS Location: Onterrible, Canada Posts: 1,750 Thanks: 3,498 Thanked 909 Times in 495 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Sometimes I question if this car was worth it since my mr2 provides almost everything the FRS offers and with way more power. But when I get into the FRS, row a few gears and take a few sharp turns, I know why I have this car. Plus is has back seats if needed, gets good gas mileage, and it looks gorgeous. The only regret I have was not getting the brz instead. __________________

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campy No rice, no life Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 266 Thanked 1,019 Times in 388 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The Forte Koup and FRS both have the same amount of power, but the Kia is turbocharged so it probably has more of a "kick" in acceleration. I don't really know why I own the FRS. I have a sportier car (Porsche 911) and a comfier car (BMW z3) but the FRS is just too enjoyable as an all-arounder. That's what makes it special to me.

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