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[BigHugeFatGuy]

Hi all, finally posting up.

I made a mistake when I took my 2007 Prius in for service. I jokingly asked the service guy if they had an 86 available as a loaner. He said no, but they did have an older FRS. So, dude pulls around in a yellow Release Series 1.0 and tosses me the keys. Halfway home, I knew it was a mistake because now I wanted it. Long story, short version; made an offer, but it's a flood car they would lose their ass selling, so it's a loaner/beater.



Thought about it, discussed with wifey, then went in to buy 2014 with 17,000 miles. It was sold, so ended up buying the "last new 2016 in the state" which was probably sales BS, but I don't care. Good price. Great car, totally worth selling my pro-touring Firebird for, and I look forward to catching up on a few years of posts. No mods for the moment, although I am thinking TRD suspension and liking the Grimmspeed stuff.... We'll see.

[SoNotCool]

Originally Posted by HatchetHatter

Hello everyone! I just picked up my new FRS last weekend (she's a 2013 10 Series, if you were curious), and I'm loving her. I joined the forum in hopes of learning more about cars in general as I'm still a newb to the world of cars (as far as what's under the hood goes), and figured this was the perfect place to do so.

Here's some pictures. Cheers mates. C:

man everytime i see a 10 series, i want one lol

[HatchetHatter]

Originally Posted by SoNotCool

man everytime i see a 10 series, i want one lol

The funny thing is I wasn't going to buy it at first, but once I saw her I fell in love and had to get her.

[SoNotCool]

Originally Posted by HatchetHatter

The funny thing is I wasn't going to buy it at first, but once I saw her I fell in love and had to get her.

same ... i wasnt going to buy the FRS originally it was my "2nd CHoice" i went to look at a Altima Coupe at first, however they sold it about 2 hrs before i got there, and after driving the FRS and scaring the shit out of the sales person I fell in love and havent regretted it yet....

[HatchetHatter]

Originally Posted by SoNotCool

same ... i wasnt going to buy the FRS originally it was my "2nd CHoice" i went to look at a Altima Coupe at first, however they sold it about 2 hrs before i got there, and after driving the FRS and scaring the shit out of the sales person I fell in love and havent regretted it yet....

For me, I was definately going for an FRS, but this 10 series was 2k more than others in my area. I just wanted to see what it looked like in person and had no intention of buying, but I bought it three days later.

[Byza]

My new 2017 86 GTS arrived yesterday. Going to be hard keeping it under 4k rpm for the first 1600km's.

[Yanbags]

Originally Posted by Byza

My new 2017 86 GTS arrived yesterday. Going to be hard keeping it under 4k rpm for the first 1600km's.

Wow the new body style in red looks HAWT.

[nateog]

Red looks great. I almost went for that color (Ablaze) before going with White (Halo).

Show us some engine pics!

Congrats.

Originally Posted by Byza

My new 2017 86 GTS arrived yesterday. Going to be hard keeping it under 4k rpm for the first 1600km's.

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by Byza

Going to be hard keeping it under 4k rpm for the first 1600km's.

I know what you mean. It was definitely tough, but I also found every reason I could to drive as much as possible when I first got it so the break-in period would go rather quickly.

[kingkoopa]

New to SoCal and looking to get one soon. Coming out of hawaii, previously had a Evo X, R32 GTR and R33 just looking to get back in the car scene

[nickjpass]

Hey everyone, in the process of purchasing this FR-S. Picking her up Wednesday!

What should I know? Besides driving her, anything else I should do?

[Overdrive]

Do a lot of searching and reading in this forum, and spend some time looking at the issues/TSBs/Recalls section to give you some things to check out. Unfortunately your question is simply too broad as far as what anyone could tell you to know and do, so best advice is just to read up on this forum and ask pointed questions on anything you need to know more about.

Early congrats on your purchase, and welcome. You picked a great car.

[Byza]

Originally Posted by nateog

Red looks great. I almost went for that color (Ablaze) before going with White (Halo).

Show us some engine pics!

Congrats.

Thanks! This is the only engine pic I've got. Also a few other engines in the background.

I was also tossing up between White (White Liquid) and Red (Ignition Red). I didn't like the old white, it always looks dirty to me, and the car was only coming in on order so I went with red. Very happy with my decision though.

[Overdrive]

Did they swap the battery location, or are just the RHD cars like that?