Why do these cars make you giddy - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

RichardsFRS · 12-31-2015, 06:45 AM

What is it about these little cars that can make a grown man giddy? I so look fwd to driving it every morning and it wakes me up more than a cup of coffee. I get so pumped after driving my little FRS

CARGASIM

yanfoo · 12-31-2015, 07:04 AM

I was thinking the same this morning running figure 8's around the poles in my work's empty parking lot...

LOADS of fun!

edit: oh yeah - I'm in Canada - sooooo, snow.

soulreapersteve · 12-31-2015, 07:28 AM

- Makes you work for all 200 horses (revving the crap out of the poor thing).

- Steering. Just point and go.

- Appearance. I look back and smile every time I leave the car.

Many more things but very minute compared to the above.

SUB-FT86 · 12-31-2015, 07:30 AM

I used to hate that I live about 40 minutes from work. But that's when I owned a G35 and a Civic LX. Now I appreciate the distance everyday for the very reasons you mentioned.

Cmorris8848 · 12-31-2015, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

- Makes you work for all 200 horses (revving the crap out of the poor thing).

- Steering. Just point and go.

- Appearance. I look back and smile every time I leave the car.

Many more things but very minute compared to the above.

To your point #1, that's one of my favorite things about this car. I can redline first and second gear and still be within the given limit allowed by the cops here in Georgia. I love it when I just need to let off some steam!

Vision86 · 12-31-2015, 08:11 AM

The car is very direct and raw with an simple yet sporty interior. It is also much louder and rev happy than my old car. I drove a 2014 Corolla hatch before this and it's just so much more fun and the looks are way better too.

Every time I start my car I always have a grin on my face.

At the end of the day, I think that's the most important thing about a car - it's ability to make you smile.

humfrz · 12-31-2015, 02:57 PM

Sort of like being on a "pink cloud" ..........

humfrz

YamahaR86 · 12-31-2015, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

I used to hate that I live about 40 minutes from work. But that's when I owned a G35 and a Civic LX. Now I appreciate the distance everyday for the very reasons you mentioned.

Have to agree with you there. Whenever my car is being worked on I have to take my brother's G35 coupe and it is so BORING.

The V6 power is nice but everything else, boring. Automatic, fat, heavy, steering has play and I don't feel "one" with the car at all.

shdobxr · 12-31-2015, 06:41 PM

Totally agree about the BRZ bringing a smile to my face every time. Ohh an especially when I was stock and schooled a Mini Cooper S. He taunted and it was one of those days.

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radroach · 12-31-2015, 06:52 PM

Just want to say I've had a fantastic new years eve with my car. Took it to a wash bay and cleaned everything down to the wheels, then hit up the local mountain and then the lower back roads for an hour. Today was the first day in awhile that I didn't shift below 4000, and it really brought me back to why I love the car so much, even though the torque response is super flat you get all the sensations of a high revving motor all the time.

AREN · 12-31-2015, 08:43 PM

Where most new cars are sold based on the amount of features, new tech or fuel economy, it's refreshing to have Toyobaru focus on actually building a car for driving enthusiasts.

Ultramaroon · 12-31-2015, 09:27 PM

It's a go kart for grownups. Who doesn't love go karts? Woot woot!

Packofcrows · 12-31-2015, 11:13 PM

Love the look after a good steamy wax and when I hit 5k+ rpms and it sounds like car is about to explode. (TRD exhaust)

soulreapersteve · 01-01-2016, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Packofcrows

Love the look after a good steamy wax and when I hit 5k+ rpms and it sounds like car is about to explode. (TRD exhaust)

I'll fully admit to being scared during spirited drivers when I hit 5k+, especially 6.5k to redline, and it sounds like its going to explode. And that was with stock exhaust.

With the Corsa, man...

12-31-2015, 07:04 AM	#2
yanfoo Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: Shinigami 86 Location: Montreal Posts: 54 Thanks: 14 Thanked 54 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was thinking the same this morning running figure 8's around the poles in my work's empty parking lot... LOADS of fun! edit: oh yeah - I'm in Canada - sooooo, snow. __________________ Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly. Last edited by yanfoo; 12-31-2015 at 08:27 AM.

12-31-2015, 09:27 PM	#12
Ultramaroon 義理チョコ Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 31,868 Thanks: 52,132 Thanked 36,520 Times in 18,921 Posts Mentioned: 1106 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	It's a go kart for grownups. Who doesn't love go karts? Woot woot! __________________ service manuals

12-31-2015, 11:13 PM	#13
Packofcrows hey you, yeah you <3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 37J FR-S Location: Monterey County, CA Posts: 2,713 Thanks: 905 Thanked 1,258 Times in 809 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Love the look after a good steamy wax and when I hit 5k+ rpms and it sounds like car is about to explode. (TRD exhaust) __________________ Got my TRD wheels and TRD louvers. Thanks!!!

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12-31-2015, 06:45 AM	#1
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)	Why do these cars make you giddy What is it about these little cars that can make a grown man giddy? I so look fwd to driving it every morning and it wakes me up more than a cup of coffee. I get so pumped after driving my little FRS CARGASIM

12-31-2015, 07:30 AM	#4
SUB-FT86 86 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Drives: 2013 Toyota 86 2.0T (Asphalt) Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 3,129 Thanks: 126 Thanked 527 Times in 296 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I used to hate that I live about 40 minutes from work. But that's when I owned a G35 and a Civic LX. Now I appreciate the distance everyday for the very reasons you mentioned.

12-31-2015, 02:57 PM	#7
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,868 Thanks: 28,790 Thanked 31,816 Times in 16,425 Posts Mentioned: 708 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Sort of like being on a "pink cloud" .......... humfrz

12-31-2015, 06:41 PM	#9
shdobxr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2015 Location: NOVA Posts: 150 Thanks: 38 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Totally agree about the BRZ bringing a smile to my face every time. Ohh an especially when I was stock and schooled a Mini Cooper S. He taunted and it was one of those days. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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radroach Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: car Location: usa Posts: 2,162 Thanks: 1,028 Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Just want to say I've had a fantastic new years eve with my car. Took it to a wash bay and cleaned everything down to the wheels, then hit up the local mountain and then the lower back roads for an hour. Today was the first day in awhile that I didn't shift below 4000, and it really brought me back to why I love the car so much, even though the torque response is super flat you get all the sensations of a high revving motor all the time.

12-31-2015, 08:43 PM	#11
AREN Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: Beige Corolla Location: Milton Posts: 206 Thanks: 103 Thanked 56 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Where most new cars are sold based on the amount of features, new tech or fuel economy, it's refreshing to have Toyobaru focus on actually building a car for driving enthusiasts.

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