Ordered Whiteout Monogram without Test Driving

[Tromatic]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Don't buy the car without driving it first. There are too many people that end up selling because of the lack of power.

Those people are also known as "non-driving fucks" and are too stupid to appreciate the car for what it is.

[Drive]

I don't think you'll have any regrets, its a really fun car.

[NLSP]

Having driven a Celica GT myself, you will not be disappointed with the FR-S. The fun-to-drive factor far exceeds what the spec sheet suggests. Numbers do not matter anymore once you drive this car.

[Seabrz]

You should be good man. I went from a 400hp Challenger to my twin basically without test driving. I was so rough at driving manual that I don't really count the test drive. It's been almost 6 months now and I've yet to spend a minute regretting my decision.

[dnieves]

Originally Posted by Tromatic

You are so screwed!

On the fence about the test drive thing, but given some of the clowns who buy these cars it may be a good idea.

No, it's not fast or quick, but for a car driven even remotely sanely on the street, the stock FR-S is fast enough. You won't win any drag races or straight line pulls, but when you get to the fun curvy bits you will be sitting there wondering why the ass in the 60K car cant manage to go the even speed limit.

The Whiteout is the best color, BTW. Very classy looking car.

ETA: Yeah, my local Toyota/FR-S dealer where I got mine is a nice place to visit. Always helpful. I stopped at the Subaru dealer to look at the interior of a BRZ and got the feeling I was not welcome.

ETA again: The list of options for almost low-cost power gains is getting longer every day. I LOVE mine, bone stock, for the driving I do which includes hauling ass on fun roads with no trouble at all. It's like a 250 two-stroke bike. If you can learn how to carry speed into and out of corners, that's where the fun lives. The dork who only knows how to step on the gas is lost.

Same thing here, went to two Subaru dealerships and they didn't want to allow test drives. I went to a nearby Scion dealership and had no problem with a test drive (except I had to go with a salesman whereas I could solo with a tC).

[userjack6880]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Screw that dealership! If anything they're probably the ones who redline the damn cars when they take it out for test drives!

Mine took some care when I did a test drive. He had me warm the car up first (good on him), then had me get on the highway, and probably knowing I already wanted the car, let me open her up a bit. I put on about 2 miles during the test-drive.

The completely sold me. Bought the car, did the sub 4k breakin', and now she sings beautiful notes often.

[rick s]

Originally Posted by userjack6880

At the very minimum, because it's of similar size to a Miata, I wanted to make sure I would fit (not a comfortable man in a Miata). Called up, asked if the car I wanted was still for sale, came over an hour later, sat in it, drove it down the street and back, and in about an hour and a half later, I drove off with a new car.

Any dealer should have a good feel for who is serious or not. Hell the dealer where I went to "look" at the car put some plates on the car printed out a loop to drive, handed me the keys and off I go with the wife. Half an hour later we are back and finalizing a deal!
An unwillingness to allow someone to test drive a car would send me to another dealer.

[Chad86]

Originally Posted by rick s

Any dealer should have a good feel for who is serious or not. Hell the dealer where I went to "look" at the car put some plates on the car printed out a loop to drive, handed me the keys and off I go with the wife. Half an hour later we are back and finalizing a deal!
An unwillingness to allow someone to test drive a car would send me to another dealer.

I will never go back to a Subaru dealership again.

Toyota for life!

[Vincenttam]

As long as you're not trying to race every mustang you see on the freeway you should be fine. Hell i didn't even test drive my car. I just sat in it and was like, this is comfy. I didn't even know how to drive stick at the time!!! But the car suuuure grew on me.

[Chad86]

Originally Posted by Vincenttam

As long as you're not trying to race every mustang you see on the freeway you should be fine. Hell i didn't even test drive my car. I just sat in it and was like, this is comfy. I didn't even know how to drive stick at the time!!! But the car suuuure grew on me.

That is hilarious! That is exactly what I did in the BRZ. I sat in it twice and the second time I was like, damn these seats are comfortable...

[DSlayerZX]

Haha, I remembered the first time test driving at Longo Toyota.

I brought my Corolla in for scheduled maintenance. Was walking around, saw they happen to have FR-S in stock, then I asked the girl in the Scion sales department whether I can test drive it.

So we talked, traded some info, I got the key, sat in the car with her, and the first thing I told her is......

"By the way, I have not driven stick for three years"

The intense fear in her eyes.... oh boy.

The test drive went without any problem, the clutch in the FR-S was a lot easier to control than I would have thought, and I started looking to buy a FR-S ever since then.

[LXXXV1]

You won't regret it. I did the EXACT same thing. Pre-ordered a white monogram 6MT, before even sitting in one. I came from a 2001 Prelude SH. Haven't gotten a chance to open her up yet since I'm only at 700 miles.(damn daily commute is only 12 miles with errands) Throttle response is much better, but I do get the felling my Prelude was faster, I do miss that vtec lol.

Subaru was annoying as shit to test drive at because they wouldn't let me really drive a "new" BRZ. They had a used one that I was going to test drive but it sold before I got to the dealership. Toyota, however, let me tear up an FRS easily and not just on a straight away. Funny because the salesman was saying no break in needed when the manual explicitly says go easy for the first 1k but fuck it, wasn't mine lol. I took my Monogram home the night it was delivered to the lot simply because I didn't want anyone else driving my baby the way I test drove the FRS lol.

Do it, you won't regret buying it. Especially the Monogram! Push to start is the shit!


Actually...only regret I have was selling my Prelude...

[BobRickel]

I know you will love the car. It is quick enough. Not having super speed makes you learn how to drive. It has the lightness of the Celica but the fun factor is way higher. Go test drive one @ the Toyota dealership. As far as size, I am 6 foot five and 283lbs and my daily driver was a Miata for the last 5 years. The FRS has way more room than the MX5 and a back seat for the grandkids. I picked up mine in December and have put 7k on it already. I have owned 422 vehicles and the FRS is my daily driver of choice. It does anything I ask it to do, gets good mileage,(averaging 32 in city,) and returns a ton of smiles per mile.

[LXXXV1]

Originally Posted by BobRickel

I have owned 422 vehicles and the FRS is my daily driver of choice. It does anything I ask it to do, gets good mileage,(averaging 32 in city,) and returns a ton of smiles per mile.

422?! As in, personally driven/owned 422? or "legally" had them under your name? Lol that's insane!

32mpg city?!How?? Aren't we rated at 30mpg highway? I must be doing something wrong lol.