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NoMoCouch · 01-07-2014, 12:55 AM

Four weeks ago I owned a 2008 jeep wrangled Sahara unlimited. It had 6 inches of lift, custom suspension, a k and n cai and a super chip. 35 inch pro comp radicals and Detroit rear lockers....

I loved that jeep. I spent hours every week under the hood, adding tweaking and fixing everything on it. I have taken it on many trails in moab utah and all over new mexico... I loved it is my point.

My wife's jeep commander died recently of a cracked head. We needed a new family vehicle. She wanted a Camry.

She had it in her head we needed to sell the wrangler. Over my dead body I told her.

As we walked into the dealership there were 3 frs's right near the entrance.

We were close to making the deal had walked out to test drive the camry a second time. My wife said to me that the frs out front was nice looking and no should just drive it... until then I was still passed that we were even thinking of selling my wrangler...

We drove it...... I had never heard of an frs before that test drive. Ivendrvien a g35, a 280z, a viper, a mustang and a 3070z. I felt something really special about this car I had never heard of....

2 hours later I had committednwhat I thought was adultery or abandonment when I drove that car off the lot, leaving behind my most valued possession. I mean I really really loved that jeep.

Since then I have driven 1200 miles in my '14 ultramarine frs. I didn't realize what I had. I think I do now..

Just.....wow.....

Her name is Candy Rocket......

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bestwheelbase · 01-07-2014, 01:01 AM

Welcome to the dark side.

lokvo · 01-07-2014, 01:02 AM

Welcome! Damn your post brought a tear to my eye.

1slowfrs · 01-07-2014, 01:04 AM

Awesome!!! ^.^

Captain Stall · 01-07-2014, 01:08 AM

Welcome to the club! May you enjoy many miles in it.

bestwheelbase · 01-07-2014, 01:23 AM

Soon you will learn how annoying it is to be headlight level with Jeeps and the like!

They're fun for off-roading, don't get me wrong. But blinding to sports car drivers!

NoMoCouch · 01-07-2014, 01:24 AM

I had two sets of lights. I turned off the top lights when pulling behind a sports car. I felt like a duck if I forgot...

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Low&Slow · 01-07-2014, 01:28 AM

Congrats! Needed a family vehicle? hopefully you don't trade Candy Rocket in when the time comes for a family vehicle again.

Vracer111 · 01-07-2014, 01:29 AM

Not sure if I understand the story correctly...were you going to just get a Camry and got the FR-S instead or you got a Camry and also an FR-S (selling the Jeep for the FR-S)? Anyways, congratulations - the car is indeed something special...and it gets better the more you drive it!

NoMoCouch · 01-07-2014, 01:30 AM

Got a camry and the frs....

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dave77 · 01-07-2014, 01:34 AM

Looks cool, but please don't name it.

cmack · 01-07-2014, 01:35 AM

I hear where you're coming from having sold my jeep and picked up an FR-S back in October. This is an old pic, by the time I sold it have bumpers and sliders too. It was locked in the rear. I miss wheeling, but will have a dedicated trail rig in the near future

NoMoCouch · 01-07-2014, 01:38 AM

Here's the one I sold..

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leicaboss · 01-07-2014, 01:56 AM

Congrats and welcome!

Seeing those Jeeps... makes me think of how I would never be afraid of low driveways ever again. Nor would I need to go at a 45 deg. angle over speedbumps and other dangerous objects...

01-07-2014, 12:55 AM	#1
NoMoCouch Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 FR-S Location: Nee Mexico Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Something you all need to hear. Four weeks ago I owned a 2008 jeep wrangled Sahara unlimited. It had 6 inches of lift, custom suspension, a k and n cai and a super chip. 35 inch pro comp radicals and Detroit rear lockers.... I loved that jeep. I spent hours every week under the hood, adding tweaking and fixing everything on it. I have taken it on many trails in moab utah and all over new mexico... I loved it is my point. My wife's jeep commander died recently of a cracked head. We needed a new family vehicle. She wanted a Camry. She had it in her head we needed to sell the wrangler. Over my dead body I told her. As we walked into the dealership there were 3 frs's right near the entrance. We were close to making the deal had walked out to test drive the camry a second time. My wife said to me that the frs out front was nice looking and no should just drive it... until then I was still passed that we were even thinking of selling my wrangler... We drove it...... I had never heard of an frs before that test drive. Ivendrvien a g35, a 280z, a viper, a mustang and a 3070z. I felt something really special about this car I had never heard of.... 2 hours later I had committednwhat I thought was adultery or abandonment when I drove that car off the lot, leaving behind my most valued possession. I mean I really really loved that jeep. Since then I have driven 1200 miles in my '14 ultramarine frs. I didn't realize what I had. I think I do now.. Just.....wow..... Her name is Candy Rocket...... Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Attached Images

01-07-2014, 01:02 AM	#3
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01-07-2014, 01:28 AM	#8
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01-07-2014, 01:38 AM	#13
NoMoCouch Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 FR-S Location: Nee Mexico Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Here's the one I sold.. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Attached Images

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bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Soon you will learn how annoying it is to be headlight level with Jeeps and the like! They're fun for off-roading, don't get me wrong. But blinding to sports car drivers!

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NoMoCouch Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 FR-S Location: Nee Mexico Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had two sets of lights. I turned off the top lights when pulling behind a sports car. I felt like a duck if I forgot... Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

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NoMoCouch Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 FR-S Location: Nee Mexico Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got a camry and the frs.... Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

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01-07-2014, 01:35 AM	#12
cmack Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: '13 Firestorm FR-S Location: AZ Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I hear where you're coming from having sold my jeep and picked up an FR-S back in October. This is an old pic, by the time I sold it have bumpers and sliders too. It was locked in the rear. I miss wheeling, but will have a dedicated trail rig in the near future

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leicaboss Coffee Snob Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: '14 SWP BRZ Limited Location: SF (Mission) Posts: 992 Thanks: 536 Thanked 395 Times in 250 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Congrats and welcome! Seeing those Jeeps... makes me think of how I would never be afraid of low driveways ever again. Nor would I need to go at a 45 deg. angle over speedbumps and other dangerous objects...

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