Any other Dinosaurs driving FRS?

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nope!
Not until that "younger old man" can tell that exact same story in 50 words or less like Hum can!

I like reading old man rambles. @humfrz just hasn't lost it enough yet though, that's for the best!

[Big D Design]

Me like car. Built for curves like cavewoman. Powerslide best. Newer models "not as much". Balanced like me on stick. Makes me want to beat cavewoman over head in joy.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Big D Design

Me like car. Built for curves like cavewoman. Powerslide best. Newer models "not as much". Balanced like me on stick. Makes me want to beat cavewoman over head in joy.

Better!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nope!
Not until that "younger old man" can tell that exact same story in 50 words or less like Hum can!

^^@humfrz really knows how to tell a story. Always a smile or laugh.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Big D Design

Me like car. Built for curves like cavewoman. Powerslide best. Newer models "not as much". Balanced like me on stick. Makes me want to beat cavewoman over head in joy.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by jcw99

My sister gave us some last year - I'm 71.

Yaaaaaaa...........broke 70 ..........


humfrz

[Big D Design]

Originally Posted by CatScan

Fifty-something here. I've never read a better description of this car, though it will be total gibberish to the under thirty crowd. In addition to being a great car, it's a total aberration in the modern auto world.

Yeah, a flat six massaged by Yamaha would be an absolute blast. 300 hp and the sound would be fantastic.

Added: Hmm. How about an eight cylinder Boxer W?

I DREAM OF AN ENGINE LIKE THIS. YAMAHA HEADS. A V8 is cool but the thought of a 300hp Boxer six at the same bore and stroke as our 2.0 liter is my thoughts since getting the car. Revving one out to high RPM makes me giddy. I always liked the sound of the Porsche GT3 engine winding out. It sounds so visceral in person. The GT3 is my dream car. Just not one of the latest model (no manual).

One of the reasons I chose the Rousch Mustang over the ZL1 Camaro is it's Coyote Engine. The Coyote revs to the 7000rpm redline in such a linear fashion and pulls up at the top of the rev range. That's similar to the FRS. Chevy LS engines have more bottom end, but the Coyote once you're at 3000rpm..... just stick it to the floor and HOLD ON. It's cool that feeling of surge in the high RPM range, can't get enough of it.

I live in Florida now and the roads are glass smooth. It allows the high revving cars to reach the redline without hitting a bump. What a difference compared to my move from the Jersey Shore. Most roads had my modded Maxima feeling like a Jeep. Living close to all the racing here at Daytona has brought me to a culture of motor heads. I'm about 50 miles north in St Augustine. I had a choice of this area or San Diego to retire. I used to live out there in San Diego every winter surfing. I think I made a good choice moving to Florida. The people as a whole and the police respect "Car Guys" and all the noise and fun that goes with it. And you can mod your car to the nines. California law enforcement still has problems with custom cars and noise. Impounding a car and losing it is scary. But talk to me in the summer and I'll tell you how freaking hot it is in Florida. I get excited when I hear from people my age still having fun. Kick me if I fall down and I'll get back up.

[Braces]

The new GT350R with the flat plane crank gets my blood boiling.

[Big D Design]

Originally Posted by Braces

The new GT350R with the flat plane crank gets my blood boiling.

I'm with ya on that motor. Wish I had the money to buy one. Right now I don't see any at my Dealer. Flat plane crank redline is what been missing in my life.

[UF Key Master]

Started with a light blue '69 Camaro in high school. Then a '74 Fiat X 1/9, '80 Camaro, '89 MR2 which was replaced by this awesome '13 FRS. I'm 57.

[RickyBobby]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I am beginning to wonder if this thread was not some evil plot to identify and weed out the old guys!

The OP has succeeded.

Jurrasic Park lets me out of my paddock every few days to drive my FR-S.

Retired 8 years ago at 60, so you do the math. Not going to bore you with a long back to when I was younger story since most of the youngsters here don't have the patience to read more than 2 lines. Must be a texting thing.

1964 red MGB - bought used, my college car, great ride but a rust bucket and a mechanical nightmare and them damn SU carbs, 4 speed manual

1990 red Ford Probe LX with a 3.0 L "Vulcan" V6 engine, not really in the "sports car" class, 5 speed manual, quick but way too much body roll in the corners. Drove it for 8 years and then passed down to my son.

Had my eye on a Miata for many years until I test drove a FR-S in 2013. Found a red (must have a thing for red) pre-owned certified used 2013 in March 2014. It was advertised as a manual but was an auto. Best auto I have driven.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by RickyBobby

. Not going to bore you with a long back to when I was younger story since most of the youngsters here don't have the patience to read more than 2 lines..

Oh, let's hear it ..........


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, let's hear it ..........


humfrz

+1 This is the old farts' thread. BRB. Gonna go pour myself a glass of prune juice.

[NOHOME]

Originally Posted by RickyBobby

The OP has succeeded.

Jurrasic Park lets me out of my paddock every few days to drive my FR-S.

Retired 8 years ago at 60, so you do the math. Not going to bore you with a long back to when I was younger story since most of the youngsters here don't have the patience to read more than 2 lines. Must be a texting thing.

1964 red MGB - bought used, my college car, great ride but a rust bucket and a mechanical nightmare and them damn SU carbs, 4 speed manual

1990 red Ford Probe LX with a 3.0 L "Vulcan" V6 engine, not really in the "sports car" class, 5 speed manual, quick but way too much body roll in the corners. Drove it for 8 years and then passed down to my son.

Had my eye on a Miata for many years until I test drove a FR-S in 2013. Found a red (must have a thing for red) pre-owned certified used 2013 in March 2014. It was advertised as a manual but was an auto. Best auto I have driven.

Damn...I knew that I forgot something. I totally forgot to get rid of the MGB when I bought this new black car! That piece of shit has been haunting me since 1978.