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Old 08-03-2020, 07:21 AM   #29
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I've had the exact opposite experience. A middle aged man with his wife asked me about the car at a gas station and then proclaim "thats it?" when i told him the engine specs and when I told him the mods he said the "chips" don't do anything the exhaust is a fart cannon and the the air intake is a hot air intake. The guy was smug about it too and all my friends were like wtf?

It just depends who you meet.
He sounds like a complete knob. You have to ask yourself what type of person wanders around petrol stations criticising other people’s cars. Is that what he does for kicks on Saturday nights?
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Old 08-03-2020, 09:48 AM   #30
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I've had the exact opposite experience. A middle aged man with his wife asked me about the car at a gas station and then proclaim "thats it?" when i told him the engine specs and when I told him the mods he said the "chips" don't do anything the exhaust is a fart cannon and the the air intake is a hot air intake. The guy was smug about it too and all my friends were like wtf?

It just depends who you meet.
Yeah, dude at that pizza shop out of the blue said. "Drove my buddy's 86. They say its supposed to be good at cornering, but I didn't think it was very good." Went on to complain about the tires having no grip.
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Old 08-03-2020, 09:51 AM   #31
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The only compliment on my car is "Looks fast! What are you doing to it?" when talking to mailman / neighbors / UPS if the garage door is open and they see it torn apart on jack stands..
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How to compliment my car and insult my passenger at the same time:

I was driving with a female friend when we drove up to a stoplight, windows down. A female driver pulled up on my passenger side, looked at my passenger and said to me "I'd look better in your car".
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Old 08-03-2020, 09:47 PM   #33
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Seven years on (in a couple of days) and I still get compliments from old people and kids.
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Old 08-03-2020, 10:23 PM   #34
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little guy on his bike (like 10 maybe?) couldnt believe his eyes and shouted "Whoa, an FR-S!" as i passed by. best reaction because its just so pure?

didnt know these cars were that cool. imagine if he saw a p1 er something...
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Old 08-04-2020, 06:16 PM   #35
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Little kids love these cars. There is a little girl in my mothers neighborhood who cannot take her eyes off my car when I drop by.
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How to compliment my car and insult my passenger at the same time:

I was driving with a female friend when we drove up to a stoplight, windows down. A female driver pulled up on my passenger side, looked at my passenger and said to me "I'd look better in your car".
i'd say, "but she's paying for dinner!"
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Most people don’t know what my car is, except for other twin owners. Whenever I’ve tried to explain how it was a joint venture between Subaru and Toyota, it was sold as a Scion FRS until 2016, then as Toyota 86, also as the Subaru BRZ, people’s eyes start to glaze over.


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Most people don’t know what my car is, except for other twin owners. Whenever I’ve tried to explain how it was a joint venture between Subaru and Toyota, it was sold as a Scion FRS until 2016, then as Toyota 86, also as the Subaru BRZ, people’s eyes start to glaze over.


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i just say 'thanks'. no one cares where it came from
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i just say 'thanks'. no one cares where it came from

I do the same now, it saves a lot of time. I figure they can research the car later if they want.

The twins do seem to attract attention though, from the wrong people usually. Dudes thinking I’m trying to race them, and dudes that park really close to my car. Thank you Mr. Accord Sport for leaving a nice dent in my passenger door tonight. I don’t drive aggressively, you just have to rev the heck out of the FA20 to not get killed in traffic around here. And I always try to park away from other people when possible. Leave my poor FR-S alone!!


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