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Mandy · 02-01-2013, 03:02 PM

Long story; relatively short, my brother was in the market for a new car, and he already had picked out a Camaro 2LT w/nav + sunroof. We headed over to the dealership (Ferman in Tampa), and of all the Camaro's they had, they didn't have anything that matched that description, other than a convertible. After they tried to upsell him on an RS, we left.

About 3 minutes down the road we saw a Toyota/Scion dealership and he insisted I test drive the FRS. He already had test driven the car, and I hadn't as I wasn't quite ready to purchase a car,. Additionally, I hadn't driven a standard in quite some time, so I was a bit hesitant to give it a spin as I didn't want to come off as a green driver.

After blatantly ignoring me and pulling in to the dealership, we were met by David, who asked me what we were looking at, and happily pulled out the keys to the 6MT FRS. I backed it out, no issue, took it around the block, managed to not stall it on an uphill incline, and I decided I wasn't out of practice enough to the point where I couldn't have the car as a daily driver; however, I was still rather nervous as it has been so long.

So of course, we do the normal talk (it's around 7pm at this time), and before talking numbers or anything, I explained that I wasn't sure if I was ready to purchase the car, and I would need some time to think about it before taking any action.

His sales manager comes out and talks to me about de-horsing me and taking the car home for a day. Personally I was ecstatic. I'm only 24, and I have a baby-face, so I was expecting to be met by some skepticism, but no questions were asked and I got take it home for the day.

I decided to play a prank on my mom and girlfriend, and tell them both that I had bought the car already, to see how they would react. Turned out extremely well, and I was actually surprised how well they both took it, and liked it. So, I headed back to the dealership the next day, and I told them that I loved it, and I had to purchase it.

I really didn't expect to be treated as well as I was when purchasing the car, and I didn't even expect to get it in red, but it grew on me after seeing it in the morning, and after driving it for a day, I knew there wouldn't be another car I could possibly want.

Better non-iPhone/not at night pics to come:

Rayme · 02-01-2013, 03:07 PM

Woop! Welcome to the crowd, your love for the car will only grow from now on.

brianlo622 · 02-01-2013, 03:13 PM

Wow Mandy is not a girl? was hoping to see a new female member based on the screenname.. jk..

Welcome to the club bro and enjoy the car

Pbrown · 02-01-2013, 03:28 PM

congrats

whaap · 02-01-2013, 03:31 PM

Congratulations. You done good!

02-01-2013, 03:02 PM	#1
Mandy I came from a motorbike Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: Firestorm 2013 FR-S 6MT Location: FL, US Posts: 447 Thanks: 243 Thanked 390 Times in 124 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Crap, the got me... Long story; relatively short, my brother was in the market for a new car, and he already had picked out a Camaro 2LT w/nav + sunroof. We headed over to the dealership (Ferman in Tampa), and of all the Camaro's they had, they didn't have anything that matched that description, other than a convertible. After they tried to upsell him on an RS, we left. About 3 minutes down the road we saw a Toyota/Scion dealership and he insisted I test drive the FRS. He already had test driven the car, and I hadn't as I wasn't quite ready to purchase a car,. Additionally, I hadn't driven a standard in quite some time, so I was a bit hesitant to give it a spin as I didn't want to come off as a green driver. After blatantly ignoring me and pulling in to the dealership, we were met by David, who asked me what we were looking at, and happily pulled out the keys to the 6MT FRS. I backed it out, no issue, took it around the block, managed to not stall it on an uphill incline, and I decided I wasn't out of practice enough to the point where I couldn't have the car as a daily driver; however, I was still rather nervous as it has been so long. So of course, we do the normal talk (it's around 7pm at this time), and before talking numbers or anything, I explained that I wasn't sure if I was ready to purchase the car, and I would need some time to think about it before taking any action. His sales manager comes out and talks to me about de-horsing me and taking the car home for a day. Personally I was ecstatic. I'm only 24, and I have a baby-face, so I was expecting to be met by some skepticism, but no questions were asked and I got take it home for the day. I decided to play a prank on my mom and girlfriend, and tell them both that I had bought the car already, to see how they would react. Turned out extremely well, and I was actually surprised how well they both took it, and liked it. So, I headed back to the dealership the next day, and I told them that I loved it, and I had to purchase it. I really didn't expect to be treated as well as I was when purchasing the car, and I didn't even expect to get it in red, but it grew on me after seeing it in the morning, and after driving it for a day, I knew there wouldn't be another car I could possibly want. Better non-iPhone/not at night pics to come:

02-01-2013, 03:07 PM	#2
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Woop! Welcome to the crowd, your love for the car will only grow from now on. __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

02-01-2013, 03:13 PM	#3
brianlo622 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S, raven Location: East Bay, California Posts: 421 Thanks: 261 Thanked 204 Times in 123 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow Mandy is not a girl? was hoping to see a new female member based on the screenname.. jk.. Welcome to the club bro and enjoy the car __________________ 悪魔のハチロク 2013 Scion FR-S, Raven Current Mods: TRD Full Body Kit \| TRD JDM Exhaust \| SQ Audio by Simplicity in Sound Stance Coilovers & LCA \| TE37SL18x9.5PressedGraphite

02-01-2013, 03:28 PM	#4
Pbrown Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Raven Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,646 Thanks: 1,271 Thanked 1,322 Times in 658 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	good story congrats

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