Scion 10 series FR-S Limited Edition Announced

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by mush

u got to drive the LFA?!? im jealous
having lots of HP doesent mean anything if ur just driving around on the streets
my last car was faster but i always found myself speeding just to have fun with it, lucky for me i didnt get in trouble
the luxury items that it had, i do miss

My gracious neighbor gave me the privilege of the experience. It's complex, but he's considered a celebrity in Japan tho conducts most of his business here. It pains me that he isn't what any of us here would call a car person as evidence by how he parks his LFA against curbs. Makes me glad our bumper covers can be easily replaced for $200 vs. the LFA carbon fiber $5,000 lip.

[mush]

its sad to see, i always park so far away from curbs, our cars are small anyways

[Wise]

Originally Posted by torqdork

Ordered the Beat-Sonic sharkfin antenna after looking closer at my neighbor's LFA shown below and realizing that it's essentially identical. It's my little bit of LFA influence.

I don't mean to sound trite, but after we switched cars for a "spirited" drive up Larch Mtn. this morning, we both agreed that there's more than a passing resemblance between the two marques. IMO the FR-S being so much smaller andl lighter is ultimately the livelier car. I didn't tell him, but believe the difference between the FR-S M/T and his LFA prolly isn't worth $425,000. In fact, it made me appreciate our FR-S more than ever, disregarding the music of a V-10 accelerating to redline that I only sampled once but will remember forever.

You got to drive an LFA?

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[Anaxilus]

Originally Posted by Obsidiank

why not just go with the lower rate banks?

Other incentives.

[m.box.design]

Originally Posted by torqdork

My gracious neighbor gave me the privilege of the experience. It's complex, but he's considered a celebrity in Japan tho conducts most of his business here.

Is your neighbor Junki Yoshida?

[UNICRN]

Originally Posted by Anaxilus

So has anyone been able to get Toyota financial to match a lower rate from a bank or drop below 3-3.25% APR/ .00190/.00210 for Tier 1/1+ on an FRS 10?

Hmm, I was originally at 2.3% with Toyota Financial when I bought my Fr-s in November. When I came back to trade for the 10 series, I got a PenFed loan for 1.74% and the dealership matched it, but it wasn't through TFS anymore. It's now Capital One. Not sure why, but it's cool because that's my bank anyway. Not sure if that answered your question or not.

[FiRStsc10n]

Originally Posted by Luis_GT

I speed in my FR-S... I still drive at the same 85mph I drove my 530... and the M3...

as far as luxury goes... the only things that are missing compared to my BMW are leather seats, powered seats, auto-dim mirror, and homelink... and those are rather minor things...

Can always purchase the BRZ autodim + homelink mirror if would make you that tiny bit happier Just need the adapter as well.
Subaru Auto-Dimming Mirror /w Homelink

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by FiRStsc10n

Can always purchase the BRZ autodim + homelink mirror if would make you that tiny bit happier Just need the adapter as well.

Oh, I know, it was going to be my first mod... but I just love the look of the frameless rearview mirror, hence why they're minor things :happy0180:

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by indesign

Is your neighbor Junki Yoshida?

Yoshida-san, hai. Do you know him? Quite the character, driven and connected with an interesting life story.

[JSMIL]

Originally Posted by torqdork

My gracious neighbor gave me the privilege of the experience. It's complex, but he's considered a celebrity in Japan tho conducts most of his business here. It pains me that he isn't what any of us here would call a car person as evidence by how he parks his LFA against curbs. Makes me glad our bumper covers can be easily replaced for $200 vs. the LFA carbon fiber $5,000 lip.

I need to find some friends like that. I mean his car is worth more than most of my friend's houses!

[IjustwantaGT86]

Originally Posted by Luis_GT

Oh, I know, it was going to be my first mod... but I just love the look of the frameless rearview mirror, hence why they're minor things :happy0180:

I agree. I have homelink in my Prius and thought I was going to miss it, but that frameless mirror is quite sweet.

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by JSMIL

I need to find some friends like that. I mean his car is worth more than most of my friend's houses!

Still, he's a charitable bloke and just held a fund raiser benefiting a local children's cancer treatment center last Saturday. The Governor and both Senators were there along with live music groups and good eats.

One of his businesses is making teriyaki-style cooking sauces. He's given me enough of his different sauces to stock a restaurant.

[m.box.design]

Originally Posted by torqdork

Yoshida-san, hai. Do you know him? Quite the character, driven and connected with an interesting life story.

I just know of him and his businesses. I also know he has (probably) the only LFA in portland. It would be awesome to meet him!

[Anaxilus]

Originally Posted by Wise

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