Everything I didn't like about the BRZ...

[benjoke]

Originally Posted by JollyJON

i hate that i can barely reach the atm keypad from my car anymore..sigh

^ this! I can't reach the keypads also! No more drive thru ATMs for me

[R8]

Originally Posted by JollyJON

i hate that i can barely reach the atm keypad from my car anymore..sigh

LOL, on a related note, what's it like to go through a McDonald's (etc.) drive-through in a BRZ? Is it awkward reaching up for change, the bags, etc.?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by JollyJON

i hate that i can barely reach the atm keypad from my car anymore..sigh

Originally Posted by benjoke

^ this! I can't reach the keypads also! No more drive thru ATMs for me

Originally Posted by R8

LOL, on a related note, what's it like to go through a McDonald's (etc.) drive-through in a BRZ? Is it awkward reaching up for change, the bags, etc.?

The FR-S is an improvement in these areas over my last DD. Of course that might have to do with the fact that the driver's side window wouldn't roll down at all for the last 100K miles I owned it!

[Hanzo]

The chirping noise.

[serith]

Originally Posted by R8

LOL, on a related note, what's it like to go through a McDonald's (etc.) drive-through in a BRZ? Is it awkward reaching up for change, the bags, etc.?

Shouldn't eat that garbage anyway.

[R8]

Originally Posted by serith

Shouldn't eat that garbage anyway.

LOL, well apparently people can't get money out of the ATM to pay for it anyway, soooooo...

But hey their salads are pretty good if you get grilled instead of crispy chicken with balsamic on it, OJ or diet coke instead of sugar water, etc.

I just ask because it's honestly a concern for my next new car. Everything is so easy in our Civic, everything is right at a convenient level in drive-throughs, ATMs, etc. But when I'm in the RX-8 it's like reaching up from the ground, lol... and from what I read the Twins are even lower!

[b.e]

Originally Posted by Laika

...I couldn't help but think that they were just being cheap and even taking away from the "no compromise" nature of the car.

But...this car is all about compromise. That's why it's so beautifully balanced. The engine isn't too strong nor too weak, the wheels aren't too sticky nor too slick, the "sitting area" (ie. ****pit) isn't too small nor too big, not too heavy nor too light, suspension is not too firm nor too soft, I can go on.

These driving characteristics come because the designers wanted to balance the entire vehicle, not the extreme of each category. At the end of the Motor Trend video review (below) Chris Lagos makes this point rather adamantly. Watch starting at 4:45 through 5:48.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPoZ1SC8uwk"]2013 Scion FR-S: A New Hope? - Ignition Episode 14 - YouTube[/ame]

Edit: Oops, his name is Carlos Lagos.

[Floggin Tires]

Well I don't have the car yet but, I can tell you guys I've always had a genetic built in Hate for red.
So the stitching is irritating along with the dash lights and whatnot. Those will eventually need the workings.

Also would of loved a 5x114.3 bolt pattern.

[DeepHunta]

Rear view visibility. The third brake light is annoying. Can't see properly, but I can live with it.

Lack of storage cubbies does suck but that's what I get with a sports car.

Everything else is just right, wouldn't want it any other way

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by DeepHunta

Rear view visibility. The third brake light is annoying. Can't see properly, but I can live with it...

Just curious, because I don't seem to be having this problem like other folks are, what do you mean by "can't see properly"?

[Tman08]

Originally Posted by ashtray

I hear ya! That said, the NAV system is slow to respond and dangerous to use for audio - since you can't feel any buttons, you need to look at the screen to change radio stations. Combined with small buttons and slow reacting system, it takes your eyes off the road way too long to find good music on your presets. (steering wheel controls would have been much safer - at least an up/down to scroll through your presets

There's a solution to this, though it might never be released. However, I'm optimistic it might be on the 2014 model:

[DeepHunta]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Just curious, because I don't seem to be having this problem like other folks are, what do you mean by "can't see properly"?

I guess it's only bad visibility for far away objects in the rear. When it's up close, you can see the whole dang car of course.

the 3rd light covers object from far away at the line of sight.

I suppose it's just a quirk, not a super bad thing nor a complaint.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by DeepHunta

I guess it's only bad visibility for far away objects in the rear. When it's up close, you can see the whole dang car of course.

the 3rd light covers object from far away at the line of sight.

I suppose it's just a quirk, not a super bad thing nor a complaint.

Ok thanks. It may be a combination of my height, the seat height and the mirror position, but all I see in my rear view is the very top of the brake light. That said I am relatively short, and I have the seat all the way down, which means the mirror is angled up a bit.