Who traded "down"?

[SloS14]

IS350 -> FR-S. I miss my amenities sometimes, and the 106 extra hp.

[Jond63]

Traded in a fairly modded 2012 Mazda2 for my FR-S -- really wanted rwd and the 100hp in the 2 was just too anemic to live with. I traded an '02 Z06 for the 2, and in both cases I feel the FR-S is an upgrade! (but I miss that LS motor pretty much every. single. day.)

[1GiantTurtle]

went from a nissan rogue to fr-s 6MT, the CVT was the most boring transmission in the world

[RojerLockless]

Traded my 350z G.T. in on the FR-S.

I think I'm going to trade the FR-S in for a new F150 or Colorado possibly. Just finally getting tired of small cars and this has been the most unlucky car I've ever owned in my entire life.

[Defuser]

Originally Posted by 1GiantTurtle

went from a nissan rogue to fr-s 6MT, the CVT was the most boring transmission in the world

I have to agree with you on CVT's, I have had two - '09 Maxima and '11 CT200h. Lesson learned!

[NyC Zn6]

Originally Posted by hmong337

I went from a 95' Honda Civic LX as a daily driver to my 13' FRS. Huge leap forward for a daily driver. My SW20, the dealer was going to give me peanuts for so it stayed. In fact, I don't think I'll ever get rid of it since they are currently starting to climb in value and the rarity factor is getting up there.

You lucky mofo lol...I wish I kept my deuce definitely regret letting it go. Unfortunately for me with my monthly expenses and my wife had to get something more spacious lol. I was going to get a InfinitiQ50 but said fuq it I need something NA with a manual gearbox. I am getting rid of the 86 in about 2 years and I guess that's when I am going to have to get something luxurious with a slush box lol.

[raven1231]

Traded in my 384whp EVO 8.5 for the Fr-s. I would say I traded down if the Evo wasn't such a POS lol but it was so I traded up . It's much nicer to have a car that actually drives

[sirsol66]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Evo X was on my short list when looking to get out of the Lancer GT (Canadian version) but when I started looking at operating costs it disappeared from that list very quickly.
Around here the FRS is unique and you can't walk a block without tripping over some level of Lancer/Ralliart/Evo (remember, to the non "car guy" public a base model Lancer LE looks the same as a top level Evo).
In 2003 I had one of the first Lancer Rally Editions in Ontario (we had no Lancers here before that) and it stood out from the crowd and everybody would stare. Just 3 years later it was such a common sight that it was just another car.
The Focus ST was also on my short list and is actually a great driving car (Ford surprised the crap outta me with it) but yet again there are so many around I couldn't bring myself to buy one.
I like me some unusual cars!

I do have a unique situation because I work at the Toyota Tech Center, so while there are only maybe 3 evos in the area, we have >50 FRSs in our parking lot alone. Typically in my morning commute I see at least 2 or 3.

As for the ST, I also live within an hour of the Ford technical campus so we typically have 5-10 ST's that we see on a daily basis. My evos stuck out like a sore thumb!

Good news is that the 5 year plan is to get rid of both cars and get an F type as my summer car and a golf R as the winter beater! Those will at least be a tad more unique

[Deadmau5]

gave up my built 94 FD RX7 single turbo conversion.. (tear drips down cheek) need something reliable and responsible so figured a car with cupholders and a backseat was a good step. plus rotarys as simple as they are, are a pain in the arse to tune/keep alive. man, that thing pulled harder than my frs even when it had blown seals..

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by sirsol66

Good news is that the 5 year plan is to get rid of both cars and get an F type as my summer car and a golf R as the winter beater! Those will at least be a tad more unique

My plan for 2020 (if still as nice and can get that colour by then) Will be my retirement car!

[PA-86]

Traded in my 5spd 07 Scion TC for a 6spd 13 Scion FR-S. I feel as if I traded up, the TC was very heavy and the frame felt far too flexible (had full TRD suspension kit plus poly motor/trans mounts). Basically the car handled like crap and I love every min of my drive in the FR-S, night and day. In the snow though...

[FRSfan111]

Traded my rs7 tc for it. Never looked back. Been over 2 years lol.

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by Ammonia

"Trade down" from a BMW 135i. N54 goodness, twin turbo I6, full bolt ons, 11 sec car on drag radials.

I miss the speed and power for sure, but I enjoy the FRS just fine. Cheaper on gas and insurance and payments too is nice.

I had a 128i 6spd sport with HID. One of my favorite cars. I was actually looking for another 128i 6spd when I ended up buying my FRS. Unfortunately 128i equipped the way I wanted seem to be pretty rare. You always find the 135i with those options but never the 128i. After my experience with my 335i I DEFINITELY did not want the 135i.

Anyways in searching for a 128i I saw an FRS at Carmax. Took it for a test drive and that was the end of my 128i search. I ended up trading a 2011 VW CC which I had just bought less than a year ago. Interior wise I think the CC was leaps above the FRS, felt like it had a bit more power, but it was just booooring and the fact that it was auto (my first auto in like 8 years) made it even worse. Not to mention that freaking turbo lag!!! So price wise it was probably an even trade, driving wise it was totally an up trade!

[beatgenie]

There should have been a poll answer for "I felt I traded up"....not everyone traded up from a POS lol.

My previous car was an 08' Civic....it was nothing special but it never let me down that's for sure. Loved that thing but I hate where the body styles are headed.