Drove a 2013 Toyota Camry since I got my license. Have always wanted an FRS/86/BRZ since I got behind the wheel. Love the culture surrounding this chassis. Always admired how aggressive the car looks from factory. Spent a lot of time researching FT86Club Forums and r/FT86 threads before deciding to dive in.
Flew into Austin, TX late Nov 2022, bought this car stock (3rd Owner @ 20K on the ODO), drove it back to FL.
GT Trim - Automatic from factory, First owner drove it stock, second owner made a few minor interior modifications (which they removed before selling and replaced with OEM) + added tints.
Right out the dealership cruising down Texas highways in this beauty was a dream come true. Never felt any driving experience like this ever before. Pure Driving Happiness.
I plan on doing most modifications myself, and regularly taking it in for maintenance at a trusted local motorsports/performance auto shop.
I've always been heavily inspired by a more JDM street / stanced look. This car is my daily driver so I want it to be comfortable to ride while also being aesthetically pleasing to look at while it's cruising down the road. Most of the modifications I've done since buying this car have been purely aesthetic and mostly interior. I plan on getting some type of narrow body kit to modify the exterior look to be more aggressive. Ideally, I'd want an OEM+ feel to my build. Love the widebody kits that I've seen for this car, but don't think I'll be doing that to this car till much later in its lifetime. I want to enjoy the experience of driving it close to stock for a while and really learning how to "Drive" before I do more performance mods (any recommendations on which performance mods to get first?). The only major modifications I've done as of now is the exhaust swap and head unit swap on the interior.
I love driving slow in this thing. It's always been more fun to cruise around and look good vs drag racing randos or lane-splitting through traffic. Going for a more showy feel, but hoping to take it to the track someday and learn how to drift.
Since owning the 86, I've also been going out to a lot more car-related events and community meet-ups*. Would love to meet more people in the community!
*Most of the pictures I have of this car are from meetups, definitely plan to take more HD photos of this car as the build evolves.
