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Used 2016 Scion FR-S Consumer Reviews

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Awesome until the engine fails

Zach, 01/26/2021
2013 Scion FR-S Scion 10 Series 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful

The car drove great until I hit 133,000 and had to replace the $7,000 engine on the $14,000 car. It got regular service done at the Toyota dealership and was never driven hard. The valve spring recall was done 1 year prior to failure, but the dealership said it was unrelated.

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5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful car

Stephanie Gavidia, 12/29/2016
2016 Scion FR-S 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

It's a beautiful car has very good speed. Very comfortable from the inside. Very sport car the interior has two colors black and red. The outer color is dark blue gray beautiful color. Once you buy this car you will not regret it you'll fall in love.

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4 out of 5 stars

My 3rd actually 2-FRS,1-BRZ

Ish G., 06/15/2016
updated 12/17/2019
2016 Scion FR-S 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 11 people found this review helpful

Great cars, fast enough to not make a fool of yourself, I just purchased my 3rd a BRZ because I refuse to buy another Toyota product do to bad dealer experiences. Hoping Subaru will be a little better, but I am already starting to doubt that do to bad purchase experience from a new car dealer. I sold the FRS with 34,000 miles only issues I had were seat being uncomfortable and bad dealer service. Sadly BRZ dealer experience has been even worse than FRS and the build quality seems lacking with 13,000 miles. So far the door armrests are showing signs of wear the seat bolsters are starting to wear also. The radio and backup camera keep on having delayed reaction. I think this will be my last purchase.

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5 out of 5 stars

"Cool Car"

Jason, 04/26/2020
2016 Scion FR-S 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

(Talk about a flashy car) This is it!! Very fun, sporty, comfortable. I, like these cars very much. Plenty fast enough.. My review is honestly perfect.

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5 out of 5 stars

Completely Satisfied

Jerry, 11/28/2019
2015 Scion FR-S 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my 2015 FRS in November of 2014. I take great care of the car, garaged, not driven in the rain, don't park close to other cars, etc., and it only has 9500 miles. I had the dealer install a Borla Exhaust system which added 10 - 15 HP. Had some early issues with chirping and Toyota replaced the gas pump twice. I did some research and when the third gas pump began chirping at idle I started using Chevron High Octane fuel and the chirping has STOPPED. This is a well built car that I am proud to drive and yes, it is a lot of un to drive with the 6 speed manual tranny. With the Borla Exhaust system I have all of the power I need!!

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