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Sajonf · 08-23-2012, 10:32 PM

Was driving the ZL1 daily but 15 mpg combined with $4 a gallon gas made me look for an alternative dd. Picked up the Scion FRS and have been getting 30 mpg and it's a blast to drive. So far I have added wheels, springs, intake and tint with exhaust going on this weekend. Now the ZL1 gets to say clean a little longer!

armysig · 08-23-2012, 11:27 PM

Nice buy. I'm kind of leaning twards that too.

Taser Deployed · 08-23-2012, 11:28 PM

It kinda reminds me of a 370Z.

Rubble2240 · 08-24-2012, 05:16 AM

Looks good

joes407 · 08-24-2012, 07:31 AM

Must be nice to have a $60,000 car just to sit in the garage and then buy another brand-new car as a daily driver. I must be in the wrong business

malave7567 · 08-24-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by joes407

Must be nice to have a $60,000 car just to sit in the garage and then buy another brand-new car as a daily driver. I must be in the wrong business

lol

OP, my good friend has a black one too. He loves it!

justa25thTA · 08-24-2012, 07:53 AM

So you spend $30k on a car to save a bit on gas mileage? Really?

LIVEVIL · 08-24-2012, 07:54 AM

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Was driving the ZL1 daily but 15 mpg combined with $4 a gallon gas made me look for an alternative dd. Picked up the Scion FRS and have been getting 30 mpg and it's a blast to drive. So far I have added wheels, springs, intake and tint with exhaust going on this weekend. Now the ZL1 gets to say clean a little longer!

Cool choice of DD that lets you keep the miles off the ZL1, but I think it's silly sometimes when people drop 26k on a car + mods to save a few bux a week on gas. Not to mention insurance on the new car.

How many decades of driving the FRS daily will it take for you to fianlly break even in terms of gas savings?

Sajonf · 08-24-2012, 08:16 AM

Gas was not the only reason i got it. Miles, wear and tear on the camaro and just having another fun car to drive were factors too.

72 Z27 · 08-24-2012, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by joes407

Must be nice to have a $60,000 car just to sit in the garage and then buy another brand-new car as a daily driver. I must be in the wrong business

Coming from someone with a '12 ZL1 and a '10 SS......

SlingShot · 08-24-2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by 72 Z27

Coming from someone with a '12 ZL1 and a '10 SS......

Ya Joe !!!

Sajonf · 08-24-2012, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 72 Z27

Coming from someone with a '12 ZL1 and a '10 SS......

LOL that's what I was thinking. I would venture to say that a majority of ZL1 owners have other cars for daily drivers.

goPC · 08-24-2012, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sajonf

LOL that's what I was thinking. I would venture to say that a majority of ZL1 owners have other cars for daily drivers.

My second car is a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 202,000 miles on it. So I do have a second car... its just a bit dated.

It also gets worse mileage than the ZL1.

Btw, good choice on the second car!

Sajonf · 08-24-2012, 09:04 AM

Thanks!. It is such a hoot to drive in the twisties. And believe it or not it gets just as many looks as the ZL1 - not because of the 'awe' factor but because no one knows what the hell it is.

08-23-2012, 10:32 PM	#1
Sajonf Drives: 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 108	pic of new daily driver with big sister Was driving the ZL1 daily but 15 mpg combined with $4 a gallon gas made me look for an alternative dd. Picked up the Scion FRS and have been getting 30 mpg and it's a blast to drive. So far I have added wheels, springs, intake and tint with exhaust going on this weekend. Now the ZL1 gets to say clean a little longer!

08-23-2012, 11:27 PM	#2
armysig Catch me if you can Drives: 2012 IOM ZL-1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,461 View My Garage	Nice buy. I'm kind of leaning twards that too. __________________

08-24-2012, 07:53 AM	#7
justa25thTA Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,630	So you spend $30k on a car to save a bit on gas mileage? Really? __________________ Yeah, I'll get around to it...

08-23-2012, 11:28 PM	#3
Taser Deployed Drives: 2012 Blk ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 938	It kinda reminds me of a 370Z.

08-24-2012, 05:16 AM	#4
Rubble2240 Drives: 13 BRM ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 127	Looks good

08-24-2012, 07:31 AM	#5
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	Must be nice to have a $60,000 car just to sit in the garage and then buy another brand-new car as a daily driver. I must be in the wrong business

08-24-2012, 08:16 AM	#9
Sajonf Drives: 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 108	Gas was not the only reason i got it. Miles, wear and tear on the camaro and just having another fun car to drive were factors too.

08-24-2012, 09:04 AM	#14
Sajonf Drives: 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 108	Thanks!. It is such a hoot to drive in the twisties. And believe it or not it gets just as many looks as the ZL1 - not because of the 'awe' factor but because no one knows what the hell it is.