RE: GT 86 for £16K...

[Carfiend]

So if you kids don't have any legs they will fit.

Sounds good to me.

[Steve vRS]

Wonder if that drivers seat is right back?

Steve

[philmots]

I'd buy the stripped out version as it is... Then buy an LSD and maybe some sort of forced induction. :-)

[drpep]

TobesH said:

Love it - and stick a turbo and charger on it!!!

NO! no no no no no!

No. Turbos.

Pop a good slip diff back on there. Paint it all black, and drive it as sideways as possible, all the time, everywhere. Keep it on steel wheels; 205/55 tyres are cheap as chips nowadays.

I'm so happy this car exists.

[squareflops]

Brilliant. My Lightweight ST185 GT Four came with no speakers and steelies on. Some 25 years later Mr T is still continuing the tradition. Superb

Edited by squareflops on Wednesday 8th February 23:28

[VinceFox]

That base spec first pic with steelies and non coded bumpers is fking sub zero.

[deviant]

Stig said:

deviant said:

Stig said:

The steel 16's are likely to be lighter than the alloy 17's. Less unsprung weight = quicker acceleration/braking and better handling.

I believe the vernacular is 'WIN'

Steel wheels are frakkin heavy. I doubt they are much lighter than the 17in alloys if at all. They are there to just keep the car off the ground until the owner gets a set of aftermarket wheels.

Just want a v8 said:

So its great for the tuner community and drifters a like but is there any tunning companies developing after market parts for these? Apart from TDR of course.

That's a fair point, but you should see the weight of a set of Toyota cast alloys - I'd still say the steelies were lighter!

hehe yeah OEM casty alloys are weighty things, they have to worry about inept owners jamming the car in to kerbs and running through potholes at 90mph etc.

A quality set of aftermarket 15's can be had as low as 5kg, pricey though!!

[XJSJohn]

Slightly OT but here is an AE86 for sale in SIngapore, seems cheep given that this is one of the most expensive places in teh world for cars, and someone was saying that these are worth uber cash in UK / Japan

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=234...

[nickphuket]

XJSJohn said:

good strategy for the export market to SE Asia too where the import duties are very high (generally over 120% of OMV) so this keeps the base cost down low making the car very affordable, then just drop on some aftermarket alloys and body kit (as is the Asian way)

Recon i will be seeing a few of these on the roads in Singapore before long .... all with RAYS or OZ wheels.

This. Will be hoping that Subaru do something similar, or will just change the badge so I'm not driving a Txxxxxxx!!

[ambuletz]

How much would a more powerful engine cost? surely no more then £10k right?

Get the base £16k GT86, throw out the 2litre 200hp lump. Throw in a supra engine.

Hmm, alot of used 2l 200hp engines would go nicely in a used starlet, yaris, or aygo

[Hellbound]

ambuletz said:

How much would a more powerful engine cost? surely no more then £10k right?

Get the base £16k GT86, throw out the 2litre 200hp lump. Throw in a supra engine.

Hmm, alot of used 2l 200hp engines would go nicely in a used starlet, yaris, or aygo

I don't doubt people will find ways of doing just that^. But they'll also ruin the weight distribution, if they manage to fit the donor lump in some how. I'd prefer working on the flat four boxer and adding forced induction. As has been said many times, the simplest way would be fitting the TRD supercharger that's been developed for this very car (subject to approval!).

[gareth_r]

Japanese price list (nicked from ft86club.com)



I have no idea what the column headings mean, but xe.com says:
2,970,000.00 JPY = 24,289.68 GBP
1,990,000.00 JPY = 16,274.91 GBP

If I was buying a new car, and if that car was the FT-86, and if the UK price matched the price in Japan, then for a saving of £8000 (or even £7,000) I'd do without aircon, buy and fit some adequate ICE (I'm not an audiophile, so that wouldn't cost much ), have the bumpers painted, sort the wheels myself, and spend the saving on a Supra TT, or a V6 MR2, or a MkII Supra with a 1UZ V8, or upgrades to my Soarer, or a bike, or a well-equipped shed, or...

Seven or eight grand is a lot of money.

Edited by gareth_r on Thursday 9th February 09:43

[Captain Muppet]

ScoobieWRX said:

This is the first time in a long time i think a manufacturer has offered a stripped out version of the normal spec car without asking for another £5K-£10K extra for the pleasure. How Refreshing!!

The Lotus Elise Club Racer is stripped out, and also the cheapest car in the range. I think PH may have missed this because all "Elise special editions are just some stripes and a badge".

[RichTBiscuit]

danp said:

soad said:

RichTBiscuit said:

I can imagine the confused looks on the faces of types who think an S-line Audi is the pinnacle of motoring.....

The was a big Audi that went past me the other day with what must have been "S11 NED" as the number plate - i.e. "S LINED"

Oh how I chuckled ;-)

I saw an Orange (yes, orange) Audi Q7 yesterday parked in Southampton, with a chavvy number plate (the letters were all contrived to make a name I think).... it was not nice.

[Emeye]

This is exactly the model I was on about in the other Harris test drive thread. A Clio cup version! For under £20k you could have a great sports car with exactly the bit YOU want. Wonder how much to import one of these?

[blasos]

glendon said:

This is the perfect antidote to increasingly ostentacious and blingy cars, I actually think it looks great!

I agree 100%. The amount of cars coming out with 20 inch alloys is sickening! They look ridiculous.

[xRIEx]

ambuletz said:

How much would a more powerful engine cost? surely no more then £10k right?

Get the base £16k GT86, throw out the 2litre 200hp lump. Throw in a supra engine.

I was under the impression that the bonnet is very low with the boxer engine in there, would a straight 6 fit under there?

[davepoth]

xRIEx said:

ambuletz said:

How much would a more powerful engine cost? surely no more then £10k right?

Get the base £16k GT86, throw out the 2litre 200hp lump. Throw in a supra engine.

I was under the impression that the bonnet is very low with the boxer engine in there, would a straight 6 fit under there?

Probably not. Supercharge it using the available TRD kit, that should be plenty.

[vsonix]

Extremely smart strategy, create a great car to be used as a base for extensive modding at minimal price. I guess it's taken as read that buyers will most likely be fitting aftermarket bodykits and wheels within minutes of purchasing it so why bother driving the price of the car up with stuff that's just gonna get flogged on ebay or stored in a garage till the vehicle is sold on? I would imagine if it takes off that other manufacturers would consider this too...

Edited by vsonix on Thursday 9th February 23:56

[vit4]

That is fking awesome!