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ambuletz
2,057 posts
51 months
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love the video. i thought Chris was fine.
I have never been so excited about 1 car in my entire life.
It's probably been said many times already, but I hope it's a sucess and we see more from japan.Dislike the german dominance we've had over the past decade.
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otolith
19,780 posts
74 months
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Great video, and not just because you confirm that the car is all those who have been waiting for it hoped it would be. I love the way some comment about TTs and interiors is drowned out by a great squealing slide! I think this is a game changer, and I hope it points to a way that we can still have fun as the power race is brought to a close by CO2 emissions limits.
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LHD
16,074 posts
57 months
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Excellent vidjo.  I'm tempted to fire my name down for one of these.
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robsprocket
22 posts
48 months
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So a buyer has £25000 burning a hole in their pocket and has to decide whether to go for a new GT86 or a 6 month old Nissan 370Z GT with under 1000 miles on the clock....hmmmmm.
I'm sure the Toyota is good, but £25000+ lol.
Wasn't the price originally supposed to be around £20k.
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wackojacko
8,467 posts
60 months
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Induction noise from the cabin sounds good.........
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Buff Mchugelarge
1,118 posts
20 months
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What an excitable little fellow?! Top Job Mr H  I now want a GT86 even more. Which is a bit poo. Can't see me ever being able to afford one!
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Rawwr
12,841 posts
104 months
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I can't think of any car I've wanted as much as this. I can't think of any car more suited to my needs, more sensible or more fit for purpose. I don't know what its 0-60 time is, what it's 50-70mph time is or how well it'll stop from 100mph. I don't care that on my tedious commute home I'll be overtaken by sweaty reps in German diesels and nor do I care that it'll no doubt soon be the card nobody wants in a deck of Top Trumps.
I care that I can actually get a sense of balance just from watching a video of it in motion. I care that it was designed purely for fun and that it'll be relatively cheap to run. I care that it'll remain largely anonymous in the company car park. I care that I won't be pressured into driving fast or trying to compete on public roads because of my incredibly undersized genitals.
I've never bought a car before without test-driving one as I believe that to be fundamentally insane. I drove four different Elises on seven separate occasions before getting my first Elise, I drove the 340R twice before handing over money for it and I had a Fireblade for 24 hours before chucking a deposit on that. I'm picky, fussy and probably quite annoying when it comes to actually spending money but this weekend I'm going to be a complete cretin and actually dump a deposit on one of these. I'm that confident I won't be disappointed.
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Stuart
11,446 posts
121 months
PH Director Bloke
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robsprocket said: So a buyer has £25000 burning a hole in their pocket and has to decide whether to go for a new GT86 or a 6 month old Nissan 370Z GT with under 1000 miles on the clock....hmmmmm.
I'm sure the Toyota is good, but £25000+ lol.
Wasn't the price originally supposed to be around £20k. Ah excellent. I thought the thread was looking a bit weird without the "but I could buy a [insert chosen alternative for about £25k here] and it'd be much better" comment. All's well with the world.
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otolith
19,780 posts
74 months
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robsprocket said: So a buyer has £25000 burning a hole in their pocket and has to decide whether to go for a new GT86 or a 6 month old Nissan 370Z GT with under 1000 miles on the clock....hmmmmm. Well, Mr Harris, this question does seem to come up a lot, how does it drive compared to the big Nissan?
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GFWilliams
4,312 posts
77 months
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Great video, really enjoyed it! Really hope I get to see one of these properly soon
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j123
881 posts
62 months
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otolith said: Well, Mr Harris, this question does seem to come up a lot, how does it drive compared to the big Nissan? A better question is, isn't the RX-8 pretty much all this and more? Of course without the press. Is this really more fun than a RX-8? Maybe it is? Indeed the two are the closet in memory. Others to compare are the 968cs and M3mk1 would make for a very INTERESTING comparison. j
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robsprocket
22 posts
48 months
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Stuart said: robsprocket said: So a buyer has £25000 burning a hole in their pocket and has to decide whether to go for a new GT86 or a 6 month old Nissan 370Z GT with under 1000 miles on the clock....hmmmmm.
I'm sure the Toyota is good, but £25000+ lol.
Wasn't the price originally supposed to be around £20k. Ah excellent. I thought the thread was looking a bit weird without the "but I could buy a [insert chosen alternative for about £25k here] and it'd be much better" comment. All's well with the world. Read my comment more carefully, I did not state which i thought was the better car (i even stated "I'm sure the Toyota is good") I merely pointed out that in my opinion £25000+ was poor value for money. By all means keep defending the Toyota, at that price I'm sure they'll appreciate it.
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johnfelstead
3,482 posts
106 months
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Good that chris found out about a proper LSD option, that should make it even more fun. I wonder what diff unit it has under there, R200 maybe?
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Olivera
1,738 posts
109 months
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Looks fantastic fun to drive!
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Lord Flathead
1,288 posts
49 months
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More more more! Ave Maria 
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menguin
2,913 posts
91 months
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robsprocket said: Read my comment more carefully,
I did not state which i thought was the better car (i even stated "I'm sure the Toyota is good") I merely pointed out that in my opinion £25000+ was poor value for money.
By all means keep defending the Toyota, at that price I'm sure they'll appreciate it. Your way of justifying 'poor value for money' was by comparing it to a pre-owned car. Therefore totally useless.
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Stuart
11,446 posts
121 months
PH Director Bloke
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robsprocket said: Read my comment more carefully,
I did not state which i thought was the better car (i even stated "I'm sure the Toyota is good") I merely pointed out that in my opinion £25000+ was poor value for money.
By all means keep defending the Toyota, at that price I'm sure they'll appreciate it. My tongue was firmly in cheek. I don't disagree btw. As good as I'm sure it is, £25k goes a long way in our classifieds, if not for me towards a Nissan.
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velocgee
79 posts
16 months
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Stuart said: The bit about having 20 minutes wasn't just a conceit - and they hardly got any extra time at all in the car. That explains any sound issues - simply no time at all to go back and redo anything afterwards. what Stuart said. CH is gushing over the Toyabaru and talking of going back to basics, but hasn't he forgotten about RX8?!!...
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hothatches
29 posts
17 months
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I've watched the build up on the GT86 a bit from afar, wondering what the fuss might be about, but now I'm starting to get it. And to see a journalist so excited and keen to pass it on that it looks like 'a bit of wee is coming out' mid-review, well that's probably why he seems to be settling in well isn't it?
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bicycleshorts
1,577 posts
31 months
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johnfelstead said: Good that chris found out about a proper LSD option, that should make it even more fun. I wonder what diff unit it has under there, R200 maybe? Apologies if I've misunderstood, but a Torsen diff is mechanical? What was the extra option they were talking about - a plate diff? Welded?
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