Toyota GT86 - Owned
Discussion
Bill, did you notice I tried DaveJH's turbo t'other day? 
my mini 'review'.
my mini 'review'.
Edited by LordGrover on Friday 29th November 13:28
LordGrover said:
Minor update: Swapped Winter tyres for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 215/45R17 - great turn-in and more grip than the factory specified **** Michelins and hopefully better wearing. Can't be any worse.
Whats the ride like on the Goodyears?I've had my GT86 about 6 months now, and love it to bits. but I don't have an awful amount of confidence in the Michelin Primacy. Feels a bit disconnected at higher speeds. I'm thinking of swapping them for either the Conti SC5s or Goodyear F1AS2. There doesn't seem to be a lot to choose between the two, although I'm leaning more to the CSC5s purely because I heard reports that the F1AS2 had quite a soft sidewall.
If I may ask, is the 86 quiet/refined/comfortable enough for lengthy motorway jaunts (3 hours?) Do the tyres make a difference to road noise? In Evo magazine, Mr Catchpole did say it was perhaps a little tiring with their long-termer for long trips, but was only a casual mention. I'm not expecting it to match my E39, but I'd hope it's better than a hard-top MX-5. I'd welcome insight from genuine owners, as it's difficult to ascertain on a test drive.
RenesisEvo said:
If I may ask, is the 86 quiet/refined/comfortable enough for lengthy motorway jaunts (3 hours?) Do the tyres make a difference to road noise? In Evo magazine, Mr Catchpole did say it was perhaps a little tiring with their long-termer for long trips, but was only a casual mention. I'm not expecting it to match my E39, but I'd hope it's better than a hard-top MX-5. I'd welcome insight from genuine owners, as it's difficult to ascertain on a test drive.
I owned a MK3 MX5 previously (although no hard top) and the GT86 is a definite improvement, although it's certainly not all that refined. But 70-80MPH cruising is acceptable. Longest distance I've done in it so far was about 2 hours on the motorway, and the car was plenty comfortable for that. I've no doubt it would be suitable for the occasional road trip.I'd say the biggest problems are steering and tyre noise. Being a sporty car, the steering is quite tight and direct with not much dead zone, so it takes a little more concentration to keep it on track. Not enough to be a problem I find though. The tyre noise is quite significant, however I'm still running the Michelin Primacy HPs which I guess are pretty hard. I'm sure a higher quality tyre will help with that.
I drive it every say and most of my 18 mile commute is on dual carriageway/motorway and it's perfectly liveable. I've never climbed out of it feeling tired or uncomfortable.
Conscript said:
Whats the ride like on the Goodyears?
Just swapped from Winters so not back-to-back with Michelins but they feel pretty good. Still cold and wet so 'limit' handling untried but so far I like.RenesisEvo said:
If I may ask, is the 86 quiet/refined/comfortable enough for lengthy motorway jaunts (3 hours?) Do the tyres make a difference to road noise? In Evo magazine, Mr Catchpole did say it was perhaps a little tiring with their long-termer for long trips, but was only a casual mention. I'm not expecting it to match my E39, but I'd hope it's better than a hard-top MX-5. I'd welcome insight from genuine owners, as it's difficult to ascertain on a test drive.
Road/tyre noise is relatively high by today's standards, weight saving I guess. Ride is firm but not hard - I rarely go on GT-stylee cruises but have enjoyed many days driving at pace on some nice roads around the Brecon Beacons, Cotswolds, Dartmoor and Exmoor with no ill effects. LordGrover said:
Minor update: Swapped Winter tyres for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 215/45R17 - great turn-in and more grip than the factory specified **** Michelins and hopefully better wearing. Can't be any worse.
I've just swapped my Primacy's for the Goodyear's big improvement very happy with them 
RenesisEvo said:
If I may ask, is the 86 quiet/refined/comfortable enough for lengthy motorway jaunts (3 hours?) Do the tyres make a difference to road noise? In Evo magazine, Mr Catchpole did say it was perhaps a little tiring with their long-termer for long trips, but was only a casual mention. I'm not expecting it to match my E39, but I'd hope it's better than a hard-top MX-5. I'd welcome insight from genuine owners, as it's difficult to ascertain on a test drive.
I use mine for the odd long journey of 3 - 4 hours hard to quantify quiet as that's subjective, for instance it's not as quiet or refined as an Air Suspension Cayenne, that said it's not tiring to drive either, the seats are extremely comfortable and the driving position is excellent. Not noticed any major difference in road noise since changing from Primacy to Goodyears, I drove it 2.5 hours last Saturday and 3.5 on Friday didn't fell any more tired than when I started.I certainly don't think when I've a long journey I don't want to take the GT I always look forward to driving it.
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