Toyota GT86 - Owned

[Bill]

£3.5k seems like a bit of a bargain too.

[Podie]

Bill said:

£3.5k seems like a bit of a bargain too.

[LordGrover]

T'were it that simple.

Plus fitting, plus handling pack, plus tuning comes out at c. £6,000.
Probably need wheels and tyres - maybe even brakes to fully appreciate it all.
It's not quite as simple (or cheap) as bolting on the kit.

I just don't have £6-8,000 to spare even if I wanted to, which I'm not sure I do at the moment.
It may be interesting to try one out, but mine's my daily car - it would be a waste.

[Bill]

Girl.

[Podie]

LG, did you read it...?

blurb said:

With 280bhp and 210lbft available under your right foot, the BRZ/GT86 becomes a very different animal without losing any of its ‘daily driver’ appeal.

See! You NEED it.

[Alex]

I'd fit the SC kit without the handling pack to start with. The regular car can handle the power upgrade.

[LordGrover]

Shush now. Can't hear you.
Nanananana.

[Podie]

LordGrover said:

Shush now. Can't hear you.
Nanananana.

Can do a www.podiespaydayloans.com application for you. A very, very reasonable 4873894723897% APR for PHers.

Your car may be repossessed if you do not keep up payments

[james_gt3rs]

Bill said:

£3.5k seems like a bit of a bargain too.

When you consider the cost of the car new, it's not much money. Infact, if Toyota made a GT86 S and added 5k to list price, they'd sell like hot cakes!

[LordGrover]

FTR, I just spoke to Litchfield Imports.
Install is not as bad as I'd feared at c. four hours labour -- however, -- they recommend the exhaust system which is c £1,500 on top.

So we're looking at £5.5k before adding the handling pack which is another £1k.
I think the novelty of skinny tyres would wear thin in short order with 280BHP so wheels and tyres will also be required; another £1,500-2,000?

Try as I might, I just can't do it.
I simply haven't got £9,000 to spunk on my car.

ETA Fix typo

Edited by LordGrover on Wednesday 16th October 14:04

[Bill]

I give it a week before you change your mind

[Podie]

LordGrover said:

I simply haven't got £9,000 to spunk on my car.

Bugger

[Alex]

LordGrover said:

FTR, I just spoke to Litchfield Imports.
Install is not as bad as I'd feared at c. four hours labour -- however, -- they recommend the exhaust system which is c £1,500 on top.

Is this the same exhaust as their non-supercharged "Performance Pack"?

I emailed Litchfield to ask if the kits were complementary, but received no reply

[Alex]

So, I just bought a BRZ! Still running in, but it already feels superb.

[Terminator X]

Only seen a few on the road, they do look great though

TX.

[LordGrover]

Welcome to the club mate. No need to be too poncy 'running-in' - have fun.
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[Alex]

A couple of very minor annoyances. The USB port doesn't charge my phone, and the trip computer doesn't have a range function.

I have the optional Subaru Pioneer SatNav (it's actually just a regular double-din AVIC-F940BT head unit), which gets a kicking in most reviews, but I think it's perfectly fine so far. I was driving south from Derby yesterday, and it alerted me to slow traffic on the M1, which was backed up by the gantry signs, so impressed with that.

[LordGrover]

Alex said:

A couple of very minor annoyances. The USB port doesn't charge my phone, and the trip computer doesn't have a range function.

Neither worries me as weren't expected. Two fag lighter sockets to charge from and if I get north of 280 miles out of a tank I'm happy.

Sold as DAB ready though - mine's over a year old and still no sign of DAB conversion module.

[Alex]

What oil do you use? The manual states 0w20, which seems rare, and expensive!

[LordGrover]

I'll check when I get home, but I bought 4 or 5 litres from a trader on the oc forum - it was original toyota product. TBH I've not really used any in 15,000 miles. I topped up with maybe 0.5 litre just after 1,000 miles 'run-in' but it didn't really need it. It's not needed any until 12,000 mile service when it was changed by Toyota anyway.