Pearl White Toyota GT86
Discussion
Vitorio said:
Nah, we just get shafted on tax in the netherlands, importing yourself is subject to the same tax, so unless the base price differs wildly, it wont matter.
The problem is suspect is the NA engine, our tax is based heavily on CO2 emisions, and a smart tuned turbo will be more friendly to those rules then a NA boxer..
My small 1.6 turbo, according to their website, would be 13,607 EUR? This is "BPM". Do you pay this once or every year. Either way its The problem is suspect is the NA engine, our tax is based heavily on CO2 emisions, and a smart tuned turbo will be more friendly to those rules then a NA boxer..
philwhite said:
Love the car and the wheels especially look awesome. It's great to see so many nice 86's on here.
I also own a Pearl White 86 which I bought in December, mine has the rather lairy Aero kit which seems to divide opinion massivly, but they are absolutly fantastic cars and I've never enjoyed owning a car this much.
Thanks Phil! Were you either of the white Aeros that I saw at the Skoda SS? I agree the Aero does divide opinions, I do like the subtle trims on the bumpers and side skirts though, unfortunately I was at a Toyota Sports Day and missed out on a podium finish in the barrel run challenge because someone took the standard 86 I spent the day in and I had to take an Aero and clipped a cone.I also own a Pearl White 86 which I bought in December, mine has the rather lairy Aero kit which seems to divide opinion massivly, but they are absolutly fantastic cars and I've never enjoyed owning a car this much.
THE MEMORIES STILL HURT
Kesler said:
Thanks Phil! Were you either of the white Aeros that I saw at the Skoda SS? I agree the Aero does divide opinions, I do like the subtle trims on the bumpers and side skirts though, unfortunately I was at a Toyota Sports Day and missed out on a podium finish in the barrel run challenge because someone took the standard 86 I spent the day in and I had to take an Aero and clipped a cone.
THE MEMORIES STILL HURT
No not me, in fact I haven't actually taken the car anywhere other than to work and back and the odd trip out, really need to get out in it more!THE MEMORIES STILL HURT
The Aero kit has grown on me and I think it looks great, but it does make the car look like should have about 400bhp. When looking at 86's it was the OZ alloys it came with that swung it for me, rather than the Aero kit, as like most I'm not a fan of the standard 17's.
AH33 said:
My small 1.6 turbo, according to their website, would be 13,607 EUR? This is "BPM". Do you pay this once or every year. Either way its
BPM is a one time extra tax when buying, and its f
king ridiculous, yeah, a corsa VXR (OPC over here) costs €33K... a Fiesta ST starts at €28K, and dealers will probably add another €1K in delivery charges etc.. most of the time.Nice write up mate 
I used to have an EP3 many moons ago. First fast car I owned. Still miss the roar from the Tegiwa M intake!
Of all the aftermarket tail lights for the 86, those are definitely my favourite.
Any info on the spoiler? Looks awesome!
I used to have an EP3 many moons ago. First fast car I owned. Still miss the roar from the Tegiwa M intake!
Of all the aftermarket tail lights for the 86, those are definitely my favourite.
Any info on the spoiler? Looks awesome!
Edited by ECG1000 on Thursday 28th July 14:18
philwhite said:
No not me, in fact I haven't actually taken the car anywhere other than to work and back and the odd trip out, really need to get out in it more!
The Aero kit has grown on me and I think it looks great, but it does make the car look like should have about 400bhp. When looking at 86's it was the OZ alloys it came with that swung it for me, rather than the Aero kit, as like most I'm not a fan of the standard 17's.
Ah yes it does haha. I do really like the look of the OZ wheels, although 16 plate Aero I saw the other day had black wheels with 'Aero' embossed in them - is that the same as the OZs?The Aero kit has grown on me and I think it looks great, but it does make the car look like should have about 400bhp. When looking at 86's it was the OZ alloys it came with that swung it for me, rather than the Aero kit, as like most I'm not a fan of the standard 17's.
Podie said:
and they're all a little bit different which makes it even more interesting.Really like the wing on this.
ECG1000 said:
Nice write up mate
I used to have an EP3 many moons ago. First fast car I owned. Still miss the roar from the Tegiwa M intake!
Of all the aftermarket tail lights for the 86, those are definitely my favourite.
Any info on the spoiler? Looks awesome!
Hehe thank you! I was reading yours and thinking 'God, I really ought to be writing mine'!I used to have an EP3 many moons ago. First fast car I owned. Still miss the roar from the Tegiwa M intake!
Of all the aftermarket tail lights for the 86, those are definitely my favourite.
Any info on the spoiler? Looks awesome!
Edited by ECG1000 on Thursday 28th July 14:18
Loved my EP3, the handling was so precise and the urgency of the VTEC was phenomenal. The Gruppe/Teg M intakes are still the most sought for those, they just work really well - and they sound the nuts! I relocated the battery to the boot so I could accomodate an ITG Maxogen with a true 4 inch feed through the Mugen front end, effort but worth it.
The TOM's lights on the 86 are awesome, but for some reason so rare to get over here, so I was lucky to find someone reverting their 86 back to standard
The wing is a SARD LSR - but be sure to be sitting down when you look up the price for them. I'm told mine is a pre-production so didn't have the stupid mark up.Kesler said:
Ah yes it does haha. I do really like the look of the OZ wheels, although 16 plate Aero I saw the other day had black wheels with 'Aero' embossed in them - is that the same as the OZs?
I believe they only had OZ wheels for a short time for some reason, then had the gloss black wheels you saw thereafer. I prefer the OZ's, but then I'm a little biased. Looking on the Toyota site it looks like the Aero has been dropped from the range.Kesler said:
The wing is a SARD LSR - but be sure to be sitting down when you look up the price for them. I'm told mine is a pre-production so didn't have the stupid mark up.
I'm now aware that the spoiler is only clamped in place - hope you're not too fond of it...might have to pay your car a visit when you're not looking 
ECG1000 said:
I'm now aware that the spoiler is only clamped in place - hope you're not too fond of it...might have to pay your car a visit when you're not looking
HAHA! Fortunately for me the clamping system is securely positioned so I would think people who are the hateful type would struggle to remove it without removing the bootlid with it!!
I looked at a lot of different spoilers/wings and couldn't find any that I really wanted until I stumbled on to the LSR. Granted, I can't see out the back very well, which is probably why the Aero spoiler is HUGE, but I love the look of mine.
philwhite said:
I believe they only had OZ wheels for a short time for some reason, then had the gloss black wheels you saw thereafer. I prefer the OZ's, but then I'm a little biased. Looking on the Toyota site it looks like the Aero has been dropped from the range.
I quite like the black wheels but I think as a factory option, those gunmetal OZ wheels look the nuts!It's shameful for the Blanco to be the most expensive of them all. Perhaps they removed it as the 2017 model is imminent, I've have a look at both the new 86 and BRZ and I'm not entirely sure I agree with the front ends.
Kesler said:
Thanks Robins! Haha oh really? I remember back with the Type R guys people were getting XXR527s, which was an option for me with the 86 but I was told some horor stories about XXR reducing their warranty on bronze wheels as it was known to flake?
Ah do you have a GT86? show show show
Here you go mate, bit long winded http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... its also on the owners club so you may have seen itAh do you have a GT86? show show show
and shes still standard, hopefully that will change in the next few days with the big box with Milltek written on it in the boot
Kesler said:
I quite like the black wheels but I think as a factory option, those gunmetal OZ wheels look the nuts!
It's shameful for the Blanco to be the most expensive of them all. Perhaps they removed it as the 2017 model is imminent, I've have a look at both the new 86 and BRZ and I'm not entirely sure I agree with the front ends.
I'm not sold on the new front either, however the US are getting a rather nice top spec BRZ with Brembos and uprated dampers.It's shameful for the Blanco to be the most expensive of them all. Perhaps they removed it as the 2017 model is imminent, I've have a look at both the new 86 and BRZ and I'm not entirely sure I agree with the front ends.
Robins said:
Here you go mate, bit long winded http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... its also on the owners club so you may have seen it
and shes still standard, hopefully that will change in the next few days with the big box with Milltek written on it in the boot
Yes this looks familiar, I'm one of the moderators on the Owners club so I believe we've spoken before and shes still standard, hopefully that will change in the next few days with the big box with Milltek written on it in the boot
I'm Kesler on there as well... not surprising...
philwhite said:
I'm not sold on the new front either, however the US are getting a rather nice top spec BRZ with Brembos and uprated dampers.
That's right, with the Sachs, and a slight ECU tweak to produce a whopping... 205bhp.When I look at the Brembos it can have in the 2017, I still dream of taking my face off on the steering wheel from stopping like a
via the Project Mu stuff:
Edited by Kesler on Thursday 28th July 16:22
Kesler said:
LordGrover said:
Looking mighty fine, OP. 
Where have all these GT86s been hiding?
Thank you - ahhh the legendary Lord Grover! Your ginger back in 2012 was one of the first ever 86 ownership threads I ever read on the Owners forum Where have all these GT86s been hiding?
Who owns the black one with lots of interior mods as well?
Small update on here, haven't really done much to the car besides taking it out for a drive, and I still absolutely love it. Recently I organised a small photoshoot with some photographers at an abandoned petrol station:
86³ by Andy Liu, on Flickr
86 by Andy Liu, on Flickr
86² by Andy Liu, on Flickr
And with everyone working together we were able to try out some rolling shots, here are a couple of mine:
86 by Andy Liu, on Flickr
86 by Andy Liu, on Flickr
Shortly after the shoot, I had a chat with one of the other 86 owners and agreed to sell my exhaust to him - this meant I got to play the game of 'try and find an exhaust I want without going batst on price'. Eventually I found a twin can setup with Helmholtz resonators but the alignment was a bit off when it came to fitment, so I took it to a local exhaust fabricator to amend the pipe fitment, and also decided to change the exit tips entirely to something I felt looked nicer for me.
New Exhaust by Andy Liu, on Flickr
The sound is a lot meatier now, and the Helmholtz resonators are fantastic! 1k-2.5k RPM has quite a volume change, borderline considered as drone but these are very low revs, while 2.5k-4.5k RPM develops a lovely rasp to the exhaust, and from 4.5k RPM to red line gives you the Boxer sound, and as the OEM manifold from Toyobaru is 90% equal length, the 10% difference along with the secondary decat and now freer flowing exhaust you can hear a subtle signature rumble. To elaborate on the Helmholtz, I can drive at 70mph on the motorway with cruise control, aircon on full blast and still maintain a telephone conversation through the car's bluetooth without imitating a long distance phone call. It's like magic!
Lastly I had to cancel my attendance to the recent Sunday Services to be in a funeral procession. Thankfully it was a Fast & Furious-esqe send-off as requested by the family, which the new Focus RS, new Civic Type R and my GT86 all in white, duly obliged the requests to be loud and F&Fy. It all got a bit too much for me when arriving at the ceremony so I left early and parked up to reflect on the whole situation, it was all too surreal.
Reflecting by Andy Liu, on Flickr
86³ by Andy Liu, on Flickr86 by Andy Liu, on Flickr86² by Andy Liu, on FlickrAnd with everyone working together we were able to try out some rolling shots, here are a couple of mine:
86 by Andy Liu, on Flickr86 by Andy Liu, on FlickrShortly after the shoot, I had a chat with one of the other 86 owners and agreed to sell my exhaust to him - this meant I got to play the game of 'try and find an exhaust I want without going bats
t on price'. Eventually I found a twin can setup with Helmholtz resonators but the alignment was a bit off when it came to fitment, so I took it to a local exhaust fabricator to amend the pipe fitment, and also decided to change the exit tips entirely to something I felt looked nicer for me.New Exhaust by Andy Liu, on FlickrThe sound is a lot meatier now, and the Helmholtz resonators are fantastic! 1k-2.5k RPM has quite a volume change, borderline considered as drone but these are very low revs, while 2.5k-4.5k RPM develops a lovely rasp to the exhaust, and from 4.5k RPM to red line gives you the Boxer sound, and as the OEM manifold from Toyobaru is 90% equal length, the 10% difference along with the secondary decat and now freer flowing exhaust you can hear a subtle signature rumble. To elaborate on the Helmholtz, I can drive at 70mph on the motorway with cruise control, aircon on full blast and still maintain a telephone conversation through the car's bluetooth without imitating a long distance phone call. It's like magic!
Lastly I had to cancel my attendance to the recent Sunday Services to be in a funeral procession. Thankfully it was a Fast & Furious-esqe send-off as requested by the family, which the new Focus RS, new Civic Type R and my GT86 all in white, duly obliged the requests to be loud and F&Fy. It all got a bit too much for me when arriving at the ceremony so I left early and parked up to reflect on the whole situation, it was all too surreal.
Reflecting by Andy Liu, on FlickrGassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff