GT86/GR86/BRZ

Nasher · 10 Jul 2018 at 08:32

I've had most of the issues fixed under warranty. Quarterlight pillars, fuel pump, driver's side window mechanism and the glass it scratched all replaced. No questions asked by Toyota, they just inspected it and did it. They even did the window 2 months after the warranty expired

The cam cover oil leak can be a pain though. I've tried 2 different plates now and neither seem to stop it 100%, a small amount still manages to get out

But yea...Just be careful when winter comes, get winter tyres.

Lowe · 10 Jul 2018 at 09:46

Yes gear stick rattle is really annoying. Mine was really bad, but was sorted under warranty for the revised item. It still does it, but nowhere near as bad as it did before. Mine's had that, new from quarterlights, new battery. Been lucky with the cam plate so far, but think my diff isn't long off exploding based on the judder I get when pulling off in first gear if the wheels aren't straight. It needs to hurry up as well, warranty runs out at the end of the year haha!

Cleisthenes · 10 Jul 2018 at 09:49

I thought these were supposed to be really reliable :confused:

Shawreyboy · 10 Jul 2018 at 10:04

Lowe said:
Glad to hear you’ve got one albeit with bonkers insurance.

Out of interest, how many miles has the car got on it? I only ask since if running a house seems expensive there’s a couple of services that the 86 needs which are eye watering money compared to the more usual maintenance costs.

Agreed! I almost choked when it was the 60k service at Basingstoke main dealer for new Spark plugs, gearbox and diff oils done. Over £600.00 - and that was with some discount as I knew the Service Advisor from way back in Primary School

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Not exactly a cheap car to run but I had massive fun with mine. If I had the choice I'd have rather it be serviced at Abbey or Fensport but both quite a drive there and back from Andover.

Shawrey

tom_nieto · 10 Jul 2018 at 10:13

Ignore the naysayers! Glad you’ve managed to get an insurance quote that’s not ridiculous (albeit more than I’d like to ever pay for insurance!).

There’s a reason you’ve gone for this car - because you’re an actual car enthusiast. As such you’ll realise that this isn’t the car for the traffic light GP or burnouts at Maccy D’s. It’s for getting up early on a summer’s morning and going for a B road blast!

Take your time to get to know the car. Don’t show off and bin it in the first week.

Make sure you enjoy it!

d_brennen · 10 Jul 2018 at 10:15

sideways14a said:
Doesnt matter how you cut it up, its still a bad idea. Soz to be that guy but it is.
The difference even a year and a half will make, just throwing money away.

The 86 will still be there when you come back.

Normally I'd be right behind sound financial advice but at the end of the day if the difference between insuring a roller skate car and a GT86 at 18 years of age is £600 then **** it

Just wait until you're old... I laugh at how much I paid to insure hot hatches 17 odd years ago

Steeps · 10 Jul 2018 at 10:28

Going in for my 15th trip to the dealer just for warranty work tomorrow, works out at something minor failing on the car every 4 months. Everything that has failed apart from the gearbox wouldn't have been covered on the extended warranty so mechanically I trust the car for reliability. Worst part about owning this car is the Toyota dealer network, too used to fleecing old people for JBL sound upgrades on a Yaris than catering for car enthusiasts.

CaptainRAVE · 10 Jul 2018 at 10:30

Nasher said:
You can actually switch the ABS off as well to make it extra scary, you just need to yank it's fuse

Fantastic idea for an 18 year old. It would be better to start with as many electronic aids as possible and go from there.

Nasher · 10 Jul 2018 at 10:45

Cleisthenes said:
I thought these were supposed to be really reliable

They are, just a few annoying little issues. Mechanically they are pretty solid.

Delta3D · 10 Jul 2018 at 11:40

Lowe said:
Glad to hear you’ve got one albeit with bonkers insurance.

Out of interest, how many miles has the car got on it? I only ask since if running a house seems expensive there’s a couple of services that the 86 needs which are eye watering money compared to the more usual maintenance costs.

Car has 31k Miles on it, getting a full service from Toyota before I pick it up, 2013 Reg. I'm going to be putting money aside for servicing etc

PaulCa said:
Don't ****ing bin it and put my insurance up!

I won't don't worry

tom_nieto said:
Ignore the naysayers! Glad you’ve managed to get an insurance quote that’s not ridiculous (albeit more than I’d like to ever pay for insurance!).

There’s a reason you’ve gone for this car - because you’re an actual car enthusiast. As such you’ll realise that this isn’t the car for the traffic light GP or burnouts at Maccy D’s. It’s for getting up early on a summer’s morning and going for a B road blast!

Take your time to get to know the car. Don’t show off and bin it in the first week.

Make sure you enjoy it!

Thanks Tom

This is exactly my reasoning behind the car, bombing around McDonalds or B&Q Carpark (seems to be the generic place around here) doesn't bother me, I just want to be able to enjoy it on some good country roads

Lowe · 10 Jul 2018 at 12:26

Shawreyboy said:
Agreed! I almost choked when it was the 60k service at Basingstoke main dealer for new Spark plugs, gearbox and diff oils done. Over £600.00 - and that was with some discount as I knew the Service Advisor from way back in Primary School .

Not exactly a cheap car to run but I had massive fun with mine. If I had the choice I'd have rather it be serviced at Abbey or Fensport but both quite a drive there and back from Andover.

Shawrey

80k is even worse, whole rear of the interior has to come out so they can change the fuel filter!

Nasher · 10 Jul 2018 at 14:18

The services costs are halved after the warranty expires btw. So if your at the 5 year mark and about to hit 60k, it's worth leaving it a bit

Do the gearbox and dif oil yourself using better stuff tbh. It makes the gear changes a bit nicer too.

Delta3D · 10 Jul 2018 at 14:37

Nasher said:
The services costs are halved after the warranty expires btw. So if your at the 5 year mark and about to hit 60k, it's worth leaving it a bit

Do the gearbox and dif oil yourself using better stuff tbh. It makes the gear changes a bit nicer too.

Was planning on potentially changing the gearbox oil when I get it if it has the 2nd gear issue - My dad has a MX5 NC with the same box and he changed his to some Ford branded stuff and it seemed to almost completely fix the issue.

Simon · 10 Jul 2018 at 22:13

d_brennen said:
Normally I'd be right behind sound financial advice but at the end of the day if the difference between insuring a roller skate car and a GT86 at 18 years of age is £600 then **** it

Just wait until you're old... I laugh at how much I paid to insure hot hatches 17 odd years ago

A gt86 is a roller skate though

ci_newman · 11 Jul 2018 at 11:28

Simon said:
A gt86 is a roller skate though

My first car at 18 years old had 45bhp... the GT86 has closer to 200bhp.. If it's a roller skate, it's a jet powered roller skate!

Delta3D · 11 Jul 2018 at 18:12

Looks ever so slightly that the wing is a different shade but it's just the camera

rebel rebel · 11 Jul 2018 at 18:53

Dude!! That looks awesome, I'm really happy for you. Imo red is the best colour too!

rebel rebel · 11 Jul 2018 at 19:02

My second car, I got when I was 19 was one of these in grey. It was an 8 year old d reg.

Delta3D · 11 Jul 2018 at 19:04

rebel rebel said:
Dude!! That looks awesome, I'm really happy for you. Imo red is the best colour too!

Thank you

- Can't wait to take it over to the Lake District, I have to wait till 2nd of August to pick it up

And that 309 looks like a fun car still!

rebel rebel · 11 Jul 2018 at 19:13

Delta3D said:
Thank you - Can't wait to take it over to the Lake District, I have to wait till 2nd of August to pick it up

And that 309 looks like a fun car still!

It was an ok car, I did try a 205 Gti but found it a bit too feisty, I would have crashed it quite quickly I'm sure. So I settled on a 309 instead.

Good luck with your new one, 2nd of August will soon come.