GT86 is there anything I need to know ?
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I'm not really sure what the differences are. When I bought mine there were pretty much two models - standard and the TRD edition, which was basically different wheels and tyres, bodykit, MOAR EXHORSTS etc. And there's not a huge variation in trim and options.
I gather there's now a few different editions available, but I couldn't tell you any more than the official Toyota website would. However, all the models have pretty much the same performance specification, so I guess it's a personal choice anyway. I would say avoid the Aero edition because the spoiler looks frankly ridiculous. It's almost a parody.
Yup, loads, I think it's a cracking looking car, so have taken a fair few pictures. Again, not sure my photography is as good as anything you'd find in a 2 minute Google search, and mine is unmodified, but some of my favourite pictures are below:
Interior specific (bit blurry):
Best advice I can give is to test drive it for as long as possible and make sure you are happy with the performance; the criticism that always comes up is it's modest power output, which is fair and an obvious sticking point for some.
But I wouldn't place much stock in Pistonhead style scoffs like "needs more power to be any good" or "underpowered". Nor would I listen to anyone who dismisses it because it would struggle in a traffic light drag race with a 2-litre diesel. If you buy a car to enjoy it's handling and it's ability to engage you in the drive, which is what the GT86 aims to do, then such criticisms are irrelevant anyway; I personally have no desire to compete with anyone else. If anything, the modest power is good for me - it means I can work the car to it's maximum without doing lolMPH on the roads, and it also makes the car manageable and approachable: I'm under no illusion of being a driving God.
Get behind the wheel of one and decide for yourself. If you find it lacks the oomph you require, then you are probably better off looking elsewhere - remember, you said yourself that you don't want to own one, which I imagine rules out the many options available for modification.
Anything else you want to know, ask away
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The three main models now are Primo, Standard and Aero
Standard is what most GT86's are, but recently they added Primo which removes a lot of the features that make the car easier to live with but knocks 3k off the price. Reducing it to a 16" alloy, no climate control, no keyless entry, digital speedo removed (the one on the left is quite small to read), no xenons/DRL's, no cruise control.
Aero adds a bodykit and 18" alloys, replaced the TRD which had bodykit, wheels and exhaust.
Other speicals are Giallo (yellow paintjob) and Blanco (wheels + stickers)
The guaranteed future value on these cars for finance is a lot lower than when the car first came out (dropped from 12k to 10k since I had mine) so if you were purely after a cheap monthly payment it's about £50/mo more than it was previously. Your best option if you want to do it cost effectively is to take a loan out for 15k, buy a 2013 model for ~16k and if you don't like it after a year sell it on for about 1k less than you paid for a quick sale.
Standard is what most GT86's are, but recently they added Primo which removes a lot of the features that make the car easier to live with but knocks 3k off the price. Reducing it to a 16" alloy, no climate control, no keyless entry, digital speedo removed (the one on the left is quite small to read), no xenons/DRL's, no cruise control.
Aero adds a bodykit and 18" alloys, replaced the TRD which had bodykit, wheels and exhaust.
Other speicals are Giallo (yellow paintjob) and Blanco (wheels + stickers)
The guaranteed future value on these cars for finance is a lot lower than when the car first came out (dropped from 12k to 10k since I had mine) so if you were purely after a cheap monthly payment it's about £50/mo more than it was previously. Your best option if you want to do it cost effectively is to take a loan out for 15k, buy a 2013 model for ~16k and if you don't like it after a year sell it on for about 1k less than you paid for a quick sale.
The boxer sounds pretty cool, but a supercharger would make it sound better than a turbo.
Sorry, off topic.
The boxer sounds pretty cool, but a supercharger would make it sound better than a turbo.
Sorry, off topic.
I'm a man who loves flutter
I do love these cars though.
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Following on from my thread a few days ago - I've been looking at what I could buy for a similar cost to a company car and these have cropped up.
I've found one at the local dealer that looks lovely (10k miles) just over a year old, however it is the actual car used in all the magazine reviews for the aero model judging by the number plate.
This worries me a little, as surely it will have been thrashed everywhere?
Gut feel is to walk away - but it does still have over 4 years manufacturers warranty?
Perhaps it's also something to use as a tool in price negotiation?
I've found one at the local dealer that looks lovely (10k miles) just over a year old, however it is the actual car used in all the magazine reviews for the aero model judging by the number plate.
This worries me a little, as surely it will have been thrashed everywhere?
Gut feel is to walk away - but it does still have over 4 years manufacturers warranty?
Perhaps it's also something to use as a tool in price negotiation?
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I don't think it'd put me off personally as it does have the official warranty remaining so if it was me i'd just drive it like i stole it for the next 3 years and blame anything that ever broke on the journalists before me
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I don't think it'd put me off personally as it does have the official warranty remaining so if it was me i'd just drive it like i stole it for the next 3 years and blame anything that ever broke on the journalists before me
The only thing that worries me is anything that could be fobbed off as "wear and tear" etc..
This Subaru version of the GT86 sold at the auction I attended https://goo.gl/photos/cwYY1EGSvot1gU8B9 "The vehicle reportedly had 10,000 miles on the clock. Subaru Brz 2.0 Supercharged 320bhp in Custom Tvr Candy Red, Litchfield Supercharger and Full Dyno Remap, Miltek Exhaust System With Sports Manifold, Tein Racing Suspension Package, Racing Competition seats " sold for £15,000
link to facebook page on the car https://m.facebook.com/knightracer/posts/10154136749987841 I should have bid sold the parts and returned to original then almost a free car...
link to facebook page on the car https://m.facebook.com/knightracer/posts/10154136749987841 I should have bid sold the parts and returned to original then almost a free car...
Yeah, I was going to say this. My mate has one and I've had the misfortune of sitting in the back seat. It's a joke.
I once managed to give 4 other people* (yes, all human adults, my girlfriend and her mates) a lift home in one trip once. But yes, I take your point - generally, they are useless and you wouldn't want to be in the back for more than a few minutes.
*I mean, 3 other people, officer.
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There's more room in the back than in a TT though.
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Come on, I was eating!!
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