New Car, GT86

[eXist]

a small step up from a 1.2 Corsa, was getting one of these next year when my local dealer emailed me with a pristine model.

picked it up yesterday and loving it!

 

[rhysduck]

Lovely car, not the colour for me though.. Any shots on the interior?

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Very nice car. I actually love the colour!

Mind me asking how much you paid for it?

 

[MooMoo444]

That's so pretty *-*

 

[rjk]

nice. the best colour for them imo.

what options does this have?

a lot of owners i have spoken to have swapped the tyres for something more sport orientated. is this something you plan to do?

 

[Relentless81]

Very nice, would love to have a go in one to see what they are like but never really got on with rwd

 

[-westy-]

Very nice, would love to have a go in one to see what they are like but never really got on with rwd

lol.

 

[bledd]

Test drove one of these, they feel really nice on the road. Enjoy your new car

 

[Skeeter]

Every time I see those wheels I wonder what the hell the designers were thinking!

Respray or replace the wheels, ditch the Eco tyres, and then your onto a winner.

 

[-westy-]

It actually drives pretty well with the Eco tyres - they were intentionally fitted! They let the car move around on the road without being dangerous - I like the way it drives, the lower traction makes for a better drive IMO.

 

[rjk]

Every time I see those wheels I wonder what the hell the designers were thinking!

Respray or replace the wheels, ditch the Eco tyres, and then your onto a winner.

I think it may have been clarkey on here who linked to the OEM wheels resprayed entirely silver and that looked really good.

I hugely dislike this black/silver wheel combo trend recently. it doesnt suit any car imo.


OP, if you do decide to change the wheels, please dont put rotas on it.

nothing ruins a £20k+ car like a set of £700 replica alloy wheels.

 

[SKILL]

Clearly the best colour, looks nice

 

[sovietspybob]

When sprayed just in silver those wheels are really transformed. If i ever end up with one in a few years that's what i'd be doing.

 

[UltimateBadger]

Lovely cars these - bit slow for me though. Enjoy it!

 

[Luke_Bowman]

I also quite like the wheels! Although full black or silver would probably be better.

 

[Svack]

Very nice! Big fan of the GT86 since one of my friends got a BRZ last year!

 

[Jonnycoupe]

Nice,

You should consider some of the aftermarket rear lamps. I think Toms do some in all red to get rid of the OEM 'de saturated lamps'

nothing ruins a £20k+ car like a set of £700 replica alloy wheels.

Oh I can think of things worse to spoil cars!

 

[LupoLover]

Nice,

You should consider some of the aftermarket rear lamps. I think Toms do some in all red to get rid of the OEM 'de saturated lamps'



Oh I can think of things worse to spoil cars!

£700 buys you some nice 2nd hand Volks

 

[Steeps]

Nice to see another owner, had my blue GT86 16 months now and it still makes me smile. The stock tyres are fantastic fun in the summer but probably a bit too hard if you do a lot of mileage in the winter. Have a poke around the owners/drivers club forums for any advice on common issues or if you fancy making changes. I thought I'd stay stock but 12 months in I had a new exhaust and remap done which makes the car more responsive.

 

[Skeeter]

Yeah the standard wheels painted a single colour look a million times better. Do that.

The eco tyres are comical when you start pushing. There was a guy at a track day on them and they chirped and squeeked and yelped under braking and cornering everywhere. Sounded like a giant budgie!

Evo magazine have driven a number of different versions of the GT86/BRZ and concensus seems to be that fitting wider and grippyer tyres transforms the car for the better.