Toyota 86

Drove one a few days back, I liked it actually. Felt it was a bit under-powered but the rear wheel drive status is pretty cool.

Go for it.
 
Brenden_E said:
The 86 has a Subaru engine (mostly) and was designed to have low grip.
Why the drugs comment?
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I'm not talking about Scott, I'm referring to the man Scott is quoting, go look at his comments you will understand my observation
 
Ye, it's a great car! But I am not so sure if you want to buy it brand new, the new price point on the 86 is quite jaw dropping, I would spend the time and find a good second hand car in the last model.
 
kota said:
Ye, it's a great car! But I am not so sure if you want to buy it brand new, the new price point on the 86 is quite jaw dropping, I would spend the time and find a good second hand car in the last model.
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I've owned one. The current price is insane for it.
 
Brenden_E said:
The 86 has a Subaru engine (mostly) and was designed to have low grip.
Why the drugs comment?
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I wouldn't say it was designed with low grip...it can grip like snot if driven appropriately.

Rather it was designed with a drift positive weight distribution.
 
Messugga said:
I've owned one. The current price is insane for it.
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Jeepers cost almost R600K now - what the hell happened?! 100% inflation in 3 years :O
Edit: not available on the Subaru site at all. Wonder if they made a huge loss on them locally?
 
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SauRoNZA said:
I wouldn't say it was designed with low grip...it can grip like snot if driven appropriately.

Rather it was designed with a drift positive weight distribution.
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I've had some butt clenching moments, luckily it's easy enough rectifying some daunting situations due to rear wheel drive.


Still remains an awesome daily commute.
 
SauRoNZA said:
People are obsessed with power rather than a well handling car so I'm not really surprised.
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They are, but this car has additional problems. It needed to have a higher quality interior to attract its target market of folks looking to save money on a sports car. As it is, it's only really a great car for people who are actually going to take it on a track and don't want to spend more, and that's a tiny market. My previous neighbour has an 86 and they had serious reservations about that decision.
 
SauRoNZA said:
People are obsessed with power rather than a well handling car so I'm not really surprised.
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Everything is relative, right. People were used to turbo charged hatches and then came the 86.
Personally I feel Toyota dropped the ball. Consumers were literally begging for a turbo charged version.

And to paraphrase that article, 5 years later they added 5kw and a new front fender. A real bamboozle right there.
 
Brenden_E said:
Everything is relative, right. People were used to turbo charged hatches and then came the 86.
Personally I feel Toyota dropped the ball. Consumers were literally begging for a turbo charged version.

And to paraphrase that article, 5 years later they added 5kw and a new front fender. A real bamboozle right there.
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At least it's not specc'd like an MX5:

Max power 118 Kw @ 6000 rpm
Max torque 200 Nm @ 4600 rpm

Looks sporty but with a family car engine. I think BMW 320i is similar.

One good thing that Nissan did with its Z cars is continuously try to add more power rather than sticking to smaller engines forever.
 
Is it possible to fit a tow bar on it?
or is it too low?

I really like the car, but i need a towbar for my bike rack
 
So, i got my 86, today i took my car for a service and notified that there is a recall on the car.
I searched a bit about the recall and found this:
www.thedrive.com

Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ Owners Claim a Recall Fix Is Destroying Their Engines

More owners are reporting problems now than during the actual recall period.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com

I was wondering if anyone went through the recall process and can recommend a place that will do it properly.
 
bar1 said:
So, i got my 86, today i took my car for a service and notified that there is a recall on the car.
I searched a bit about the recall and found this:
www.thedrive.com

Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ Owners Claim a Recall Fix Is Destroying Their Engines

More owners are reporting problems now than during the actual recall period.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com

I was wondering if anyone went through the recall process and can recommend a place that will do it properly.
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Any Toyota should be adequately equipped to deal with it, I am sure they are all reading through the same recall and repair script.
 
thechamp said:
Any Toyota should be adequately equipped to deal with it, I am sure they are all reading through the same recall and repair script.
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I know they should be, but according to this article , some dealers overseas caused more damage.
 
bar1 said:
So, i got my 86, today i took my car for a service and notified that there is a recall on the car.
I searched a bit about the recall and found this:
www.thedrive.com

Scion FR-S, Subaru BRZ Owners Claim a Recall Fix Is Destroying Their Engines

More owners are reporting problems now than during the actual recall period.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com

I was wondering if anyone went through the recall process and can recommend a place that will do it properly.
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I'd take it to a Subaru dealership for the recall, if they're willing. I would hazard a guess that the mechanics at Subaru would be more familiar with the scooby flat four engine than Toyota techs- but this is of course not to say it will definitely be the case.
 
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