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OR! Tell him to get one of those new Toyota 86s! ;)

They are surprisingly cheap and seem pretty awesome, I must say I'm a big fan of them.

Not enough powah. Wait till they release a turbo version... They totally will.

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goes against the philosophy of the 86, it's all balance and handling.

Lets be honest. The only reason the old 86 made it anywhere is because of initial D. Apart from that it was a cheap shitbox that people could drift. And in todays standards of cars its not too much to ask a car competing in the market it is to have a turbocharged option. Whats the point in owning a car that can go around a corner a bit faster than your average if it cant accelerate out of it....

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The fact it's so underpowered for what it's competing as is the only reason I dislike them.

As Anthony said, racetracks have straights. My mate who owns one loves it, but hates the fact it's gutless below 4000rpm.

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goes against the philosophy of the 86, it's all balance and handling.

I hear what your saying. But thats the current Toyota philosophy and is fine for your "comuters" and the regular population.

In my opinion It should be optioned up to mix it in the sports classs. Perhaps it may be left up to the enthusiasts to do this - who knows.

It's great to see you post Dan. WB :cheers:

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I hear what your saying. But thats the current Toyota philosophy and is fine for your "comuters" and the regular population.

In my opinion It should be optioned up to mix it in the sports classs. Perhaps it may be left up to the enthusiasts to do this - who knows.

It's great to see you post Dan. WB :cheers:

They should have mate the GTS 5k more and made it a turbocharged option. It's just not quite there in terms of powahhh.

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I hear what your saying. But thats the current Toyota philosophy and is fine for your "comuters" and the regular population.

In my opinion It should be optioned up to mix it in the sports classs. Perhaps it may be left up to the enthusiasts to do this - who knows.

It's great to see you post Dan. WB :cheers:

I'm not against seeing it boosted, just can't see how it could be introduced without upsetting their focus and marketing of it. besides, where better to get that boosted feeling than the gtr?

in the end, I think the bean counters will have the final say.

LOL - yeah, I comment about as much as I drive my gtr! must get around to meeting up with you guys some time (I've been sitting around for years...) :)

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I'm not against seeing it boosted, just can't see how it could be introduced without upsetting their focus and marketing of it. besides, where better to get that boosted feeling than the gtr?

in the end, I think the bean counters will have the final say.

LOL - yeah, I comment about as much as I drive my gtr! must get around to meeting up with out guys some time (I've been sitting around for years...) :)

There isn't any new cars that sit in that cheap, quick market. The 86/BRZ would completely rule it.

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Ay Troy - post a pic of your new awesomeness please

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I HEAR HE DOESN'T HAVE A FULL LICENSE? NAUGHTY NAUGHTY!

lol bugger off you. As far as 99% of this forum is concerned, that's almost the pot calling the kettle black :P

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My 1998 Prelude VTiR has the same KW's at the fly.

Admittedly its front wheel drive but why would I buy an 86 (spose it is RWD) but other than that - meh

Haven't gone far in over a decade

Exacery. And 40k isn't cheap for a daily bash around drive lol.

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Karnts the lot of you young buggers :D

all goood.

I'da bashed him Troy for posting that but now you've reposted - LMFAO

The pic does NOT do it justice. That Bitch is smokin' hot

It handles extremely well Maaaaate. Went to Cooma nad back today :P

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