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I ordered one of these today

Post by Andrew300 » Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:28 pm

The new Toyota GT86 ,its as good as they say it is,put's the fun back into every day driving . I was looking for a Lexus GS300  but ended up buying this instead . Anybody else test driven one yet 
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Post by John Scherrer » Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:25 pm

I like that - Not seen one nor read any info on it though ..
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Post by fb.george » Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:33 pm

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That looks like a great buy. At the Festival of Speed, a lot was being made of the car, and what punditry I have read so far suggests it is living up to the hype.
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Post by Andrew300 » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:09 pm

Thanks guys , got 5 stars from Clarkson in the Times today,and Cris Harris  on PH even loves it. Iv'e owned a few Toyota's over the years but brought a civic 3 years ago ,fantastic engine but the rest of the car was crap, so wrong in a lot of ways , to long to list . This car is so well balanced ,gearbox is a dream,engine needs a supercharger but thats just me . Go book a test drive, coffee is good and free, but it might cost you 30 k at the end of it     
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Post by speedmachine » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:38 am

from what I read, it's a great buy with a nice (subaru) boxer engine and really good balance, a real drivers car, so as an Atom owner you'll be good with it!
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Re: I ordered one of these today

Post by MonsieurX » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:46 am

i bet it beeps too much - like all toyotas...  :doh:

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Post by AndyG » Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:55 pm

Dont fancy one, but good on Toyota for building it.

Look forward to hearing how sideways it goes  :tu:

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Post by AtomMadStew » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:32 pm

They do a supercharger kit for the drift cars! - goes sideways nicely too!
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Post by toms » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:17 am

Nice work Andrew - looks to be a superb motor.  Friends that have driven them (who know what they are on about IMO) reckon they're great fun  :tu:

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Post by Andrew300 » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:29 pm

[quote="Stew Bartley"]
They do a supercharger kit for the drift cars! - goes sideways nicely too!
[/quote]Nice one Stew ! Already been looking at upgrades i.e re-map, de cat , big bore exhaust , wheels and tyres
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Post by wattie » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:03 pm

[quote="Andrew300"]
[quote="Stew Bartley"]
They do a supercharger kit for the drift cars! - goes sideways nicely too!
[/quote]Nice one Stew ! Already been looking at upgrades i.e re-map, de cat , big bore exhaust , wheels and tyres
[/quote]
Really??? Won't that be a bit risky for warranties etc....

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Post by Steve Gibson » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:44 pm

Saw one of these on the M3 a few weeks back. It's smaller than it appears and looks even better in the metal.
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Re: I ordered one of these today

Post by Andrew300 » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:19 pm

[quote="wattie"]
[quote="Andrew300"]
[quote="Stew Bartley"]
They do a supercharger kit for the drift cars! - goes sideways nicely too!
[/quote]Nice one Stew ! Already been looking at upgrades i.e re-map, de cat , big bore exhaust , wheels and tyres
[/quote]
Really??? Won't that be a bit risky for warranties etc....

Cheers Wattie
[/quote]Yes really ! If I want to upgrade my car for looks and perfomance I will, loads of people do and are . If the warranty does'nt cover it  then so what, thats my bill and problem !
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Re: I ordered one of these today

Post by Bruce Fielding » Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:33 pm

Saw a couple on the roads in California

They're dinky!
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