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- bramturismo
Hey guys!
Since 3 weeks ago, I can call myself a very proud owner of a Toyota GT86. Thought I'd make a small topic on it to share with you peeps both my cars, a '95 Corolla and of course the '13 GT86.
I first testdrove the GT86 in March 2013 and pretty much knew I wanted one instantly, though I've been crazy about it ever since it was announced. When I drove it, I told myself this is the car I will own one day. Well, I am now a very proud owner of my own GT86.
I've been scouting second-hand GT86's for a while now, but most of them were either in grey or black. I wanted either an orange one, or a white one. Personally I've always thought sportscars look pretty darn awesome in white.
Anyway, about 3-4 weeks ago I found two GT86's for sale at a dealership about 10 minutes from where I live. A black one with 21,000km and a white one with 15,000km. I went straight over to that dealership the next day as I knew the white one would be pretty much gone in a day or two. It all went pretty quickly from that point. I had only planned to take a look at it, but I pretty much bought it that same day.
I made a deal with the dealership to throw in an extra set of wheels with wintertyres on. As it is my daily driver, I didn't want to go out with it on summertyres during the winter.
Anyway, here it was sitting ready and waiting for me at the dealership:
A few days later, and it was ready to be picked up. Here it is fitted with wintershoes, I drove it to work pretty much straight afterwards, where it received a ton of attention:
A lot to get used to. First of all there's an 18-year difference between this and my old Corolla, so the entire thing feels completely different. The driving position, the gear changes, the pedals, and most above all the equipment. Having bluetooth on my radio means I can call people when I'm on the road for work without ever having to touch my phone. And of course now I can finally listen to my own music in the car as my old Corolla didn't even have a CD-player.
I've owned it for about 3 weeks now, and the car is everything I ever hoped it would be. I really feels like a unique car as I rarely see a GT86 on the road in my country. It does draw quite a bit of attention. Sometimes fellow car enthusiasts come up to me and compliment me on the choice of car. Sometimes people look at it in a way that says "That is one cool looking car, but what the hell is it?"
It's comfortable, it's also surprisingly quiet to drive at lower revs when coasting. You barely hear the engine. But every now and then I just have to let it sing, as the little boxer engine sound pretty darn good in my opinion. Personally I think it has enough power, but I do notice a big powersurge from 5,000rpm and onwards.
What I love most about it so far as that it always makes me smile. Sounds strange, but it makes me feel so darn happy to be driving one. There are a few points that are less positive:
- It being a coupe means not having a rear windscreen wiper. When it's dark outside and raining I need to be very careful when backing out of a parking lot, because the visibility out of the rear is very poorly at that point.
- The radio is a complete disaster. The volume knob drives me insane to operate, and the sound quality of the stock sound system is very poorly. Dare I say my old Corolla has a better sounding system?
- It's always exited. The car feels like a small puppy sometimes: Always exited, wagging its tail, and never wants you to leave. That is what this car feels like to me. Though it's comfortable and quiet, it feels like it never really settles down on you, it's always ready to be played with. In the dry that's good, but when the rain is pouring it can catch you off-guard pretty easily.
I guess that's pretty much all the negative I have to say about it so far. The boot is large enough for me, and I do not have to worry about passengers. Belgium is one big city, so 200hp is more than plenty, though I do notice the lack of torque in the lower rpm range. The upside is that you can just let the boxer engine rev out when you do want to go, and it does sound good when you do so.
Anyway, time for some pictures. I currently have some car detailing products on the way, it desperately needs a protection layer now that it will be driven every day in all kinds of weather conditions:
Once I come back from my Christmas holidays, and I've had the chance to properly clean the paint, clay, seal, and wax it, I'm hoping for some sunny days so I can take some decent pictures of it. 👍
Since 3 weeks ago, I can call myself a very proud owner of a Toyota GT86. Thought I'd make a small topic on it to share with you peeps both my cars, a '95 Corolla and of course the '13 GT86.
I first testdrove the GT86 in March 2013 and pretty much knew I wanted one instantly, though I've been crazy about it ever since it was announced. When I drove it, I told myself this is the car I will own one day. Well, I am now a very proud owner of my own GT86.
I've been scouting second-hand GT86's for a while now, but most of them were either in grey or black. I wanted either an orange one, or a white one. Personally I've always thought sportscars look pretty darn awesome in white.
Anyway, about 3-4 weeks ago I found two GT86's for sale at a dealership about 10 minutes from where I live. A black one with 21,000km and a white one with 15,000km. I went straight over to that dealership the next day as I knew the white one would be pretty much gone in a day or two. It all went pretty quickly from that point. I had only planned to take a look at it, but I pretty much bought it that same day.
I made a deal with the dealership to throw in an extra set of wheels with wintertyres on. As it is my daily driver, I didn't want to go out with it on summertyres during the winter.
Anyway, here it was sitting ready and waiting for me at the dealership:
A few days later, and it was ready to be picked up. Here it is fitted with wintershoes, I drove it to work pretty much straight afterwards, where it received a ton of attention:
A lot to get used to. First of all there's an 18-year difference between this and my old Corolla, so the entire thing feels completely different. The driving position, the gear changes, the pedals, and most above all the equipment. Having bluetooth on my radio means I can call people when I'm on the road for work without ever having to touch my phone. And of course now I can finally listen to my own music in the car as my old Corolla didn't even have a CD-player.
I've owned it for about 3 weeks now, and the car is everything I ever hoped it would be. I really feels like a unique car as I rarely see a GT86 on the road in my country. It does draw quite a bit of attention. Sometimes fellow car enthusiasts come up to me and compliment me on the choice of car. Sometimes people look at it in a way that says "That is one cool looking car, but what the hell is it?"
It's comfortable, it's also surprisingly quiet to drive at lower revs when coasting. You barely hear the engine. But every now and then I just have to let it sing, as the little boxer engine sound pretty darn good in my opinion. Personally I think it has enough power, but I do notice a big powersurge from 5,000rpm and onwards.
What I love most about it so far as that it always makes me smile. Sounds strange, but it makes me feel so darn happy to be driving one. There are a few points that are less positive:
- It being a coupe means not having a rear windscreen wiper. When it's dark outside and raining I need to be very careful when backing out of a parking lot, because the visibility out of the rear is very poorly at that point.
- The radio is a complete disaster. The volume knob drives me insane to operate, and the sound quality of the stock sound system is very poorly. Dare I say my old Corolla has a better sounding system?
- It's always exited. The car feels like a small puppy sometimes: Always exited, wagging its tail, and never wants you to leave. That is what this car feels like to me. Though it's comfortable and quiet, it feels like it never really settles down on you, it's always ready to be played with. In the dry that's good, but when the rain is pouring it can catch you off-guard pretty easily.
I guess that's pretty much all the negative I have to say about it so far. The boot is large enough for me, and I do not have to worry about passengers. Belgium is one big city, so 200hp is more than plenty, though I do notice the lack of torque in the lower rpm range. The upside is that you can just let the boxer engine rev out when you do want to go, and it does sound good when you do so.
Anyway, time for some pictures. I currently have some car detailing products on the way, it desperately needs a protection layer now that it will be driven every day in all kinds of weather conditions:
Once I come back from my Christmas holidays, and I've had the chance to properly clean the paint, clay, seal, and wax it, I'm hoping for some sunny days so I can take some decent pictures of it. 👍