Any GT86 owner here?

stapolinhosting

I recently purchased a Toyota GT86 (upgrade from gen 7 celica). When I owned the celica I could find lots of forums / groups but seems pretty hard to find any groups I Ireland for the gt86.

colm_mcm

Not sure how many are actually out there in Ireland, there's only been 40 sold here, and 11 BRZ's
Facebook groups is the most likely place to find owners, not many people setting up small car forums these days.

stapolinhosting

colm_mcm wrote: »

Not sure how many are actually out there in Ireland, there's only been 40 sold here, and 11 BRZ's
Facebook groups is the most likely place to find owners, not many people setting up small car forums these days.

Only 40! Wow, I thought there would be more to be honest. Facebook is mainly UK and USA, nothing Ireland really. Ah well, was worth a try.

Armchair Andy

Throw up a picture of it. Give us something to drool over :-)

stapolinhosting

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Throw up a picture of it. Give us something to drool over :-)

I have a nice photo of it on my computer I took when on a road trip to Kerry last week. I'll post it soon as I'm at the computer later. I have no idea how to attach a photo from my phone lol

stapolinhosting

I stuck it on Google Drive. Hopefully it worked. Did it from my phone.

Nice :cool:

stapolinhosting

Augeo wrote: »

Nice :cool:

Yeah, I'm pretty proud of it. Certainly a nice upgrade from the celica

robbiew

stapolinhosting wrote: »

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8RLQXENOzh2VHJmbmFXZlNOc0E/view?usp=drivesdk

I stuck it on Google Drive. Hopefully it worked. Did it from my phone.

What a beauty, well wear

Autosport

I'm on the lookout for new vehicle and this one has caught my eye. What are they like to drive? Comfort wise etc

Reventon93

There's two, here in Galway. One's red and the other's black. Haven't seen many, but i've seen a good few american/canadian ones online. They seem to be really popular there.

stapolinhosting

Autosport wrote: »

I'm on the lookout for new vehicle and this one has caught my eye. What are they like to drive? Comfort wise etc

To be honest, I don't think it was made for comfort, but in saying that, I have gone on a few road trips with my 10-year-old son and neither of us can complain about comfort. The longest we have sat in the car in one go would be about 4 or 5 hours (Athlone to Kerry and a little driving around Kerry). It's certainly not uncomfortable, but it's not as comfortable as say a merc or Lexus.

As for driving... This is where they shine! They were made to be a drivers car! These cars stick to the road! Personally, I have to use the cruise control to keep myself from getting a speeding ticket. It's like the car wants you to push that peddle to the metal lol. It is an absolute pleasure to drive, in fact, I can't drive her enough.

It likes to be revved and seems to respond better to revs between 5k and 7.5k. There seems to be a small lag in torc just below 5k revs. But that hasnt seemed to have bothered me yet. Im either in traffic at low revs (still some nice torc at lower revs) or on motorway where it really doesnt matter what revs you're at, you are still more powerful than most of the cars you're sharing the road with. So far, I have been very happy with how she performs in all driving conditions.

The traction control is outstanding. You can take corners in this car like no other. I tested this on some of the chicanes of the Ring of Kerry. Literally, where you normally slow down for a bend in the road (to say 50kph for example) this car will go around that same bend at twice the speed and you will feel very safe doing it. I was at the cliffs of Moher a short while ago. It was about 4am, and pitch dark (other than my headlights) and a sharp bend crept up on me. I went around that bend like it wasn't even there. I nearly crapped my pants at the time lol but it was then I truly realized how good this car performs on backroads! It was frightening and incredible at the same time.

It's actually really hard to describe the driving experience in this car. It's like no other. Your driving position is excellent, gear changes are really nice, the clutch is nice and solid, steering is sensitive but very easy to control.

In saying all that, the best way to describe this car is to test drive one. Don't just take it for a spin, get it onto a back road and drive it like its meant to be driven. Put it on a motorway and see how well it picks up when you need to overtake... in fact, you will probably already be going faster than the cars on the motorway before you even merge from the onramp. Even in 5th and 6th gear, you still have a lot of power going up-hill.

What I would suggest, like I did, is not to buy a brand new one. you save about 15k just buying a trade-in. Mine is a 141 reg, I paid 25k. Brand new they are about 42k upwards.

stapolinhosting

Autosport wrote: »

I'm on the lookout for new vehicle and this one has caught my eye. What are they like to drive? Comfort wise etc

I may be heading to Inistioge in a few weeks for some landscape photography. I would be more than happy to show you the car when i'm down that way.

stapolinhosting

Reventon93 wrote: »

There's two, here in Galway. One's red and the other's black. Haven't seen many, but i've seen a good few american/canadian ones online. They seem to be really popular there.

I've been in Galway quite a few times, you sure it wasn't mine you saw lol

Reventon93

Could be to, be honest. Passed the black one yesterday on Lough Atalia around 6:30ish

stapolinhosting

Reventon93 wrote: »

Could be to, be honest. Passed the black one yesterday on Lough Atalia around 6:30ish

Wasn't me so.. I was in Ballyforan, Roscommon doing some landscape photography along the river and getting chased by some loose horses lol

Reventon93

stapolinhosting wrote: »

Wasn't me so.. I was in Ballyforan, Roscommon doing some landscape photography along the river and getting chased by some loose horses lol

lol, wasn't prepared for where the last bit of that sentence went lol. I will admit that I did a double take when it passed. I love the stealth look of black.

Royale with Cheese

Have been half keeping an eye on these for the past 6 months or so. There have been a couple of nice looking 141/132 models you could probably pick up for €20k. I do mainly city and motorway driving though so it would probably be wasted on me, I'm on the lookout for a mk7 Golf GTI instead I think.

Interesting if that stat about only 40 in the country is true, as there have been 5 or 6 second hand models for sale recently. There's also a UK import Subaru BRZ going at the moment.

stapolinhosting

Reventon93 wrote: »

lol, wasn't prepared for where the last bit of that sentence went lol. I will admit that I did a double take when it passed. I love the stealth look of black.

Black, for me would be the only color I could drive for this car. I think it gives that car a more sporty and sleek look than other colors. When its waxed and buffed you can see every line and curve and it just gives the car some extra "awesome" to the look. Other colors seem to make the car look kinda bland or flat.

I have to admit, my head turns back to it every single time I walk away from it. My wife was slagging me off the other day saying I look at the car more than her lol.

Shannon757

stapolinhosting wrote: »

I have to admit, my head turns back to it every single time I walk away from it. My wife was slagging me off the other day saying I look at the car more than her lol.

You'll have to throw up a pic of her for us to drool over too

BorneTobyWilde

It's rear wheel drive , I like that.

stapolinhosting

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Have been half keeping an eye on these for the past 6 months or so. There have been a couple of nice looking 141 models you could probably pick up for €20k. I do mainly city and motorway driving though so it would probably be wasted on me, I'm on the lookout for a mk7 Golf GTI instead I think.

I do the same type of driving mostly. The school runs, shops (boot is big enough for the shopping with room to spare). I haven't seen a 141 for less than roughly 25k yet. When I was looking, I was particularly looking for a main dealer to make sure I had a warranty. It is very much a daily driver, or a track car, or a backroads car.. that's what, I think, is so great about this car. It is just as good at nipping around the city as it is at motorway driving, or taking sharp bends on back roads.

MK7 Golf is a nice car, and worth the investment but if I had a choice between the 2, i would pick the GT86 without a second glance! The only thing that would sway me is the back seats if I needed back seats, but my kids are still small enough to not need a lot of legroom in the back

Reventon93

stapolinhosting wrote: »

Black, for me would be the only color I could drive for this car. I think it gives that car a more sporty and sleek look than other colors. When its waxed and buffed you can see every line and curve and it just gives the car some extra "awesome" to the look. Other colors seem to make the car look kinda bland or flat.

I have to admit, my head turns back to it every single time I walk away from it. My wife was slagging me off the other day saying I look at the car more than her lol.

I know exactly hwhat you mean, and I feel the same. The red one, to me looks like a normal toyota from the front, and looses that sportyness.

I think most people that admire cars, along with people that have their "dream" car, do that. I'm the same with mine, and it's not even that special.

stapolinhosting

Shannon757 wrote: »

You'll have to throw up a pic of her for us to drool over too

Not sure if this worked.. but I attached the photo to the post instead of dropbox.

stapolinhosting

Think I got it this time lol

Royale with Cheese

Hmmm, there was a silver 141 for sale at a dealer last week or so listed at €22k. Seems to be gone now though. Yeah I'd say it would handle city driving no problem, I just feel like that's not what it was made for :-)

stapolinhosting

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Hmmm, there was a silver 141 for sale at a dealer last week or so listed at €22k. Seems to be gone now though. Yeah I'd say it would handle city driving no problem, I just feel like that's not what it was made for :-)

hehe, your feelings are correct. It was made for going sideways lol.. but it will do city driving just fine too.

Autosport

That is one beautiful car and I must say it looks the business in black. I have a soft spot for Toyota as we now have a RAV4 and while I was there I enquired about a test drive and they didn't have any in Kilkenny as they don't like to have certain cars in stock due to their location. I would be going for brand new as I'd be trading my own v40 against it.

Only bad thing is it's petrol and I do high mileage well between 100-150km a week.

stapolinhosting

Autosport wrote: »

That is one beautiful car and I must say it looks the business in black. I have a soft spot for Toyota as we now have a RAV4 and while I was there I enquired about a test drive and they didn't have any in Kilkenny as they don't like to have certain cars in stock due to their location. I would be going for brand new as I'd be trading my own v40 against it.

Im more than happy to let you bring mine for a spin when i'm down that way in a few weeks. You really have to try it to understand it. I could talk all day about how great it is, but the only real way to tell how good it is, is to drive it.

Autosport wrote: »

Only bad thing is it's petrol and I do high mileage well between 100-150km a week.

If its motorway driving, it's not too bad on the juice. I put about 300 to 400 miles a week on mine. Good example might be going to Kerry from Athlone (mainly backroads, but a good bit of motorway too). I put 50 in the tank, which got us there and then some driving around, and I topped it up with another 20 when I was there and that got us home with about a quarter tank to spare.

Athlone to Lusk and back takes about half a tank (or just over) if you are not booting it down the motorway and just sitting on 120k with cruise control.

GustavoFring

Autosport wrote: »

Only bad thing is it's petrol and I do high mileage well between 100-150km a week.

You don't need a diesel car at your mileage, that really is very, very low mileage and less than half the usual average.

dashoonage

jaysus 100-150km a week....howya V8 sir your looking well!

07Lapierre

stapolinhosting wrote: »

To be honest, I don't think it was made for comfort, but in saying that, I have gone on a few road trips with my 10-year-old son and neither of us can complain about comfort. The longest we have sat in the car in one go would be about 4 or 5 hours (Athlone to Kerry and a little driving around Kerry). It's certainly not uncomfortable, but it's not as comfortable as say a merc or Lexus.

As for driving... This is where they shine! They were made to be a drivers car! These cars stick to the road! Personally, I have to use the cruise control to keep myself from getting a speeding ticket. It's like the car wants you to push that peddle to the metal lol. It is an absolute pleasure to drive, in fact, I can't drive her enough.

It likes to be revved and seems to respond better to revs between 5k and 7.5k. There seems to be a small lag in torc just below 5k revs. But that hasnt seemed to have bothered me yet. Im either in traffic at low revs (still some nice torc at lower revs) or on motorway where it really doesnt matter what revs you're at, you are still more powerful than most of the cars you're sharing the road with. So far, I have been very happy with how she performs in all driving conditions.

The traction control is outstanding. You can take corners in this car like no other. I tested this on some of the chicanes of the Ring of Kerry. Literally, where you normally slow down for a bend in the road (to say 50kph for example) this car will go around that same bend at twice the speed and you will feel very safe doing it. I was at the cliffs of Moher a short while ago. It was about 4am, and pitch dark (other than my headlights) and a sharp bend crept up on me. I went around that bend like it wasn't even there. I nearly crapped my pants at the time lol but it was then I truly realized how good this car performs on backroads! It was frightening and incredible at the same time.

It's actually really hard to describe the driving experience in this car. It's like no other. Your driving position is excellent, gear changes are really nice, the clutch is nice and solid, steering is sensitive but very easy to control.

In saying all that, the best way to describe this car is to test drive one. Don't just take it for a spin, get it onto a back road and drive it like its meant to be driven. Put it on a motorway and see how well it picks up when you need to overtake... in fact, you will probably already be going faster than the cars on the motorway before you even merge from the onramp. Even in 5th and 6th gear, you still have a lot of power going up-hill.

What I would suggest, like I did, is not to buy a brand new one. you save about 15k just buying a trade-in. Mine is a 141 reg, I paid 25k. Brand new they are about 42k upwards.

+1 on everything you say. I have mine since 2012 and its a joy to drive...great little car.

68 lost souls

Originally Posted by Autosport View Post
Only bad thing is it's petrol and I do high mileage well between 100-150km a week.

Lol at high mileage. Thats less than my daily commute

Foxhole Norman

60-100 miles a week is nothing to be fair, you should get a V8 with that mileage

stapolinhosting

07Lapierre wrote: »

stapolinhosting wrote: »

To be honest, I don't think it was made for comfort, but in saying that, I have gone on a few road trips with my 10-year-old son and neither of us can complain about comfort. The longest we have sat in the car in one go would be about 4 or 5 hours (Athlone to Kerry and a little driving around Kerry). It's certainly not uncomfortable, but it's not as comfortable as say a merc or Lexus.

As for driving... This is where they shine! They were made to be a drivers car! These cars stick to the road! Personally, I have to use the cruise control to keep myself from getting a speeding ticket. It's like the car wants you to push that peddle to the metal lol. It is an absolute pleasure to drive, in fact, I can't drive her enough.

It likes to be revved and seems to respond better to revs between 5k and 7.5k. There seems to be a small lag in torc just below 5k revs. But that hasnt seemed to have bothered me yet. Im either in traffic at low revs (still some nice torc at lower revs) or on motorway where it really doesnt matter what revs you're at, you are still more powerful than most of the cars you're sharing the road with. So far, I have been very happy with how she performs in all driving conditions.

The traction control is outstanding. You can take corners in this car like no other. I tested this on some of the chicanes of the Ring of Kerry. Literally, where you normally slow down for a bend in the road (to say 50kph for example) this car will go around that same bend at twice the speed and you will feel very safe doing it. I was at the cliffs of Moher a short while ago. It was about 4am, and pitch dark (other than my headlights) and a sharp bend crept up on me. I went around that bend like it wasn't even there. I nearly crapped my pants at the time lol but it was then I truly realized how good this car performs on backroads! It was frightening and incredible at the same time.

It's actually really hard to describe the driving experience in this car. It's like no other. Your driving position is excellent, gear changes are really nice, the clutch is nice and solid, steering is sensitive but very easy to control.

In saying all that, the best way to describe this car is to test drive one. Don't just take it for a spin, get it onto a back road and drive it like its meant to be driven. Put it on a motorway and see how well it picks up when you need to overtake... in fact, you will probably already be going faster than the cars on the motorway before you even merge from the onramp. Even in 5th and 6th gear, you still have a lot of power going up-hill.

What I would suggest, like I did, is not to buy a brand new one. you save about 15k just buying a trade-in. Mine is a 141 reg, I paid 25k. Brand new they are about 42k upwards.

+1 on everything you say. I have mine since 2012 and its a joy to drive...great little car.

The little car with a big roar lol. I have looked at a mustang since buying the gt86, but I prefer the gt86. The mustang is very much a similar car but with a bigger price tag. I think I'll be driving a GT86 for some time.

07Lapierre

Any excuse to post a photo!

stapolinhosting

07Lapierre wrote: »

Any excuse to post a photo!

It's hard to resist! Lol
She looks great!

BronsonTB

I'm sure the Irish Celica club will welcome you
Or join one of the manu specific jap clubs (ie Toyota owners Ireland)

(Very limited market here for a dedicated GT86 owners club)

stapolinhosting

BronsonTB wrote: »

I'm sure the Irish Celica club will welcome you
Or join one of the manu specific jap clubs (ie Toyota owners Ireland)

(Very limited market here for a dedicated GT86 owners club)

I'm on the Irish Celica club facebook group for a little while now. Haven't gone to any meets yet. They did have one close to me in Roscommon a few weeks ago that I missed but I hope to get to one before the summer is out. As much as I love the GT86, I miss the Celica, and would be nice to get to a meet to see some and what people have done with theirs.

Autosport

Jeez calm down people I should have said 100-150 km every 3 -5 days and more on the weekends. There is a reason I drive a diesel and it's not for the chape tax :rolleyes:

Shannon757

Autosport wrote: »

Jeez calm down people I should have said 100-150 km every 3 -5 days and more on the weekends. There is a reason I drive a diesel and it's not for the chape tax :rolleyes:

Should still get a V8. Mustang perhaps?

Cast Iron

In unfashionable red : p

stapolinhosting

Shannon757 wrote: »

Should still get a V8. Mustang perhaps?

New mustang I think is 4 too. I had a gander at one but for the price, it wasn't worth the money.

Shannon757

stapolinhosting wrote: »

New mustang I think is 4 too. I had a gander at one but for the price, it wasn't worth the money.

That's the 2.3 Evoboost. I'm talking the full 5.0 V8 version.

job seeker

There is a red one that does be around Killybegs Co. Donegal. Never met the owner though..

stapolinhosting

Shannon757 wrote: »

stapolinhosting wrote: »

New mustang I think is 4 too. I had a gander at one but for the price, it wasn't worth the money.

That's the 2.3 Evoboost. I'm talking the full 5.0 V8 version.

The REAL AMERICAN MUSCLE!

stapolinhosting

job seeker wrote: »

There is a red one that does be around Killybegs Co. Donegal. Never met the owner though..

Was talking to a guy in Co Clare the other day who said he knew someone in Donegal who owned one. With so few on the road, it's probably the same guy.

goochy

anyone on here driving the 12D red one in cork last Friday ? driver giving it loads and big grin on face. !!

Very cool looking cars,
They look like they should be more powerful.
Are they 197 bhp stock yea?

07Lapierre

BrownFinger wrote: »

Very cool looking cars,
They look like they should be more powerful.
Are they 197 bhp stock yea?

197? i tell people its 200, sounds better..:D

07Lapierre

07Lapierre wrote: »

197? i tell people its 200, sounds better..:D

my gti is also 200