My 2012 Toyota 86

[w00dsy]

I think it was the moose that failed that test.

[Bauer]

lol hadnt seen that before. nice

[Jamo]

I believe that Moose ended up in 86 pieces.

[bengatta]

I believe that Moose ended up in 86 pieces.

and was decimated in .86 of a second....

[Bauer]

First mod to the car. Had to share. Was quite easy and it only took 1 hour and 26 minutes to do.

Bought a Toyota flip key off ebay. I could make excuses like the other keys on my key ring are so similar that its easy to pick the wrong one (and that is true) but Im just wanting to be a cool kid. Had the blank cut this morning and after I tried it to make sure it worked in the ignition, I moved on.

Need to go from this to this:


step 1, pull apart a perfectly good key


Insert bits in to new key


and then we have a new key

[NeilPearson]

very cool

[Hazelb]

Gutsy, like taking an xbox apart to chip it! Gutsy!

Well done!

[wabbit]

[ysu]

That's one sad ad. So mistaken, so bloody mistaken...altho I can see it talking to those who care little for their family. Yeah, that's great.

[NeilPearson]

wtf ?

[wabbit]

That's one sad ad.

Sad but also really honest I felt. There are women out there that are exactly like that. I thought it was interesting as Toyota apparently created then pulled the ad soon after. Funny how its still acceptable to poke fun at under-the-thumb husbands (Harley Davidson did something similar, just didn't push as hard) but its not yet ok to flip the coin.

[Bauer]

even I dont get that

[Bauer]

Finally run in.

Been sticking to the recommended procedure of keeping the revs at no more than 4000rpm unless in an emergency. The only time I exceeded that on rare occasions was maybe to 5000rpm. Normal driving is changing gears at around 4000rpm anyway so I certainly didnt need to contain myself to stick to the procedure.

Well I hit the 1600km mark yesterday so job done.



And today I gave it a belt through the rev range and can now see what they say about it being sluggish up to 4500rpm. It then comes to life and I very quickly ran out of highway speed limit with 3 gears still to go. I still dont think it is sluggish at low revs but I can see that it comes alive beyond the normal driving mode. I will no doubt be back to driving it like a grandpa in a Camry tomorrow.

[Exar Kun]

Nice - the engine seems to cop the most of the negative opinions with the 86. The guys on OzRenault who have tried the car certainly think it's the weakest link - and that's not really a lack of power thing either as the Clio pretty much matches it for power. I'd love to have a drive in one so I can actually form my own opinions though!

[ysu]

sounds good

[norbs]

Drive's Car of the Year apparently.

Also, the car of choice at the Mardis Gras!

[DexterPunk]

Sent from Han Solo using TK-421's phone.

[Dan]

First comment there... Am I the only one who thinks the JDM kids are becoming more 1 eyed than any falcondoor kids?

[petey]

JDM is by nature one eyed

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[Bauer]

Took a deposit on the 86 last night

Should be gone in about 3 weeks

[r8response]

Took a deposit on the 86 last night

Should be gone in about 3 weeks

Selling it already

[DexterPunk]

Wow that was quick...


Sent from Han Solo using TK-421's phone.

[Cutter]

So....what's next....

[Exar Kun]

Wouldn't have lost much on it?

[Bauer]

Selling it already

yep. timing was right

Wow that was quick...

thats what she said

So....what's next....

you guys will know second after my wife but lets just say there is a journey coming. I no longer wanted a car that might as well have been a Yaris for the way I drove it. I want to play again.

Wouldn't have lost much on it?

Yes and No. Its over 12 months old but low km's. I would say I got a solid "demo" price for it. Of course I lost, but I feel if I had waited, the drop would have been more which is fair enough.