Hello
I am considering a GT86 or maybe a GR86 because of the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty that Toyota are now offering (warranty is very important to me). I would be keeping it while it is under warranty then selling it on which will probably be 6 years for me as I do 15-18k a year.
A few questions I have, I appreciate you may not be able to answer for the GR86 but at this stage I’m asking generally about both cars just to get an idea.
1) Do these cars have heavy steering? I like a car with a decent weight to the steering. For reference my current car is a BMW Mini which I am happy with the steering so anything around there or preferably heavier than that is OK.
2) Is the GT86 a good used buy or is it the kind of car that is likely to have been thrashed?
3) I have read that premium fuel is recommended for these cars. Would it be OK to run it on normal petrol (I don’t mind a small performance loss, I’m not any kind of driving god or looking for every last BHP) or would this cause damage to the car over the long term.
4) What is the service intervals and price of such services? I'm not sure why but they seem to be very secretive about this!!
5) Would you buy a low mileage GT86 for around £25,000 or wait and buy a new GR86. I don’t need the car now so time is not an issue I’m more asking about whether the GR86 would be much better for the extra money. Speaking of which what kind of price would you expect it to be as my limit is around £30k.
Thanks in advance!
I am considering a GT86 or maybe a GR86 because of the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty that Toyota are now offering (warranty is very important to me). I would be keeping it while it is under warranty then selling it on which will probably be 6 years for me as I do 15-18k a year.
A few questions I have, I appreciate you may not be able to answer for the GR86 but at this stage I’m asking generally about both cars just to get an idea.
1) Do these cars have heavy steering? I like a car with a decent weight to the steering. For reference my current car is a BMW Mini which I am happy with the steering so anything around there or preferably heavier than that is OK.
2) Is the GT86 a good used buy or is it the kind of car that is likely to have been thrashed?
3) I have read that premium fuel is recommended for these cars. Would it be OK to run it on normal petrol (I don’t mind a small performance loss, I’m not any kind of driving god or looking for every last BHP) or would this cause damage to the car over the long term.
4) What is the service intervals and price of such services? I'm not sure why but they seem to be very secretive about this!!
5) Would you buy a low mileage GT86 for around £25,000 or wait and buy a new GR86. I don’t need the car now so time is not an issue I’m more asking about whether the GR86 would be much better for the extra money. Speaking of which what kind of price would you expect it to be as my limit is around £30k.
Thanks in advance!