XK140

Around town... On the motorway... Changing up at 3000revs... As above,a GT86/BRZ is not good at all. On the other hand,on a flowing curvy country road,with the engine between 4000 and 7000 revs it’s really great fun like nothing else around the same price or considerably more. That’s the point of the car. P.S. The OP’s preconception of a GT86 not matching his expectations might just mean the car is not for him and we can’t all like the same.I would say also try a Coupe that has a different sort of appeal,say an Audi TT...some may deride them but if the OP prefers one that’s fine.

No danger of that...merely posted for discussion,I was already 99% sure they were pointless

Thanks for that, Lauren. Next question,do these gizmos add anything to the party? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-BRZ-Toyota-GT86-Scion-FRS-Power-Block-Intake-Spacers-19HP-UK-SELLER/264525626402?hash=item3d96f4bc22:g:hZoAAOSwvzFdyHeA

Just for future reference,so I can eventually decide which way to go... I assume with the new exhaust set up you don't get that droning at certain rev levels? (had that in the past on a 370z with a rear box delete and it was awful!) Now you have the lovely exhaust noise you want,I would think it makes sense to delete the sound generator?...(when you have the proper noise from the outside why would you want the artificial noise on the inside any more?)

Nice seats,but no GT86 subframes are available,as far as I can see.

Simply... Wash normally with a good quality car shampoo. If there are still marks use Autoglym Super resin polish (or an equivalent polish,but not just a wax) and that should restore the finish.

Thanks for that Lauren,great review. Can I point out that you can have that very same engine/gearbox combo in the M140i...something to be considered when you think how little you need to pay for one of the last of these compared to a Supra. However,having briefly owned one, I can say that the rest of the M140i (i.e just about everything other than the engine and box) was distinctly average...and no doubt way below the attributes of the Supra, certainly it seemed to have too much power for my talents and UK road conditions! If I was in the market for a Supra I would have to sample an M2 Competition first (similar engine and gearbox again)...but I'm not,so I'll carry on debating what to do/when I'll do something about the GT86's torque dip...next year,I hope!

Quite,but there's a big difference between what an 120k miles car needs and a one year old car with 1300 miles! In reality,the car just needs an oil and filter change now it is run in (some might say not even that) and...absolutely nothing else,but I suppose I'll get a paper with a lot of ticked boxes about things that I already knew were OK !

My car is just coming up to one year old from first registration but since ir was sat with the dealer for six months and I have not been able to use it much the mileage is only about 1300. A glance at the Toyota website tells me that an intermediate service will be £250.I suppose oil and a filter could be say £50,so the total price seems excessive ,unless they will be doing something clever that I'm not aware of. So,what to do?...any alternative or just suck it up to make sure the warranty is preserved?

Thanks,good to know that. Sorry to bother you again,but can I just ask what would be the effect on noise levels if at the same time as this mod the noise generator thingee was done away with by fitting the modified (closed) inlet pipe?

With this package,i.e. manifold and overpipe,what happens to the overall noise level if the rest of the exhaust is left standard?

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/toyota-gt86-and-subaru-brz-sports-cars-confirmed-next-generation

Correct, it's easy online. Follow the steps and pay the fee and within a week or so you will get a retention cert in the post and also a replacement V5 containing the new reg that they have allocated to the car.

Needs to repeat the exercise, then the price would be about right!

A nice car,not sure about the price! https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/toyota/gt-86/toyota-gt86-gt1-d-4s-giallo-2016/9842732