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    Thanks everyone, good to hear that its likely nothing too serious but a shame that it seems so common.

    Good point about the softer pads, might give those a go or change them in general :) 

    I've also heard that doing some hard braking might help with the issue... time to do a few runs :D 

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    Hi, 

    I've seen a couple similar threads to this one already posted but none had the exact same issue as me so I thought I'd ask :)

    Here's the problem: Occasionally when driving for a while, in most cases longer than 30 minutes, the rear offside wheel starts squeaking.

    Once it starts, it just keeps squeaking at all speeds/under acceleration etc. The sound disappears when braking or turning right.

    Sometimes pressing the brakes really hard does 'fix' it for a bit, but it usually comes back shortly. When stationary for a while it does seem to 'cool down' and go away until the next longer drive. 

     

    Took it to a local garage to get the wheel off and have a look at the pads etc, they said that there's still a lot of life left in the pads and they just cleaned it up a bit but the issue persisted.

    There was nothing apparent to them that would be causing a squeak, but I wasn't driving long enough for it to actually appear before I got there...

     

    Has anyone had a similar issue to this? Any thoughts on what might be causing this?

    PS: It's a 2014 86, 64k miles

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    On 5/19/2020 at 2:07 PM, JohnM said:

    Currently running Hankook v12 evo 2. No complaints so far in wet or dry and they are a massive improvement from the Yoko's i had on previously.

    Check out www.tyreleader.co.uk as they run offers pretty much every day. Just look under the discount tab at the bottom of the website.

    I managed to get a set of 4 for £229 delivered so works out at about £57 a tyre.

    Didn't know that site existed! Thanks for that, that looks like really good prices. 

    Thanks for the comments guys, i'm getting a feeling that the PS4 or equivalent tyres will be the better 'road' tyre compared to pirelli. I don't really do any track driving at the moment, although would like to in the future. I'll shop around a bit more, not like i'm going to get to drive anywhere far anytime soon!

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    Hi Guys, 

    I will be looking to get a new set of tyres soon and from what i've seen people usually recommend something like the Michelin PS4 tyres etc. 

    I haven't found any threads anywhere talking about the PZEROs even though on paper they seem like a good choice. Has anyone got any experience with them? I wonder how they stack up against the PS4 for example. I'm mainly looking for good grip in both dry and wet. 

    I'm looking to get it done at my local tyre place so i've got a choice of basically Michelin PS4, Pirelli PZERO, Yoko E70J RHD or a bunch of different bridgestone tyres. (I just somewhat prefer pirelli as a brand compared to Michelin 😁)

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    35 minutes ago, Test Drives Unlimited said:

    Welcome to the Drivers Club....

    The key is in the name of this particular club as we all love driving our GT86's to the limit, but got to also remember some people just buy the car for the looks and then drive it from A to B everyday, which of course would explain why the car you are looking at has them basic tyres on the car. They are probably a perfectly good tyre for A to B driving....

    I am now on my 8th set of tyres and have just had the New Kumho PS71's fitted to my GT86, which are a direct replacement to the old KU39's.

    So far am very happy with them and they do perform in the same manner as the KU39's did, which for me is fantastic.

    What ever you decide, one thing we can all agree on you will enjoy the ownership of the car.

    For me this is the longest have ever kept the same car and let alone how many miles I have done in the car from New!

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    Thanks! I will definitely be swapping the tyres out, I'll be using mine as a daily car but also want to have some fun on good roads. So far Michelin PS4s are looking like the right kind of thing for me. Hoping to have many happy years and miles with the 86, hopefully attend a few meet ups too :D

     

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    2 hours ago, Lauren said:

    Check it's had the spark plugs changed for the 60K service as that is an expensive one.  Definitely change the tyres for something better. There is a pinned thread in the newbie sectionon what to look for. 

    Thanks! That's definitely worth checking, the thread is also very useful. I might ping some of these questions to the dealership before I go as it's a 1 hour drive away for me. When you say expensive, how much would it cost if it hasn't had it done? Might be able to knock that off the price too.

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    40 minutes ago, MartinT said:

    Cut the deal you want and cost in a good set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4 or other good tyres, then you'll love the handling.

    Has it had all recalls done?

    4 minutes ago, Ignited said:

    I would look at it that the previous owner didnt exploit the handling if they bought tyres like that which is a good thing probably?

    These cars are all new enough that you have to service properly to keep the value up so I reckon that side of things should be fine.

    A set of PS4s is about £400-£450 but if it was me, I would try to get the price down before I mentioned the tyres so I could try to eke out more discount!

    Thanks guys, I think that's what I'll do, try and negotiate the price down to cover the cost of some good tyres. The car's currently on sale for 10,998 (60k Miles). There were some stone chips on the bumper so they are putting it through the body shop as well. I can hopefully get the price down to atleasst 10,500 to cover the tyres. 

    Overall the car looks pretty well kept so yeah hopefully will be all good mechanically etc. 

    Recalls wise, I haven't asked directly yet but according to https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ there are no outstanding recalls on the car.

    Anything else I should ask about/look for? 

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    23 minutes ago, GT_86 said:

    Never heard of those tyre brands before. A quick google will tell you if they are cheap tyres or not. May give an indication if the previous owner skimped on running costs.

    Had a quick search around, it looks like they are budget tyres, around 50 per tyre. Do you think this is a deal breaker? I guess it really depends on the condition of everything else on the car.

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    Hi All! 

    New to the forums. I've been looking at GT86s/BRZs for a few months now. I've got a test drive booked for an 86 that is the exact spec I wanted, although with a few quirks like a few chips on the alloys etc. 

    Is there anything specific I should be looking out for? I looked over the MOT history and it's looking good, also doesn't seem to have any outstanding recalls (only checked online).

     

    I'm slightly worried about the tyres as they're not stock. I've asked the dealership and they confirmed that the tyres are:

    Front tyres are General Altimax

    Rear tyres are Mazzini

    Should I be worried?

     

    I'd post a link to the listing but not sure about the rules for that here :)

    Thanks guys! Happy to be joining the 'owner's club' soon. I'm hoping this is the one :D 

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