FT86 -- Who wants one?

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Post by ROJ » 29 Nov 2011, 12:45 pm

I know, I would be crazy to blow all my savings but this is a tempting machine..

Plus, doesnt al Futtaim sell cars to 3rd party dealers like the ones in abu-shagara? You could probably get it for less over-there? Anybody aware of this one??

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Post by Aamir » 29 Nov 2011, 1:12 pm

kartoos100 wrote:They have a division called GCCI or something. They are the agents for Oman and bring vehicles from there and sell in the UAE.
They are offically now NOT allowed to sell new Toyota cars in UAE which are imported from Oman. This has been regulated by Toyota Japan.
Dynatrade now mostly deals in used cars and car parts.

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Post by Coyote302 » 29 Nov 2011, 2:40 pm

ROJ wrote: TBH, the last breed of cars that are equivalent to this 86 are probably the Honda S2000 and the Mazda Mx5... Small, lightweight, well balanced sports cars with the right amount of everything from power/weight/handling...
THIS!
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Post by usaf23 » 29 Nov 2011, 3:04 pm

a friend of mine had incquired about the costs of the GT86... he sales guy said it would be near 200k AED !!! ... a few weeks later.. news is out that its prices are gonna be at 30k pounds in UK...

as for the LFA... the same guy who inquired about the GT86 askd regarding the LFA.. this was his wall post after the visit

admire the Lexus LFA, went to Al futtaim and one of my friends at parts section gave me the breakup for LFA's brake pad change.
front pads 15300.00
rear pads 12900.00
front discs 62800.00
rear disc 66800.00
total cost 157800.00
O yes a 30% discount applies so it comes to 110460.00.....if you have doubts contact Al FuttAIM PARTS SECTION

Do you still dream of owning it......



Al futtaim... no words..

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Post by ROJ » 29 Nov 2011, 3:08 pm

Then that's a fail!!! near AED 200K! This is absurd...

LFA is failure, too expensive, too costy... A Porsche still manages to be cheaper in-terms of maintenance even less than a CR8..

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Post by Tamu » 29 Nov 2011, 3:13 pm

I always love cars that where true to the enthusiast. One of those cars was the Honda S2000, NSX, !! Now with a car like the GT86 I have a good feeling this type of trend will be coming back...

Will I buy this car? Yes I will!!!!!

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Post by Coyote302 » 29 Nov 2011, 3:20 pm

let's wait and see how much wallet draining al futaim is going to set it for once it hits our shore. If they set it too high then there is always the way for importing.

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Post by TNT » 29 Nov 2011, 6:24 pm

ROJ wrote:There is a dramatic twist though:

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/1 ... hand-made/
Utter BS, won't be hand made and will sell 1000 a month maybe.

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Post by daarklord » 29 Nov 2011, 8:20 pm

200k?!? I would rather get a Lan Evo for that. Why does everyone expect high pricing? Does Al Futtaim have a history of overpricing new vehicles?

But at 110K I'm also in line for this.

Anyway, apart from the price, that article with the Toyota engineer really confirms that this is what I want in a car! Either this or the new Mazda rotary they're working on. This is very exciting, it could trigger a new era in fun, light cars!

A Z is cool too. That's why it need to be priced less than the Z. It's got a lot of competition that outperforms, if they give it a high price.

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Post by ROJ » 02 May 2012, 8:45 pm

Ok its confirmed the car is arriving in June to the UAE.. May will be the month of its release & I will be there checking it out..

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Post by Hachiroku » 03 May 2012, 1:36 am

I wonder how it will affect the resale of my 1986 one. :(

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Post by ROJ » 07 Aug 2012, 4:58 pm

I drove both 86's the manual and automatic during the past couple of months.. The car is addictive to drive, feels like a giant go-kart... The base 6 speed manual model for AED95K is the perfect choice. The automatic somehow steals some of the power but the sport mode makes it very close to the manual. I would say it is one step above the MX-5 but 1 step below the S2000..

Detailed review is here:
http://www.86cult.com/?p=3006

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Post by Stok » 08 Aug 2012, 9:17 am

after my driving experience i'll better choose BRZ



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