Anyone thinking about trading in on the new GR86?

ol doc gully wrote

Thanks for those last two posts. Dark side keeps tempting me. Was particularly strong last week.

Go towards the light and save your money. It's not a good time to be buying cars or houses right now (2024).

Thought I'd revisit this thread after a while, I still think about GR86s from time to time, but I'm glad I've kept the E92 M3. It's just a unique experience that's hard to replicate south of $100k and it really fits the bill for me as a track car. It's a near motorsport grade engine and that's exceptional.

It's not the cheapest, that's for sure. I had to be honest with myself though, I'm not a weekend track rat out there every weekend. I get 3 events a year at best, so I need those to be memorable ones and this car delivers on that.

Plus, with how far I've taken LFB, it feels like 3 pedals are so alien now. I'm still glad the 86 exists and I look forward to seeing more out there on track but I'm happy with where I'm at for a long while.

I have access to a 2017 BRZ any time I want and I still think about getting a new 86/BRZ all the time. Just strictly as a daily, I don’t have the time or disposable income for a track toy. I’m always amazed at how good the steering feel is for that car despite not being hydraulic. If it weren’t for my need to daily AWD in the winters I’d have one.

Also I’ve been wrenching on Subarus for so long they’re really easy for me to maintain.

spammysammich wrote

I have access to a 2017 BRZ any time I want and I still think about getting a new 86/BRZ all the time. Just strictly as a daily, I don’t have the time or disposable income for a track toy. I’m always amazed at how good the steering feel is for that car despite not being hydraulic. If it weren’t for my need to daily AWD in the winters I’d have one.

Also I’ve been wrenching on Subarus for so long they’re really easy for me to maintain.

Interested to know what you think about the GR86 blown motor issues? Something to do with gasket sealer. I was fine with the car until I saw this.
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DrFerry wrote

Interested to know what you think about the GR86 blown motor issues? Something to do with gasket sealer.
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It is an ongoing issue. And new cars are continuing to come from Japan with lots of excess RTV. I’m the wrong guy to ask about this because I don’t track my cars yet and I have no qualms about dropping the pan myself and doing it right. Or even paying my favorite shop to do it if I don’t want to drop it on quick jacks.

Yeah, it’s an annoying problem. One I’m puzzled as to why it hasn’t been eliminated. They have redesigned the pickup to make it more resilient to being plugged by RTV. Maybe that’s why they don’t adjust the dispense volume. Most Subaru guys I know that track their cars a lot know to over fill to combat low oil pressure in high G. Boxer engines doing boxer engine things.