Deletion of Spare Wheel. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

blood86 · 07-19-2012, 01:11 AM

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Nardi330 · 07-19-2012, 01:15 AM

cost cutting has begun.....

so it will be like JDM spec then. (ie. a flat floor with some foam stuff underneath?)

Panman · 07-19-2012, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blood86

FYI -

As of september production - The full size spare wheel in the 86 will be replaced with a tyre repair kit. Subsequently the cargo mat will be deleted.

Cheers

DO you have a source for this?

blood86 · 07-19-2012, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panman

DO you have a source for this?

Yes - Toyota

Blazereaper · 07-19-2012, 01:16 AM

Does that mean there aint even a space saver? Thats abit dodge considering my mums prius tyre got a puncture and was unrepairable....imagine if she didnt have a spare at all....

TheDemons · 07-19-2012, 01:18 AM

Does that effect the purchase price?

Panman · 07-19-2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blood86

Yes - Toyota

Well that's excellent - what I meant was is there anything in writing anywhere?, did you hear it from a dealers sales person or are you at a dealership?

NG86 · 07-19-2012, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Blazereaper

Does that mean there aint even a space saver? Thats abit dodge considering my mums prius tyre got a puncture and was unrepairable....imagine if she didnt have a spare at all....

Looks like another way to sell the Toyota Roadside Assist.

Blazereaper · 07-19-2012, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by NG86

Looks like another way to sell the Toyota Roadside Assist.

Load of bs hey, took it to 4 tyre shops instead we had to buy a a new tyre for 240, stupid bridgestone turanza....

Panman · 07-19-2012, 01:27 AM

Hmm... That's a bit naughty one of the constant bits of praise for the car is that it comes with a full size spare.

Time to get a quote from a Toyota dealer for a replacement wheel and tyre for an 86 to use as a bargaining chip methinks.

Mine's scheduled for August build, and I've already bought a spacesaver for weight and space reduction but this seems slightly underhanded.

Raz555 · 07-19-2012, 01:33 AM

That is pretty crap. Should at least be a space saver wheel. Get a blow out when your driving down south (for WA guys) and your stuck. Weekend messed up waiting for a tow.

Hope they make a new flat rubber boot liner, because I'll be asking for a free one since they changed the spec after I have placed the order.

Trueno86 · 07-19-2012, 01:36 AM

Thanks for the info Blood86, appreciate the work youve done for us buyers.

I would have assumed this is quite a saving especially for GTS models because they no longer need to provide a spare alloy (~250?) and Tyre (~200-250). Instead we get the repair kit (~$100?).

Do you know much about the kit, as in is it just a patch thing to seal the hole?

A side effect would be that the car becomes lighter and the boot is now flat

Dorikin · 07-19-2012, 01:40 AM

That's a bit annoying. My partner has a GTS ordered and I'd feel safer for her to have a full size spare than a tyre kit as backup.

Gir · 07-19-2012, 01:44 AM

Does this mean current owners will be able to get the flat floor carpet (going to take out my full spare and put a space saver in)?

07-19-2012, 01:11 AM	#1
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Nardi330 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: 86 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 2,168 Thanks: 287 Thanked 374 Times in 264 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	cost cutting has begun..... so it will be like JDM spec then. (ie. a flat floor with some foam stuff underneath?)

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Blazereaper Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Ae92 Location: Perth Posts: 38 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Does that mean there aint even a space saver? Thats abit dodge considering my mums prius tyre got a puncture and was unrepairable....imagine if she didnt have a spare at all....

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TheDemons Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Sonic Blue GTS Location: Sydney Posts: 238 Thanks: 160 Thanked 40 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Does that effect the purchase price?

07-19-2012, 01:27 AM	#10
Panman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 706 Thanks: 141 Thanked 275 Times in 176 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hmm... That's a bit naughty one of the constant bits of praise for the car is that it comes with a full size spare. Time to get a quote from a Toyota dealer for a replacement wheel and tyre for an 86 to use as a bargaining chip methinks. Mine's scheduled for August build, and I've already bought a spacesaver for weight and space reduction but this seems slightly underhanded.

07-19-2012, 01:33 AM	#11
Raz555 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS & MY11 WRX Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 48 Thanks: 8 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That is pretty crap. Should at least be a space saver wheel. Get a blow out when your driving down south (for WA guys) and your stuck. Weekend messed up waiting for a tow. Hope they make a new flat rubber boot liner, because I'll be asking for a free one since they changed the spec after I have placed the order.

07-19-2012, 01:36 AM	#12
Trueno86 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Ford Location: Melbourne Posts: 47 Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for the info Blood86, appreciate the work youve done for us buyers. I would have assumed this is quite a saving especially for GTS models because they no longer need to provide a spare alloy (~250?) and Tyre (~200-250). Instead we get the repair kit (~$100?). Do you know much about the kit, as in is it just a patch thing to seal the hole? A side effect would be that the car becomes lighter and the boot is now flat

07-19-2012, 01:40 AM	#13
Dorikin Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Lexus IS250 Location: Sydney Posts: 53 Thanks: 13 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's a bit annoying. My partner has a GTS ordered and I'd feel safer for her to have a full size spare than a tyre kit as backup.

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