If the dealership dont fuck up my engine with the spring valve recall, i will keep mine as much i can. If not, probably i will go with camaro ss, mustang gt, 370z or focus st

Both of those bikes are going for bank these days.

Add me to the list...

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...1&d=1551389280

Red Trail 50 is the first motorocycle I ever had. Had a blast on it even when I upgraded to a Yamahas gt80, and then the YZ250. Wish I still had it!

Passing on my FRS to lil sister in 2 years. Looking to buy the Supra as soon as they release a 6spd manual. If not wrx.

I love Supra. Ugly face though.

I had a '91 civic h/b for 17 years then a scion xa for 9 years then bought the FRS.
I will run the FRS to the ground before I buy another new car. Told myself this is the last car I'd buy. But if I ever have to buy another car it'll be 2nd hand Lexus sedan.

You will enjoy the WRX.

I doubt they'll produce it in a 6-sp, that's the only reason my mom didn't buy the new Z4, they dropped the manual trans model and bigger engine.

If a second generation came out, I'd go test drive it at the very least, and consider upgrading (if it we're actually an upgrade) Keeping mine as long as possible otherwise. I have other cars for functional purposes so no need to get rid of the toy.

In a way, this would be good for me. I hate selling/trading-in cars so I just keep adding new cars (I have 5 now. I would have 6 but one was totalled). OTOH it doesn't make sense having two identical cars whose only difference is the engine. So it would put me in a MAJOR quandary if Toyota took over 86 production and put one of their I4 engines in the 86, something I wished they had done from the beginning, even (especially?) if it had been their "outdated" 3SGE (they could have updated it and make it a 4SGE)...

But then again, if Toyota comes out with a true second generation, after seeing the folly of their BMW co-production ways, with a newer, better chassis on top of a new Toyota drivetrain (with 3-pedal 6M/T, of course), then sign me up!

I think just like the e36, I'll end up buying the highest mileage early production models I can find every time one of my cars rusts out. I wish a Scion trim came with heated seats...

Well, the one pictured in the above post is NOT it - :D

It's not really vintage, it's just old.

It happens to be more of a motorbike.

1970 Honda CT90 (Trail 90).

Bullet proof bike. It survived me, my two sons and my daughter. - :)

I paid $325 for it brand new in 1970.

One like it - the real one, is buried behind Lord knows what in the basement.


humfrz

If they come out with a newer, better chassis with a Toyota drive train it will not be a next generation it would be a whole different car.
Nobody has any idea if the BMW venture was a "folly" yet. The things may fly off the shelf.
They will not be making their own low run sports cars ever again. Those days are gone I am afraid.

How can anybody actually answer that without even knowing the specs of this hypothetical car, what it would look like or how much it would cost, much less actually driving it?

This is a silly question.

PM me if you're serious. I live just east of SYR. I love my FR-S and hadn't really thought of selling it, but I have too many cars and could be persuaded.

i'm not interested in a new model. i'm not even interested in the '17 refresh. the mandatory reverse camera's in all newer cars means they all need screens, and screens suck. i also don't like the steering wheel controls.

my brz was totaled once, and i bought another while the ink was still wet on the insurance check. and i'd do it again if i had to.

this car is the newest-oldest car i've had an interest in. except for certain things, it's a very analog car in the way it handles, something that is becoming increasingly difficult to find in newer vehicles.

i've got $10 and a kitkat bar...

You and I would get along very well. I'm not super old school but I do generally loathe modern nanny tech in all instances. The one exception is BSM simply due to the awful vision allotted to the left-rear of the driver.

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i call myself a millennial boomer.

now get off my lawn before i get out the roman candles again!

I have the same problem. I hate to admit it but my wife's new Camry XLE Hybrid is ridiculously good for what it is. 8-way power heated and ventilated seats, more tech than I'll ever understand (two separate owner's manuals and the several hundred page multimedia manual is thicker than the other one), adaptive LED headlights that you have to see to believe, 46 mpg overall on regular, quicker than the standard 4-banger Camry due to the instant DC torque and the hybrid is only an $800 option that will break even compared to the ICE Camry after 18 months @ $2.50/gal gas.

I'm on the fence about another 86, much improved from my '13 FR-S in M/T form but after driving a TRD 86 wonder if the trade offs are worth it. The TRD is like an aging supermodel who gets artificially enhanced. Looks good on the outside, a little tired on the inside despite the big...rims. The one thing that could sway me is if they offer massive incentives like Toyota always does during generational changes.

The previous Avalon got $3K factory cash back plus dealer discounts last year setting a new precedent that might carry on should a new gen 86 appear.

Still looking but even after all this time consider 86 a serious contender for smiles per mile. I don't see much else new under $30K that can touch it and think the styling will remain timeless. Who knows, if there is a 2nd Gen and it follows Zupra development (overweight, underpowered, overpriced), the 1st Gen could regain it's luster.

Then again, I'm a myopic Toyota fanboi who admits to being distracted by the Civic Si Coupe.

Probably will run mine into the ground. I keep cars a while and still have my last car going 20 years and now my son drives it.
No reason to buy anything new with only putting 3500 miles a year, it will be pretty decent shape in another 20.
Unless they came with a good 100hp more(won't happen) and redo the new front end, I'm staying put in the current one.

I'm a tragic RWD manual boy, I'm only 54 but I never want to feel that old that my love of being a hoon is comprised.

Hell, I'll strip out weight, throw on loud exhausts, stiffen up the chassis and suspension and the drive it 1000km for a club meet.

I'll save the comfy cars for the missus to drive the kids and grandparents around in, (or me if I've been drinking, LOL)

The time I give up my little manual RWD is when it's due to safety, I'm to old, blind and stupid.

Even then, I'll have one in the garage for when the kids or grandkids come over.

I'll jump in the passenger seat saying to one of them, "don't fuck around, lets go do some skids".

My thoughts exactly. With the way tech is taking over cars I will happily stick to the ZN6 chassis for a track car.

I'll add more for sure. I just have one car I really regret selling. Havent been able to track it down... dont want to do it again. I figure I'll tuck this one away in a corner of the barn and just start putting the newer ones there too when they're replaced.

That way I'll just regret letting them waste away instead. Lol.

Yet another reason I love my 86. It's about the least techy car you can buy today, and I like it that way. I pray the next gen does not have automatic braking (but I fear it will).

Reminds me of my old MGB-GT that I drove for 10 years in CA, 7 years in CT, and put it in storage for 7 years in MO. When I went to take it out of storage, I tried to jack it up (jack point was in the center) and the car broke in half - :confused0068:

Yep, the frame had rusted away from the CT salt.

:sigh:


humfrz

That was the same fate my Impala SS suffered. Was still in pretty good shape when I put it in storage (I was going to keep it for ever and ever) but when I pulled it out 5 years later to start driving it again it was toast.

Here's where I jog your memory by reminding you that the MGB was a unibody car. That was one of the religious arguments between MG guys and Triumph guys.

my next car will be a Volvo V60, taking European Delivery of one next year.

Yep, funny how that can change.

1948 Chev - stored on my parents farm - parents sold farm - gave car to my cousin ( I had for 15 years).

1970 MGB - rusted in half while in storage ( I had for 24 years).

1956 Ford step-side pickup truck - relocated from MO to WA - new company wouldn't pay for moving it - sold to a friend - had the truck for 19 years.

I get a kick out of some folks that say they are going to keep a car "forever" :iono:


humfrz

Valid point. Well, whatever rusted away, when I went to jack it up from the center, the center of the car went up about a foot and the front and rear wheels were still on the ground - :confused0068:


:iono:


humfrz

I'll probably daily my tS for another two years, then retire it to weekend/track use. I want something comfy, fast, and low-key for my next daily, so probably a new M3, Porsche, RS5, AMG, or most likely a lowered All-road, since I really want a wagon. Ideally an RS4 Avant would be my pick but we don't get them in the US. My wife picked up a new Q5 a couple months ago, and every time I ride in it, I'm reminded how nice it is compared to my tS.
I must be getting old, because after dailying a car with a big GT-wing, I want to fly under the radar in comfort.
That being said, I bought the tS with the intention of keeping it forever, and that is still my plan.

Things can always change in a heartbeat!

Volvo European Delivery includes a pair of RT tickets to Sweden as part of the purchase price. FYR.

Yeah, I've definitely been eyeing both the V60 and V90 wagons in non Cross-country guise. They're both fantastic looking cars.

I (and many others) often refer to the structural components of unibody cars as the "frame". Technically not correct terminology but the function is the same.

Your idea of "low key" is way off mine.

Okay. But like I said, it was a religious argument. We were agnostic, but we had both brands in the family, so we were still keenly aware of the proselytizing.

Yep, same here. My younger brother had a TR, which was faster than my MG, but not as fast as my Miata - :D


humfrz

They detuned the stock TR6 for the US market and crippled it. We never dynoed mine, but it was built out so that it should have been putting out at least 180 HP. I'm ashamed to say I used to race Fox body 5.0L Mustangs from red light to red light on the Parkway, but that was hilarious because I would outrun a stock one every time. It would bark the tires going into third gear.

My dad's MGB couldn't touch it on a straight road, but he would have outrun me any day on a curvy one. It outclassed the TR6 in handling even after I rebuilt the entire suspension with poly bushings. The TR guys thought the MGB was slow. The MGB guys thought the TR was sloppy.

Low key for Los Angeles. This is where people buy a 911 in a neutral color if they don't want to stand out.