Thanks Ren. Personally it was an easy choice. After having a Renault R26 in Australia I'm done with front wheel drive (the Veloster would have taken a back seat to a Megane R250 anyway), but this time I wanted a RWD machine......loved my S15 all those years ago!

The Megane R26 is a leftist choice by local standards. In any case, you have made a right choice by going with the GT-86. Enjoy the drive! :popcorn:

not just that dude. in addition to COE, our import taxes and duties come to around 130% of the car's value.

Well-priced HDB? What you been smoking? i want some :lol:

Taking on a 10year finance scheme might give you lower repayment rates BUT after 10years what happens to the car you've been paying for? You have to pay another tens of thousands just to keep your car another 10 years or deregister it.

like you said, good and bad. For car guys in SG, it's mostly bad. :iono:

Welcome back to Sillypore bro mockngbrd. How's yur Japan trip? Did u get to sit in the 86? Saw your photos. Great captures !

Toyobaru have two new competitors in 2013 and 2014.

Come '13, Fiat will sell the impossible drop dead goreous Alfa Romeo 4C small two-seater coupe. Featuring Alfa's turbocharged, 1.8-liter 4-pot 1750TBi engine, the 4C is bestowd with 230hp and decimates the century sprint in 4.5 seconds. Sub-5 seconds timing are not surprising given 4C's rumored kerb weight of just 900 kg - that's almost 300 kilos leaner than the GT-86! :respekt:

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Alfa's 4C is destined for production and goes on sale in 2013.

Mazda will inject fresh enthusiasm into the MX5-Miata brand by rolling out an all-new car in 2014 or there round about. To be built with state-of-the-art all-encompassing SkyActiv technologies, 'ND' MX5-Miata will ride on a RWD'd SkyActiv platform and loses the current weighty 1.8-and 2.0-liter engines for smaller, fuel-efficient SkyActiv gasoline unit developing about 130hp. A turbocharged 1.5 is also said to be on the cards. Like the 4C, the new 2-seater roadster will take advantage of lightness to offer a competitive power-to-weight ratio. Mazda is aiming for a sub-1,000 kg target on the Miata, with one insider claiming the figures of 800 kg! :confused0068:

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An artist's impression of 2014 ND MX5-Miata.

Toyota fording ahead with direct-injection downsized turbochargers

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Toyota is rumored to be working on a slew of new downsized, turbocharged engines.

This school of thoughts has gained traction recently boosted by an article in The Detroit Bureau.

According to the report, the next generation Corolla is widely expected to receive Toyota's first downsized, direct-injected turbocharged engine. A blown unit will also be introduced into the 2012 Camry lineup as an option without waiting for a full model change.

Meanwhile, Toyota has pulled together a turbocharged Yaris sub-compact with the help of GRMN, or Gazoo Racing Masters of Nuburgring. Industry observes say the one-off, 178 hp Vitz Turbo Concept (photo) is a sign of things to come from Toyota.

Full story - http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012...-turbo-engines

:happy0180:

http://www.ft86club.com/?p=1158

Shocker: GT-86 managed a paltry 170hp at the dyno. :cry:

WTF! Am I missing something? :bonk:

170hp?? wth happen to the other 30hp?

Our road tax might increase if LTA were to implement this : http://www.greenbusinesstimes.com/20...ased-tax-news/

Apparently, I lacked understanding in this subject as the folks on the thread here were praising the low rate of drivetrain loss: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3416

:sigh:

As far as I understand, the proposed emissions-based tax could become an add-on component to the costs of a new vehicle in addition to payable excise duties.

This is probably a one-time only payment. One could interpolate that it has the potential to replace the current engine size-based road tax regime but there is no official word on this topic yet.

The aforementioned tax, also known as carbon tax, punishes high CO2 tailpipe emissions but encourages adoption of cleaner and greener vehicles such as hybrids.

UK, for example, exempts vehicles with less than 100g/km of CO2 emissions from road tax and London's congestion charges.

Anyone saw yesterday's Straits Times (28th Jan)? I missed it but there was a report for the basic car price of GT86.


$170,000 :thumbdown:
The rest of the world must be laughing at us now.

Got this info from mycarforum ( http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?...&#entry4222798 )

yes, i also did the math on mcf... comparing a new 86 with a mid 2008 BMW 125i Coupe from PML.

i'm going down this sat to make my refundable deposit guys!

been waiting for this moment for so long! :party0030:

I really enjoyed the day I did it too. The guys at BM told me that the people registered on the web registration form will be invited to the official launch too.

any updates from BM?

nothing from me. I lost hope after the last COE bidding

@sazu

Me too... I'm already starting to look at alternatives...

Who knows, this might be a blessing in disguise, a few years later when COE falls back to normal levels, there might be a supercharged or STI version...

the SE at BM told me she'll contact me once the car's here for a testdrive and that's about it

mockngbrd bro.. u're in vagsg as well? haha

yup. as well as bmw.sg

anyway, wnat does it entails for putting the refundable deposit with them? Cant be just to inform one for testdrive? should have other interesting items i guess? anyone knows?

Or maybe to attend previews and launch events.

yah.... let's just wait and see... anyway, what is the main diff between GT86 and BRZ in terms of performance wise putting aesthetics aside...

Performance? I don't think there is any thing major at this point. Reviews have said the BRZ to have tighter steering, but these are all adjustable tweaks. Engine-wise, handling-wise, they are pretty much identical.

if that is the case, hopefully the price is pretty similar then... i guess which ever brand that comes into the singapore market first would be grabbing the bigger pie....

Hi guys! I finally found this thread after reading this forum for the past 6 months. I love the GT 86 and can't wait to see it on our shores.

I just contacted my BM contact and he say the car should arrive in Jun2012. Most likely going down to place my refundable deposit next month. But looking at the latest COE spike, the car might be hitting $200K when it finally arrive. That is ridiculous!!! Let's hope a miracle will happen and bring the COE back to sensible levels!

BTW will you guys choose an auto or manual version? I am torn between this 2 because I need to commute to the city and the jam will kill me!

i shouild take up the AT cause i am always onbe of the vehicle in the morning jam along Lornie road.... prefer driving pleasure....

Recent COE is really atrocious...... let's just hope for miracle...

I nearly fainted when I saw the latest bidding. Can easily buy my car 3 years back with change left.

I'm also thinking of getting AT cause the thought of shifting gears multiple times in a jam is not funny. But I will decide after test drive cos I love driving stick back during the army days.

Have you placed your refundable deposit yet?

Yes.....Black.....MT

Blue... MT!! Although I have not driven a MT for almost 8 years now.. I wonder how screwed up my test drive will be.. hahaa

Just got this in the mail... but no price

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Hi Guys, joined this forum quite some time ago. Have been following all the action since concept I .

However, after all the effort, I would say the COE just killed my calculator when I tried to key in possible figures.

Most probably I will wait till COE goes down. No matter 2013-2014-2015. Its a great car, but not for $200k.

Sigh...

Same situation with you Brandon. I think once BRZ price / OMV is out, we can roughly estimate 86's price.

true.... currently in the new Top Gear magazine, it mentioned that the estimated price for the 86 is around 25,000 pounds.... looking at this price, i really think that if i pay a $200k for 86, i will be a laughing stock by international friends.... =) so will wait for COE to be reasonable..... no choice, i am just a humble driver in sg...

And they place it around the range of Scirocco. If it is close to 1.4L, den it is around $140,000 (I hope). But if it is close to 2.0L, den you are right at $200K.

With that amount of dough, we can get 4 GT86 in UK :confused0068:

Hey all.

I just had a call from the guys at Borneo Motors with an update on my order.

They told me that the first cars will be in Singapore end of next month/ first week of May but not available to be shown to the public until the launch. They apparently can't show it in the showroom until its passed LTA clearance.

BUT, they said that the people who have registered in their online system will be invited to a secret first viewing as soon as it arrives and you can only attend if you have registered.

If you have any friends who are remotely interested in the car you have to tell them this.... clearly they are looking to give priority to the people who have shown early interest.

I've just checked the link if you want to forward it to anyone. www.youcanuseit.com/pre-prm/toyota/gt-86/

got price? ?

Hi guys,just heard that the price of Subaru BRZ should be ard $180k.hope this help :)

Welcome to the forum triplej.
Where did u hear this BRZ price info from?

Thanks for the welcome bro.From a friend of mine who just book the Brz :)