Original AE86

[Chuynh207]

Originally Posted by Tanuki

You can easily import and register that car now that it is over 25. I repeat, the paperwork for that is EASY.

I just looked it up. Yes it is easy to import a vehicle that's over 25 years old. Sweeeet!

[Subie]

The shift knob looks similar.

[driftartist]

yeah im a retard guys

[S2kphile]

Originally Posted by Chuynh207

I just looked it up. Yes it is easy to import a vehicle that's over 25 years old. Sweeeet!

Easy my ass. It's harder then you think. No one ever factors in the cost it takes to import it, have it inspected, insured, etc etc. Not to mention dealing with all the paperwork to have this done. I wouldn't do it unless I have cash to burn and I seriously want a car that is over 25+ years old.

[Tanuki]

I have imported a few over 25 year old cars. It is not hard. The hardest part is finding what you want. It is a total crap shoot what is going to show up in the container unless you personally travel abroad hand select the car, and watch the car load onto the boat.

[norm24]

WTF??? Even that 28 year old 86 has auto climate control and Scion gave us 'old school' knobs... hmmm....

[RallySport Direct]

I always imagine what it would be like to go buy one of these off the show room floor back in the day. Must have been cool to get it with that factory fresh smell, instead of the rotted out car smell I always seem to smell in cars of this era lol. We have come a long way in a short period of time, and this car is a nice reminder of that, but at the same time we are going back to the spirit of the AE86, simple, light, balanced, RWD and a blast to drive. I am so glad the BRZ/FRS/FR86 are popular, as this makes me think other manufactures will follow suite! I was getting worried that we were heading back to the era of American "boat cars", as the new cars just seem to get fatter and fatter lol. It is refreshing to see a small, fun, and more importantly, safe car on the market!

Thanks,
Rick

[Jeff Lange]

Originally Posted by norm24

WTF??? Even that 28 year old 86 has auto climate control and Scion gave us 'old school' knobs... hmmm....

It's okay, the AE86 only had auto climate control in Japan too. We had to do without it back then as well.

It's a genuine throwback.

Jeff

[ZC6BRZ]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lange

It's okay, the AE86 only had auto climate control in Japan too. We had to do without it back then as well.

It's a genuine throwback.

Jeff

I was gonna write a response here, but figured it would be a good thread in of itself so a link to it:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...283#post380283

[neutral]

I LOVE that 80's interior... What is wrong with me

[Turbowned]

So few examples like that left... Now find me a 1986-87 Supercharged MR2 in that condition!

[truenosan]

Originally Posted by Chuynh207

I'm from the East Bay, don't live there anymore obviously. I hated the whole smog thing, luckily here in MA they don't require it. All they require is a safety inspection, so the car would have to be specially registered as a kit car or something like that. The US really needs to lift import laws on vehicles and just let people import whatever they want and drive it. As long as you have insurance, I don't see what the big deal is.

I wish we were allowed to just import anything over here. Canada has a 15 year rule, so it isn't as bad.

I think our car market would be destroyed if we were allowed to import anything over. Nobody would buy anything local anymore, considering all the extra goodies that were available overseas.

[delsol97]

Originally Posted by Turbowned

So few examples like that left... Now find me a 1986-87 Supercharged MR2 in that condition!

Easy, well it's an 84:

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~korotan/mr2v4.html


Only about $12,000 Check out that mileage.... 22,000kms (15k miles or so??)


... ok it's not S/C but they aren't that hard to find. This one has automatic climate control too...

[delsol97]

Originally Posted by chulooz

Are you blind, you legitimately think those 2 cluster are obviously related?

Yes, if you look at it, and think of it as a square. The needle (takes up 3/4's of the gauge) with the lower right quarter having a digital speedometer.

TT
TS

Just open your mind a bit and stop pretending this thread is an Apple/Microsoft fanboy debate...

I still think it's a throwback styling queue to the original and that it is more than coincidence. I'd love to ask the designer.