FT-86 -- daily driver, weekend car, or garage queen?

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by Beast

I didn't mean "daily driver for all conditions." Obviously if you can't drive it very well in snow or don't want to subject it to the salty roads, etc, it's understandible. However during non-super-inclimate weather conditions, I'm guessing the car will be your daily driver?

People are going to do what they want. It just doesn't seem like a fiscally sound move to get a $20K econobox/sporty car and also have another daily driver. Do people considera G35 or 350Z a weekend car? Probably not, and it's in the same category.

If you've got the scratch, why is it not fiscally sound? I would DD the FT as much as possible, and my gf (to be wife) could take the Subie for most days. But when it comes time to road trip (and I loves me some logn road trips) or just go boarding, Rexie's got it.

I love modifying my rides and want to have an equally modded 'Rex and FT, just have them doing very different things.

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by Axel

Sounds like a great combo to me.

You betcha. I'm just getting parts for Rex rolling in now.

[OldSkoolToys]

I have this thing where I can't, for the life of me, drive a boring car. Plus, if I'm paying ~300 a month in finance payments for this car, I'm going to use it. To me, this car is a drivers car, its meant to be driven. It will also probably sell more units than AE86 GT-S's and SR-5's combined, so later down the road they won't be as hard to come by.

Hopefully the production cycle of this car lasts roughly what the SK2 had, at the very least, so by the time I pay one off, I can buy the "high performance" model with much better credit / more money saved (thanks to good job from graduating college) so I can justify paying ~250 a month to make a car a garage queen.

Yes, I want two of these. I'd take 3 if I could: track car, daily, garage queen.

[Bochet]

Daily driver 100%. It's a $20K Toyota...

I would like to have a cheap wagon or something (Bugeye OBS) with more space for hauling the dog to the beach, going on long trips, etc.

[S2KtoFT86]

Lol I guess I'm the only garage queen here.

[NESW20]

daily driver. it would probably see an Autox or two, and maybe a trackday if i don't run the MR2, or a friend's MR2.

-Mike

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by S2KtoFT86

Lol I guess I'm the only garage queen here.

Which is sad. Because the more people I know about who will be garage queening their car, the more people I have access to contacting when I want to purchase an unmolested version of the car, years down the road.

[S2KtoFT86]

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

Which is sad. Because the more people I know about who will be garage queening their car, the more people I have access to contacting when I want to purchase an unmolested version of the car, years down the road.

Ah, so you're planning on getting one that far out? I thought you were going to grab one fairly soon. Must've missed that.

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by S2KtoFT86

Ah, so you're planning on getting one that far out? I thought you were going to grab one fairly soon. Must've missed that.

Oh I'm getting one probably the premiere year.


But that far down the road I'm gonna want another, to add to the collection.

[S2KtoFT86]

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

Oh I'm getting one probably the premiere year.


But that far down the road I'm gonna want another, to add to the collection.

Ah roger that.

[4agze]

if i can get a strip down chassis ill take it, i mean its just the chassis, motor, tranny, rearend, suspension and steering. everything els will be after market. if i need to tow it out the dealer ill gladly do it.do you think a dealer can order that for me?

[White Comet]

Originally Posted by S2KtoFT86

Lol I guess I'm the only garage queen here.

Originally Posted by White Comet

Need a good AWD or FWD car as an all weather daily for venturing through the Rockies in the winter with a snowboard, so the FT will be the weekend toy.

[1660]

It would be my only car, DD, weekend only, and garage queen.

[S2KtoFT86]

Originally Posted by White Comet

I'm sure that 6 or 7 years down the road, you'll appreciate an FT that looks like it just came off the showroom floor.