WTB - Toyota 86 hi or std

[Moe]

With temps dipping to almost zero (and soon below freezing), the heated seats on the high spec are the best thing since sliced bread

[CWP68]

Originally Posted by Moe

With temps dipping to almost zero (and soon below freezing), the heated seats on the high spec are the best thing since sliced bread

Also handy if you're taking a lady home

[sav]

Originally Posted by qbzee007

High spec FTW!!!
I got a BRZ which comes standard as High spec and im loving it.

I'm coming from a Accord Exec which was full house so I couldn't have gone to standard spec.

Best feature for me is cruise control and to a less extent the heated seats.
Cruise control is just lovely when you are not on the track and lets be honest with each other, even if you track every weekend and the car is your daily driver you are spending only 30% of your time on the track at most. So cruise control FTW.

heated seats: I easily get cold so they do a wonderful job of getting me warmed up quickly.

And to finish it off. The high spec just looks better. Worth the extra 30k i would think so.

A, you get it.

Must be honest, I don't get cold easily. I drive with aircon on in winter so don't really have a need for heated seat, BUT....it is nice for freaking passengers out.

[sav]

Originally Posted by GeeTee86

High is 1246kg

1240 :p

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by sav

1240 :p

You got gypped. GeeTee86 got the "real deal" High Spec.
I'd ask for my money back...

[Freedom]

And then add your weight to the car. So best to go on a diet to improve performance

[CWP68]

Its also worth considering what the weight difference is compared to a tank of fuel.

Anyway, stick a supercharger in and forget about it

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by CWP68

Its also worth considering what the weight difference is compared to a tank of fuel.

Anyway, stick a supercharger in and forget about it

But then two people with SCs will start comparing

[CWP68]

Originally Posted by sav

For me it was a no brainer - had a look at the std spec and left with the feeling that it was stripped out. Got in a high spec a couple of weeks later and all the missing stuff was there.

You may not "need" the extras, but for me it makes it a nicer place to be.

-17" wheels: nicer design than the std spec IN MY OPINION
-Bigger front disks
-Bigger and vented rear disks and calipers
-Cluster with white rev counter and digital speedometer. Analogue speedometer is not the easiest to read quickly.
-Programmable shift light & buzzer
-Proper alcantara/leather seats
-Heated seats: don't need
-Bi-xenon headlights are superb
-Auto headlights: nice to have
-LED daytime running lights completes the look
-Passive keyless entry with stop/start. Love this!
-Cruise control: already explained above
-Dual zone auto climate control: adds to the "cockpit" look & feel
-Various leather trim around the center console a big improvement over the plastic in the std spec

The bigger wheels make a huge difference to the look of the car. My one main gripe with the 86 is that the rear wheels "look" too small, they are stuck in and there is a huge gap between top of tyre and wheel arch. With the 16inch wheels this looks even worse (even if the actual gap is the same). The rear wheels look even more out of place with the trd body kit. I've lowered the suspension and put spacers in to fix this and it looks a gazillion times better. It also handles better of course but its still easy to get the tail out with the additional power of the supercharger.

Heated seats I've never used, cruise control is nice now and again, keyless entry is great, other cosmetic stuff is all nice to have. I cannot imagine driving without the digital speedo. So High every time. The idea that Low is "race spec" made me chuckle.

[sav]

Originally Posted by CWP68

Its also worth considering what the weight difference is compared to a tank of fuel.

Not quite - 50l of petrol = 37.41kg

Difference is closer to 26.8l of fuel - go on a diet and you're sorted.

[Vic_RSA]

Leave the girlfriend/wife at home...

Originally Posted by sav

Not quite - 50l of petrol = 37.41kg

Difference is closer to 26.8l of fuel - go on a diet and you're sorted.

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