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[EJ20]

Originally Posted by ROJ

That AE86 has changed big time, though the interior is mostly expired and gone.. I know there are several AE86 hiding in the UAE but I cannot find them..

I've spotted 6 AE86's (excluding mine) in Qatar, but once I bought mine in 2006 never saw the other 86s ??? 2 of them were corolla levins

[adprokid]

Originally Posted by EJ20

I've spotted 6 AE86's (excluding mine) in Qatar, but once I bought mine in 2006 never saw the other 86s ??? 2 of them were corolla levins

they are very rare, the last time i saw an 86 on the road, it was back in 2003, it was a black trueno, the left door and left quarter panel weren't stright "bad body repair", it was driven by a filipino guy, he wanted to race me, and i was driving a stock 1990 starlet gt, he couldn't keep up.

[ROJ]

Good news, we get an entry model manual version of the car for our market.

[adprokid]

Originally Posted by ROJ

Good news, we get an entry model manual version of the car for our market.

Oh that's cool news, so the manual gearbox is available only at entry model ?
do you know if the entry model will have LSD standard, optional or its deleted ?

[Bahraini86]

LSD standard on all models, saw it in the GCC brochure

[adprokid]

Originally Posted by Bahraini86

LSD standard on all models, saw it in the GCC brochure

thats great, the entry model is what i am looking for, i like the all black interior in it too.

[EJ20]

Originally Posted by adprokid

they are very rare, the last time i saw an 86 on the road, it was back in 2003, it was a black trueno, the left door and left quarter panel weren't stright "bad body repair", it was driven by a filipino guy, he wanted to race me, and i was driving a stock 1990 starlet gt, he couldn't keep up.

a friend of mine in ksa, has one of his relatives working with ksa toyota dealer. He said that less than 1200 AE86s were sold in the gulf region! now after +25 years you guess how many left on road

The thing I hate most in our cultuer here that once a thing become old, they just trash/scrap it
See now its been 4 years since I started looking for a clean R30 or R31 coupe, guess what I found NON ! all have bent chassis and toyota powered engines for doing "thier USELESS sh1t"

regarding the high and entery models... do you guys mean that the high model will be only auto??? damn, what if I want HID and manual?? cuz the entery model don't have HID

1 more resone to buy a BRZ cuz all grades have HID

[ROJ]

Originally Posted by EJ20

a friend of mine in ksa, has one of his relatives working with ksa toyota dealer. He said that less than 1200 AE86s were sold in the gulf region! now after +25 years you guess how many left on road

The thing I hate most in our cultuer here that once a thing become old, they just trash/scrap it
See now its been 4 years since I started looking for a clean R30 or R31 coupe, guess what I found NON ! all have bent chassis and toyota powered engines for doing "thier USELESS sh1t"

regarding the high and entery models... do you guys mean that the high model will be only auto??? damn, what if I want HID and manual?? cuz the entery model don't have HID

1 more resone to buy a BRZ cuz all grades have HID

I know, that's the problem with our culture but times are changing with automotive communities growing in the region.. Its actually shocking that 1200 units sold and barely any survived, 1200 is still a formidable number. The bigger problem is that many people that get such cars like the R30 or relevant dont really value them either. You get to see them abused under the hands of ghetto tuners and boy racers..

For me I am glad they are interested in bringing a manual to the UAE, whether its an entry model or not.. Because dealers here view manual as poor sales so that is one big step..

[Bahraini86]

GCC dealers aren't allowed to sell em before May 31st. Rumors say they reached our shores

[Gawain]

Any more information about the launch event ? for media?

[Bahraini86]

Originally Posted by Gawain

Any more information about the launch event ? for media?

Nope

[Bahraini86]

Originally Posted by EJ20

I've spotted 6 AE86's (excluding mine) in Qatar, but once I bought mine in 2006 never saw the other 86s ??? 2 of them were corolla levins

Btw, my friend has one that we've been working on for some time

[ROJ]

Originally Posted by Bahraini86

Btw, my friend has one that we've been working on for some time

Looking sexy... I would kill to make a photoshoot of this car. I like those Watanabes..

[ROJ]

Originally Posted by Bahraini86

GCC dealers aren't allowed to sell em before May 31st. Rumors say they reached our shores

Apparently June 1st is the fixed release date for the GCC area..