What was your deciding factor?

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by raven1231

This couldn't be more true lol.


New guy comes on the forum " Yo dog this car is so fucking ill but that torque dip yo is wack!"


Forum members " get a header and a tune and it will get rid of it."


New guy browses the forum/internet and finds 50 different header brands.


Comes back to forum and asks "which header is best?" Forum members-


Option 1: "SEARCH GTFO!"


Option 2: "Dude my butt dyno confirmed that header y is better than x. I know this because of the dyno sheet the vendor provided showed y had 2hp more than x dog."


Option 3: get Nameless man, no JDL, no Ptuning, no Ace ect... Well should I get UEL, or EL, and then there is the anti reversion header I have been hearing so much about...


EL is best for top end gains! nuh uh I saw a dyno showing and UEL was better plus you get the SUBI brumble though! But antireversion man! works on motorcycles dog!


New guy goes and gets topspeed header from ebay. Bitches that his car is still slow.


Repeats same process with turbo kits as he did with headers to get more power.


Gets kit installed-


Option 1: blows engine pushing 400hp on a high compression NA motor


Option 2: Sells car because it is "still not fast enough" and buys a mustang.


Then either leaves the forum, or goes on and bashes the owners and tells them how crappy the 86 is.

All of that is very true. -_-

[OnkelC]

Originally Posted by xtral

That is not a appropriate answer.
I guess the price should be quite attractive or they offer you something really fancy,or you have emotion or nostalgia with the Japanese Cars.

Fell in love with the first concept pics back in 2009, had to bridge the gap between this and release with a GTI.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36716

[HimBRZ]

One word: drifting.

[DarkSunrise]

For me, it was test-driving a Cayman S and realizing how close the FR-S came in a lot of important areas for me - handling, feedback/feel, seating position - for a fraction of the price. Don't get me wrong, having later owned a Boxster S, I can tell you that the Cayman/Boxster S are obviously better cars with a LOT more power and better interior, but that's what sealed the deal for me. I still think the FR-S is one of the best bargains under $50k if that's what you're looking for.

[sqd]

Wanted one since they came out, and that was only based on looks and the very idea of it, an AE86 successor. I've also always wanted an S2000, and I've owned one Honda before (DC2 ITR with a K20 swap) and loved it. But the S2000 is way more impractical, and wouldn't have warranty if I bought one now. And I didn't want an FWD car, and also not another turbo car. So the 86 was a natural choice somehow.