How many FR-S/BRZ owners are former AE86 owners?

[trueno86power]

My first 2 car where AE86 ( I'm 23 now, got them I was 16 )

First one was a total POS, 1986 Corolla GT-S coupe.

Second one was dammn clean but slow, 1986 Corolla SR5 coupe.

My goal was to swap the GT-S shit in the SR5, but the GT-S engine blow, 3 week after was the SR5 one blow... I was carless so i've sold the 2 cars.

I've drive the GT-S one winter and damn this car tell me how to drive.

[ESBjiujitsu]

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven

terrypm & ESBjiujitsu, no photos?

Aonarch, I am cracking up that you replied in this topic to tell us that you HAVEN'T owned an AE86. But since you are obviously a Toyota-head you earned it.

going to check with my parents to see if they have any it was back when i was 16(12 years ago). a guy was giving it away on the toyotanation forums and i was the first to respond. It was probably one of the cooler things to happen to me. It needed a motor but the body and frame was in surprisingly great condition.

[ESBjiujitsu]

Originally Posted by mandm177

not sure if i'm going to buy a new FRS/BRZ, but i plan to have one (maybe) someday. haha.

Here's my 20v GTS Coupe:

love the itbs...very jealous, that the setup i would of loved to have on mine!!!!

[PERRIN_Chris]

OK I don't even have an order for the FR-S yet, but I will get one!

I got my Corolla from a guy in St Johns, actually across the street where the new FRS is being delivered off the boats!

Here it was a few days after I bought it in 2003 for $420.







2005:



How it looked when I sold it in 2006:





Makes me miss it. I had a lot of fun in that car. Mostly cause I knew I couldn't break it, no matter how many times I hit a curb, or flung it around curves on Crown Point.

[JDMrolla]

i feel like alot of the AE86 guys are hating on the frs, glad to see a couple arnt

[DarrenDriven]

Any AE86er hating on the FR-S is just jealous. All they can judge it on is style, anyway, since hardly anyone has driven the new cars. It's not like the style of the AE86 is what makes them popular anyway, it's the driving experience -- which is exactly why I am buying my FR-S!

[SEC]

Originally Posted by MTD

I had an 86 back in the late 80's before they became so popular. Back then, it was just another cheap import turd lol. At the time, I hated it and I would much rather had a 5.0 Mustang or an IROC.

Funny, we had one in my family back in the late 80's when I was driving an IROC. The 86 was a twin-cam and was my sister's car. While the IROC was much faster feeling, the 86 was so much more agile and I liked the fact that it was stick. Even though I was raised in a small-block loving GM family, I recognized that 86 was a cool car. I wouldn't have admitted this it at the time, there were days I wished we had traded.

[mines13]

My old 1987 GT-S Twin Cam. Factory LSD, no sun roof, crank windows. '87 the GT-S seats were optional and the SR-5 seats were standard. This was the lightest version of the AE86 they ever sold in the US. No dash cracks and full black interior. It was basically the perfect USDM AE86 with a few minor mods, some were cleaner, but as a drivers car it was fantastic.

[DarrenDriven]

Nice! But you don't have any Neuspeed or Calvin stickers which make it faster.

[blu_]

Originally Posted by DarrenDriven

Wow, what are the chances that the 2nd post author would have a support vehicle similar to my "Bondo Condo". I was originally shopping for an ambulance, but I wanted more room so I went with a shuttle bus instead. I've been kind of wanting an ambulance still, though, hehe. You can check out the Bondo Condo build here:
http://www.skoolie.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=5888

So that makes two previous AE86 owners. There must be more, right!?!

That journal makes me want my damn car even more to take it out to central Oregon Im pretty sure I will be getting at least 500-700 miles on her the first weekend

[DarrenDriven]

Hehe... yeah, I'm headed to central Oregon tomorrow morning, in fact. Tenacious D is playing in Bend! Wahoo! blu, make sure you post up in the NW owners topic. I'm down to join you in my FR-S for a great day of driving.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6070

[FT86Katsu]

I had an 86!! 15x10 in the rear, 15x8 in the front!

[Ishii Motors]

I've had quite a few, I'd need to scan the pictures of the early ones to post them.... We still used camera film back in those days!

Ishii

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by MTD

I had an 86 back in the late 80's before they became so popular. Back then, it was just another cheap import turd lol. At the time, I hated it and I would much rather had a 5.0 Mustang or an IROC.

thank you. i dont know why people hold that car in such a high regard. it sucked for how expensive it was. i really liked it but it wasnt anything special. the thing is more econobox than sports car. i think its funny that the people who love the thing often chastize the new mustang for its poor handling which they attribute to the live axle