Toyota 86

[Martin_D]

Toyota and Subaru have produced a very affordable rear wheel drive coupe in an era that is almost devoid of affordable rear wheel drive coupes. Since most buyers will be doing low speed stuff like these journo's, maybe that's why people say the makers nailed it!

Absolutely Davo. Its the first time in a long time that the Aussie public arent being ripped blind by the manufacturers on a decent new car. Kudos for Toybaru being brave enough to look into the future on that one

[C4B]

Its a pretty average hairdresser that spends $35K on a new car....(maybe the apprentice or trainee?)
The good ones are $200K+ a year folk, so maybe time to recalibrate the expectation meter some when it comes to hair decorating folk C4B

Your intimate knowledge of Hairdressers is both impressive and utterly disturbing all at the same time.

Still doesn't make it any less of a Haidresser Car.

[C4B]

The hairdressers still had other front wheel drive coupe options.
Mostly from Hyundai in recent years.

That's very true... They've got some competition now!

[Martin_D]

Your intimate knowledge of Hairdressers is both impressive and utterly disturbing all at the same time.
Still doesn't make it any less of a Haidresser Car.

That is very true, and not bad professional knowledge from someone with very little hair to be dressed....
So that begs the question, 'What is worse? The hairdressers car? or The computer nerds car?'
Many interesting scenarios

[zorro]

I've found it depends on the nerd, I know one with a completely stock accord euro and on the other end one with a ssv wagon cammed and a turbo satria gti track/motorkhana car

[C4B]

That is very true, and not bad professional knowledge from someone with very little hair to be dressed....
So that begs the question, 'What is worse? The hairdressers car? or The computer nerds car?'
Many interesting scenarios

Can't really speak from either perspective. Not much hair left either and the only computer nerds I know drive Suzuki Swifts and Hyundai i35's.

My Hairdresser drives a Subaru...

[BLACK 346]

Can't really speak from either perspective. Not much hair left either and the only computer nerds I know drive Suzuki Swifts and Hyundai i35's.

My Hairdresser drives a Subaru...

Mine drives a Subaru as well, she is my wife. Thankfully I still give her heaps of work to do at home as well. Would hate to be bald, would suck arse.

[zorro]

My hairdresser had an xr6t and traded it on a maloo, go figure

[AngryChubby]

I had the option of buying an 86 instead of my CV8 monaro... Chose the Monaro due to the obvious reasons, aswell as in a few years time the 86 will just be another import on the roads mostly driven by P platers/ douchey guys/ hairdressers. IMO there arn't many skylines/silvias/wrx's on the roads that make me think "wow, that guy is cool!" or "That's a cool car"

~Chubby

(This post is only a cynical opinion and is not intended to offend any other forum member)

[Swordie]

Certainly not a Hairdresser’s car in the vain of old Celica towards end of it’s life also known as “all show and no go”.

It’s designed from scratch as a drivers car at a great price. It’s the most highly acclaimed this year.

Comparing V8 Holdens with 86 is not comparing apples with apples.

[kayman]

Haha. I'm a bit of a computer nerd. But also a tradie with a modded hilux and modded ve senator. Don't tar me with the same brush.

[BLACK 346]

IMO there arn't many skylines/silvias/wrx's on the roads that make me think "wow, that guy is cool!" or "That's a cool car"

~Chubby

(This post is only a cynical opinion and is not intended to offend any other forum member)

You rate blokes by what car they drive? That is odd in itself lol

[Martin_D]

You rate blokes by what car they drive? That is odd in itself lol

It takes all kinds. Live and let live

[NickS]

Its a pretty average hairdresser that spends $35K on a new car....(maybe the apprentice or trainee?)
The good ones are $200K+ a year folk, so maybe time to recalibrate the expectation meter some when it comes to hair decorating folk C4B

Not everyone is into cars ... I have a client that earns 7 figures a year, he just bought a demo CX5 for < $40K. Another client that has a private airstrip on his property outside of Noosa, a hanger with 5 planes in it and he drives an 11 year old POS Hi-Lux.

Can't always judge income / wealth by the car someone drives.

Back to the car ... I've read a few comments bagging the factory tyres, what's your opinion of them Martin? Crap or not as bad as the journos are making them out to be?

[Martin_D]

Back to the car ... I've read a few comments bagging the factory tyres, what's your opinion of them Martin? Crap or not as bad as the journos are making them out to be?

They are horseshit