The_Finn
Well-Known Member
3 piece longcamps?
Even in ID more or less everyone made fun of the 86 and drove an S chassis.... There is nothing inherently better about that car compared to the S-chassis, or Miatas. It's a funky car for sure but legendary....
So do Civics but we all make fun of them...
I have trouble believing that
To reiterate, I do like this particular example but it seems to be somewhat like the Civic in my mind, people like it because of a certain association with it, not necessarily the quality/performance.
But why have one over, let?s say a BMW E30.
In the spring I saw an ae86 for sale her in Denmark for almost three times of what I paid for my E30. :?
This is basically my issue with it as well. If this car was actually made right now and was the cheap, light, tuneable RWD then I would say yes its worth it. There are plenty of cars around from the same era that are also cheap, light and tuneable but people single this one out.
Even in ID more or less everyone made fun of the 86 and drove an S chassis....
Should we hate the mustang because it was in a bunch of movies, too?
Somebody's butt-hurt...Oh, my apologies for sharing a near original, well kept Toyota. I figured some would appreciate the well preserved state its in.
And honestly, loose the fanboy ID bull. These cars did rather well in motor sports. Well before Avex put the anime bit on the market. To this day they stand out impressively well on the circuit. And your occasional drift appearance.
And I gotta ask. Have you ever run a well sorted 86? Well meaning with the 4A motor pushing 210 at the motor in Na config. Highly doubt you have. Really.
"I drive a Toyota Corolla..." The response more than likely would be, "Cool, my mom drives one too."
The same exact thing could happen with a Mustang, though.
Imagine the same conversation, but this time - "I drive a Toyota Corolla..." The response more than likely would be, "Cool, my mom drives one too." And then you start to explain that it is a special model and you end boring everyone to death.
No no. You have to say "I drive an AE86". So either they get it or they don't. If its the latter, just pretend that its a super cool sports car!
It may not mean much, but I don't believe the SRT-4 ever carried the Neon badge. I could be wrong though...Kinda like how the Neon SRT-4 owners like to pretend they aren't Neon's.
retardedly long winded rant
Actually the characters in ID made fun of it cuz it was slow. There are a million times in that anime where you see "but it's just an 86 how is it keeping up with me?"To be fair, the characters of Initial D made fun of it for being old more than anything else. I don't see why there's got to be so much hate for the car.
Doesn't make it a legend.It was a decent performer for some time, had a good amount of racing success, and was immortalized in popular culture. Should we hate the mustang because it was in a bunch of movies, too?
3 piece longcamps?
Somebody's butt-hurt...
I never said its a bad car, I just don't see what's so special about it; there are other lightweight rwd cars out there, you know. Also, they are ridiculously overpriced, at least in the US.
Oh, and I love how mentioning ID once automatically makes me a fanboy
It is an image thing. When you say "I drive a Mustang," people (girls included) might express interest - what kind? what engine? is it a convertible?
Imagine the same conversation, but this time - "I drive a Toyota Corolla..." The response more than likely would be, "Cool, my mom drives one too." And then you start to explain that it is a special model and you end boring everyone to death.