mikewot

Remember that with all cars, like everything in life, YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary).

Poshy

Meant to say BC, mine is the GLX in dark Silver ( pretty boring ) with mid line options, when I was picking it up they were rolling out a GLX with high line options ( leather ect ) in white and it looked erm....a lot sportier than mine.....

Gave my husband that look.................that said "wish I had chosen that one now "

I still love mine though

the_red_sheep

There is, I think, still a waiting list to get them new. You can get them 2nd hand now, usually with low km's on the clock, and with out of the showroom depreciation knocked off the price.

I'm planning to get one during Ramadan. Undecided on the manual or auto, like the Celica it is apparently best driven at above 4000rpm so if I were buying it in the UK it would be manual all the way but not quite so sure here.

I noticed Subaru version, the BRZ, being advertised in their showroom window so I presume it’s going to be available shortly, if not already, but haven’t seen any on the streets yet.

Blue Cat

husband has got one already, fabulous car

Blue Cat

we waited 6 months for ours, but worth the wait. Thanks for all the comments everyone, I am going to see the Hyundai Velo thingy this morning and I like the look of the Ford Focus sports but it is manual and I want automatic. If I was to go VW I would like an IOS but they are over the 100k mark

Blue Cat

The BRZ are available there just isn't as many of them on the roads yet, I saw one yesterday as it happens. There are 2 GT86 for sale on Dubizzle, one has less than 5k kms on the clock. There is also a local owner club for the GT86, we went to one of their events it was really good.

http://www.facebook.com/86cult?fref=ts

Blue Cat

the GLX is the one I looked at, with the leather trim etc?

jam25mack

It'd be a waste to get one of these as an auto.... a) you would miss the whole point of owning one and b) they are not huge in the power department and auto boxes due to their complexity and inefficiency generally steal a significant amount of it.

Modern manuals are relatively easy to drive here. I.e. nothing like my Jeep, that thing is a nightmare in traffic! My thigh is HUGE!

Millhouse

Surely an 86 has to be the most pointless car for Dubai's roads? It needs country lanes not mindnumbing highway driving.

Get an FJ.

Blue Cat

disagree we have the automatic, even when the car isn't in sport mode it is like shit of a shovel

Blue Cat

country lanes would be great but we don't have them, I had a ball of a time in our 86 last week

the_red_sheep

Thanks BC.

I've noticed more GT86's on the roads in the last few week, but not sure if I just have me eye in for them now, maybe some of them were actually BRZ's. There were also a few available 2nd hand from Al Futtaim now.

NorthernLad

Maybe compared to a Yaris. I had one for a weekend and it was good fun but not sure I'd like one long-term.

My boss has one and the novelty has worn off after 6 months for him.

Blue Cat

I think the BRZ comes in blue but the 86 doesn't, there is significantly more 86's about than BRZ's. Hope you get one sorted, you won't regret it

the_red_sheep

I'm not partially sighted and I have a perception of size, so I don't think I'm target market for them.