$15k AE86

[beeker]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 809374.htm

Looks mint, but $15k!!

[Bling]

looks like new

well worth the $$$ to the right person / collector

[Zak]

15k well spent in my opinion

[Adydas]

Shame about the plate tho.. not a fan of the 4 for an A under a situation like that.

[rollaholic]

man thats mint.

but 15k?! holy crap.

[bluemaumau]

frigging mint

[flygt4]

i find it laughable that people will pay that much for these. I wouldnt pay more than 2-3g for one.

15k buys a whole lot of car nowadays, you could have a car with with superior balance, power, handling, braking, enjoyment, looks, body, chassis , or all of the above, yet people quite happily shell out for an old 80's corolla .

same deal with old rotarys etc.

[Zak]

It's not what the car can do on the road, but what the car can do to you.

I'd rather own that car there, than any brand new toyota I can think of. Purely because I enjoy them, and they give me some thing other cars don't, even if it's all in my head

[rollaholic]

It's not what the car can do on the road, but what the car can do to you.

I'd rather own that car there, than any brand new toyota I can think of. Purely because I enjoy them, and they give me some thing other cars don't, even if it's all in my head

i have to agree.

in my job i get to drive all sorts of late model goodness, and the only thing i've gotten my hands on that i would swap for my rusty old 85.6 was a beast of a R33 GTR.

sure the M5's, M3's, Z350's, standard GTRs etc etc are much faster / better handling blah blah than my shitbox, but they just dont do it for me. i buy cars with my heart, not my head

[jonno*]

I wish my engine was that clean :/

[flygt4]

any lightweight car with a decent chassis is just as fun to drive.

i like the look of those Fiat Panda 100HP's, 100hp 1.4L engine with 6spd gearbox, unsure if we even get them in NZ but every review i've read rates them as an absolute blast to drive, and i've seen a fuel economy comparison showing it does better mpg than the toyota prius hybrid.

i suppose it depends whether its your brain or groin that choose your cars

[Adamal]

Shame about the plate tho.. not a fan of the 4 for an A under a situation like that.

The plate AE86 is probably worth more than that car though!

And it is amazingly mint. Even the engine bits, like the intake.

[rolla_fxgt]

It'll proabably have next to no rust either bring from cromwell, bloody dry part of the country. Though occasionally that can cause its own problems, like free unexpected sandblasting.

But agree, looks an absolute mint car, maybe not worth 15, but definately over 10

[Leon]

Too much to pay for a car because it's fashionable.

I turned down one of those, same colour scheme, same km's, different wheels back in 1998, at (no kidding) $1500. Why? Because it drove like a slow old car. Should have bought and stored it really.

[FST4RD]

Too much to pay for a car because it's fashionable.

I turned down one of those, same colour scheme, same km's, different wheels back in 1998, at (no kidding) $1500. Why? Because it drove like a slow old car. Should have bought and stored it really.

Agreed, back in the Mid 90's we used to buy them for under a grand and thrash them till they died! same with RX2's and 3's..... They were the days when people knew the true value of cars

[Mr Revhead]

i once bought one for $50......

[Adamal]

i once bought one for $50......

What scale was it?

[Mr Revhead]

1:1

opening doors and everything! even the rust was accurate!
came complete with the optional "knock knock" engine!!

[rollas22]

If i had a spare $15k id buy it an chuck it in the shed with all the other Toymotas ive got!
Dam fine example of a hard to find car! Hope it goes to a collector an not cut up an wrecked...

[SIKBUZ]

Nice car..

Definately a car to appreciate - rare to find nice, clean, factory cars

With a very minor panel/paint to get rid of the little shopping trolley dings, a bit of silicon spray and a wipe down in the engine bay my Series 5 would be just as mint if not more. With only 80,000kms.