Silver Fox
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I do like the honest, unpretentious nature of these.
GR86 So what else could you buy new for the same money (a fun thread)?
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OPC100
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Yep. I've been planning on replacing our ageing Touran with a 1-2 year old Highlander or rx450hl, but then I think of how the wife and kids treat the Touran and so think that a Jogger might fit the bill better?
Al4n
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Best family car I have owned, and still own, is my Skoda Kodiaq. It’s massive, 7 seats and like a van with the seats down. I’ve had a sofa in the back before. There is so much cabin space too and great engines. The only downside is they are getting expensive, like most cars. Paid £26k for a new SE L that would cost nearer £40k if I was to replace now.
Great news! A Dacia would be a car you can go to Lidl's in, knowing that you don't care much about it.
The GR86 though, is a bit too nice to get door dings from irresponsible people
Electric Blue
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The fact that they are cheap is kind of the point. Personally I would rather something cheap and cheerful than "premium" and characterless like a Golf or A3. It's nothing to do with not caring about cars.
OPC100
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They do seem pretty good. Is yours a petrol / diesel? Has it been reliable?
OPC100
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Ha ha. I've not had a good look around one, but the latest my23.5 version in Extreme spec looks pretty good in the photos and they get good reviews. If it held up well to abuse and the fact that my wife doesn't care about cars, it could be an option.
OPC100
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Our Lidl has these larger triangle type spaces around a curved corner at the far end of the carpark. It's where I park the GR86 if ever I go there.
Al4n
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I had an early manual diesel 4x4 and then swapped in for an auto petrol when the PCP deal come up.
Not had a problem with either of them. My uncle and cousin also have one each and again been really reliable.
My dad has a new Tiguan and he agrees my Skoda feels nicer inside.
OPC100
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Interesting. The Touran has been very good, but I was thinking of moving away from more modern VAG products. I certainly don't want diesel / ad-blue going forwards, but maybe there is a Kodiaq spec that would suit us.
Its odd to describe, had mine for 4 years now and it is like having private public transport, gets you from a-b but you can’t care about it, if you did it’d wind you up, and mine new was only 10k
They also get auto folding mirrors in some trim levels, maybe Toyota didn't have the parts left over to put that on the GR86
Electric Blue
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Riiight so err do you care about cars or not?
FRAJ
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I tried not to when I bought it, purely to get me where I needed to be reliably with ac, 4 electric windows and dab, had other cars to care about at the time, I'm thinking of shifting now as it's so poor getting into it after the 86
Silver Fox
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Never has so much performance excited me so little!
Nick
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I didn't realise that this car existed, and having just seen what it looks like, I wish I still didn't! Wow, imagine getting out of that, walking away, and looking back to admire it!
Silver Fox
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Time for an update to this "what you can buy new for the same money as a GR86" thread malarkey.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you a vehicle which I had never heard of before, which can be purchased today for £31,995:
What is this strange mash-up of ancient Nissan Micra, Fiat 500, and MINI's ugly second cousin, you are probably asking?
Well, it's called (and this is it's real name - someone has signed this off) - The ORA FUNKY CAT. That's the real name.
It's so sh!t, even those who tend to celebrate sh!t cars think it's sh!t.
You might be wondering how I became aware of this product.
Well, I'm ashamed to confess that a family member is acquiring one. This is an actual blood relative.
Let's remind ourselves - it is thirty two thousand pounds.
My only hope it that the manufacturer links up with a popular South Korean car company, which will allow for some amusing fruit-based beverage puns*.
*This can be explained for readers who are from overseas, young, or just a bit thick
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you a vehicle which I had never heard of before, which can be purchased today for £31,995:
What is this strange mash-up of ancient Nissan Micra, Fiat 500, and MINI's ugly second cousin, you are probably asking?
Well, it's called (and this is it's real name - someone has signed this off) - The ORA FUNKY CAT. That's the real name.
It's so sh!t, even those who tend to celebrate sh!t cars think it's sh!t.
You might be wondering how I became aware of this product.
Well, I'm ashamed to confess that a family member is acquiring one. This is an actual blood relative.
Let's remind ourselves - it is thirty two thousand pounds.
My only hope it that the manufacturer links up with a popular South Korean car company, which will allow for some amusing fruit-based beverage puns*.
*This can be explained for readers who are from overseas, young, or just a bit thick
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I saw these advertised and had to check the name twice. Not something I would own but I like it, it looks a bit fun, a bit playful, has a modern retro vibe and is definitely more interesting than the soul destroying domestic appliances coming out of VW or generally most bloated stuff from Europe.
