Turbo current 50K GT86 or buy a newer low milage one to turb

[bruceecalder]

In this past 2 years I went from a supercharged Elise to a GT86. I put the Elise in a feild.

The drop in power and addition of traction control has been great for learning how to properly drive a RWD car.


I was thinking of changing the 86 for something with a bit more go. I test drove an M2 and it was nowhere near as much fun as the 86 IMO.

So, looking to add some forced induction to a 86. Never heavily modified a car before. Unsure whether to modify my 2012 50,000 mile 86 or whether to get a nearly new one that I can look after and modify from new.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for any help.

[Conscript]

Don't really see the point of buying a newer version of the same car just to modify it, especially as the changes between generations has been so minor. May as well do it on the current car given it's now out of warranty anyway. Unless there's something wrong with the current car.

[mikey P 500]

I would modify the current one, just be aware the market for turbocharged/supercharged ones is very small and the only way to get a fair return when you sell is to return to stock, so make sure plan to keep for a while to get value out of it. Personally sold mine, at the point of spending £5k on modifying to buy a porsche 996 instead.

[Honeywell]

Fensport yourcurrent car instead.

[VAD17]

Tuning Developments Turbo package😀.
Did my 6 mth ago, got 282hp (with catback exhaust). Add gripper tyres, better pads and fluids and its a lot more fun than stock.
And with 50k miles car you can drive hard on road or track and not care much about depreciation.

[Hol]

bruceecalder said:

addition of traction control has been great for learning how to properly drive a RWD car.

Serious question.

Do you need Traction control, to ‘properly’ drive a RWD car?

[AW111]

Hol said:

bruceecalder said:

addition of traction control has been great for learning how to properly drive a RWD car.

Serious question.

Do you need Traction control, to ‘properly’ drive a RWD car?

I would say no, but if I had Traction Control in my current car* it would be easier to explore the limits of grip, so I'd have a better idea of where those limits are.

• Said car being a LSD equipped 1st gen. MR2, it tends to snap sideways when you manage to break traction, so it's not something I'm that comfortable with.