USA AE86

[E V A N]

I really hate the look of the american Truenos.
If thats what ours looked like then i don't think i could be interested in AE86's.
Damned ugly

[DRFTAE86]

HUH? http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif
And ur Point? http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/huh.gif

[E V A N]

The point was to see wether anyone esle agreed or disagreed. It is a forum http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ohmy.gif

[SPEEDCORE]

What specifically do you now like about them?

[DRFTAE86]

U didnt state anything bout wheather or not u wondered if any1 agreed or disagreed. Just look like a random comment. Thats why i asked your point.
I wanst trying to be smart...... (that would hurt my head to much) http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif

But since i now know what it is ur searching for in a response....

I prefer Levins over Truenos... but i dont know whats the difference in appereance between a US trueno and a Jap Trueno....

Pics would help.

Cheers.

[mumblezzz]

Who cares really?

A hachi is a hachi. If you own one for its looks then your owning it for all the wrong reasons.

[Dish]

^^^Hahaha..Bloody right.

Some of the US trueno's i've seen look particularly weird..Don't know why, just do.

[DRFTAE86]

Originally posted by mumblezzz@Jul 1 2005, 12:58 PM
Who cares really?

A hachi is a hachi. If you own one for its looks then your owning it for all the wrong reasons.
That was my intial thought.

[E V A N]

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8355/gallerylabeightsixgallery04183.jpg

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/75860.jpg
yuk.
Look at the front and rear bumers, just looks wrong.

[verm69]

you's are crazy. i recon they look hot!

specially the 2 doors http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[crazy86]

Hey, at least they get a lip on their bar, not like the p00 Aus spec http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

[flamingheads]

At least they got a proper 86 an not just the almost AE85 we got http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/sad.gif . I dont mind their bumpers and at leat they came with paint . http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

[funkymonkey]

ALL AE85's were shitty 1.5L 3AC's. if the car came with a 1.6L engine (regardless of 4AC or 4AGEU) its an AE86.

AE86's with 4AGE's were sold in japan, usa and europe with poxy interior, non tiltable steering columns, shitty rims, no power anything, no a/c, not even a radio, drum brake on the rear and disc on the front. Its only a select few that came standard with all the good stuff, and a few lesser models with optional upgrades.

The aussie 86's were specifically supplied with engines built to last in harsh Australian environments, with less need for regular servicing etc. You gotta keep in mind that hachi-rusto's were built and sold for regular users in 1983, not for drift superstars.

[Dorikin_Yakuza]

personally i think its the colour coded bumpers that make them look takky as hell, reminds me of a boxy old 300zx or something...

[Beserker99]

I really, really hate the look of the USDM Truenos, they just look weird.

The only good thing is that they came in both hatch or coupe, and are either zenki or kouki. Plus they got the good ol power windows and power mirrors, and a lesser option of power steering.

Plus you gotta love their steering wheels http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[E V A N]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif
YUKKY pOo

[funkymonkey]

american's... nuff said...

[SPEEDCORE]

Haters! JDM whores the lot of ya! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

Nah... I think you guys are probably a bit thrown off by them cause the front reminds you of the celica/supra of that era.

Well it does to me. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/7/5/4/536981.jpg

[v-tec]

I honestly think the trueno AE86's look hot if theyve been given the right treatment. Tho i agree, the american ones dont look to hot often. I really prefer that japanese styling.

But, youve got to remember even the levin's dont look all that hot in standard form

http://www.kanto-aw.co.jp/eng/img/levin/86tre_hb.gif

^^^obviously not too hot^^^

http://www.kanto-aw.co.jp/eng/img/levin/86lvn_hb.gif
^^^but neither was the levin^^^

But they can end up looking really hot:

http://hide86-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/mypic/trueno.jpg

[Sprinterboy]

Originally posted by mumblezzz@Jul 1 2005, 12:58 PM
Who cares really?

A hachi is a hachi. If you own one for its looks then your owning it for all the wrong reasons.
Why would you be owning it for the wrong reason,
i bought mine without knowing how many engins drop in with ease, i loved the cars look, the the potential it had/has.

I think they are beautilful,

my 2c

[ToySprinta]

Thats why for the past 8months you've just been looking at it, not driving it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[riceburner]

Originally posted by Beserker99@Jul 1 2005, 09:19 PM
I really, really hate the look of the USDM Truenos, they just look weird.

The only good thing is that they came in both hatch or coupe, and are either zenki or kouki. Plus they got the good ol power windows and power mirrors, and a lesser option of power steering.

Plus you gotta love their steering wheels http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif
Big poo factor right there.

butt ugly cluster/steering wheel, even the damm door trim is different.

Why so many different versions, i dont understand.

I love the Hachi for what they are and can be and/or have been.

1min flat at Tskuba is enough for me.

Cheers

Steve

[funkymonkey]

the american market's pretty harsh, you have to release a "safe" car for it to sell well. The australian market is driven by reliability and cars that can withstand harsh environment.

You gotta keep in mind the era the hachi-rusto was released in. Globalisation was just a radical concept back then. Getting parts from one country to another wasn't an easy task, etc.

[nightdevil]

The 2 piece bumpers are pretty ordinary, but i reckon it looks better than an aus spec.

[funkymonkey]

Bollocks its better than the aussie one, I'll have mine over that any day.

[verm69]

au ones look WAY tougher. i do like the pop up lights, but the levin/aus ones look much cooler... well to me anyway http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tongue.gif

[ae86]

Dorikin, you are crazy, look at a JDM Z31 and tell me its not hot! Although, they are rare as in australia, ive only seen 2 in the flesh and one was super mint condition ^.^ The aussie spec boxy 300s look shit, ADM front end that makes it so.. And theres nothing wrong with old skool celeicas or supras either http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ph34r.gif

But i mean, dont look at the car as what it comes from factory, look at it as to what it can become !

[ae86]

* I hope that last sentence made sense...

[v-tec]

1min flat at Tskuba is enough for me.[/b]

Are you serious? i may be misunderstanding... but are you saying a stock JDM AE86 will run that time? if so i seriously dont beleive that...

A worked one yeah, but stock http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif

[E V A N]

no the N2 ae86's hes talking about

[SPEEDCORE]

Originally posted by E V A N@Oct 5 2005, 09:15 AM
no the N2 ae86's hes talking about
They "JUST" make it into the 60 secs at tsukuba!