Props for resisting Initial D cosplay stickers.

Nope, I’m in southern California. It’s always great to hear about another surviving 86 though!

If it makes you feel any better, here’s my 277k-mile AE86 Corolla GT-S still running it’s never-overhauled 4AGE.

I’m not wrecking my BRZ tS, Supra, or S30 though.... (and their defrosters work.)

I’ll admit, I was actually surprised that the Jeep had more than like 4 wires.

Be careful what you wish for. I have a feeling the test results will be like:

The “rectangle put into two round holes” really bothered me at first.

Thank you, I’ve been looking for a solution as the defroster on my AE86 no longer works and my windows fog up every time it rains.

The Shinkansen is awesome. I recommend when you get a ticket to make sure it’s a reserved seat, it’s worth it. -(First time I took it I had to stand from Tokyo to Kyoto because there were no open seats on the non-reserved car I was on.)

That gauge cluster is pretty fantastic. I drove my friend’s FRS this weekend, and remarked it was like having a new 90's car, in a good way.

Protip: If you’re dehydrated 24/7, your hands generally don’t produce enough body oils to leave visible fingerprints. It also keeps your leather steering wheel from getting shiny. Besides the odd emergency room visit from passing out, I highly recommend it.

My 2018 BRZ tS’s is downright awesome to the point I want to put a touchscreen in every car I own. Is it a different headunit than the Outback? Good thing my AE86 and A70 Supra came with double-din openings.

All of Japan isn’t Tokyo though. Once you get an hour or so out, you see way more enthusiast cars in the boonies. New Hachirokus are thick on the ground out there. I rented an 86 in Japan last week, and everytime I parked, at least one or two 86's had parked up next to me by the time I got back to my car.

The 86 twins make a load more sense if you ever drive one in its home territory. The mountain roads that make up the inland of Japan are so technical, the car actually has a surplus of power and never feels slow.

What everyone doesn’t seem to know about is how prolific these cars are in their home market of Japan. If you’re an enthusiast over there, you either drive something vintage from Japan’s bubble era, an STI/Levorg, an S660, or you drive a new 86.

The S13 is a good example of the hatch and coupe being equally good looking, as is the AE86.

Just use a 280Z coupe. Still the same body, but now with added displacement for the grunt you need for offroading!

And there’s enough of these lifted Miatas in LA already he could probably buy one that’s already done.

I’m 6'0, so I’m certain you’ve shared the pain that is the impossibility of getting any thigh support from S13 seats, as well as how the frame of them dig into your shoulder blades. There’s a reason everyone upgrades to S14 seats or something aftermarket.