Hello from Switzerland

[chumpy]

Thanks guys, I think the car is sex on wheels.

Driving a stock 86 is just simply amazing.The ones I had driven before were quite heavily modified so wasn't sure how a stock one would compare. But even in stock form, the car is great. I don't know how they managed to get such a responsive chasis, but its great. You really feel the road, and in a good way, not like some cars with a super stiff susupension setup. The feedback and precision of the steering wheel is out of this world. I haven't been able to push the engine as I am going to baby it (keep it under 3000rpm) for the first 1000km as it hasn't moved in a very long time. This is not easy to do, but she is worth it. But already I know that the motor is a pure gem. There are few NA motors that have such a nice throttle response. And combined with that gearbox, the car is the most wonderful thing to drive ever. Alright, I should probably stop or I'll be at it all day.

I'll get the fuel filter and clean the injectors so that I am starting from a completly clean plate. I will really take care of the car, even if I do end up broke (I should and will change the timing belt as it has never been changed...).

For the manuals, I already have those (great btw!) and the parts catalogue, thanks. What I meant by service manual was the manual that tells what should be serviced (inspected, repaired, tightened, replaced, etc) at what number of kilometers. Since I will effectively be doing the 60 000km service myself, would like to check that I am not forgetting anything.