GR86 What did you do with your GR86 today

Cambman said:
They should have nipped up the M4 to Fish Bros of Swindon. They're behind the 'Toyota Direct Parts' web site and must have shelves of them as they readily sell their oil & oil/air/cabin package for £87 delivered with no problem.
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On back order there. Filter and washer I got from eBay, oil from Opie, air filter I have a K&N
 
marc_90 said:
I got the S-type. I was considering the Awe touring for a while, but that might be too much. So from all the reviews and clips I’ve seen of many exhaust, the S-type fits what I wanted. Will get the car back tomorrow, so I hope it will match the expectations 😅
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Ooooh, very interested in what you think once you get the car back!
 
Got her bottom side covered in Lanogaurd by the great guys at Fensport! Ready for her first taste of UK Road Salt this coming winter.
 
sim86 said:
Ooooh, very interested in what you think once you get the car back!
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So got the car back, drove it around 300kms (city, b roads, highway). I’m glad I chose the S type and not the AWE touring as this one is loud enough 😅 cold start in underground parking at the detailer kinda surprised me 😁

It’s not too loud when cruising in normal speeds, but you can hear it, it comes alive above 3k RPM. When doing highway speeds, I didn’t notice any drone (or I might be used from my Mini which had Miltek non-resonated and downpipe).

I have the ASC on and it (IMO) nicely adds to the sound of the exhaust in those higher RPMs.

When driving with open window, it’s loud 😂 but not obnoxious :)

And it pops on downshifts 💥

So I’m very happy with the purchase! The car just needed that extra step, which it should have from the factory!
 
marc_90 said:
So got the car back, drove it around 300kms (city, b roads, highway). I’m glad I chose the S type and not the AWE touring as this one is loud enough 😅 cold start in underground parking at the detailer kinda surprised me 😁

It’s not too loud when cruising in normal speeds, but you can hear it, it comes alive above 3k RPM. When doing highway speeds, I didn’t notice any drone (or I might be used from my Mini which had Miltek non-resonated and downpipe).

I have the ASC on and it (IMO) nicely adds to the sound of the exhaust in those higher RPMs.

When driving with open window, it’s loud 😂 but not obnoxious :)

And it pops on downshifts 💥

So I’m very happy with the purchase! The car just needed that extra step, which it should have from the factory!
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Great that you're happy with it, now to find some coins in the sofa and possibly plan for my own... :ROFLMAO:
 
Shakey456 said:
Just got a new mobile phone which I connect using Android Auto.
No issues with my old phone but with the new one, I can hardly hear calls when I receive them.
I went in to settings in the sound menu and the ''call volume'' only has a range of -6 to +6 whereas all the others are -38 to +38.
I've swapped the cable but this makes no difference and the phone volume on the handset is at the highest.
Has any one got any clues as to how I sort this or is it a trip to the dealers ?
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Thanks .
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Probably not much help but fyi I just swapped from an iPhone to android and the call volume is fine (if not better). I didn't have to change any settings at all.
 
Just had a little round trip from Ayrshire to Llandudno for a weekend boys trip with some old Uni mates. Again, the car performed faultlessly. Having the CC2s on were a godsend for the return trip due to the heavy rain yesterday, but that thing just cruises through anything. It's pick up allows safe overtaking and cruising that just makes the miles fly by.
 
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Went out for indian collection to enjoy the last of the sunshine before winter gets here. Had it over a year and now I think it is time to scratch that exhaust itch...
 
Renewed the insurance. Renewal came in much higher than expected, but taking my parents off the insurance lowered it again, quite a bit. I'm sure my 70 year old mum will be distraught that she's no longer a named driver on a car she wouldn't even attempt to get in anyway.
 
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2nd service completed at Abbey Motorsport today, engine, diff and brake fluids changed out in this one. Guess what, they had an oil filter… funny that.

Lovely drive back on the A roads of the North Downs, I love this time of year (when its not raining). Id recommend anyone in the south to head over to these guys for top quality service
 
SORN'd mine yesterday, too - the temperatures here are set to dip below freezing this week, so no doubt the first smattering of salt will go down with it.

Felt quite sad cleaning it on Friday and putting it away in the garage, knowing it would probably be the last use of the year!
 
Had the front wheels off last week, gave the arches a bit of a scrub down then sprayed everything mechanical I could see with ACF50. I'd already done the same with the rear arches a few months ago. Hoping that, and a regular spray with the pressure washer will keep it in good nick while I keep using it through winter.
 
PVGR said:
Crazy idea guys, don't SORN it? Drive it..........
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Personal preference obviously, but I bought the car as probably my “last new old school performance car”, so want to preserve it, while using it sympathetically.

Having seen how the underbody is finished, with little/no protection, these are unfortunately going to suffer bigtime if used in the winter without being slathered in potions.

I do wish I could be less precious about cars (like I used to be) as I found in the summer, the more I drove the GR86, the better it got!
 
Itcaptainslow said:
Personal preference obviously, but I bought the car as probably my “last new old school performance car”, so want to preserve it, while using it sympathetically.

Having seen how the underbody is finished, with little/no protection, these are unfortunately going to suffer bigtime if used in the winter without being slathered in potions.

I do wish I could be less precious about cars (like I used to be) as I found in the summer, the more I drove the GR86, the better it got!
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Same here. Using it all year round for it to just rot away was never the plan. It will last me longer that way.
Also I can’t stand cleaning cars in the cold so this avoids this situation too.
Looking forward to the spring.
 
Rot away? Isn't that a bit dramatic? It's not the 70s.
Let's meet up in 10 years and discuss whether the slightly less surface rust on some components was worth not enjoying your car for?
Sorry it just seems so extreme and unnecessary to me don't mean to be rude.
 
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