What did I do to my GR Yaris today?
I took advantage of the really bad weather and took it on its second drive out, since buying it last week!
I went to the Peak District and Cat and Fiddle area, as the roads are a little exciting. There was a lot of debris on the roads, bits of branches here and there and some bits of branches were unavoidable.
As it's nearly as standard as standard gets, here is what I think of it...
I like the travel of the standard suspension, there's lots of really fast compression areas and I never wanted to 'brace for impact' at speed.
The torque is impressive (and I've owned lots of v8's - RS4's etc, there's 2 still on the drive), the car is always 'on the boil' and ready to pull you along at pace.
The 'phoney' noise that's piped in, isn't a problem for me, the missus questioned it and insisted on opening the window as I accelerated along, so she could see what she could hear... the hair blowing around soon stopped that test! I don't see the need for a louder exhaust, I'm happy that people don't turnaround as I approach.. I'm old and don't particularly care for attention.
The brakes are great, they were needed after a sharp dipping left bend to a compression... a tipper truck oncoming and my side of the road flooded!
As for the usual YouTuber gripes, I'm not too tall and the seat position and screen/mirror placement is not really an issue.
Likes;
It makes me grin.
Dislikes;
Having to wash it tomorrow.
The horn, my gosh it's lame, but comical.
Mods to date....
1. The big rally mudflaps, good to keep the outside less dirty and I love the 'rally look' (though satin black on a white car).
2. All-weather mats, my shoes/boots are usually muddy from shooting and the weather is usually crap, original mats look old and dirty and quickly look gammy.
Mods planned...
1. Wheels and tyres, I want a bigger sidewall, roads have craters, not potholes, nowadays.. and a set of track wheels/tyres.
Total mileage: 2,260.
Thanks for reading and inviting comments.
