GR86 GR86 Delivery Tracking and Collection thread
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BanjoGazooey
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That blue looks fantastic even when it's overcast!
Nick
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Not always, my Toyota dealer tried to sell me a used Supra which I found a photo of going sideways in a TopGear magazine article (I did a quick search for the reg plate on the internet after wondering why the rear tyres had both been replaced on such a low mileage car). As you'd imagine, I decided it wasn't for me.
Delahorney
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There’s quite a few ex press fleet i30Ns knocking around.
Kosh
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- Jun 17, 2022
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And the car looks really really great in real.
I've seen hundrets of pictures and videos about it.
I compared it to my GT86 and found a lot of things i like less.
But as I saw it in real, I liked it and I was very excited.
All the stuff I thougth I would not like also looks great.
The tailligths are really nice. The whole car looks lower than the GT86. Its really amazing!
I was kidding, of course they wont crush perfectly service demo cars
My GT86 was an ex-dealer demo car. When I bought it, it was 6 months old with 350 miles on the clock, for £5K less than a new one. Had it for 9 years with no issues. Bargain
I'm desperately trying not to, because if we get to the middle of November and the rumours about further delays are true, it will be gut-wrenching.
I Did the N launch experience at Millbrook proving ground, there were loads there which probably needed to find a home
Delahorney
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Quite often someone will ask “any previous owners here?” For a reg and it’ll come back as a press car. Doesn’t seem to put people off as the car is kind of designed to be thrashed anyway haha.
WpR
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The more blue pics I see the more I regret picking grey. Didn't want to stand out too much but the blue is perfect and still "a color".
I was too worried it would look plain like this:
Resembles BMW Tanzanite blue. It looks fabulous in sunshine, but loses all its glory on a cloudy day (or when dirty/dusty).
But in the flesh it probably looks more like this
I'm also starting to think I should have gone for this blue, rather than the greyThe more blue pics I see the more I regret picking grey. Didn't want to stand out too much but the blue is perfect and still "a color".
I was too worried it would look plain like this:
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Resembles BMW Tanzanite blue. It looks fabulous in sunshine, but loses all its glory on a cloudy day (or when dirty/dusty).
But in the flesh it probably looks more like this
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It is indeed a fabulous colour, but I can’t help but think a dark colour like that would look better with silver wheels (which we of course don’t get over here).
On the ex-Press car point, it certainly wouldn’t bother me owning one.
Firstly, chances are, as ex-press vehicles they will have been very well looked after by the manufacturer to ensure that they are tip top for every reviewer.
Secondly, its not unheard of for press cars to have a little something ‘extra’ over customer cars.
A friend owned a former Porsche GB 911 Turbo many years ago which he sweared blind was quicker than other Turbos he had driven. Sure enough, when he got it on the rolling road, it made quite a few extra horses over the manufacturer’s quoted figures…..
Anyway I digress….. I phoned Toyota up earlier and feigned ignorance to check on my car’s progress (been here since August). They said they are expecting to deliver between end of November and early December and someone would be in touch to finalise finance etc. soon.
So nothing to do but wait i guess…
On the ex-Press car point, it certainly wouldn’t bother me owning one.
Firstly, chances are, as ex-press vehicles they will have been very well looked after by the manufacturer to ensure that they are tip top for every reviewer.
Secondly, its not unheard of for press cars to have a little something ‘extra’ over customer cars.
A friend owned a former Porsche GB 911 Turbo many years ago which he sweared blind was quicker than other Turbos he had driven. Sure enough, when he got it on the rolling road, it made quite a few extra horses over the manufacturer’s quoted figures…..
Anyway I digress….. I phoned Toyota up earlier and feigned ignorance to check on my car’s progress (been here since August). They said they are expecting to deliver between end of November and early December and someone would be in touch to finalise finance etc. soon.
So nothing to do but wait i guess…
LukeC22
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I took a chance and went for Sapphire Blue. I didn’t want something super stand out as I currently have a bright red MX-5 so something a little more subdued was wanted.
The difficulty of when we ordered the cars is that we hadn’t actually seen the colours and it wasn’t exactly confirmed we’d get the same colours as the rest of the world.
The more I see of Sapphire Blue, though, the more I’m excited for it as I think it’s a very classy colour.
It does need some lighter (possibly bronze) wheels though.
Delahorney
Totally Hooked
Depending on how the insurance side of things pans out, I may end up changing colour and bumping myself to the back and the deep blue is next on my list. It looks fantastic.
KobayashiMaru86
Totally Hooked
When Skoda launched the vRS brand here with the Octavia they did similar. The press and first test cars were mapped so had quite a bit more than the claimed 180bhp. Lot of police forces bought them
robster
Dedicated member
Yes, TUK told me mine is likely mid December. It's here at Derby since the end of July. They've asked the checks on finance and plates by email etc.
I was looking at this blue and went for grey as the blue looked inconsistent in different lighting, in the sunshine it looks fantastic. The more I see of the blue the more I like it.
Delahorney
Totally Hooked
Wouldn’t that need to be done in March? To get the ‘23 plate I mean.
