Funny isn't it; sometimes I find my GR to be the greatest car on the planet and at other times utterly mundane. In essence, this is probably the beauty of it? I have had equally as much fun driving a Cinquecento with 40bhp as I have driving a Porsche with 300+ bhp (or any other car for that matter).
GR Yaris What did you do to your GR Yaris today?
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Michael Knight
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agree 100%, cannot understand "the anger" for bicyclists. If you are not able to safely overtake a cyclist then recommend taking a few driving lessons.
BTW had to overtake car few times with bike as they were driving too slowly on a gravel road. . .
Bat out of Hell
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Greenthumb
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Do not apologize. For my part, I hate cyclists, especially e-bike riders.
Now I'm a bad person, but I can still live with it.
Now I'm a bad person, but I can still live with it.
There are often occasions on country roads near me where cyclists ride inappropriately. Four-abreast, not allowing a bit of space on a straighter bit of road where a car can easily pass (making it safer for all parties), or will even ride towards me in the middle of the road.agree 100%, cannot understand "the anger" for bicyclists. If you are not able to safely overtake a cyclist then recommend taking a few driving lessons.
BTW had to overtake car few times with bike as they were driving too slowly on a gravel road. . .
The majority are fine, some are arse holes. Same goes for car drivers, pedestrians, runners, etc...
I had my first PCS event today with the full apply the brakes. A pedestrian took one step backwards and it dropped an anchor. Totally unnecessarily
If it's going to do that I really don't trust it.
If it's going to do that I really don't trust it.
I have serious issues every time I forget to turn it off, not calibrated for my local traffic (if you leave more than a car length space, someone will jump in it), and it goes crazy in narrow streets with parked cars on the side.
Installed Forge turbo inlet pipe kit.
Edit: anyone want tips on the install, I have a few, let me know.
Edit: anyone want tips on the install, I have a few, let me know.
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Here it is
Post in thread 'Forge Turbo Inlet Adaptor and carbon inlet duct - Gr Yaris' https://www.gr-zoo.com/threads/forg...nd-carbon-inlet-duct-gr-yaris.2878/post-64903
Oh thought you ment the inlet itself. But I guess thats pretty straight forward.
Yey, summer tyres are finally on! And those TC105X look better than on photos, very happy!
Did the geo check, only minor adjustments needed (last geo done before winter) - front toe correction.
Gonna take it for a drive in the afternoon, pay a visit to my mechanic to make him swap the gearshift bushings asap
Did the geo check, only minor adjustments needed (last geo done before winter) - front toe correction.
Gonna take it for a drive in the afternoon, pay a visit to my mechanic to make him swap the gearshift bushings asap
Steve
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Took my daughter to BikePark Wales yesterday. Felt very cool rocking up in the Yaris amongst all the vans and SUVs with bike racks. Until I had to take all the bits out and assemble them in the car park.
It was actually very easy and got two mtbs and all the clobber in there no probs. So nice to ride the bike away from all the inconsiderate fat wankers in cars too.
It was actually very easy and got two mtbs and all the clobber in there no probs. So nice to ride the bike away from all the inconsiderate fat wankers in cars too.
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Had its second service, and bought the Brodit phone holder that everyone seems to have. No more just leaving it in the cupholders!
Only I didn't check and the bloody thing needs the phone case removed to fit in it. I should've bought the one that accommodates that, apparently. Another 30 bucks
It does fit in nicely though.
Only I didn't check and the bloody thing needs the phone case removed to fit in it. I should've bought the one that accommodates that, apparently. Another 30 bucks
It does fit in nicely though.
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Had its second service, and bought the Brodit phone holder that everyone seems to have. No more just leaving it in the cupholders!
Only I didn't check and the bloody thing needs the phone case removed to fit in it. I should've bought the one that accommodates that, apparently. Another 30 bucks
It does fit in nicely though.
I felt the same, ie that everyone seems to go Brodit and rate it highly.
But I failed to get how it works if you need to place different (size) phones on it, eg because of different family members using the car, changing a phone or a phone case, etc. Or if you want to remove it from the car or change the point where it attaches to the car.
Then, for a small fortune, I found this:
Bat out of Hell
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I've had my tail between my legs since posting about cyclists. So today I have added a modification to my car and NO it's not cow bars. I've put a pot of vaseline in the glove box. If I see a cyclist suffering from nipple rub or chaffing in the saddle regions , I can stop and let them have a finger full to help relieve their suffering.
I hope, I've now made peace with all the cyclists out there
I hope, I've now made peace with all the cyclists out there
The chafe is real
But good you got a little food for thought, the jargon against other road users can be very hard is some car 'culture' settings and that is problematic and the only way to break that is to speak up and risk looking like a spoilsport.
Out there the road rage is real and frankly very scary when someone is threathening your life with a deadly weapon (as it is rightly categorised in the US).
Again it shouldn't matter, but plenty of car enthusiast also enjoy cycling, I know many and many motorsport pros keep fit cycling too while navigating real roads.
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Driving enthusiast and cyclist. And pedestrian. And many other things.
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Hear hear. Some of the most committed petrolheads I know are also avid cyclists. It costs literally nothing to show other road users courtesy and patience, whether they’re on two feet, two wheels, four wheels, or whatever.The chafe is real
But good you got a little food for thought, the jargon against other road users can be very hard is some car 'culture' settings and that is problematic and the only way to break that is to speak up and risk looking like a spoilsport.
Out there the road rage is real and frankly very scary when someone is threathening your life with a deadly weapon (as it is rightly categorised in the US).
Again it shouldn't matter, but plenty of car enthusiast also enjoy cycling, I know many and many motorsport pros keep fit cycling too while navigating real roads.
/Onehp
Driving enthusiast and cyclist. And pedestrian. And many other things.
At the end of the day, we all just want to get to where we are going efficiently and in one piece so we can see our loved ones. Not too much to ask, I think.
Very near me are a couple of ranges, one has a one way up gravel road. Reasonably wide but less than 2 cars worth, relatively smooth and 100% fun. I was driving it somewhat enthusiastically with a mate on board and mid blind corner where none of the wheels were pointing in the same direction as the road I encountered a roadie heading down in the middle of the road. I slid to a stop and he rode past. Half a hand off the bars in a nervous wave. I ride mountain bikes and avoid roads where possible but this guy either had a death wish or believed in some exestential intervention. He would have heard me for many hundreds of metres, the engine was sitting around redline and the gravel smashing around was deafening but no let's just use the centre of the road the wrong way. Sigh. My mate said lucky it was you, I wouldn't have been able to avoid him. Sigh (the sequel).
