GR86 GR86 - The “I’m thinking of cancelling / did cancel my order” thread

Silver Fox said:
I think I'd take whatever's available now as long as it was manual.
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Well you're in luck there, 'cos manual's all they got.

You are right though, it is easy for you to say whilst looking at your colour choice :)

I'm down to my 4th colour choice. I'd be fine about it if it were simply a case of first come first served, and I was too slow, but it's not a great feeling when the limited choice is down to the ordering system being a mess.
 
Triggaaar said:
Well you're in luck there, 'cos manual's all they got.

You are right though, it is easy for you to say whilst looking at your colour choice :)

I'm down to my 4th colour choice. I'd be fine about it if it were simply a case of first come first served, and I was too slow, but it's not a great feeling when the limited choice is down to the ordering system being a mess.
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I've not been keeping up with the colour choices - what's left now?

When I ordered mine I thought red would be my 'least' favourite colour, but when I saw one for real in red it looked absolutely fantastic. I think the GR86 looks far better in the metal than in photos, because you don't get a sense of the compactness and how low the car is from photos.
 
Triggaaar said:
Well you're in luck there, 'cos manual's all they got.

You are right though, it is easy for you to say whilst looking at your colour choice :)

I'm down to my 4th colour choice. I'd be fine about it if it were simply a case of first come first served, and I was too slow, but it's not a great feeling when the limited choice is down to the ordering system being a mess.
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It surely proves that the cars they are selling now already exist or (I'd imagine) all the colours would be available
 
Alistair31 said:
Convince me I shouldn’t cancel my order (grey) and wait for a silver one to come up on Autotrader for £30k…
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Triggaaar said:
Indeed there is. Although they have run out of black now.
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So no free paint anymore if black is all gone, all orders will now need to pay extra - must be cancelled orders on the way if you can't choose colours. Can't be because they ran out of paint......
 
Alistair31 said:
Convince me I shouldn’t cancel my order (grey) and wait for a silver one to come up on Autotrader for £30k…
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While I certainly wouldn’t try and convince you to cancel (I think they look great in any colour) I do think we will see cars for sale around the £30k mark.
Currently 26 for sale on Autotrader, once the dealer demos are done with there will be a whole lot more. For the private buyers that bought to flip, the profit will be so small you may as well sell for what you bought it for and stick the cash in the bank at 5% interest.

Assuming the car is insured, to me there is no point having it sat in the garage doing no miles, costing money if it’s not increasing in value.
Once the stored cars get older they will become less desirable, personally I’d rather buy one that has had very light use rather than one that has been sat for a year and not moved.
 
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Bluemanc100 said:
It surely proves that the cars they are selling now already exist or (I'd imagine) all the colours would be available
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They're either already built, or Toyota UK agreed a certain number in pre agreed colour and transmission, and that's what they're selling
 
grzoostuff said:
So no free paint anymore if black is all gone, all orders will now need to pay extra - must be cancelled orders on the way if you can't choose colours. Can't be because they ran out of paint......
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No it's not cancelled orders, it will be a pre- planned list of cars. And of course they're will be some cancellations too.
 
Alistair31 said:
Convince me I shouldn’t cancel my order (grey) and wait for a silver one to come up on Autotrader for £30k…
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The way you've phrased the question implies you've probably made your decision, and are looking for an approval/endorsement. Well I'll share with you my experience - I bought a Magnetite GR86 in first batch. It was a blind order as noone had seen the colors in person at the time, and I usually like Greys, hence went for it. When I received the car, I felt the car didnt stand out / felt as special as it was due to the color. I went for Gtechniq coat to get the color pop, got Duckbill, pvt plate etc etc, which all did make a difference, but eventually felt there was something amiss, and ended up selling. I'm now looking to acquire a white / electric blue, as I didn't like much else except for an Alpine A110, but even that felt a bit floaty and went a fast a bit too quickly, unlike GR86 where you feel the addictive linear power delivery. This is just one person's experience, there is no right or wrong answer to your Qs. But if you are a bit of perfectionist, get what you like.
 
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Tushki said:
The way you've phrased the question implies you've probably made your decision, and are looking for an approval/endorsement. Well I'll share with you my experience - I bought a Magnetite GR86 in first batch. It was a blind order as noone had seen the colors in person at the time, and I usually like Greys, hence went for it. When I received the car, I felt the car didnt stand out / felt as special as it was due to the color. I went for Gtechniq coat due get the color pop, got Duckbill, pvt plate etc etc, which all did make a difference, but eventually felt there was something amiss, and ended up selling. I'm now looking to acquire a white / electric blue, as I didn't like much else except for an Alpine A110, but even that felt a bit floaty and went a bit fast a bit too quickly, unlike GR86 where you feel the addictive linear power delivery. This is just one person's experience, there is no right or wrong answer to your Qs. But if you are a bit of perfectionist, get what you like.
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That's a shame you had to sell, but hopefully you'll end up with a colour you love. I think the car looks great, so it would be quite a shame if it doesn't look the part as one would hope, so you definitely need a colour you're happy with.

Have you seen them IRL in all of the colours?
I would be interesting to know why you're sold on the Electric Blue or White, and why you think the others (eg Silver, Sapphire, Red) don't make the grade for you personally.
 
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Triggaaar said:
That's a shame you had to sell, but hopefully you'll end up with a colour you love. I think the car looks great, so it would be quite a shame if it doesn't look the part as one would hope, so you definitely need a colour you're happy with.

Have you seen them IRL is all of the colours?
I would be interesting to know why you're sold on the Electric Blue or White, and why you think the others (eg Silver, Sapphire, Red) don't make the grade for you personally.
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So I usually don't like white cars but this particular car looks good in white as that color shows off all the lines. stock black wheels, mirrors contrast well. I will probably wrap the roof black along with a black spoiler (one of our fellow members here did that and it looked the part). Alternatively I'd try and get the US's Trueno edition look. I think I didnt make it clear in the previous post that I have managed to place the order today for white GR86 (hence returning to the forum after a few months). I'd put myself on waitlist when I sold previous car hoping they may bring additional cars, and the gamble paid off. Electric Blue was not available, which tbh I am relieved about, or else I'd be the one having sleepless indecisive nights and posting messages asking peoples opinion here :D
 
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Tushki said:
I have managed to place the order today for white GR86 (hence returning to the forum after a few months). I'd put myself on waitlist when I sold previous car hoping they may bring additional cars, and the gamble paid off.
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Congratulations @Tushki - will you be the first Zoo member to have owned TWO GR86s?!

This occasion has to be marked in some way. Where's that list on here with first to collect, first to reach 10k miles, first speeding ticket etc etc...
 
Silver Fox said:
Congratulations @Tushki - will you be the first Zoo member to have owned TWO GR86s?!

This occasion has to be marked in some way. Where's that list on here with first to collect, first to reach 10k miles, first speeding ticket etc etc...
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Haha.. an inadvertent but hard earned achievement I must admit.. having gone through the difficult decision of selling and then another long wait and gamble for a new one! Its really nice to see you back here after all these months mate..and still as enthusiastic as ever :)
 
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