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Get Carter

Get Carter

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Finally, my '86 is here! I stopped getting email updates from Toyota after it left Nagoya, but I followed the ship right the way to Bristol and kept logging in to see the stages update. Stayed at Derby stage for about two weeks then when I logged in yesterday evening it'd changed to 'arrived at dealer'. Went down this morning and there it is - arrived about 4pm yesterday and I beat them to calling me today!

I'm going to be fully preparing the car myself, thorough decontamination and ceramic coating as the final goal. As another owner on here said (I can't recall who, sorry), it's a great way to get to know the car, so looking forward to a full weekend of getting this bang on, and my prior experience in this area should help me to a level I'm happy with.

I did notice there was several very small stones behind the alloy wheel protection, sort of wedged in. No idea how they ended up there. Has anyone else had that happen to them? Assured by the dealer it'll be spot on when ready to collect.

I'd commented on another owner's new Sapphire Blue that whilst it looked impressive I'm the pictures, I'd been having second thoughts that I should've gone for Ice Silver. First world problem I know. I think it's that the black alloys sort of get lost a little against the blue paint. Considering changing them to a lighter shade in the not too distant future, sparkle silver or a grey. Wing mirrors will be repainted in Sapphire too.

Really happy that I'm so close to finally getting this. I've had a rough few years with illness, so this has been something to focus on and aim for. It'll live happily with my 1998 Rover Mini! And my eight year old lad is obsessed with it, seems to have developed a fascination with Japanese cars, and their culture in general now! I really make an effort to get my family to share in our car experiences and that way they can develop their own emotional connection to cars.

Anyway, my GR86 story is about to begin, so I'll hopefully get to some meets at some point and get to know some of you lot. From reading some of the posts on here for a while it seems like a really good community, so I'm happy to be part of it!

Thanks for reading, and further updates will come when I have them.
 
Get Carter said:
I did notice there was several very small stones behind the alloy wheel protection, sort of wedged in. No idea how they ended up there. Has anyone else had that happen to them? Assured by the dealer it'll be spot on when ready to collect.
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Since you're going to be detailing the car properly, have you asked the dealer not to touch it, or are they going to scratch the crap out of it for you?


Get Carter said:
I'd commented on another owner's new Sapphire Blue that whilst it looked impressive I'm the pictures, I'd been having second thoughts that I should've gone for Ice Silver. First world problem I know. I think it's that the black alloys sort of get lost a little against the blue paint. Considering changing them to a lighter shade in the not too distant future, sparkle silver or a grey.
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Yeah I'd have done the same with Sapphire - possibly a light gunmetal.
 
Congratulations on your new car. Looks great in Sapphire. I agree that the black wheels really don’t work with that colour. The black wheels only really seem to work on the red, white and silver. On the rest the wheels looks lost.
 
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Finally I have it, courtesy of John Roe Toyota Hull. To their credit the sales manager there (Adam) was excellent, ably assisted by my contact Ryan, and have presented me with a car in superb condition (ready for me to prepare fully) and some extra bits of GR merch for me and my lad to make it a proper experience. The keen eye will spot the mirrors are now body coloured, which I think makes the car look quite elegant, as my intention is to get the alloys repainted in a silver of some shade quite soon to give it a less aggressive look. Beautiful evening light made the colour absolutely pop too!

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Finally, my '86 is here! I stopped getting email updates from Toyota after it left Nagoya, but I followed the ship right the way to Bristol and kept logging in to see the stages update. Stayed at Derby stage for about two weeks then when I logged in yesterday evening it'd changed to 'arrived at dealer'. Went down this morning and there it is - arrived about 4pm yesterday and I beat them to calling me today!

I'm going to be fully preparing the car myself, thorough decontamination and ceramic coating as the final goal. As another owner on here said (I can't recall who, sorry), it's a great way to get to know the car, so looking forward to a full weekend of getting this bang on, and my prior experience in this area should help me to a level I'm happy with.

I did notice there was several very small stones behind the alloy wheel protection, sort of wedged in. No idea how they ended up there. Has anyone else had that happen to them? Assured by the dealer it'll be spot on when ready to collect.

I'd commented on another owner's new Sapphire Blue that whilst it looked impressive I'm the pictures, I'd been having second thoughts that I should've gone for Ice Silver. First world problem I know. I think it's that the black alloys sort of get lost a little against the blue paint. Considering changing them to a lighter shade in the not too distant future, sparkle silver or a grey. Wing mirrors will be repainted in Sapphire too.

Really happy that I'm so close to finally getting this. I've had a rough few years with illness, so this has been something to focus on and aim for. It'll live happily with my 1998 Rover Mini! And my eight year old lad is obsessed with it, seems to have developed a fascination with Japanese cars, and their culture in general now! I really make an effort to get my family to share in our car experiences and that way they can develop their own emotional connection to cars.

Anyway, my GR86 story is about to begin, so I'll hopefully get to some meets at some point and get to know some of you lot. From reading some of the posts on here for a while it seems like a really good community, so I'm happy to be part of it!

Thanks for reading, and further updates will come when I have them.
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I've had exactly the same thoughts regarding colour choice, was plagued with doubt over the choice of Sapphire Blue, and worried I should have gone with silver.

As you say, it's the dark wheels looking a bit lost, and losing some of the contrast with the dark trim. I'm considering some bronze wheels, although it's obviously paying extra...

Seeing it in real life though, when the sunlight hits it, it has extra layers to it that the other colours don't have.

Mine is off getting some protection, so we'll see how it looks when I collect!
 
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