Recent content by jb1750

Today’s ‘least appropriate car on the building site’ award goes tooooo…

After 20k miles including 2 winters of daily use I’m getting close to switching out the original PS4s. Anyone tried a set of them new fangled Cross- Climate 3 Sports? sounds like they could be just the ticket

I go through phases of wanting a slightly lower seat too - was there something GT86 owners did, like taking the seat out and stretching a support on the underneath, effectively lowering the seat cushion? Or an MX5 style foamectomy would possibly work?? You go first 😉🙃

WBAC are currently offering just over £25k for mine (16,000 miles) so I wouldn’t expect any private sales for less than £26ish 🤷‍♂️

Is there is an ECU reset or similar possible from dealer or specialist? Reason I say that is cos I don’t recognise this symptom in my car so maybe it’s a baseline calibration of air / fuel / throttle in some cars or something?

I think you’ve nailed it there, and it was a no for me - the GRY wasn’t as much fun as the 86, so I didn’t pursue a deal any further. I’m 100% certain that for a lot (most?) of folk the Yaris is the car they’d go for. It’s a really gutsy engine with all the torque and the cornering is...

Yeah, I hear you. The original Yaris wheels are great. Similar design to ours but forged, right? What’s not to like 🤷‍♂️ Price to change (zero) seemed reasonable though, given mine is currently bang on £24k as a trade in or WBAC

Called into supplying dealer to get the brake fluid changed (they ‘forgot’ to do it as part of 2nd annual service a couple of weeks ago) no matter cos they gave the keys of this chappie to amuse myself while they did the work. 2021 / 26k miles circuit pack. Sketchy looking wheels + scorpion...

What effect does using the back 2 have on the gear change?

Was stoked to come across an opportunity for some formation parking when I saw another 86 in a car park this morning, but the sketchy parking skills of the neighbour in the next space kinda put me off 🤷‍♂️

Interesting- should there be?

Had my 2nd year service today (16,500 miles / 2 years daily use) Gotta say as someone who’s been servicing my own cars for about 30 years, 500 quid for a glorified oil change made me feel like a bit of a dick. Just telling myself it’s £100 for the oil change and £400 for a years warranty… Also...

Does the XL5R affect / improve the throttle blip action?? On the stock car it feels like a gentle blip gets little or no reaction and a decent shove sends the rpm flaring- feels really tricky to modulate in a standard car 🤷‍♂️

Be super interested to hear what you think of the Alpine. Kinda feeling that an a110 is the only alternative left for me, as everything else I’ve tried in the last couple of years has felt a bit meh compared to the 86. Everything has either been far too fast or too isolating from the action...

How do you find the tires for feel / noise / comfort - compared to PS4’s??