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This was what was shown when booking the 2 year service, very clearly stating “Replace rear differential oil.”. I also have an email from Toyota GB that states: “As we are the manufacturer and distributor of new vehicles here at TGB we do not manage any of our centres as they are all franchises...

Yes, the 2 year/20k full service should have diff oil included, but the dealerships don’t seem to see it on the list of consumables when they book the car in, despite it being listed on the Toyota web site when booking the service. I had to email Toyota GB who confirmed to the dealership that it...

The initial outcome of £500 towards a third party alarm or hand the car back is surprisingly poor considering Toyota GB won’t even advise on a compatible alarm that works with the existing key fob. Toyota know that most people won’t be guinea pigs on an untested solution, and are unlikely to...

Do you intend to accept the alarm offer? I am pretty close to 90 days on from Toyota responding to the ombudsman on my case, so am expecting to hear something soon. Now that these reports are coming out I expect it will be an offer of an alarm if anything, which would suit me fine, but I'd...

That’s a huge surprise - was this off the back of an ombudsman case?

If your backup camera is ever looking a bit foggy, it might not be dirty. A couple of months ago I noticed a bit of condensation in my backup camera. It came and went, but I managed to get a nice close up photo of it, which I showed the service manager when I dropped off for my 2 year service on...

No issues with oil filter when mine was done last week. On the diff oil, I got a call yesterday and they are now in agreement that it should have been done. Service manager was great about it to be honest, it’s booked to be changed next Friday. I’ll just bear this experience in mind when I’m...

Might want to check they have done the diff oil - quite a few owners seeing this getting missed. Mine was service on Friday and I'm pretty sure it wasn't done. I queried it with Toyota GB and this morning they confirmed it definitely should have been done, waiting for the dealership to get back...

Toyota GB have confirmed the diff oil should have been replaced. I have not heard anything from the service manager at the dealership, but now that Toyota GB have contacted them directly they will hopefully get in touch with me.

Thanks both. I have emailed the service manager again to say I’m still not satisfied and feel that I have paid for a service that I haven’t received. I have also sent a message to Toyota GB to see that their position is on it. Kind of crazy that this seems to be going about 50/50 depending on...

I just called in and one of the techs looked into it. Apparently it only needs replacing at 4 years/40,000 miles on their system. Kind of odd that the book says 4 years/20,000 miles and it’s listed on the full service list when booking online (perhaps it means “if due”?). Also no difference in...

I’ve just had my 2 year with about 10k miles, no diff oil replacement as far as I can tell. I’ve flagged it to the service manager because I may do more than 10k miles before the next full service (and to be blunt, I’ve bloody paid for it!). Being Friday night I doubt I’ll hear for a few days.

It was a good morning, felt like one of their Saturday themed socials. Gutted I had to leave so early and didn’t get chance to meet any other owners. Would love to get involved in a GR drive out somewhere before the summer ends - I’m not driving the car nearly enough!

This Sunday, 10am - 4pm. I’ll be there for the first couple of hours in my GR86.

Has anyone established whether there is a third party alarm that is confirmed to work with the GR86 and does not require an additional fob? And can anyone advise on the cost of a fully fitted Ghost? The ombudsman have acknowledged my case (took nearly 6 months!) and if they do find in my favour...

It’s Japanese Day at The Motorist this Saturday. I’ll be there for the morning, any other members planning on going?

I’m going, but will be on the Northern Retro Toyotas stand in zone E. I’ll find the GR Zoo stand and say hi!

My wife has seen you a couple of times now, electric blue 72 plate GR86 passing through Barton in the morning. I’m in Barrow with a red 73 plate - I’m sure we’ll cross paths eventually!

Motor or Finance Ombudsman? I submitted my dispute to the motor ombudsman a week ago and got an email receipt with a case number pretty much immediately. Nothing since then though.

After installing a wireless CarPlay adapter in the armrest cubby, and MagSafe charger powered from the glovebox, my armrest storage was not getting used. I didn’t want it open to hold bottles, so I went on the hunt for a bottle or flask that was small enough to fit (if anyone is interested...