GR86 GR86 - The “Auto Zone”

[AndyRC]

Great news @Swizzle , looking forward to a more in-depth review when you have a chance on a decent day. There is a reason the Germans make winter tyres mandatory, they work in winter, I’ve had AWD and with summer tyres and you can still end up in trouble / stuck. Pity Toyota didn’t put the parking sensors on the front but at least it’s an after delivery dealer fit option.

 

[Swizzle]

rear view mirror is not auto dimming, cruise is very easy to use and nicely placed, lane departure warning isn't overly intrusive, you really have to be heading for the line for it to flash up, eyesight disables when the engine is cold so you end up with 4 warning lights on the dash which is a bit annoying, as is the permanent hill hold light on an auto

 

[AndyRC]

rear view mirror is not auto dimming, cruise is very easy to use and nicely placed, lane departure warning isn't overly intrusive, you really have to be heading for the line for it to flash up, eyesight disables when the engine is cold so you end up with 4 warning lights on the dash which is a bit annoying, as is the permanent hill hold light on an auto

Important question , do the paddles feel “binary” or are we going to have to change springs behind them to get a good feel and is the gearbox notchy until the oil warms up

PS Do the mirrors have auto fold on lock

 

[Swizzle]

Important question , do the paddles feel “binary” or are we going to have to change springs behind them to get a good feel and is the gearbox notchy until the oil warms up

PS Do the mirrors have auto fold on lock

paddles are nicely heavy and clicky, gearbox was fine at -2 this morning, mirrors do not auto fold

 

[AndyRC]

paddles are nicely heavy and clicky, gearbox was fine at -2 this morning, mirrors do not auto fold

Great news on the box are the paddles black. Bad news on the auto fold but as all the kit is there I’m sure there must be a workaround

 

[Ersakus]

Great news on the box are the paddles black. Bad news on the auto fold but as all the kit is there I’m sure there must be a workaround

I think with the gt86 there was a modification kit one could install. I got used to manually doing it and in fact prefer the control. (I don’t always want them folded when parked).

 

[Ersakus]

Shame it does not have electronic dimming mirror but again I am used to the manual one. Tilt down to dim the mirror
Also a brief tilt allows me to keep an eye on the kids at the back

 

[Ersakus]

Good to know that the front sensors can be installed by the dealer

 

[Swizzle]

The paddles are shiny black, adaptive cruise is good, part of my commute is 50-40-30-40-50, left the cruise at 50 and it slowed down and back up perfectly
Tested the rear cross sensors, managed to not run someone over in a car park, found it some nice company too

 

[AndyRC]

@Swizzle , has the car got traffic sign recognition linked to the ACC

 

[Swizzle]

Not sure about that one, pretty sure mine was just reading off of the van in front, theres a distance gauge in the top left of the dash that you can set by the button on the steering wheel and the vehicle in front is shown and moves

Also had the obstruction warning pop up when trying to crawl over a big speed bump

Found out costco premium fuel is only 97 ron and the car wants 98

Its happy to slide if you’re heavy with your right foot on grubby roads

 

[AndyRC]

Not sure about that one, pretty sure mine was just reading off of the van in front, theres a distance gauge in the top left of the dash that you can set by the button on the steering wheel and the vehicle in front is shown and moves

Also had the obstruction warning pop up when trying to crawl over a big speed bump

Found out costco premium fuel is only 97 ron and the car wants 98

Its happy to slide if you’re heavy with your right foot on grubby roads

That makes sense re ACC. I think Tesco Momentum is a reasonable price at the moment and never did the C63 any harm

 

[Swizzle]

Stopped filling and went and topped up with momentum, costco super was 12p a litre cheaper, might have to half and half the 97&99 for the perfect 98

 

[GR86DG1987]

What a shame no auto dimming mirror , not to worry at least rear parking sensors. Would like the front ones but not sure what they will look like, may have to wait for another owner to have these fitted first

 

[Swizzle]

Busy A road traffic today had the obstacle warning up a couple of times, the lane departure also flagged up when i was returning to the correct side of the road after passing a parked bus so it’s not that clever

 

[GR86DG1987]

Oh dear doesn't sound too good although none of them are 100% great but I'd rather have the extra features than not. The one on my Kia did save me on the motorway when a lorry decided to pull across my lane with no warning and the car braked pretty sharply before I even realised what had happened

 

[Swizzle]

Ive not tried the auto braking yet, not sure i dare!

 

[AndyRC]

Busy A road traffic today had the obstacle warning up a couple of times, the lane departure also flagged up when i was returning to the correct side of the road after passing a parked bus so it’s not that clever

If there was a white line that would trigger it unless you indicate, Our C-HR does it but there is a button the steering wheel to deactivate it

 

[Ersakus]

Ive not tried the auto braking yet, not sure i dare!

Sounds scary to me as well. I was reading the auto driving features in manual and there are so many caveats to normal operation that I got discouraged and scared to use these systems to be honest. I will see how it goes and would stay super vigilant while using adaptive cruise and auto breaking.

 

[AndyRC]

Update on auto test dives, after a month of unanswered emails , and two phone calls , we can’t have one The white Auto belongs to the Training Academy and it “can’t be used for test drives“ , OK I got an answer. ”So what if I’m not happy?” “you have 14 days to reject it“ , “Thanks , please confirm my rights by email” , ”Will do”. I also said I didn’t want the car before 01.03.2023 and the lady said “no problem”.

I also raised the question of the mysterious 4 holes in the rear bumper , but I’ll start a separate thread on that issue.

GR86 - GR86 - Rear Bumper holes

Quite a few folk have mentioned the mysterious 4 holes in the rear bumper that apparently we all get and no one knows definitively what they are for and why they are there. I must say I didn’t notice them on the demonstrator I took out, but I didn’t spend much time looking at the back of the...

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