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Michael Knight

Michael Knight

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Hello everyone.
Another GR owner here, just learning to drive, enjoying every slide and mostly trying to control them.
Having enjoyed thrill of speed most of my life GR feels like a proper car for me - not the way it goes on straight lines but how it goes around corners.
Every day with GR is an adventure, thus love is strong here. Still practicing the use of handbrake and left foot braking. Hopefully getting on ice track in next month so that will be sorted there..

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As temps got over zero washed the car outside.
Copied the @Onehp 's method with black exhaust internals, looks more badass (and don't like that much chrome bling either).

Used just pressure washer so not a perfect finish but good enough for the weather.

Funny remark - I've noticed that when engine is shut down there is still occasional exhaust fume coming out from either of the endpipes. Yesterday it was from the left and today it was from the right side. Haven't noticed this with any other car, is it GPF related?

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Did the 10tkm service including drive line oils. Gear change improved quite a lot so worth doing in 1st service imho.

Happy Km's for the GR!
 
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Latest updates
- ordred a PGEAR P610 (20Hz) GPS unit to have more accurate data for lap times and for performance testing fun.
- ordered some go pro accessories to have better incar camera mount

that is for creating better video content!

ps. drove yesterday first time faster with track mode and got inner front wheel slipping for the first time. Haven't had that with sport mode.
Still shocked but hope will eventually work this out.
 
First impressions from driving below -15'C
- Car started nicely without any hesitation (had been outside for18hrs).
- Power steering felt tad sluggish and drove carefully first km's to warm places up
- Oil temps rose to 80'C after some low speed fun - engine seems to be in right operating window also in these lower temps.
- cannot just stop liking sport mode - so fun to put the car into small drifts even on higher gear (4th) - so glad Toyota has this driveline mode as it is my favourite! Again, not driving most fastest times but having most fun with the chassis.
- rear wheels seem to gather quite a bit snow whereas fronts keep clean and tidy. good it goes like this way as I have space issue in front wheels (17'' inch wheels don't have much excess space between wheel barrel and brake caliber)!
- was able to do 180' turn in 5 m area without handbrake by just using sport mode. proper RWD style!
- having good time with our 1 year old - he was just outright laughing for the first 15min, then finally got him into sleep as planned. Hope he sees nice GR dreams! ❤️
 
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