GR86 Spotted first UK Journo Car on Twitter

[TigerJim]

This week’s Autocar features a hero piece about the joys of the GR86 from Matt Prior in his opinion column, with a full test review in next week’s edition.

In last week’s letters page there was a disgruntled would-be customer complaining about how quickly it sold out, with a response from TUK explaining the reasons!

 

[Wrobz]

This week’s Autocar features a hero piece about the joys of the GR86 from Matt Prior in his opinion column, with a full test review in next week’s edition.

In last week’s letters page there was a disgruntled would-be customer complaining about how quickly it sold out, with a response from TUK explaining the reasons!

 

[Seano1878]

Car review

They don't make them like this anymore - and that's a crying shame

The Toyota GR86 is a 100 per cent prime future classic. Read our comprehensive review of this now dead sports car to find out why you should snap one up asap

www.carmagazine.co.uk

 

[AndyRC]

This week’s Autocar features a hero piece about the joys of the GR86 from Matt Prior in his opinion column, with a full test review in next week’s edition.

In last week’s letters page there was a disgruntled would-be customer complaining about how quickly it sold out, with a response from TUK explaining the reasons!

Does anyone have a photo of the letter you mentioned

 

[beorg]

Does anyone have a photo of the letter you mentioned

 

[AndyRC]

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@beorg , thanks for posting , is the end of The letter missing off the image.?

 

[beorg]

@beorg , thanks for posting , is the end of The letter missing off the image.?

Edited to include the missing bit

 

[AndyRC]

Edited to include the missing bit

Thanks for that , I applaude the “giving everyone a fair chance“ approach , but not surprising there is no mention of the “Early Bird” offering to those who could access the pre launch weblink

 

[byebyeMX5]

Twitter pictures from Graham Bothamley

And no doubt Chesney Hawkes singing "I am the one and only" was blasting out on the radio..or should I say 8 inch multi media!!

 

[Bonzo1930]

Thanks for that , I applaude the “giving everyone a fair chance“ approach , but not surprising there is no mention of the “Early Bird” offering to those who could access the pre launch weblink

Not sure I agree with Toyota's definition of "fair chance" they should have cancelled the "early birds" as well as us poor sods that placed a deposit with a dealer, so everyone started from scratch, I'm sure that comment won't be popular with the "early birds" but hey that's tough but at least you'll be driving around in your new car soon unlike most of the rest us who won't see there car until 2023/24

 

[AndyRC]

I find it interesting that every motoring “journalist“ is regurgitating the same sound bites from TUK without challenging , was it sold out in 40 or 90 minutes, apparently you have quoted both? And what was the “entire allocation? 4, 40, 400 , 4000?“. I thought journalists were supposed to get to the truth , or is it to get to the best seat on the plan to the next sunny car launch ?

 

[Conscript]

Dan Prosser has a quick 60 second review up on The Intercooler.
In the comments, someone asks if he's switch from his Alpine A110 and he seems receptive to that idea...anyone who listens to the podcast will know that's high praise indeed

 

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Tom Smith needs to be faster on the trigger next time; the internet waits for no one.

 

[TigerJim]

Tom Smith needs to be faster on the trigger next time; the internet waits for no one.

I do understand that the ordering process has been a bit flawed, but surely if you were that serious about buying one you would have been trawling the internet for news and coming across forums like this one?? The information was out there - I have limited sympathy for the like of Tom!

 

[KobayashiMaru86]

There are a few crying on PH about it and was one or two here that I think were dealt with for causing trouble. It's been out for ages worldwide and those who really wanted one, like most of us were looking for any scraps of info, watching all the reviews, eagerly awaiting news when it would be released. If I had missed it I'd have been gutted. Feel very lucky we are one of the few who will get one from new.

 

[ZN8]

I totally understand why people would be disgruntled and we should let them be. Let's put ourselves in that situation. Ultimately Toyota have let them down.

If it wasn't for the likes of Richard from RRG Macclesfield disclosing the 400 car allocation back in December, I wouldn't have been so hot on it and probably would have missed out.

 

[AndyRC]

Let’s be honest no expected the GR86 to make something like a Limited Edition Porsche or Ferrari look very “Unlimited“ in comparison As other folk have said virtually everyone on here was well “tuned In” and managed to secure a very UnlimitedLimited GR86 , even if we have to wait a bit

 

[Seano1878]

I mean anyone with their finger on the pulse could tell demand was going to be high, I’ve also not seen anyone offering to buy allocations at 20% above list on any forum? Tom is either incredibly bitter or a bit of a space cadet.

 

[KobayashiMaru86]

I mean anyone with their finger on the pulse could tell demand was going to be high, I’ve also not seen anyone offering to buy allocations at 20% above list on any forum? Tom is either incredibly bitter or a bit of a space cadet.

I've not seen that either and apart from a few here who are buying because they are waiting for an Emira, no one has directly said they are flipping. Not seen it on PH either. I can't see a flipper would say anyway or even join a forum, at least not this early in

 

[grisszoo86]

Some more IG pics from @GrayBoth