GR86 "That's a fresh whip bruv"; or the Toyota GR86 collated feedback thread

Excuse me mate, is that a Supra?

1714469676158.webp

1714469700810.webp


Erm.well.actually.I.don't.know.
 
ZN8 said:
Excuse me mate, is that a Supra?

View attachment 27464
View attachment 27465

Erm.well.actually.I.don't.know.
Click to expand...

Many of my more senior/mature relatives told me over the years*: "If you've got nothing nice to say, say nothing at all".
*As well as "stop fiddling with it so much, it will drop off".




So, er...









I, er, quite like the wheels?
 
Last edited:
I quite like the side skirts, but it does look like someone has skidded down the bonnet..
 
Had many thumbs up (more than my nice Porsche Cayman S). Also had photos of GR taken (even at same time as me taking photos). Guess folk know what a Porsche is but the GR86 is a) new and b) not so well know. A looker for sure. Park it beside SUV and see how low it is.



1714651522132.png



1714651656231.png


IMG_7814.webp
 
Last edited:
Took the wife to get her Fiesta serviced, she followed me.

I got bored with a line of “40 in a 60” idiots and took off - knowing she wouldn’t follow and we were only 3 miles from her service centre.

She’s only ever been in our GR86, never seen one (same as me).

She got out of her Fiesta beaming, saying “do you realise we are only two inches above the ground in Lillibet!”

I know it’s more than, that but I took her point.

Only 700miles, but having more “emergencies” per trip, so the occasional bleep above 4500rpm persists.

What a great little car!
 
I almost forgot about my best "fresh whip" moment so far. For those of you that have been to Ambleside on a sunny weekend, you know how rammed full of idiots tourists it gets. making progress through the herd was rather frustrating. a charming young man in a slammed Caddy van stopped quite abruptly to let me out of a junction - Think of the scene in Rush when the Ferrari fans stop for Nikki Lauda and it wasn't far off. He was doing lots of french chef finger kiss things, then when I pulled away, he almost made a mess in his trousers from the burble.

My wife was alongside in the passenger seat, so I used the opportunity to justify the car as a "good for pulling out of busy junctions" purchase. You have to take these victories when they present themselves.
 
Went to have my hair cut. Managed to park right outside the salon for once (usually have to park a short walk away cos busy), just by the big glass shop frontage.

My regular hairdresser - female, if it matters, was stood by the window and said "wow, sexy!" when I walked in.

I'm fairly sure she meant the car.
 
Asda car park today. Middle aged couple with small child wandering around the car with admiring glances as I approached. “Beautiful car, love the colour” says wifey. “I nearly bought a Circuit Pack Yaris” says Hubby. Ooh, he knows his stuff I thought - quickly dismissed when he glanced around the interior at my various AliExpress adornments and blue Blitzworks gearknob then exclaimed “I see you specified the optional interior colour pack with the car…” (sigh) 🤡
 
Sonic said:
Asda car park today. Middle aged couple with small child wandering around the car with admiring glances as I approached. “Beautiful car, love the colour” says wifey. “I nearly bought a Circuit Pack Yaris” says Hubby. Ooh, he knows his stuff I thought - quickly dismissed when he glanced around the interior at my various AliExpress adornments and blue Blitzworks gearknob then exclaimed “I see you specified the optional interior colour pack with the car…” (sigh) 🤡
Click to expand...
So close as a magazine reader, yet he was so far away...
 
Sonic said:
Asda car park today. Middle aged couple with small child wandering around the car with admiring glances as I approached. “Beautiful car, love the colour” says wifey. “I nearly bought a Circuit Pack Yaris” says Hubby. Ooh, he knows his stuff I thought - quickly dismissed when he glanced around the interior at my various AliExpress adornments and blue Blitzworks gearknob then exclaimed “I see you specified the optional interior colour pack with the car…” (sigh) 🤡
Click to expand...

At least he didn't say "oh, its a manual. you don't see many supra's with the manual gearbox"
 
Last edited:
Sonic said:
Asda car park today. Middle aged couple with small child wandering around the car with admiring glances as I approached. “Beautiful car, love the colour” says wifey. “I nearly bought a Circuit Pack Yaris” says Hubby. Ooh, he knows his stuff I thought - quickly dismissed when he glanced around the interior at my various AliExpress adornments and blue Blitzworks gearknob then exclaimed “I see you specified the optional interior colour pack with the car…” (sigh) 🤡
Click to expand...

Correct response “yer bum's oot the windae pal” at that point surely ? 🤣
 
Not so much of a verbal ‘fresh whip’ moment, more of a remote appreciation during my drive into Falkirk today. As I checked the rear view mirror, I noticed that the teenage passenger in the car behind was recording my car on his phone. I could see both him and the driver conversing excitedly as they continued to record even as we stopped at the traffic lights. I can only hope they appreciated my take-off, popping downshift and my ‘on rails’ turn into the industrial estate as I left them for dead… 😀
 
Got a ‘nice car mate’ from the DFDS check in staff at Newcastle! Said thanks mate and couldn’t help smile, my other half was killing herself saying that’ll be the highlight of my/our holiday already! She’s probably right!! I do love this car! 🤣
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top