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GR Yaris What did you do to your GR Yaris today?
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Drove about 300 miles in about 10 hours.
Worst bit was a somewhat processional deviation off of the M6 to avoid an overturned car (first or many hold ups on the M6).
Best bit was the Hartside Pass. Deserted and the mist lifted to give great visibility.
Oh... almost forgot... the other worse bit was following a gritter! I kept a significant distance behind and will have to get the pressure washer out later
Worst bit was a somewhat processional deviation off of the M6 to avoid an overturned car (first or many hold ups on the M6).
Best bit was the Hartside Pass. Deserted and the mist lifted to give great visibility.
Oh... almost forgot... the other worse bit was following a gritter! I kept a significant distance behind and will have to get the pressure washer out later
Went for a wander around some back roads not really beansing it but the speed limiter kept going off, she doesn't like fast driving... Barely even touching the throttle, mind you.
Almost collected a pheasant. Took off right as I went past and I reckon I missed it by mere inches
Almost collected a pheasant. Took off right as I went past and I reckon I missed it by mere inches
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Man I love handling cars ... had a nice little drive round some back roads with some enthusiasm, but also just gentle acceleration and got 32 mpg... see, not to hard on the old pedal. I'm certainly miles under driving the ability of the car at the moment... I think even with an IMT blip I've never seen it past 5k at the moment but giving it some love in the rev range, just ... At about 25% throttle.
Taking a lot of willpower to not let it go a bit though, done about a third of the run in at the moment
There's a road here that is notoriously bumpy, no pot holes, just awful undulations and has a good few bends I don't think I even touched the brakes.
An absolutely ridiculous machine and I haven't even used the stop or go pedals in anger yet.
Taking a lot of willpower to not let it go a bit though, done about a third of the run in at the moment
There's a road here that is notoriously bumpy, no pot holes, just awful undulations and has a good few bends I don't think I even touched the brakes.
An absolutely ridiculous machine and I haven't even used the stop or go pedals in anger yet.
Yogi896
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What is it with birds and these cars aye!?
Bird magnets and not in a good way!
My zunsport grills arrived today to hide the bird damage!
Manuals states 'do not drive at extremely high speeds' (autobahn or track, high loads) and 'avoid sudden acceleration' (no dragracing?
), 'do not drive continuously in low gears' (avoid low load!?!?) and 'no driving at constant speed for extended periods' (no cruise control/motorways).Still bit vague...
I think it's a mistake to baby the throttle at max 25%, use 100% of the throttle once oil is warm! However, just for short bursts, 1-2s vs all the time for a ran-in engine banging off the rev limiter. Full torque/cylinder pressure is needed for pistons rings to seat and find their seal fully, however not all the time so excessive heat on microscopic level creates scores. Similar for brakes, they are so big, they do need some temperatures to get bedded properly... So a slightly spirited backroad drive with varying loads, revs and torque/throttle is close to ideal for breaking in the car
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Woke up too early, decided to go for a mountain drive.
Just as I started climbing, bird flew in front of the car and got smashed
That was the second time it happened, first time being 200m further up the road. Exact same thing as first time, had to stop and clean the engine. Went through upper right grille, opposite of intake, whole engine bay was a mess. Thankfully had those wet hankies, spent the entire pack...
Calmed down and drove to the summit. Nice view with city of Zagreb below, covered in fog.
Just as I started climbing, bird flew in front of the car and got smashed
That was the second time it happened, first time being 200m further up the road. Exact same thing as first time, had to stop and clean the engine. Went through upper right grille, opposite of intake, whole engine bay was a mess. Thankfully had those wet hankies, spent the entire pack...
Calmed down and drove to the summit. Nice view with city of Zagreb below, covered in fog.
My reading of it was that I could use the rev range but not at brutal acceleration. Maybe I'll pop in the occasional couple second pull in though.Manuals states 'do not drive at extremely high speeds' (autobahn or track, high loads) and 'avoid sudden acceleration' (no dragracing?
Still bit vague...
I think it's a mistake to baby the throttle at max 25%, use 100% of the throttle once oil is warm! However, just for short bursts, 1-2s vs all the time for a ran-in engine banging off the rev limiter. Full torque/cylinder pressure is needed for pistons rings to seat and find their seal fully, however not all the time so excessive heat on microscopic level creates scores. Similar for brakes, they are so big, they do need some temperatures to get bedded properly... So a slightly spirited backroad drive with varying loads, revs and torque/throttle is close to ideal for breaking in the car
What I've been doing is not being shy with revs too much just a little shy about the speed they it gets to said revs. I'm just getting to them more slowly, but the pressure in the engine is more gradual but still reach good peaks.
I guess I read the sudden acceleration as a gear drop and a beans also... I appreciate the thought thought, but I think I'm the engine some love.
Adjusted handbrake, I have previously adjusted the brake shoes but now also adjusted the cable end in the interior. 10mm nut, just lift the centre console at the rear and the nut sits on top facing backwards, adjust as appropriate for your use. Inspired by post on other forum, I knew it could be done, I just didn't think of doing it 
Since I'm running an extended 'rally' handle it's a big improvement, feels much better - now tight like all the other controls, can't believe I didn't do it sooner... and still amazed that a stock handbrake can block rear wheels at motorway speeds, in the dry...
Since I'm running an extended 'rally' handle it's a big improvement, feels much better - now tight like all the other controls, can't believe I didn't do it sooner... and still amazed that a stock handbrake can block rear wheels at motorway speeds, in the dry...
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Brother in law's farm entrance is a gravel road at right angles off a gravel road...
Hand brake is very useful. Especially with the right foot pushed to the floor but you need to be careful to release the brake while the car is straight. It can get the passengers a bit excited if not.
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Took the thing down the M40 and back through torrential rain. The thing was glued to the road no matter how bad the rain got. Bloody brilliant!
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foxspeed
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took it for a thrash and got it dirty 
I sat about 50 meters behind until it stopped gritting when I "made progress". Other cars seemed to be wondering why a Yaris was pottering along at 25mph with a seemingly clear road ahead. Likely thought it was one of those regular Yarii.
As an aside, I got to spend quite a lot of time with one in my rear view mirror today; mine being driven by my hooligan son. They may look fairly "normal" from the side or rear but they are somewhat intimidating from the front!
AlphaDelta
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When I got mine the first time I really understood just how good with AWD system was was when I took it out in torrential rain for a drive. The grip in adverse weather is unreal.
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