GR86 What did you do with your GR86 today

Hachi-roku said:
Commitment! In prime motor home season down some of those roads added to the countless £500 shotboxes that seem to spawn travelling at 60 mph down blind single track I’m not convinced I’d have the balls to take a car as low as the 86 on that trip 😅
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I hear you. 86 wins on width, ground clearance and brilliance in the twisties.

More exotic vehicles are available but the 86 perfect for a B-road.
 
callahan said:
On the ferry to France and Belgium, listening to all the car alarms going off, content in the knowledge that it can't be mine..
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Hahahaha! I had exactly the same on the IOW ferry a couple of months ago. Enjoy your trip!
 
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callahan standing smugly on the poop deck
 
Nearly said the S word this week as I've hardly used it. Easier to jump in the Swift or the bike as it's often garaged. Then I drove to work for a change and all those thoughts disappeared. I definitely need to drive it more and as it's dirty anyway and I need to re-sync with it I'll make the effort to drive it all next week.

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Also got a few of these as I'm getting fed up of mislaying keys. Can colour coordinate too

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KobayashiMaru86 said:
Nearly said the S word this week as I've hardly used it. Easier to jump in the Swift or the bike as it's often garaged. Then I drove to work for a change and all those thoughts disappeared. U definitely need to drive it more and as it's dirty anyway and I need to re-sync with it I'll make the effort to drive it all next week.

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Looks like only alfa and honda mazda drivers know how to park ;)
 
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kalniel said:
Looks like only alfa and honda drivers know how to park ;)
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Couldn't give a shit. I'll protect my property how I want thanks. My colleague does the same. In a work car park with some seriously sketchy foreign cars who really don't care about dings, I have to do this or I don't bring it in
 
I did a thing.

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Cusco strut brace, ordered yesterday afternoon on a bit of a whim, arrived this morning. Never had a strut brace before, but I've seen a few on here saying they are a nice little upgrade. It's relatively cheap and took 10 minutes to fit, and I was curious about the integrated brace to stiffen the brake pedal too. So let's see.

Only driven it round the block so far, to make sure nothing fell off l, rather than as a means of rigorous testing, but I did get the sense that the steering wheel felt a little more solid, for want of a better word. Will see if it feels any different on a more spirited drive later. Didn't notice much difference under braking, but I was only driving in traffic.

I got home just in time to see the postman dropping my replacement paint from Chipex through the door. So weather permitting, I'm going to have a have a go at repairing the chips around the tail lights later, and that will be two things I've done with the car today.
 
I can confirm that the GR86 is a great car to drive home after a ferry delay of 2.5 hours, the M25 being closed and pouring rain!

Getting home at 2am (3am for my body clock) wasn't fun, but the GR is so solid, I don't think I've ever driven a car that tracks so straight and feels so capable.

All my sound deadening efforts have worked pretty well too, it's no limo but definitely more bearable on long journeys than before, so I can play loud music to keep myself alert!
 
Conscript said:
I did a thing.

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Cusco strut brace, ordered yesterday afternoon on a bit of a whim, arrived this morning. Never had a strut brace before, but I've seen a few on here saying they are a nice little upgrade. It's relatively cheap and took 10 minutes to fit, and I was curious about the integrated brace to stiffen the brake pedal too. So let's see.

Only driven it round the block so far, to make sure nothing fell off l, rather than as a means of rigorous testing, but I did get the sense that the steering wheel felt a little more solid, for want of a better word. Will see if it feels any different on a more spirited drive later. Didn't notice much difference under braking, but I was only driving in traffic.

I got home just in time to see the postman dropping my replacement paint from Chipex through the door. So weather permitting, I'm going to have a have a go at repairing the chips around the tail lights later, and that will be two things I've done with the car today.
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Just need the rear strut brace now !
 
chopper602 said:
Just need the rear strut brace now !
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May consider it next, if only having one on the front is a bad idea.
There's one which doesn't intrude into the boot or the spare wheel well, isn't there? Maybe next month. I'd like to see if I feel the benefit of this one first.
 
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