GR86 What did you do with your GR86 today

Went to pistonheads at Silverstone today, good to chat to other owners new and old!

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Me too
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Got up before the sun and the non GR Sunday drivers and headed north into the Cairngorms. Beautiful morning although cool and with salt on the roads which the sheep seemed to like eating (🤦🏼‍♂️) but really enjoyed the run. The car really is in its element on great A & B roads. View attachment 32099

Beautiful

But I'm pretty sure your number plate is illegal
 
Dealership cold contacted me out of the blue (first time since picking the car up in September 2023) to enquire about my servicing needs. Said I get mine serviced elsewhere, should have asked if they had filters in stock :ROFLMAO:

Car is in desparate need of a wash, on the cards for this weekend.
 
Running errands today found myself mulling over the budget and its implications for me and other motorists:

- Fuel duty frozen… politicians are such chicken sh*t c**k gobblers - if you needed evidence MP’s are just green washing virtue signalling deviants [who don’t give a sh*t about anything other than votes] this is it.
- Increased differential for Vehicle Excise Duty on ICE vehicles from April 2025 - awww… wont be ordering the Urus, 992.2 and Defender 130
- New ICE vehicle purchases over £40k now the preserve of the stupid.
- Benefit in kind for EV’s maintained till 2028 - 76g/km+ doubles from 2026 - big whoop. 2 x FA is still FA


Depreciation won’t be a factor for ICE car owners for the foreseeable future - I reckon anything ICE will be depreciation proof for the next 4 years while we all keep our cars till they fall apart.

Two thoughts:
1. Great time to buy shares in Lanoguard.
2. GR86 a total keeper
 
How are you finding the Cross Climates on there ?
Honest answer, not ideal today, but then it was 12-13degrees and dry. I was kinda missing the PS4’s when pushing on. The limit is definitely found lower/sooner in these conditions.

No doubt in a few weeks I’ll be very grateful for them.

Can’t see me running the 4-seasons for er, 4 seasons, though.
 
Honest answer, not ideal today, but then it was 12-13degrees and dry. I was kinda missing the PS4’s when pushing on. The limit is definitely found lower/sooner in these conditions.

No doubt in a few weeks I’ll be very grateful for them.

Can’t see me running the 4-seasons for er, 4 seasons, though.
Interesting comments, as I fitted the CC2s at the same time I had the geometry done last year. Okay, it was around 5deg then but I found the car handled so much better. Due to the wet summer we had, I didn't put the PS4s back on this year, and drove across Europe on them in September. I'll see what difference there is come next spring. However, I wonder if the geometry tweaks made the real difference.
 
Honest answer, not ideal today, but then it was 12-13degrees and dry. I was kinda missing the PS4’s when pushing on. The limit is definitely found lower/sooner in these conditions.

No doubt in a few weeks I’ll be very grateful for them.

Can’t see me running the 4-seasons for er, 4 seasons, though.
I'll be fitting the winter set within the next couple of weeks, so will be interesting. Although they'll be on 17" rather than 18" but I doubt that will make a difference.
 
Running errands today found myself mulling over the budget and its implications for me and other motorists:

- Fuel duty frozen… politicians are such chicken sh*t c**k gobblers - if you needed evidence MP’s are just green washing virtue signalling deviants [who don’t give a sh*t about anything other than votes] this is it.
- Increased differential for Vehicle Excise Duty on ICE vehicles from April 2025 - awww… wont be ordering the Urus, 992.2 and Defender 130
- New ICE vehicle purchases over £40k now the preserve of the stupid.
- Benefit in kind for EV’s maintained till 2028 - 76g/km+ doubles from 2026 - big whoop. 2 x FA is still FA


Depreciation won’t be a factor for ICE car owners for the foreseeable future - I reckon anything ICE will be depreciation proof for the next 4 years while we all keep our cars till they fall apart.

Two thoughts:
1. Great time to buy shares in Lanoguard.
2. GR86 a total keeper
@RumbleandSway Thanks for the Summary and Analysis... ICE ICE Baby (all the way every day) :)
 
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A few weeks ago I bought a set of 'Carsio Universal Rubber Floor Mats' from Amazon, at the lowly price of £8.99 💸, so that I could cut them to the correct shape/size and fit them into my Kagu 3D Floor Liners for some extra Winter protection. I must admit to it going rather well apart from the bloody chemical smell that these seem to emit! Several attempts with panel wipe, interior cleaners etc., have yielded no positive results in reducing their nasty niff. In fact I'm resolved to spraying my interior with my Blast Can 'Designer' Fragrances for at least the foreseeable future! 😷

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You guys would probably have a fit if you saw mine. It will live outside and be used all winter. I washed it on Monday and will do my best to at least give it a regular snow foam/pressure wash, but it's already developing that lovely brown shadow along the lower portion...
I’m very lucky to have this car as my toy and have winter storage too. Not everyone does.
I have been in similar position and you just have to do what you can to keep on top of it.
 
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