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SL · 06-29-2012, 05:18 PM

ah ok, hopefully just a dodgy one

really like the badging

TRD looks brilliant in the flesh.. but then so did the std one!

really chuffed to have gotten a drive of one up Goodwood Hill... loved it.
just now have faaaar too long to wait for mine!

the girls on the stand confirmed Toyota dealerships will be selling TRD bits from January! cant wait.. they are sending me a TRD brochure next week, should be online then as well hopefully - said they could email me one but i chose to have the glossy pics to my door

ajc209 · 06-30-2012, 02:52 AM

It's 732am and I have just seen a

black GT86 driving through the back streets of st neots, Cambridgeshire! My dealer in Bedford doesn't have one yet...

faz1 · 06-30-2012, 05:05 AM

Black must be popular. My wife spotted one exiting the M1 at Jct30 last night.

ajc209 · 06-30-2012, 07:02 AM

I still have sewer grapes over mine not coming any time soon. On the plus side I can take a demo car for a test drive and a proper good thrashing withotu worrying about break in period (not that I think it would make any difference)

ajc209 · 06-30-2012, 07:03 AM

oh and P.S. THis car did have the proper GT86 logo on the back

ICantAffordAnLFA · 06-30-2012, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by faz1

Sides decals £180

Roof decals £200

Carbon Mirrors £120

Carbon mirrors ok; not sure about the decals

4 days in and I'm even more convinced that if you buy the Toyota, it is just a rebadged Subaru

SL · 06-30-2012, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ICantAffordAnLFA

4 days in and I'm even more convinced that if you buy the Toyota, it is just a rebadged Subaru

because Subaru are known for their quality RWDs? - or have things started to rattle?

Subaru .. Toyotas bitch.. "we're doing it, and we're doing it this way"..

ICantAffordAnLFA · 06-30-2012, 03:36 PM

Lol, it even smells like every new Scooby I have ever bought.

RWD Impreza cut and shut under your new Yota

2800GT · 06-30-2012, 05:18 PM

I had a sit in a pearl white GT86 demonstrator at toyota dealership in preston today, got to fire up the engine but the test drive will have to wait for another day. No GT86 badge on the boot though. They said they are also expecting an orange showroom car shortly which I can't wait to see.

faz1 · 06-30-2012, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2800GT

I had a sit in a pearl white GT86 demonstrator at toyota dealership in preston today, got to fire up the engine but the test drive will have to wait for another day. No GT86 badge on the boot though. They said they are also expecting an orange showroom car shortly which I can't wait to see.

This 'some have a badge, some don't' business is getting weird...

delticfan · 07-01-2012, 01:25 AM

Saw the demo car at Pentagon Doncaster yesterday - blue (no badge) also sat in the car. I can honestly say I find nothing about the car a let down. It is solid, well made the doors are fantastic - never mind "sounds like a golf" the wifes got a golf and the doors sound nothing like one - so solid and precise. Inside it fits like a glove without being claustrophobic there is space and i'm 6ft. Engine bay - plenty of room for future expansion - underneath the car is well thought out stainless steel exhaust. Petrol advised is 98 ron so I suppose V - Power will give that extra zing at 99 ron. Quality of interior high. We both were smiling all day about seeing it - for 25k you are getting a lot for your money - was worried about it not standing up next to an Audi TT or SLK - no need it outshines both of them and makes them look overpriced - lets face it those customers are more interested about driving the name than a dedicated sportscar. - 10/10 Toyota/Subaru - Money well spent.

2800GT · 07-01-2012, 05:37 PM

Toyota UK website finally has a full brochure available for download replacing the preview brochure that's been there for age. Plenty of images showing the boot badge

Beardo · 07-01-2012, 07:47 PM

Hi All,

I drove a GT86 at my local dealer on Saturday. Really liked the car, impressed with the quality having had concerns that it might not feel worth the £25k+ being asked for it. Managed to squeeze two kids in the back so have basic approval from the misses to continue!

Handling was great, engine torque felt lacking coming from a turbo charged hatchback (GTI) but there was reasonable top end poke and i liked the noise. Full road test in Autocar this week so interested to see what they get numbers wise. Felt similar in go to a 197 Clio/Civic Type R.

Reckoned deliveries for orders places now would be in August which seemed optimistic, oh no badge!

ZeeSpeed · 07-02-2012, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2800GT

Toyota UK website finally has a full brochure available for download replacing the preview brochure that's been there for age. Plenty of images showing the boot badge

The brochure describes the engine as '4 in line'

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06-29-2012, 05:18 PM	#211
SL Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: S2000 Location: uk Posts: 72 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s)	ah ok, hopefully just a dodgy one really like the badging TRD looks brilliant in the flesh.. but then so did the std one! really chuffed to have gotten a drive of one up Goodwood Hill... loved it. just now have faaaar too long to wait for mine! the girls on the stand confirmed Toyota dealerships will be selling TRD bits from January! cant wait.. they are sending me a TRD brochure next week, should be online then as well hopefully - said they could email me one but i chose to have the glossy pics to my door

06-30-2012, 02:52 AM	#212
ajc209 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: GT86 Cosworth Location: UK Posts: 753 Thanks: 361 Thanked 270 Times in 188 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s)	It's 732am and I have just seen a black GT86 driving through the back streets of st neots, Cambridgeshire! My dealer in Bedford doesn't have one yet...

06-30-2012, 05:05 AM	#213
faz1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: Audi A1 Location: Worksop, Uk Posts: 116 Thanks: 11 Thanked 47 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Black must be popular. My wife spotted one exiting the M1 at Jct30 last night.

06-30-2012, 07:02 AM	#214
ajc209 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: GT86 Cosworth Location: UK Posts: 753 Thanks: 361 Thanked 270 Times in 188 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s)	I still have sewer grapes over mine not coming any time soon. On the plus side I can take a demo car for a test drive and a proper good thrashing withotu worrying about break in period (not that I think it would make any difference)

06-30-2012, 07:03 AM	#215
ajc209 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: GT86 Cosworth Location: UK Posts: 753 Thanks: 361 Thanked 270 Times in 188 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s)	oh and P.S. THis car did have the proper GT86 logo on the back

06-30-2012, 05:18 PM	#219
2800GT Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: BMW 330i Location: Blackpool Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I had a sit in a pearl white GT86 demonstrator at toyota dealership in preston today, got to fire up the engine but the test drive will have to wait for another day. No GT86 badge on the boot though. They said they are also expecting an orange showroom car shortly which I can't wait to see.

07-01-2012, 01:25 AM	#221
delticfan Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Drives: celica Location: uk Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Saw the demo car at Pentagon Doncaster yesterday - blue (no badge) also sat in the car. I can honestly say I find nothing about the car a let down. It is solid, well made the doors are fantastic - never mind "sounds like a golf" the wifes got a golf and the doors sound nothing like one - so solid and precise. Inside it fits like a glove without being claustrophobic there is space and i'm 6ft. Engine bay - plenty of room for future expansion - underneath the car is well thought out stainless steel exhaust. Petrol advised is 98 ron so I suppose V - Power will give that extra zing at 99 ron. Quality of interior high. We both were smiling all day about seeing it - for 25k you are getting a lot for your money - was worried about it not standing up next to an Audi TT or SLK - no need it outshines both of them and makes them look overpriced - lets face it those customers are more interested about driving the name than a dedicated sportscar. - 10/10 Toyota/Subaru - Money well spent.

07-01-2012, 05:37 PM	#222
2800GT Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: BMW 330i Location: Blackpool Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Toyota UK website finally has a full brochure available for download replacing the preview brochure that's been there for age. Plenty of images showing the boot badge

07-01-2012, 07:47 PM	#223
Beardo Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: BRZ Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 29 Thanks: 10 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Hi All, I drove a GT86 at my local dealer on Saturday. Really liked the car, impressed with the quality having had concerns that it might not feel worth the £25k+ being asked for it. Managed to squeeze two kids in the back so have basic approval from the misses to continue! Handling was great, engine torque felt lacking coming from a turbo charged hatchback (GTI) but there was reasonable top end poke and i liked the noise. Full road test in Autocar this week so interested to see what they get numbers wise. Felt similar in go to a 197 Clio/Civic Type R. Reckoned deliveries for orders places now would be in August which seemed optimistic, oh no badge!

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