Test Drive & Questions

[Sambalam]

So I finally got around to test driving an 86 at Cardiff Toyota in Newcastle,
In the following spec

Model:GTS
Transmission:Auto
K's:414
Colour:Sonic Blue

The Car I Ordered

Model: GTS
Transmission:Manual
Colour:Pegasus White

I wanted to take a few photos but after taking one I couldn't stand it and had to drive



So now there's a million reviews out there by people whose opinion you may actually care about so I'll be short,

The Good
-Coming from an EVO i was expecting it to feel, well, gutless. NOT the case, which isn't to say it's up there with the evo but it's just about perfect for the car and if not a litttttllllle underpowered but i think once the engine loosens up it will be great.

-Handling was great but was also extremely comfortable which is rare

-Driving position was great, Reminds me so much of my old S2000


The Bad/What I Have Questions About
-The Sound system was......well average, I'm hoping some new speakers in the front will be enough but im thinking it's gonna need a new amp as well

-The touch screen headunit was almost completely unreadable, I drove the car at around 9:30 AM on an overcast day and i could barely see anything, the brightness needed to be adjusted, I had a look through all the settings but could not find any for the screen brightness, Does any one know if this can be changed?

-The mat in the boot is pretty ugly and the voice command system sucks but honestly i could care less about these things

Summary

The car is great, it's so balanced and responsive, it's an absolute blast to drive and for me it's as close to perfect as a car can be for what i want and i think the only thing that needs addressing is the Audio System

[LeftFootBrake]

Originally Posted by Sambalam

-The touch screen headunit was almost completely unreadable...the brightness needed to be adjusted...Does any one know if this can be changed?

I'm the last person to defend the head unit, but yes the brightness can be adjusted. Hold down the Audio button under the volume control.

[Sambalam]

Originally Posted by LeftFootBrake

I'm the last person to defend the head unit, but yes the brightness can be adjusted. Hold down the Audio button under the volume control.

well that's good but you'd think they could've just put a brightness option in the settings menu

[#87]

I thought the brightness was adjustable through the instrument light adjuster next to the steering wheel.

[Sambalam]

Originally Posted by #87

I thought the brightness was adjustable through the instrument light adjuster next to the steering wheel.

I though that's just for the instrument cluster? either way it was all the way up

[Z86]

Originally Posted by Sambalam

The Bad/What I Have Questions About
-The Sound system was......well average, I'm hoping some new speakers in the front will be enough but im thinking it's gonna need a new amp as well

My first impression of the sound was - this is completely crap... then I adjusted the EQ and it sounds a heap better.

[Sambalam]

Originally Posted by Z86

My first impression of the sound was - this is completely crap... then I adjusted the EQ and it sounds a heap better.

yup i did the exact same thing, I was pretty impressed that it had a graphic EQ at all but it still was pretty lacking, especially when you turn it up abit

[Z86]

Yeah not saying its awesome, just better than the EQ being flat.
I'm thinking about an underseat sub... but haven't looked enough in to how to connect it yet.