Sh*t 86 Owners Say

[cjd]

"yeah, I'm getting another one."

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by cjd

"yeah, I'm getting another one."

You got me there! I'm on my second GT86, and counting :-)

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

You got me there! I'm on my second GT86, and counting :-)

What happened to the first one not make the bridge?
Is it now a Fjord Mustang?

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

What happened to the first one not make the bridge?
Is it now a Fjord Mustang?

Very long and tedious story, here's a short(ish) but boring version:
I ordered a red GT86 with some dealer options. They botched several things, worst was the JBL sound system that never worked properly and was not mounted correctly. After a long time and many attempts to fix all the problems, they finally returned my car with holes drilled in the body where no holes should be and a silly subwoofer that was not part of the JBL package which sounded like boulders crushing a tumble dryer. I wrote a long letter to Toyota with twenty seven eight-by-ten glossy color pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence; and politely suggested a few options on how to solve the problem. After some debate they gave me a full refund and I gave them back the car. I promptly bought another GT86 from a different dealer (because Subaru couldn't deliver a BRZ for several months), this time without the JBL sound system. And we've lived happily ever after.

Bonus: If anyone bothers to read all of this, and recognizes the reference to a very long song, they can pat themselves on the shoulder and say "I may be an old fart, but I had great taste in music at some point."

[gravitylover]

... and it was all because of a piece of mail with your name on it. You never should have helped clean out that church.

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by gravitylover

... and it was all because of a piece of mail with your name on it. You never should have helped clean out that church.

That's one!
(At least I got Toyota to pick up the garbage)

Any others? @Tcoat, you're old, you should know this :-)

[gravitylover]

Now if you had just gone for a ride on your motor-sickle... You wouldn't have had a problem with the stereo

I love Arlo. He's been a part of my life for a looong time and he doesn't even know it. Neither did his dad

[Sarlacc]

But I didn't want a pickle. Just a pure, unmolested 86.

[REAV3R]

Come on, man! Obscure Arlo Guthrie references? Bah! Rookie...

(Walks away humming "You can get anything you want...")

LOL

That was well played though!

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by REAV3R

Come on, man! Obscure Arlo Guthrie references? Bah! Rookie...

I'll try harder next time

[REAV3R]

Nah! Keep 'em comin'! Might want to use a bigger font though... You know, for us old farts!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

That's one!
(At least I got Toyota to pick up the garbage)

Any others? @Tcoat, you're old, you should know this :-)

Damn it! I was being all smug with an obscure reference to the song only to discover that somebody gave it a way on the next page of posts!

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Damn it! I was being all smug with an obscure reference to the song only to discover that somebody gave it a way on the next page of posts!

That's what happens when you're late to the party.
But hang on to your shovels and rakes and implements of destruction, you might need them.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

That's what happens when you're late to the party.
But hang on to your shovels and rakes and implements of destruction, you might need them.

Well contrary to some people on here's belief I do sleep!