Nails 18 Report post Posted January 5, 2018 Hi All, I am hoping to pull the trigger on a 2016 Aero this weekend so just thought I would check in. I joined the other forum first (http://www.gt86ownersclub.co.uk/forum) as on the face of it appeared to be the busiest of the two. In terms of club stands at show's, meet's etc. do the two clubs join up or is it totally separate? Do I have to pick a side? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted January 5, 2018 Hi Nails. Welcome. Yes of course you need to pick a side. Only joking! We do far more events because we run the club as a non-profit limited company so all the money we receive goes into events and for stuff for the members. We do invite the other club to our events of course. We do all the big events like Japfest 1&2, JAE etc and these are definitely events to put in your calendar. So if you want to get into the social side of things this is definitely the place to be. Where are you based? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subota Boy 402 Report post Posted January 5, 2018 Hello Mike. See you are on here as well! This club organises a club display at Beaulieu in the summer, at the "Simply Japanese" event. That is the most local for us Sussex peeps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted January 5, 2018 Welcome to the club no sides, we will do events together, as lauren said though. Most the big shows are attended largely by us and we do love a good track day. Well everyone else does, I haven't done one for a while due to lack of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerastes 204 Report post Posted January 6, 2018 Welcome! I'm on the other forum too. However I now prefer this forum simply because it's a little nicer to look at and the events of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 86guns Report post Posted January 6, 2018 Welcome. I got my gt86 last summer and looked at both forums with the intention of only joining one (I couldn’t see the point of joining two forums although now I see many drivers are on both). It was a toss up really, but my decision was based on the fact that whenever I viewed the “other” forum on my iPad it alway defaulted to mobile phone mode and I had to change it to “classic” mode each time I looked at it. I found this a pain (and still do). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nails 18 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I traveled for nearly 2 hours on Saturday to see a black aero on a 16 plate from a Toyota dealer. It was the worst test drive I have ever had, the salesman said the same. When I arrived, the bonnet was up and the car was having it's battery charged, not a good start. Then, I got in the car and there was condensation on the inside of both the front and rear windscreen. This was possibly down to the windows being slightly down due to the flat battery? Next, there was a warning light on the dashboard, but this turned out to be tire pressures so no big deal. On the test drive, we ran out of petrol, luckily we were right next to a petrol station so I was able to coast into that. The dealer put £10 in, I went to start the car, and it wouldn't start as the battery was still flat, so we had to sit there for 20 minutes until someone came from the dealership to jump start the car. The car felt quite "lumpy" after that, possibly due to the fact we had run out of petrol previously. In addition, when sitting at traffic lights in neutral, and then putting the clutch down there was a clunk sound, not sure if this is normal or not. The engine note was different and more high pitched than the previous one I had driven, and finally, after all that I got out to inspect the bodywork properly as it was a bit wet before the test drive and there was a scratch on the roof and several scratches on the driver's door and front wing. All in all, not what I expect for a car costing over £20k. I think most of it was down to the dealer not doing simple things like putting some fuel in, ensuring the battery wasn't flat, checking the tire pressures etc. It goes without saying that I didn't buy that one and will continue to look. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich196 103 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 Go and find another local dealer and drive another one! Dont let a poor dealer experience put you off the car! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nails 18 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, Rich196 said: Go and find another local dealer and drive another one! Dont let a poor dealer experience put you off the car! Don't worry, I had already driven one at a local dealer and loved it but the car wasn't for me due to one of the doors having being painted at some point. I want an as new one without actually buying new Saturday's experience didn't put me off getting a GT86 at all which says a lot about how much I like the GT86! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lowe 191 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 I had several experiences like this before I eventually bought my car. The ‘prep’ work (or rather lack of) that many dealers thought they could get away with was frankly shocking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ledwardio 1 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 It's amazing isn't it? I bet he doesn't sell many cars with that kind of attitude. Keep looking, you'll get there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 Name and shame or just give us what county it's in we can guess the rest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nails 18 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 He was a nice guy but had just done no prep whatsoever. Although it is not all down to him, the dealership in general should have prepared the car to a better standard. The dealer is based in Northamptonshire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 Same gang down here I think avoid them like the plague take your time people on here will tell you who are the good ones but on what I've read over the past 5 years they are few and far between Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nails 18 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Finally got one. I picked it up Friday and absolutely love it. 3 Lauren, Ignited and GT86-Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MartinT 514 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subota Boy 402 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Lovely!! Congrats indeed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdstrike 186 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Looks super! I wanted an aero, but they were brand-spanking new at my time of purchase and out of budget. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harleyandaharp 3 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Oh I think I started my thread with the same name!! Looking good. Congrats. Where in Sussex are you? I’m in Horney Common. Tiny place near Uckfield. Collect mine on Wednesday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerastes 204 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Welcome, looks good and enjoy it especially with the weather supposedly getting warmer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nails 18 Report post Posted February 6, 2018 Thanks all 11 hours ago, Harleyandaharp said: Oh I think I started my thread with the same name!! Looking good. Congrats. Where in Sussex are you? I’m in Horney Common. Tiny place near Uckfield. Collect mine on Wednesday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I am in Crawley so not too far from you. We should try and get a sussex/south east meet sorted......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted February 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, Nails said: Thanks all I am in Crawley so not too far from you. We should try and get a sussex/south east meet sorted......... Goodwood soon, ay @Subota Boy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian2144 4 Report post Posted February 6, 2018 On 05/02/2018 at 1:39 PM, Nails said: Finally got one. I picked it up Friday and absolutely love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian2144 4 Report post Posted February 6, 2018 Nice one. I’m missing mine already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
