spikyone

He has a build thread here: Not sure how much he's around these days as I believe he sold it.

Not exactly, but close I guess - grey GT86 with gunmetal alloys (18") and a TRD-style lip. Also slightly lowered. And one in motion before it was lowered: Just my opinion, the paint has a hint of blue in it and I don't think it works quite as well with black wheels - they would work better on a black car - but I appreciate that we all have different tastes. Looks like you're not a million miles from me, if you're near Swindon whilst you're still deciding then drop me a DM and I'll be happy to show you mine.

The new BRZ is featured in the latest Hoonigan video, this time with Travis Pastrana doing the driving. Sadly he's not using the BRZ for the video, but the BRZ does make an appearance a couple of minutes in and it's not just sitting around. Is it just me, or does Pastrana spend most of the video looking absolutely terrified?

I'd be surprised if that GR Yaris is a road car, and if it is, it may not be officially sold here. I believe the EU type approval regs don't allow canards for pedestrian safety reasons - it was the reason we didn't get the Camaro ZL1 1LE, and I think it affected some others like the Viper ACR too. You can only buy those over here as IVA imports.

Sub-8 Bridge-to-gantry at the Nurburgring in overcast, greasy-looking conditions and with traffic.

He's described it as "the best new car I've driven this year" and a "little slice of genius" on Twitter. Fair to say he likes it. This lockdown needs to hurry up and end, I really want to test drive one!

Pistonheads are raving about it too, and Autocar gave it 5*. Everyone seems to love it. Great news that it's living up to expectations!

No problem, happy to help a fellow enthusiast! Nice to meet you and see that lovely 964, it sounded great as you drove off. 👌 Good luck with the search; I'm definitely not parting with mine any time soon 😉 but hopefully you'll find something that fits the bill and we'll see you at a track day soon.

Missed this when you posted it originally; the mirror kit is available from Japan Parts: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/44085 I've used them a few times and they're very good. I also have the mirror kit and recommend that too.

I might be passing by that way Monday afternoon/early evening and could take you for a quick blast in mine, running a Harrop SC. Will drop you a DM nearer the time if that's of interest?

Yeah, this basically, I think this is from Broadspeed but put your details into sites like carwow and drivethedeal and see what they come back with. £26.5k doesn't sound like a big enough discount, it's a few years back now but I got almost £4k off list price on mine and it was built to order. Toyota won't want their stock sitting around - especially pre-reg - and I can't imagine too many people are buying sports cars right now so you should haggle hard. I understand the comments about buying used, but a full 5 year warranty and knowing that it hasn't been abused or modified carry some value. I'd second the comments about not waiting for the GR86, it could be less good than the current car and is probably a year away from our shores anyway.

It's any 6 people, no limit on the number of families or households. I like the creativity though 🙂

Assuming lockdown rules don't change too much I might be up for that too, would be good to meet you all.

That's really terrible news, so sorry to hear about it. I never met Jordan, but always enjoyed reading his posts and his dogged determination to get the car running again against all the odds. Condolences to those that knew him, and especially to his girlfriend and family.

Get Mike to turn it up to 11, I have a SC now 😂 (I feel a bit like John McClane - "Now I have forced induction, ho ho ho"...) Didn't realise you had Thruxton booked, I'm doing the one in October. Looks like that September date is sold out now.

There's this one through Circuit Days, Silverstone in early November. Between you, me, and @VAD17 we could make it 3 grey GT86s and 2 sets of TE37s 😂

Wondering if anyone has experience with CSL style bootlids, with a moulded-in lip? I like my current TRD replica spoiler, but can't help but think it would look slightly nicer if it were properly integrated. With that in mind, I'm looking at a couple of options. There are a couple on eBay that look to be the same item, one from Poland and one from Ireland, they use similar images on their eBay listings and are fibreglass for the full Lotus effect. Polish one Irish one The other option I can see is the Seibon carbon fibre lid, which I'd want to have painted body colour. That one is muuuuch more expensive, but I think that ex-GT86 owner Lowe had one and his car is still with a member. Anyone know of other options, or have any experience with those?

I did some more digging and it seems like the Irish seller is just an office of the Polish one. The Polish seller has some pretty bad reviews (92% feedback! 😨) and seems to have had lots of courier problems, so they're probably best avoided. I'm going to hold off for a couple of months and see if anyone runs a Black Friday deal on the Seibon. I don't think a standard spoiler would fit to a CSL style bootlid; I know the older OEM spoiler was shaped to the rear of the bootlid and I guess the newer one would need some sort of adaptor. Seibon also make an OEM style bootlid so maybe it was that version?

Where are you based? I've just taken a resonated Tuning Developments catback off mine but haven't adverised it yet as it needs cleaning...

You might mean FT86speedfactory? Looks like they have them in stock. https://www.ftspeed.com/part/intec-usdm-cf-t-intec-carbon-fiber-tail-light-with-clear-lens-2013-ft86#.Xz6hrehKiUk

Really surprised that it looks like those renders and seems to be a reskin/rework of the current car rather than a new platform. You're right @Luke, it doesn't look anywhere near as sporty as the current version, it's a bit dumpy and very bland. Hard to believe Toyota can make the GR Yaris - a great-looking rally rep based on a fairly uninteresting hatchback - and then this. It's like they let the people that styled the basic Yaris loose on this.

Interesting - wonder if the old header was vibrating against something, as you said it had signs of rubbing. Between that and the lower temps you're seeing I'll probably give Mark another call and see if he can add to my shopping list... 😂

Did you measure engine bay temperatures with the TD manifold? I'd be interested to know how much of a benefit you get from switching to a shorter manifold like this (might have a reason for being curious 😉). IIRC you don't go on track, right? I've also noticed my manifold rubs on the tube that contains the dipstick. When I asked about it, Mike did mention that their manifold design has altered slightly over time.

Nice video - the first one rather than the BMW! Your car looks great in those photos, just enough attitude, and you can't go wrong with gold wheels and WR blue.

The button for changing between mph and km/h isn't marked either - wonder if it works? 🤔