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Yes, and me. Are we going to do a stand?

Not that I have noticed on mine, the main thing I don't like about these wheels is cleaning them as they are quite fiddly! See what Toyota say, hopefully they will just refurb them under warranty.

Great news Sam. You going to incarnation next weekend?

My girlfriend knows how OCD I am about the car so would never do this. Any big bags have to go in the boot. I think a new glovebox door would be your best bet.

It was a really good meet

I considered a new one, but due the price difference and the fact I really liked the Aero kit (which they had discontinued by the time I was ready to buy) I went for a 15 month old one in the end. I don't think you will really go wrong buying new or used. The main problem I found looking for a used one is that some people simply do not look after their cars in the same way I do. If you are fussy, buying new would certainly be preferable.

I agree with @S18 RSG However, driver enjoyment is not just about bhp and how fast your car can accelerate in a straight line to 60. My previous car had over 400bhp and I much prefer the GT86. To me, it just feels like an occasion to drive it, even though I use it as my daily. To some people the car is too slow, everyone is entitled to their opinion, to me the car is an occasion just to drive as it is, to someone else it might be totally dull. In regards to forced induction, it is something I may or may not do one day but there are a lot of people who seem to slag it off and say the car doesn't need it. Again, this is down to personal opinion, or perhaps as S18 RSG mentioned, because people can't afford it/justify it they automatically try and put other people off it.

Not on my GT86 but a previous car, I have had damage like that repaired. The problem is, once metal has been disfigured like that it will never be 100% again. By that I mean you will be able to tell it has seen a repair. It used to drive me mad on said previous car as you could see the waves in the door in certain lights. If it were me, I think I would go for the replacement door option.

My clutch pedal clicks, even when the engine is off. Is this normal? I only noticed it yesterday, it's hard to say whether it has always done this or if it has only just started as I have only had the car a month or two. Video of noise here -

Is this normal? When at high revs, say 5000 rpm plus and you depress the clutch I can feel a little bit of vibration or resonance through the pedal, specifically when the pedal is close to the floor. It is only slight but it is there. I can also recreate this when stationary, so rev it to 7000 rpm then as the revs drop pump the clutch a few times and I can feel it until the revs are lower.

Ok, so not cured. Better, but not cured. However, they let me try other GT86's and they all do it. Even my other half's Yaris does it. It is the switch that let's the engine know it is ok to start.

Went to my local Toyota dealer and they let me try one of their cars, they all do it at exactly the same rpm so not going to worry about it, it's obviously another "characteristic". It is very slight and most people probably would never notice it to be honest.

Ah, no, the noise you hear is happening about half way down the clutch travel, not when it gets to the end. It is a click noise but I wouldn't have described it has metallic either.

Thanks Church. Update, spoken to Abbey Motorsport and Gatwick Motorline Toyota. Mark at Abbey says some of them do it, some of them don't but he thinks it is fixable and could be the clutch spring, he suggested I get my local dealer to look at it seeing as it is under warranty. So I called Gatwick Toyota and the service manager said he had heard of this issue before, again mentioning the clutch spring, he said he will get one of the technicians to come out and have a listen if I drop by later, so I will do that.

Well it's a 66 plate so well within warranty, looks like I better take it to Toyota because it is annoying enough that I want it fixed.

Ok, well if you are not members the usernames of the people attending won't mean anything to you anyway. It is probably more useful to say there are currently 18 people signed up for the meet.

For an up to date list of attendees, please see here - http://www.gt86ownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic14728_post193482.html#193482

Quick question for everyone who has had their car tuned, I am talking about the classic, manifold & remap. I can see most people on here go up to Tuning Developments. I gave Mike a call myself the other week and he seemed like a great bloke, really friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. However, for me to go there, you are talking about 4 and a half hours and 230 miles each way. That is a lot, even more so when you have a reputable tuner like Abbey Motorsport just 14 miles away. My question is, why are people who are closer not using Abbey Motorsport for this service? Or perhaps they are and it is not being as well publicised? I did contact Mark at Abbey, and he quoted me about approx. £1650 for the same work that Tuning Developments do for £1500. So it is £150 more, but I would spend at least 60 quid in petrol with the Tuning Developments option, plus there is the hassle of the long drive and if anything was to go wrong Tuning Developments are not exactly local, so the price difference doesn’t come into it for me. I want to get the best I can for my money, and am wandering what people would suggest I do and why?

Thanks for all the input guys, as suspected it seems Abbey are used quite a lot but it is just not as well publicised on the forums. Thanks also to @Mike@TD.co.uk and @Mark@Abbey M/S for commenting on the topic. Sounds like whichever one I choose I will be in good hands

I haven't lowered my car yet but when/if I do it will just be springs, and purely for aesthetic reasons. The only time I go for coilovers in when the car is older, it's easier to justify new dampers then as when they are 10+ years old they are bound to have seen better days. The only other time I might is it if it were a dedicated track car, but my car is a daily and I just don't see the point in spending loads of extra cash on what is already a good package out of the box.

Yes, you really need to drive both in order to make an informed decision. The gt86 is rarer and more of an enthusiasts car.

Have you test driven any? When I got mine, my options were: gt86, fk2 civic type r, mk 7 fiesta st, gti. I drove them all and the gt86 just felt right. The fk2 came the closest to beating the gt86, but I couldn't get on with the styling.

I did a lot of research before buying a GT86 and was fully aware of the 2nd gear stiff from cold issue when changing from 3rd to 2nd that many GT86's seem to suffer from. Mine does have this but it goes away once warmed up so no not that bothered by it, especially as it seems to be part of the car's character rather than a fault that is about to cause a failure of some kind. However, mine also has a slight issue when changing from 2nd to 3rd at all temperatures. When changing from 2nd to 3rd at lowish revs I can feel it snatching/crunching into 3rd a little bit, you can't hear it, but you can feel it through the gear stick. I can easily stop it doing this by either by changing gear slower or changing at higher revs. If I do either of these things it doesn't do it at all. Anybody else have this issue? Mine is a 2016 car with 12k miles on it. I am happy to take it to Toyota and let them have a look at it, after all, it still has 3 and a half year's worth of warranty left on it.

Yeah, other forums/car clubs I have been involved with wouldn't allow this. Having said that, the original poster is right, no-one has to buy them. Maybe stick them on ebay rather than here.

Yep, most likely me being paranoid, the car is new to me so still getting used to it. I absolutely love it though I may go for the shifter springs at somepoint.