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I was looking up youtube videos about 6 speed vs 5 speed transmissions and what the differences are. I'm trying to learn everything I can so I understand my car. Sometimes I think, what exactly is the point of the 6th gear? lol. I'm sure some of you are rolling your eyes. Well, I clicked on one video, and there was a about a ten-second intro with some text and the sound of a car starting up and running. I thought, that sounds like a GT86! And sure enough, when the video started, it was! I definitely do not have a trained ear for different cars, but this car really does have a unique sound!

@MartinT The Black Rabbit pub is still there! https://www.theblackrabbitarundel.co.uk/

Should be able to make this one. Will let you know closer to the time.

On the way home, I had a really cool experience. I was in the Blackwall Tunnel, so going slow obviously, and I saw this Bentley in the wing mirror coming up next to me, so I looked over as it came up beside me to have a look. Well, there was little boy in the passenger's seat, he couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 (and not in a car seat, and apparantly up on his knees). I smiled at him and he looked at me briefly, but for the whole 4 or 5 seconds that the car was beside me, he was looking at my car. I mean intently checking it out. I just grinned and thought, yeah, kid, you got it. You're on the right track. You might be in a Bentley, but forget that cumbersome thing, my car is FUN. It was just like one of those wistful car commercials with the romantic music in which a little boy dreams of driving a race car. If I were a film director, I couldn't have produced a more perfect moment. It was amazing!

Yes, it does. I get it at least once every time I go out. I'm sure people are wondering "What the hell is that?" and "Wow, that's cool" simultaneously. lol

I think that will be my thing, Ian takes pictures of his Ice Creams I’ll take a pick of my Full English.


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Obligatory photo as well. Great to finally meet you all as well....


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I'll start this thread here and recap.
White 2017 BRZ bought as a dealer demo with only 2000 miles on the clock.  I love the purity of the design, all based around driver enjoyment and a few creature comforts but no additional thrills.  Nice engine, great chassis, comfortable seats, crap radio.  As I said, it's all about the driving.
Mods to date:
TD UEL NA package, TD full catback exhaust with Super Resonator.  I have left the 2nd cat in place to remain vaguely legal.  TD inlet pipe, HKS inlet duct, sound delete.  Rota Blitz 17x8 ET35 wheels with 225/45 Michelin Pilot Sport 4s and replacement TPMS sensors.  H&R Super Sport springs with about 33mm lowering.

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I have NO idea what @Rocket Panda was up to, but it was hilarious!
 

Thanks for organising it! Nice to see everyone! Don't our cars look great. I can't stop looking at my car. I love it.
And thanks to @GT86-Ian and @Leevsfortyone  for taking me for spins in your souped-up cars! Especially to Lee for actually letting me DRIVE yours. Wow. 🤩

Thanks for organising it! Nice to see everyone! Don't our cars look great. I can't stop looking at my car. I love it.
And thanks to @GT86-Ian and @Leevsfortyone  for taking me for spins in your souped-up cars! Especially to Lee for actually letting me DRIVE yours. Wow. 🤩

Another great location Vad excellent choice, great to see every one again and a new face Martin. Hope to see you all at the next meeting at the Coffee House later this month.
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Nice to meet you, too, Martin! We'll forgive you for driving a BRZ haha. Nice pic of all our bums!

Nice to meet you, too, Martin! We'll forgive you for driving a BRZ haha. Nice pic of all our bums!

Great to see you guys and thanks for coming!

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It was very nice to meet you all, hope you had a good trip home.
Mine was the only BRZ - I feel special!!

I was going to wash mine but it hardly seems worth it!
See you all Sunday.

Imho relatively abnormal popularity of cabrios despite rainy climate is UK specific thing, not sure it would add that much of extra twins sold numbers world wide. I certainly know that i'd never consider cabrio to have heavier, less rigid and more expensive car that is even noisier due less sound insulation, and easier to break into. Only way i'd think of getting such if car had been designed as roofless from ground up and only option possible, like MX5 or S2K. As for good things that cabrios provide .. imho motorcycles are even better at those.
Damn. That mentioned meet looks to me as enviable event i'd much love to get to. Lot's of cars i like, lot's of people with similar tastes/interests, and on top able to meet/talk with Tada san :). 👍

Hopefully newbies will see this conversation and express some interest!

Ewwww, nooooo,  sacrilege. I have actually seen photos of that prototype, and I'm so glad they didn't go into production. A convertible version just seems so out of sync with what this car is all about. I have to go wash my eyes now.

It's so great of him to meet up with the owners. It shows true dedication, and passion, and concern for customers. I'm really impressed. You guys must have had a trememdous day!

It's so great of him to meet up with the owners. It shows true dedication, and passion, and concern for customers. I'm really impressed. You guys must have had a trememdous day!

It was complicated, I think Rob had something to do with it as well as Richard at RRG. But Adrian and Patrick are very good friends of mine, I've known both of them 20 odd years now! I was with others competing in the TSS which Adrian setup, so there was a huge amount of cross-linking between the lot of us. Tada San wanted to meet the owners of the GT so us lot were an obvious choice!

I didn't specifically ask about the torque dip, because that's really more a result of emissions and to a point to make the car feel like it gets going at higher revs. He was very interested in my AE86 which I still had at the time and loved hearing about that. We talked about what might happen in the future for the GT but he didn't give anything away of course. He enjoyed looking at what I had done to my car. It was a fab day and Toyota looked after us well with food and a mobile ice cream parlour!