evo Car of the Year 2022
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Wasn't sure if there was a specific GR86 thread or not, but this seems like a good place.
Called in today to have a look round the one in Hursts at Boucher. I was away driving a GR Yaris last week in Hursts Dundonald and the salesman there told me they had one in Boucher and to go for a look, so I did as I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Had no intention of driving it as I knew I couldn't get one, but he told me to take it a blast.
What a class wee thing! Really good fun, handles so well and so so tail happy even without trying! Was conscious there was a dashcam fitted as well so didn't mess around too much, but did try it in track mode with ESP fully off, it's just so controllable!
There's definitely not much lower down, but once you get above 4k or so revs it wakens up, nice thrum to the boxer engine but obviously not as much torque as the Yaris GR. Seats are great as well.
They're going to be releasing 1200 more GR86s he told me, hence them putting one on demo.
Really don't know what way to go now, in an ideal world I'd have both a GR86 and the Yaris
Called in today to have a look round the one in Hursts at Boucher. I was away driving a GR Yaris last week in Hursts Dundonald and the salesman there told me they had one in Boucher and to go for a look, so I did as I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Had no intention of driving it as I knew I couldn't get one, but he told me to take it a blast.
What a class wee thing! Really good fun, handles so well and so so tail happy even without trying! Was conscious there was a dashcam fitted as well so didn't mess around too much, but did try it in track mode with ESP fully off, it's just so controllable!
There's definitely not much lower down, but once you get above 4k or so revs it wakens up, nice thrum to the boxer engine but obviously not as much torque as the Yaris GR. Seats are great as well.
They're going to be releasing 1200 more GR86s he told me, hence them putting one on demo.
Really don't know what way to go now, in an ideal world I'd have both a GR86 and the Yaris
simy
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Don't know anything about the car pricewise, or about this dealer, but there's one down in Poyntzpass for sale.
2022 Toyota GR 86 | Used Cars NI
2022 Toyota GR 86 | Used Cars NI
The lad in Toyota told me that Toyota was going after people trying to make a profit on them, said there's something in the terms about keeping it 6 months before selling.
Not sure how much truth there is in that or if they can do much about it, sure it happens with Porsches all the time.
Not sure how much truth there is in that or if they can do much about it, sure it happens with Porsches all the time.