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    3 hours ago, ttjt16 said:

    That’s interesting @vanko25, I was told by the Toyota dealer that I bought my car off that they also fit the DAB aerial and the locking wheel nuts at the docks too. Might explain why the DAB aerial isn’t properly integrated into the shark fin aerial - I have a MY17 facelift car.

    There are literally loads of things that are fitted Port of Entry (POE) Portbury Docks as it is for UK cars. The alarm, is another. UK TRD's had the bodykit fitted at POE as another example same is true of wheels etc. 

    @ttjt16 just fit an aftermarket head unit with Apple Car Play. There are tons out there and you'll likely get something better anyway that what is being offered in the US. 

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    19 hours ago, spikyone said:

    They ran a mule at the Nurburgring before then - likely to be the car that was seen at the 'Ring in July 2019 (if not an earlier test in April), which was known to be a camouflaged Yaris and had a huge grille. By spy shots I'm not talking about official teasers like the ones from November last year, far from it. I mean some sign that they're well into testing, which you would absolutely expect if they're launching it next year.

    Given the huge interest and speculation online about the next 86 when there's nothing to show I'd absolutely expect someone to have spotted something being tested by now. The thing about the Yaris is no-one was expecting it so no-one was looking for it. Everyone's looking for the next 86.

    Magazines and websites will have their photographers staking out Subaru, Toyota, and GR! It would be very tight for a 2021 market launch if they're not testing yet.

    And no concepts at any motor shows either?

     

    You make a fair point, I get it and you are right. You'd expect a glimmer of something by now. Maybe with the GR Yaris nobody was expecting is so they wanted to generate interest by letting such things out. Perhaps as you rightly point out interest in the replacement GT86 is so high, that by not showing anything it keeps people guessing and thus interest levels high. It's hard to know but I agree given a launch in a years time you would expect something. It is possible that it could have been delayed and if so I'm sure Toyota would not want to have a similar situation that they did with the Supra, so it is perhaps more likely that nothing is set in stone.

    Maybe the pandemic has pushed it back a bit and once things settle down we'll hear about it. It could also be that they want to push the GR Yaris which is getting all the publicity and marketing at the moment, so they will wait till that is over before muddying the waters with the new GT86/GR86. That would make sense. Especially so with the new GR86 being a Gazoo Racing product. This is big news as it is with the Yaris, so one product launch at a tie is the obvious way to play it. 

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    On 6/14/2020 at 11:36 AM, spikyone said:

    Always a dangerous game to play though, it could be terrible. It's also at least a year of not having a fun car, potentially.

    Is 2021 officially confirmed anyway? You'd expect to see some camo spy shots by now if it's less than 18 months away. There hasn't even been a concept shown. They teased us for an age with the Supra.

    I'm not sure why you'd expect to see spy shots yet. Take the GR Yaris which I have followed very closely as I have one on order. There was nothing official released till March. The most of a teaser we had was the press testing of prototypes at Estoril back in December. Then when they do announce the car in March the order books open, with deliveries the following November. I would expect similar with the new GT86. I expect we'll hear something closer to autumn with a summer launch predicted. 

    The problem with the Supra is that they talked about it too early and if felt like an absolute age. 

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    22 hours ago, Adi said:

    How would you test for the drop links / ARB ?

    To be fair it's unlikely to be the ARB. For drop links, turn the steering from lock to lock as it moves the drop link up and down a fair bit. I had a problem with a horrible noise which turned out to be a dry joint on a drop link. It took a while to work it out. It's also hard to see but I had a boot that covered my drop link that had slightly come away allowing water into the ball joint which made it rust. 

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    Adi. You would be able to find play if there is any in the balljoint. Same with bushes, so if there isn't any, it's not likely to be that. Mine clunks/pops too, often when I move backwards. I've not had any vibration though. Unless your mileage is really high the bushes are not likely to be worn. Not sure what it is, but more likely to be something else, like ARB or track rod. Unless they can isolate what it is, I'm not sure it's worth keep changing parts. 

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    12 hours ago, WW_GT86 said:

    My only concern is the condition of the car as I cannot inspect the healthiness before I really commit to it...Altho it was offered by Toyota GB ...

     

    As has been said, you still have 4 years of warranty left, seems a pretty safe bet really. 

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    I can vouch for the quality of the TD exhaust, had mine on for 50,000 miles without issue. Non res is fine if you have the primary cat. Invidia N1? No thanks, just way too loud, unless your name is Reece! ;)

    Sure you can get TD to fit lowering springs. Won't be hugely expensive, but contact them for price as you will need a geo setup too. 

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    11 hours ago, knightryder said:

    Interesting......

    https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyota-scraps-development-of-new-2021-yaris-wrc/

    So this is the homologation of a car that will never race...... 😂 It's a shame really, but understandable given the circumstances.

    Yes, saw that yesterday. :(

    I am fairly certain that it will be used in WRC in hybrid form for 2022 anyway.  It will compete as it's made for the R5 regs with the 3 cylinder engine, so Toyota will be supplying teams to run it in WRC 2 etcetera. Dissappointing I can't see it in WRC next year though, will have to wait another year. 

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    7 hours ago, BRZ-123 said:

    A bit of a tangent but golf with their GTi had to put a GPF Gasoline Particulate Filter as they desperately wanted to avoid hybrid power train and keep it purist fossil fuel.
    Am sure a GPF will do the trick, if other brands have why not them emoji848.png

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    GR Yaris has a petrol particulate filter (PPF). It's the reason for a 10bhp decrease compared to the JDM versions. Am sure the new GT86 will have one too. Can't find out if it's mandatory or not, but I suspect it will be. 

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    1 hour ago, Joolz said:

    Wow this news has hit me for six thanks for the replies, it is crazy how they change cars for each market nowadays. Thanks to both of you for clearing this up, I would have been looking all over the place for Red powdered coated intake manifolds.Good to hear our trims are better here in the UK. I guess this means no alcantara dash for me, (Thanks for example Lauren) due to buying a 2017 or 1st gen. Not sure how much of a difference alcantara makes. I take it the UK face lift models have revised suspension and stiffer chassis I guess. I am very surprised we did not get 205 Hp here and final drive though. I wonder if that is for Emisions reasons or something else, like Toyota not brining 2.0 GR Supra to the UK and not bringing 2021 model either.

    The reasons Europe and the UK did not get the updates is doubtless due to Euro 6 emission compliance and also our higher speed limits negating the point of a shorter final drive. We did get the revised suspension and reinforced chassis. You can always swap in an Alcantara dash panel if you're that worried about it. It's a small detail really. Don't forget the Brembos and different wheels (to clear them) are a Blue Edition option only. Same is true of the slightly revised Sachs dampers in the 'Performance Pack'. 

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    26 minutes ago, spikyone said:

    Subaru/Toyota aren't planning to increase the power significantly, and a 2.4 putting out ~215bhp is perfectly plausible. Unless Toyota/Subaru wanted more power (which they've shown many times they don't) or a significantly downsized engine, they will increase displacement rather than using a turbo.

    I think, exactly this, Toyota are not looking to significantly increase power, the balance is actually right where they want it and to give it a load more power misses the point and USP of what the car is designed to do. It makes sense on a lot of levels too. I am not sure that there will be a 2.0 turbo Supra sold in the UK, but it certainly gives Toyota the option of introducing one, which would be far less likely if the 2.0 Supra and GT86 end up with similar power levels. There is also the GR Yaris, but I would not expect the new GT to have more power than that, so a figure around the 220bhp fits in as one would expect with the rest of the Toyota range. 

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    2 minutes ago, Addymk2 said:

     

    Curveball - The Yaris's 3 cylinder turbo has had a lot of investment to push it to the point it's at, it would be odd for it to only sit in that platform. Then again, the 4EFTE only made it into the Starlets and it depends on Subarus willingness to get it into the chassis.

    I may have had too much coffee prior to writing this post.

    I'm not sure about this one, though the power output is probably what everyone would like to see in a GT86. I have heard rumours, but that's all it is that it will end up in some hot Corolla in the future, but it is quite a specialised engine with a very high specific output. I am not sure it would be so easy to produce in the high numbers required should it be used cross platform as there is some hand finishing involved. 

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    Your reasoning, @Church is based on comparing the GT with an FK8 which is in a different class/sector where all hot hatches of this type are turbocharged. The GT86 does not fit within that niche, so I am not convinced that is a good argument. Whilst I agree, that emissions lead to the likelihood of the new car having a turbocharged engine, there is absolutely nothing that confirms this. 

    On another note and please, no offence intended as I know English is not your first language, but it's 'lose', not 'loose'. Think of it as to 'win or lose', with loose being the opposite as tight. I know so many native English speakers use poor grammar, but saying 'loose' when it should be 'lose' really ruins your eloquence. ;) 

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    The UK and Europe did not get the red aluminium intake manifold, nor the other revisions such as shorter final drive or the 5bhp increase. Ignore the US market stuff, they get lower spec versions in terms of trim. There is no difference between early facelift cars and later ones as far as the UK is concerned. The post facelift cars in the UK did get Alcantara on the dash panels, but it was later on, not in 2017 as the car you used as an example shows. 

    See the example here of a later Blue Edition I reviewed with Alcantara on the dash: 

     

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    This is one of those articles that wholly misses the point. The point is, it isn't turbocharged. How many manual NA RWD cars are out there still? Apart from the MX5, not many. I too expect it's going to be  the FA24 in NA form with around 220bhp. The trouble is using a Subaru engine is unlikely to fit in with the TGNA platform for obvious reasons. It would also ring true that it probably won't be hugely different from the current model.  The other issue is that there has been so much speculation that the sources available have nothing that is confirmed. 

    I always look to my friends at Toyota to inform me of what is happening. There has been absolutely nothing as of yet. I think we may be waiting till September before we get any confirmation. 

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    I did post up on the FB group a while ago that all recalls were cancelled. The problem is though RRG have returned to work a couple of weeks ago, they are running reduced numbers in the workshop with only three mechanics in and Takumi, Gary is not yet back in as he is still furloughed. I don't think he will be back till the end of the month and it is a struggle with the social distancing stuff and all that. 

    So yes the problem is down to the issues around the pandemic and not having a full workforce in, plus the issues of the mechanics being in close proximity to each other. I had a good old chat with Richard when my car was in for new discs and pads a couple of weeks ago and he said that that they are still very much working out how to operate safely, for all involved, which is harder than you might think. I don't yet know when normal service will resume, but on the plus side, if your valve springs do fail which is unlikely, you will be be covered as it's not your fault. I think all you can be is patient at this point. 

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    20 hours ago, GravelRash said:

    You haven't scared me away. Well, Facebook maybe ;)

    As the lockdown has eased, would you fancy a socially responsible gathering. I believe in England it's 6 people in a park. It would be like a mini-meet from CruiseBoard all over again; we could even find an empty McD carpark!

    Great stuff, Mark. I don't blame you for staying away from the FB stuff, it can be a pain with the keyboard warriors! Yes absolutely a socially distanced mini-meet up has to be on the cards. Watch this space, I think we need to see how the next few weeks go, very happy to meet up to discuss further. When things get properly back on track and it's safe for Rob to come out, a proper meet up with Keith as well would be good. :)

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