Keethos

Congrats and welcome to the club, feel free to post up some pics and spec of what you've brought. Any plans for the car at all? Mods? Track days? Car Shows etc?

As mentioned on your intro page, I'm hopefully free for this.

Welcome aboard and hopefully I'll be free to attend the open day.

I don't think it is but I'm sure Ade will confirm it. Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

You know I'll be there as long as nothing major pops up! Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Can you post up a picture without the crap panel piece to see what the gap is like? Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Its the same with picking up chips or nails in the tyres, just pot luck. How the windscreen got hit in the first place can easily determine how it'll crack further etc. Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Luckily I didn't have too many issues with camper vans and buses but they were about, main gripe was over the first couple of days we happened to be going in the opposite direction to the motorcyclists, then all of a sudden on the last day we get stuck behind loads of them who refused to pull over and actually insisted on almost getting in the way when trying to over take, driving slow as you like around the twisty bends and in long strings of them so over taking in short straights wasn't ideal. Was doing my nut in. Luckily there was 3 of us so when I finally managed to over take, I was able to walkie talkie to the other guys when it was clear even on blind turns which made if easier to overtake the buggers. Having amazing roads to hoon around is always great but you'll never driver as hard or as committed as you potentially could on track, definitely worth giving it ago if you wish to take it to the next level. But just so you know, accidents can happen, regarding your question about how much I've done to my car, I created a build thread after the major mods started to happen, a bit long but hopefully a good read - http://gt86.org.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/1589-Keethos'-GT86-Journey-Back-To-Health-+-Mods Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Empty the car of any loose items, long sleeve top and trousers, fit towing eye when you're there, take your drivers license and just make sure everything is fine with the car really. Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Congrats and welcome to the club....I'm sensing a theme on your drive

LOL, the live action is nothing compared to the TV series.....especially if it's dubbed 😫

I think I've been uber lucky as I have a pretty big chip that still after many miles and track days hasn't changed, I know I need to get it sorted but works been so busy that I keep on forgetting to ring up the insurance company.

Congrats and welcome to the club Anthony! I did the north coast 500 run this year and it was awesome, very surprised that quite a few people pulled over to let us pass as well which was nice....though did get a finger from a cyclist at one point I think what was supposed to be a 5 day trip got crammed down into 3 days so there was a serious amount of driving and not enough stopping off for the sights so next time, I'm sure we'll take it a lil more easy! Any plans for the car at all? Mods? Trackdays etc?

With the stock wheels and rubber, I've had them all in the back seats many times just like Nemo has them with the tyres, though when I tried to stick in 4 wheels and tyres that were 18x9.5, I struggled a bit so had 1 in the boot and 3 in the back seats.

In that case, it might be worth stating why the Catless system is illegal in the states since they're different rules and regulations.

Sadly I'm up north over this weekend so no can do for me

Maybe supermarket fuel is cheaper to get people there and while they are there, pop in to buy some groceries? Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Yeah to be fair, there is a lot of crap on Facebook, plus loads of randomers (primarily from the states and other countries) adding me now because of the 86. Had about 6 guys all add me who all own yellow FRS' Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

I don't fully understand the point of Twitter and Instagram, the way I see it, Twitter is all about status updates and Instagram is all about pics.....but why bother when Facebook does it all? Plus it's more about me being lazy and not wanting to manage/monitor these additional accounts when its hard enough keeping track of whats going on on Facebook and on here

Yes it can be subjective but you can make it less likely for people to read into it incorrectly by wording slightly differently, that's the main problem with forums, it can be very easy to miscommunicate what you've written because someone can read it in a certain way and misinterpret your intentions because of it. Using the phrases "nothing more than a fad" and "it's really a pointless exercise" are example of words which could have been reworded to come across as less opinionated. I will give you credit that your first post had a fair chunk of informative information and well based comments but the start and end of it is what some people might interpret the wrong way. Plus the part about calling someone a saleman's dream being satire isn't any better (googling satire gives - the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices), if it's supposed to be banter fair enough but know your audience or target before you try and brush it off as banter as they might not see it that way. Agreed though, my post wasn't to shut people up, please do continue the discussion as intended, just please do consider how you are wording things.

Now that's out the way, just my 2 pence, I was originally going to get some winters, especially during the more heavier snow years a couple of years back but then the snow stopped and the winters have been somewhat mild around here over the past couple of years so I've not really bothered much but I did read up on some and the Nokians were definitely the ones I was going to get. Luckily for me, if I need to venture further out into areas prone to snow for training courses then I can easily get a hire car through work and not risk my 86, but if you can't get an alternative (which I know some people can't since the 86 is their only car) then winters are definitely a safe choice. It's not a waste of money if it can offer you a bit of assurance. Hell, lots of people would say track day insurance is a waste of money....until that one time you bin, getting track day insurance is a good weight off your mind which allows you to enjoy the day more so in my opinion worth every penny so I would say the same for winter tyres.

Right, I'm putting my foot down and calling it here, no one is questioning other peoples opinions, no one is saying you can't have a different opinion, different opinions are great for discussion etc. The issue here (and also in other threads with other members), where arguments develop, is usually down to how people word their arguments. You can easily word things too strongly to make them sound like they are coming across as fact and not allowing others to disagree/discuss. There's plenty of good information for and against on this thread and is all it should be. Experiences are great to give people ideas on what to potentially expect but if worded incorrectly can push people away from the product and from the discussion. Granted you can be passionate or enthusiastic about things but please do check what you write and before anyone jumps on the bandwagon and tells me that they have the right to their opinions etc. again, I (and I'm sure many others) don't have a problem with your opinions, just please try and word it slightly differently so you don't come across overly aggressive, opinionated or big headed (obviously not saying that anyone is all of these things.....except for @smudge maybe only joking....Love you Jordan )

The Celica has some BC Coilovers, exhaust, pod filter, rear strut brace. No idea what else its got but its a good start, though not a massive fan of the exhaust, too raspy for my liking but not worth changing sadly. Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Never even considered a corolla, was looking at MR2's at one point but they were a bit much for a decent one, plus mods for track so this was a good choice for me. Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk

Arh cheers dude! Though I think the gen 7's have more power than the gen 6's so minimum amount of mods please 😚