RE: Toyota confirms UK pricing for new GR Yaris
Discussion
Price seems about right to me, I would definitely consider one as an upgrade from my i20N, but what is a little strange is you never see any out on the roads I’ve seen probably about 3 in as many years. Does make me wonder if it’s any good as a daily driver , and as a hot hatch this is a must for me.
martin12345 said:
TBH I don't care if prices hold up or not
a) I load of people seem to have bought them speculatively to resell to make money (flippers) and I don't care about them
b) I'm keeping mine for another 4 or 5 years till it is 8 or 9 years old by which time it will have pushing 100k miles and be worth "not much" but spread over the 7 years of my ownership the average depreciation per year won't be awful and I shouldn't have any "horror" bills as it will be covered by the 10 years of warranty
The biggest running cost after depreciation I think is brake pads and discs. So far I need a set of pads per year and I'll need 1 or 2 pair of front discs at £1200 a pair before I'm finished with the car. I don't think many people understand the quality (and hence cost) of the suspension and brake components fitted on a GRY. There is a reason why it handles & brakes so brilliantly and it isn't because they fitted cheap parts. The quality of parts fitted are what you would expect to find on a £100,000 car, not a £35,000 car. The Mk1 GRY was a total bargain for what it was but it isn't the cheapest to run given the wear and cost of consumables and the 6000 mile service interval. Not a complaint. Just a reflction of reality.
Oh, and try not to buckle a Circuit Pack wheel in a pot hole. They were £1500 each from Toyota although they now seem out of stock (and they are £1000 each for a 2nd hand one off eBay as a result)
Blimey. Mines 3 years old and still on it's original pads & discs. I assume you track yours?a) I load of people seem to have bought them speculatively to resell to make money (flippers) and I don't care about them
b) I'm keeping mine for another 4 or 5 years till it is 8 or 9 years old by which time it will have pushing 100k miles and be worth "not much" but spread over the 7 years of my ownership the average depreciation per year won't be awful and I shouldn't have any "horror" bills as it will be covered by the 10 years of warranty
The biggest running cost after depreciation I think is brake pads and discs. So far I need a set of pads per year and I'll need 1 or 2 pair of front discs at £1200 a pair before I'm finished with the car. I don't think many people understand the quality (and hence cost) of the suspension and brake components fitted on a GRY. There is a reason why it handles & brakes so brilliantly and it isn't because they fitted cheap parts. The quality of parts fitted are what you would expect to find on a £100,000 car, not a £35,000 car. The Mk1 GRY was a total bargain for what it was but it isn't the cheapest to run given the wear and cost of consumables and the 6000 mile service interval. Not a complaint. Just a reflction of reality.
Oh, and try not to buckle a Circuit Pack wheel in a pot hole. They were £1500 each from Toyota although they now seem out of stock (and they are £1000 each for a 2nd hand one off eBay as a result)
Unreal said:
Shopping trolley too!
The 'OMG the price is insane' posts were boring 2 years ago, now it just shows you are out of touch with the car market and wider economy.
This GRY is the perfect car for the PH community. A manual, lightweight car with bespoke design, all created for driving pleasure. Yet people still complaining about X, Y, and Z.
Get over it - in a handful of years new cars like this wont exist and the only choice will be full electric or hybrid !
This GRY is the perfect car for the PH community. A manual, lightweight car with bespoke design, all created for driving pleasure. Yet people still complaining about X, Y, and Z.
Get over it - in a handful of years new cars like this wont exist and the only choice will be full electric or hybrid !
SDK said:
The 'OMG the price is insane' posts were boring 2 years ago, now it just shows you are out of touch with the car market and wider economy.
This GRY is the perfect car for the PH community. A manual, lightweight car with bespoke design, all created for driving pleasure. Yet people still complaining about X, Y, and Z.
Get over it - in a handful of years new cars like this wont exist and the only choice will be full electric or hybrid !
This weekends Sunday service is a good example about 5-6 Alfa Giula Quads which looked to be an owners club, but after that the most common car was the GR Yaris with 4-5 of them (and no TVR’s). They’re very popular on the track day circuit as well. This GRY is the perfect car for the PH community. A manual, lightweight car with bespoke design, all created for driving pleasure. Yet people still complaining about X, Y, and Z.
Get over it - in a handful of years new cars like this wont exist and the only choice will be full electric or hybrid !
Had a Gen1 for 8 months, it was a good car but actually found it a bit dull ultimately sold it faster than any other car I’d owned.
I found unless it was wet or on the limit it didn’t feel that special - noise was pretty rubbish which for me is important to build theatre!
A lot of people love them but if you are looking for a hot hatch I’d sooner go older and get a 182 clio or something, still not sure that’s been toppled.
I found unless it was wet or on the limit it didn’t feel that special - noise was pretty rubbish which for me is important to build theatre!
A lot of people love them but if you are looking for a hot hatch I’d sooner go older and get a 182 clio or something, still not sure that’s been toppled.
Neil1323bolts said:
Price seems about right to me, I would definitely consider one as an upgrade from my i20N, but what is a little strange is you never see any out on the roads I’ve seen probably about 3 in as many years. Does make me wonder if it’s any good as a daily driver , and as a hot hatch this is a must for me.
My standard i20N is faster than a GR Yaris round Thruxton - facts!But yes, I only ever see them at race tracks.
Jonathan-co1jm said:
Had a Gen1 for 8 months, it was a good car but actually found it a bit dull ultimately sold it faster than any other car I’d owned.
I found unless it was wet or on the limit it didn’t feel that special - noise was pretty rubbish which for me is important to build theatre!
A lot of people love them but if you are looking for a hot hatch I’d sooner go older and get a 182 clio or something, still not sure that’s been toppled.
I do find unless you’re actually pushing it the GRY is not very exciting. For normal driving I prefer my Fiesta ST to the GRY. However once you push on / track the car the GRY wins by a mile and it’s considerably more capable.I found unless it was wet or on the limit it didn’t feel that special - noise was pretty rubbish which for me is important to build theatre!
A lot of people love them but if you are looking for a hot hatch I’d sooner go older and get a 182 clio or something, still not sure that’s been toppled.
Wab1974uk said:
martin12345 said:
TBH I don't care if prices hold up or not
a) I load of people seem to have bought them speculatively to resell to make money (flippers) and I don't care about them
b) I'm keeping mine for another 4 or 5 years till it is 8 or 9 years old by which time it will have pushing 100k miles and be worth "not much" but spread over the 7 years of my ownership the average depreciation per year won't be awful and I shouldn't have any "horror" bills as it will be covered by the 10 years of warranty
The biggest running cost after depreciation I think is brake pads and discs. So far I need a set of pads per year and I'll need 1 or 2 pair of front discs at £1200 a pair before I'm finished with the car. I don't think many people understand the quality (and hence cost) of the suspension and brake components fitted on a GRY. There is a reason why it handles & brakes so brilliantly and it isn't because they fitted cheap parts. The quality of parts fitted are what you would expect to find on a £100,000 car, not a £35,000 car. The Mk1 GRY was a total bargain for what it was but it isn't the cheapest to run given the wear and cost of consumables and the 6000 mile service interval. Not a complaint. Just a reflction of reality.
Oh, and try not to buckle a Circuit Pack wheel in a pot hole. They were £1500 each from Toyota although they now seem out of stock (and they are £1000 each for a 2nd hand one off eBay as a result)
Blimey. Mines 3 years old and still on it's original pads & discs. I assume you track yours?a) I load of people seem to have bought them speculatively to resell to make money (flippers) and I don't care about them
b) I'm keeping mine for another 4 or 5 years till it is 8 or 9 years old by which time it will have pushing 100k miles and be worth "not much" but spread over the 7 years of my ownership the average depreciation per year won't be awful and I shouldn't have any "horror" bills as it will be covered by the 10 years of warranty
The biggest running cost after depreciation I think is brake pads and discs. So far I need a set of pads per year and I'll need 1 or 2 pair of front discs at £1200 a pair before I'm finished with the car. I don't think many people understand the quality (and hence cost) of the suspension and brake components fitted on a GRY. There is a reason why it handles & brakes so brilliantly and it isn't because they fitted cheap parts. The quality of parts fitted are what you would expect to find on a £100,000 car, not a £35,000 car. The Mk1 GRY was a total bargain for what it was but it isn't the cheapest to run given the wear and cost of consumables and the 6000 mile service interval. Not a complaint. Just a reflction of reality.
Oh, and try not to buckle a Circuit Pack wheel in a pot hole. They were £1500 each from Toyota although they now seem out of stock (and they are £1000 each for a 2nd hand one off eBay as a result)
But I drive it to it's limits, make huge lap time on the brakes compared to most cars
Current pads have 6mm left on them but I'll be replacing them just before the 2 days I've got booked this summer
I am really not sure about the disc life. They seem to be lasting pretty well (in part I think because the pads are so soft (and hence why they wear so much) but I plan to keep the car for another 4 years or so and take it up to 60 or 80k. It is inevitable I will need one set of front discs I think
I mention the cost mainly to illustrate that the engineering of the car is more akin to a £100k car in the running gear and so whether the car costs £35k or £45k it is actually good value for what you get
Anyone who thinks it is "a Yaris" or "a Toyota" has no appreciation (or is just playing wind up) as to what it is you are buying
If it had a Porsche or BMW M badge on it, no one would question the capability or quality of engineering and they'd think a £50k to £50k price tag would be quite in line
duggan said:
I’ve had mine a year and a half having totally lucked it on a cancelled order after just popping in to look at one whilst passing the local Toyota dealer.
Fantastic car all round and just about does everything - road trips, grocery shops, ferrying people around - the lot. Drive it more than the RS and will be applying for the ballot for a MKII - really want the Ogier Edition!
That RS is just stunning , best colour for sure.Fantastic car all round and just about does everything - road trips, grocery shops, ferrying people around - the lot. Drive it more than the RS and will be applying for the ballot for a MKII - really want the Ogier Edition!
ecsrobin said:
Dynion Araf Uchaf said:
My standard i20N is faster than a GR Yaris round Thruxton - facts!
But yes, I only ever see them at race tracks.
What time did you get? But yes, I only ever see them at race tracks.
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