RE: Thruxton Sunday Service 03/12

[Matt_T]

davek_964 said:

Also nice to see an original NSX there..............

NSX was mine, had lots of good chats with people about it. I was parked next to a beautiful Lexus LC500 (which made it feel tiny!)

Edited by Matt_T on Tuesday 5th December 20:56

[Matt_T]

Can anyone tell me anything about this GR-Four? Why the vents in the rear arches and the WRC badge?

Edited by Matt_T on Tuesday 5th December 20:58

[RB Will]

JakeT said:

RB Will said:

Looking inside, and seeing the amount of mud, I realised I wouldn’t be cut out for Nomad ownership. Hats off, you mad soul.

Don’t discount ownership too soon. A fair few of the owners park them up over winter, some never even get taken off road, which is a bit sad since they are so much fun in the dirt. They are still mega fun in the dry and on the road though. Mine is also showing you a worst case basically as I don’t have any of the protective panels that most do.

[ecsrobin]

Matt_T said:

Can anyone tell me anything about this GR-Four? Why the vents in the rear arches and the WRC badge?

Edited by Matt_T on Tuesday 5th December 20:58

GR Yaris. GR-Four is the drivetrain. WRC badge looks like a Halfords special. Probably adds 50bhp and makes everyone dribble when they see it. It also has the Australian Rallye badge which will add another 50bhp. I suspect the owner run out of money for a rally wrap in a martini livery.

Vents are from Tom’s https://gt4-play.co.uk/shop/tom-s-racing-gr-yaris-...

Spoiler is also from Tom’s and suits the car as does the wheels.

Edited by ecsrobin on Tuesday 5th December 22:24

[jasonpaul]

I will leave my wife GR standard 😊

[RB Will]

Bit harsh

[ecsrobin]

RB Will said:

Bit harsh

Possibly. It’s a nice looking car that in my view is let down by adding badges to it that it didn’t need. But we all have different tastes.

[MrHappy]

Probably best to keep those sort of comments to yourself and focus on the bits you like.

I had a chat with the owner on Sunday. He’s obviously put a lot of thought into the upgrades and was more than happy to show me round the car. The fitment of the rear vents is the best I’ve seen.

[ecsrobin]

MrHappy said:

Probably best to keep those sort of comments to yourself and focus on the bits you like.

I think we all are in agreement that not everything in the world is to our taste but we shouldn’t discourage airing those opinions. My post was meant in a light hearted way but I understand it’s clearly not come across that way.

[Ben Lowden]

I didn't take a huge amount of photos as you lot kept us busy inside buying merch, but here's mine from Sunday. Thanks to everyone that came along! Full album here. Feel free to download and use them as you wish.

075A4739 by Ben Lowden, on Flickr

075A4748 by Ben Lowden, on Flickr

075A4710 by Ben Lowden, on Flickr

[Ed Moses]

Thanks for the pictures Ben - this is my favourite (possibly as it is my car!)

[JakeT]

RB Will said:

Don’t discount ownership too soon. A fair few of the owners park them up over winter, some never even get taken off road, which is a bit sad since they are so much fun in the dirt. They are still mega fun in the dry and on the road though. Mine is also showing you a worst case basically as I don’t have any of the protective panels that most do.

That’s more understandable. I’m sure it’s like being out on a motorcycle too. Dress for the weather, and it’s fine.

[coldel]

Matt_T said:

davek_964 said:

Also nice to see an original NSX there..............

NSX was mine, had lots of good chats with people about it. I was parked next to a beautiful Lexus LC500 (which made it feel tiny!)

Edited by Matt_T on Tuesday 5th December 20:56

Me and my mate in the Z4s passed you as we exited down the A303, lovely looking car.

[Matt_T]

coldel said:

Me and my mate in the Z4s passed you as we exited down the A303, lovely looking car.

I remember! Hope you enjoyed the day.

[drewbagz]

Matt_T said:

NSX was mine, had lots of good chats with people about it. I was parked next to a beautiful Lexus LC500 (which made it feel tiny!)

Edited by Matt_T on Tuesday 5th December 20:56

That was me in Defender who gave you the thumbs up on the way there. Couldn't find you to chat about your NSX when I finally made it there.

Lovely thing!

[oclements86]

Great meet. Well done to everyone organising it. First time at a Sunday Service but won’t be my last! Did anyone get any photos of my Mk6 Golf GTI Ed35? Tia

[coldel]

AdamC was there filming he might have got video footage of you leaving

[spikyone]

Matt_T said:

davek_964 said:

Also nice to see an original NSX there..............

NSX was mine, had lots of good chats with people about it. I was parked next to a beautiful Lexus LC500 (which made it feel tiny!)

Edited by Matt_T on Tuesday 5th December 20:56

That would be me, nice to have met you and chatted about your lovely NSX! I've found that the LC dwarfs anything smaller than a 5 series, but even without that comparison the NSX looked perfectly sized for a sports car.