Toyota GR Yaris - Official! (Vol 2)

[ecsrobin]

Mr_Dave said:

The seating position was doing my swede in! I'm 6'3 and just couldn't get it set anywhere sensible. Pedals too close away, wheel too far away, can't see out of the windows etc.

Thought I was getting used to it after 700 miles or so, but I was getting a stiff neck trying to peer out of the window to see where I was going.

I've just fitted the SWM fixed seat lowering plate and its transformed it. The seat now has some lumber with its new angle, I don't fall out of it cornering and I can see out! Its still way too high really and the pedals are super close causing to catch my knee on the steering column but now its acceptable and I can actually see to place the car precisely. Its kinda like a French hot hatch seating position.

At least the gear lever is in the right spot

Just to counter this as another 6’3” owner, our bodies are all different long torso, short legs, average both, short torso, long legs, so it really is worth putting some miles in before changing anything like Dave has rather than because someone on the internet says it must be done.

[ecsrobin]

The Yaris wipers have always smeared and that’s across owners not just me but somehow I put up with them for 2 years always saying I’d swap them but never did. After the torrential rain last week and trying to see out the window I swapped for Bosch AR139S. The first wipe and they actually cleared the whole screen instead of missing parts and leaving a smear on the return.

£21 from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LW2PJ2S?ref_=cm_sw_...

[tumble dryer]

ecsrobin said:

The Yaris wipers have always smeared and that’s across owners not just me but somehow I put up with them for 2 years always saying I’d swap them but never did. After the torrential rain last week and trying to see out the window I swapped for Bosch AR139S. The first wipe and they actually cleared the whole screen instead of missing parts and leaving a smear on the return.

£21 from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LW2PJ2S?ref_=cm_sw_...

Thanks. I'll try them. Again.

The last set lasted about 100 miles before they reverted to type which was (and is) to leave a perfect smeary line across the centre of vision. This seems to be at its worst above 50mph.

TBH I'm coming round to thinking that it's a problem with the screen being slightly hollowed-out in this area rather than the blades.

Whatever it is, it's a pain in the ass.

[PhilPol]

tumble dryer said:

ecsrobin said:

The Yaris wipers have always smeared and that’s across owners not just me but somehow I put up with them for 2 years always saying I’d swap them but never did. After the torrential rain last week and trying to see out the window I swapped for Bosch AR139S. The first wipe and they actually cleared the whole screen instead of missing parts and leaving a smear on the return.

£21 from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LW2PJ2S?ref_=cm_sw_...

Thanks. I'll try them. Again.

The last set lasted about 100 miles before they reverted to type which was (and is) to leave a perfect smeary line across the centre of vision. This seems to be at its worst above 50mph.

TBH I'm coming round to thinking that it's a problem with the screen being slightly hollowed-out in this area rather than the blades.

Whatever it is, it's a pain in the ass.

I have the original blades and have no issues, clean wipe every time....

But I got the windows ceramic coated when I got the rest of the car done, perhaps that helps.

[ferrisbueller]

PhilPol said:

tumble dryer said:

ecsrobin said:

The Yaris wipers have always smeared and that’s across owners not just me but somehow I put up with them for 2 years always saying I’d swap them but never did. After the torrential rain last week and trying to see out the window I swapped for Bosch AR139S. The first wipe and they actually cleared the whole screen instead of missing parts and leaving a smear on the return.

£21 from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LW2PJ2S?ref_=cm_sw_...

Thanks. I'll try them. Again.

The last set lasted about 100 miles before they reverted to type which was (and is) to leave a perfect smeary line across the centre of vision. This seems to be at its worst above 50mph.

TBH I'm coming round to thinking that it's a problem with the screen being slightly hollowed-out in this area rather than the blades.

Whatever it is, it's a pain in the ass.

I have the original blades and have no issues, clean wipe every time....

But I got the windows ceramic coated when I got the rest of the car done, perhaps that helps.

If anything, the glass coating made it worse.

[PhilPol]

ferrisbueller said:

PhilPol said:

tumble dryer said:

ecsrobin said:

The Yaris wipers have always smeared and that’s across owners not just me but somehow I put up with them for 2 years always saying I’d swap them but never did. After the torrential rain last week and trying to see out the window I swapped for Bosch AR139S. The first wipe and they actually cleared the whole screen instead of missing parts and leaving a smear on the return.

£21 from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LW2PJ2S?ref_=cm_sw_...

Thanks. I'll try them. Again.

The last set lasted about 100 miles before they reverted to type which was (and is) to leave a perfect smeary line across the centre of vision. This seems to be at its worst above 50mph.

TBH I'm coming round to thinking that it's a problem with the screen being slightly hollowed-out in this area rather than the blades.

Whatever it is, it's a pain in the ass.

I have the original blades and have no issues, clean wipe every time....

But I got the windows ceramic coated when I got the rest of the car done, perhaps that helps.

If anything, the glass coating made it worse.

Guess it's horses for courses... no no, I mean if the shoe fits... oh... no, you say tomato I say toma... ohh forget it.

[djc206]

ecsrobin said:

The Yaris wipers have always smeared and that’s across owners not just me but somehow I put up with them for 2 years always saying I’d swap them but never did. After the torrential rain last week and trying to see out the window I swapped for Bosch AR139S. The first wipe and they actually cleared the whole screen instead of missing parts and leaving a smear on the return.

£21 from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LW2PJ2S?ref_=cm_sw_...

I’ve never noticed it before but I bet I do now so thanks for the link I guess.

[ellroy]

First service today, York, very pleasantly surprised.

Took out the service pack and they also took off the 10% on todays costs, without being asked.

Dead easy to deal with. Decent outfit.

[Wilmslowboy]

ellroy said:

First service today, York, very pleasantly surprised.

Took out the service pack and they also took off the 10% on todays costs, without being asked.

Dead easy to deal with. Decent outfit.

I had the first service in late Dec (paid for by my service pack), the dealer charged £220.80 to the service plan.
List price today for the same service is £315. Nice little saving

Edited by Wilmslowboy on Thursday 5th January 18:34

[ellroy]

£207……

[Wilmslowboy]

ellroy said:

£207……

Just double checked mine it was 220.80 (inc vat)

[Speedgelb]

Thought the one with the green interior (not a fan, almost as bad as Nephrite on Porsches) sold a while ago?

August 2021: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2021-toyota-gr...

[ecsrobin]

Speedgelb said:

Thought the one with the green interior (not a fan, almost as bad as Nephrite on Porsches) sold a while ago?

August 2021: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2021-toyota-gr...

Yes sold to Targa Florio cars apparently who have then been trying to flog it but won’t take anything less than what they paid for it.

[LemonTart]

Wilmslowboy said:

ellroy said:

First service today, York, very pleasantly surprised.

Took out the service pack and they also took off the 10% on todays costs, without being asked.

Dead easy to deal with. Decent outfit.

I had the first service in late Dec (paid for by my service pack), the dealer charged £220.80 to the service plan.
List price today for the same service is £315. Nice little saving

Edited by Wilmslowboy on Thursday 5th January 18:34

I have had a few services on mine.
I didn’t take out a service plan because I figured they were so cheap I didn’t really need to think about it.

Safety check was £50
6000 inter service was £190
12000 main service was £300
18000 inter service was £300 - yes I did question that..
24000 main due in the summer I am told is now over £400...

It’s a bit of an expensive PITA really

[matt3001]

Does that MyT app remind you when you make the service appointments or does it rely on me putting in my own diary reminders?

It's a weekend toy so not that easy to always remember exactly when things are due.

[ecsrobin]

matt3001 said:

Does that MyT app remind you when you make the service appointments or does it rely on me putting in my own diary reminders?

It's a weekend toy so not that easy to always remember exactly when things are due.

You have to set them in the app.

However if you’ve got a few cars it’s worth getting vehicle smart (iOS link, android available) https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/vehicle-smart-car-ch...

It’s free or £4.99 gets you the premium features. You can then store details about all your cars on there including insurance policy details.

[oxnop]

I keep thinking I’ll get a GR as a decent replacement for an Evo 6 I had as a fun / garage queen that I sold last year

Prices seem all over the place

I’d been tracking the red one that was for sale on ’The Market’ - an early circuit pack car. 11k miles. Sold for 29k yesterday

Initially I was mad with myself for not bidding (I wouldn’t want to go above £30k) but then today I’m thinking is there going to be a price reevaluation and we start to see more dropping to sub £30k?

[ecsrobin]

I think prices are dropping but we are 2-3 months away from seeing the last UK car delivered and vin 25,000.

An expat in Estonia placed an order yesterday with an unconfirmed delivery of April 2024. So 2 things could happen very soon:

Toyota announce no more and used prices increase.

Toyota reopen the books and prices continue to fall.

(These being what I think is likely to happen).

[BlackStang5point0]

Re: servicing. Just had my first year service done at Stoneacre, Darlington. Very good service. I also had a chat with a couple of the techs who seem real car guys too.

Booked on the MyT app @ £315 but when I went to pay it was £299 - every little helps. There was also a recall performed - software update apparently.

Only observation was a slight bit of corrosion on the face of the rear discs. Recommendation was made to drive it a bit harder

[Holgate86]

BlackStang5point0 said:

Re: servicing. Just had my first year service done at Stoneacre, Darlington. Very good service. I also had a chat with a couple of the techs who seem real car guys too.

Booked on the MyT app @ £315 but when I went to pay it was £299 - every little helps. There was also a recall performed - software update apparently.

Only observation was a slight bit of corrosion on the face of the rear discs. Recommendation was made to drive it a bit harder

Think one of the techs at Darlo has a GR, when I had my first service completed at Darlo in May this year the GR was still part of the Toyota fixed service price set up and I think I paid around £340, but I supplied my own engine oil, however that included a fluid change in all the transmission components too.

I have corrosion on the rear disks and from time to time it goes after a proper hoon, but it's soon back again. Must say it concerns me a bit and I worry about seized rear callipers.