Toyota GR Yaris - Official! (Vol 2)

[Wilmslowboy]

ecsrobin said:

Only for new orders which there were very few of as they were cancelled orders. There was also a price rise just before that.

I took over an order (In May '23, paid the 'seller' a £750 bung)
The dealer was happy for me to take over the order and be the first owner if I could wait until the first week in June, 2 weeks from deciding I wanted one to collecting it as 1st registered owner felt like a good result.

I thought this was because the dealership was busy, turned out it was so he could charge me the new price

[AlphaDelta]

djc206 said:

Richard Piggott said:

It is 1805 with mirrors folded in, as my garage is 2000 wide entrance and I squeeze in no problem this way! As someone said when mirrors are folded in the car is no wider than those gorgeous arches.

I don’t recall the mirrors being particularly pronounced when extended, over 2m sounds a tad generous as that’s getting into full size car territory?

We’re going to need to start making spaces and garages bigger if even a small hot hatch has to fold it’s mirrors to get in one.

Got the tape measure out and mine is roughly 2m with mirrors extended. My garage entrance is 7ft (210cm) and initially I’d fold the mirrors but am now comfortable enough to reverse it in with mirrors out.

[MollyGT3]

dvshannow said:

Has anyone here used one of the seat lowering kits ? Am wondering if to try one of those or replace the seats with aftermarket’s

V much liked the folding carbon buckets in the 991s a more comfy and look a lot better imo I don’t love the OEM GR seats and want to keep reasonable access to the rear

Haven't changed our seats & got used to them being a bit high (contrast to having 911 seats low as possible), however, I know the Litchfield seat-lowering kit is popular.

[PaulJC84]

dvshannow said:

Has anyone here used one of the seat lowering kits ? Am wondering if to try one of those or replace the seats with aftermarket’s

V much liked the folding carbon buckets in the 991s a more comfy and look a lot better imo I don’t love the OEM GR seats and want to keep reasonable access to the rear

I have this kit as i wanted to retain the full adjustment. After fitting I am not sure I would want it any lower.

https://www.gr-yaris.co.uk/threads/vbd-gr-yaris-lo...

[Roman Moroni]

Wilmslowboy said:

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If you are looking to sell, my strong recommendation would be to stick it on Motorway and accept a little less than the suggested reserve. I found the majority of private potential buyers wanted to pay less than trade – Motorway was a joy to deal with

I fully agree with WB. I sold my 595 through Motorway in order to buy my GR; it was a painless experience.

[coded2112]

dvshannow said:

Has anyone here used one of the seat lowering kits ? Am wondering if to try one of those or replace the seats with aftermarket’s

V much liked the folding carbon buckets in the 991s a more comfy and look a lot better imo I don’t love the OEM GR seats and want to keep reasonable access to the rear

I have used the SW Motorsport lowering kit, that still move back wards and forwards on sliders, drops the seat by about 30mm at its lowest setting.

I am really happy with it, just enough feel like you are sitting in the car rather than on it!!

Totally recommend it, easy to fit if a little fiddly at times, some trim does not fit back but nothing noticeable

[chillbill]

Stevil said:

Yeah, it would well on the way via boat by now if you were going to get it in April. From memory it was about 10 weeks or so after it went to Build in Progress before I took delivery of mine

BlackStang5point0 said:

A summary of notifications on MyT app for mine:

13 Nov 21 - Build In Progress
18 Nov 21 - Carrier SELENE LEADER sailed
19 Nov 21 - 'Left the Factory'
19 Dec 21 - SELENE LEADER arrived at Portbury
20 Dec 21 - 'In Transit'
04 Jan 22 - 'Payment due' notification
06 Jan 22 - 'In Transit - Derbyshire'
13 Jan 22 - 'Arrived at dealer'

Thanks chaps!

I'm in mainland EU. Ordered last March. Was supposed to arrive in April-May of this year. Last month was pushed back to September-October. Now the dealer informs me that it will soon go to build and the expected delivery is late July of this year (MyT also updated). Fingers well and truly crossed.

[PhilPol]

chillbill said:

Thanks chaps!

I'm in mainland EU. Ordered last March. Was supposed to arrive in April-May of this year. Last month was pushed back to September-October. Now the dealer informs me that it will soon go to build and the expected delivery is late July of this year (MyT also updated). Fingers well and truly crossed.

Congrats. Which country are you in?

[UK952]

No connection, just spotted it when driving past,

Hendy Christchurch have a 2021 GRY for sale £32,900.00 18,499 miles pure white

https://www.hendy.co.uk/find-a-vehicle/0a62272b-8e...

Tony

[BevR]

UK952 said:

No connection, just spotted it when driving past,

Hendy Christchurch have a 2021 GRY for sale £32,900.00 18,499 miles pure white

https://www.hendy.co.uk/find-a-vehicle/0a62272b-8e...

Tony

Seems strong money for one with around 20k miles.

Meanwhile my KB6 order is yet again delayed, now estimated for July/August. I think there may be a handful of 73 plate cars at this rate!

[UK952]

Yes, good if you own one, not so good if you need one!

[UK952]

Heavily modded GRY on the latest late brake show https://youtu.be/FjO0AbXeyS4 fairly standard outside but over 500BHP and sequential gearbox - looks fun!

Tony

[UK952]

more info on the build here https://www.garagewhifbitz.co.uk/andrew-fletchers-...

[Nexus Icon]

Phooey said:

There's enough GR's for sale to gauge the asking price but has anyone recently tried to sell one to a dealer or had a P/X price on theirs? Just wondering what trade bids are like at the moment.

Toyota offered me £27,800 at 2 years, fully serviced, 9,500 miles last week. That was a buy back price, not a px, but I think you can do better than that.

[Unreal]

Nexus Icon said:

Phooey said:

There's enough GR's for sale to gauge the asking price but has anyone recently tried to sell one to a dealer or had a P/X price on theirs? Just wondering what trade bids are like at the moment.

Toyota offered me £27,800 at 2 years, fully serviced, 9,500 miles last week. That was a buy back price, not a px, but I think you can do better than that.

That would be going on the forecourt for £33950K after a quick wash and brush up,

Lot 914:

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/supercar-fest-...

[ecsrobin]

Unreal said:

That would be going on the forecourt for £33950K after a quick wash and brush up,

Lot 914:

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/supercar-fest-...

Whoever purchased that got a bit carried away! Probably forgot about buyers fees.

[Unreal]

ecsrobin said:

Unreal said:

That would be going on the forecourt for £33950K after a quick wash and brush up,

Lot 914:

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/supercar-fest-...

Whoever purchased that got a bit carried away! Probably forgot about buyers fees.

They are often included when they list the sold price. May be the case there.

[ecsrobin]

Unreal said:

They are often included when they list the sold price. May be the case there.

Yes the price listed is with fees. The hammer price was £33,500 then £4,188 in fees added. For £33k you’d think you’ve got a deal anything higher than that you could have just shopped around on autotrader.

There’s one listed on PH exact same spec but 700 less miles for nearly £2k less https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15047549

[Unreal]

That's the joy of auctions. It's where any of my unusual cars go. Nothing quite like seeing how crazy it gets when two people are determined to have the same car. Common sense goes out of the window and the auctioneers are brilliant at milking it. I suppose the other explanation for that price was that the buyer bought the car on a whim and couldn't be bothered with researching prices.

Edited by Unreal on Tuesday 23 May 12:41

[shoestring7]

Nexus Icon said:

Phooey said:

There's enough GR's for sale to gauge the asking price but has anyone recently tried to sell one to a dealer or had a P/X price on theirs? Just wondering what trade bids are like at the moment.

Toyota offered me £27,800 at 2 years, fully serviced, 9,500 miles last week. That was a buy back price, not a px, but I think you can do better than that.

Just sold my 4.8k miles June 2022 red CP to a Toyota dealer for £32k.

Loved it, in spite of the flaws, but was struggling with the use case. It was a waste using it for the shopping, but it never quite seemed special enough for a weekend warrior. My g/f didn't like it which didn't help; apparently me wanting to safely overtake someone doing 45mph in a national speed limited road is a character defect.

Sitcking with an every day smoker and a bike for now.