Toyota GR Yaris - Official! (Vol 2)

[tumble dryer]

Obafemi09 said:

I guess you're never going to get back the full cost of any mods, but still, seems like a big hit to take if that person has spent over £52k in total.

Makes the Black one that sold last week seem even more of a bargain.

Also, poor form on the seller if he has said it's never been tracked and that is a blatant lie... not cool

And could come back to bite him on the arse....

[UK952]

PhilPol said:

I did end up going to Sweden, I don't think I can post videos, but here's my car on the ferry on the way to Sweden, and a shot of the first frozen lake we found by chance, which was actually a recognised winter road, hence the arrow designating which side to drive on, which we ignored as the road was 100 meters wide and there was no other traffic ...

Awesome - would love to do a trip on the frozen lakes one day!
Tony

[Caddyshack]

tumble dryer said:

Obafemi09 said:

I guess you're never going to get back the full cost of any mods, but still, seems like a big hit to take if that person has spent over £52k in total.

Makes the Black one that sold last week seem even more of a bargain.

Also, poor form on the seller if he has said it's never been tracked and that is a blatant lie... not cool

And could come back to bite him on the arse....

Could it? How would it?

I agree it is poor form though. I remember looking at a 964 RS that had been imported, the trader said it had never been tracked….I asked how he could ever know that and he said he did a lot of track days and had never seen it…..

[Speedgelb]

Caddyshack said:

Could it? How would it?

It wouldn't in a private sale. Caveat emptor.

Trade sale is another matter.

[tumble dryer]

Speedgelb said:

Caddyshack said:

Could it? How would it?

It wouldn't in a private sale. Caveat emptor.

Trade sale is another matter.

Eh, no.

Private sales carry the same onus on truthfulness.

[ChevronB19]

I am seriously tempted to spend about 33k on a white circuit pack.

Currently have an up GTi, but have had quite a lot of quick stuff in the past. Up GTi is great by the way, and it would either be a case of sell up, buy Yaris, or keep Up (ha) and buy Yaris, but latter option would require better man maths. I’d definitely want to test drive one first though. If there is anyone in Cumbria who has one and would at least give me a passenger ride in one I would be interested.

Man maths is underway, but any encouragement (whilst also mentioning any negatives) would be welcome. About 50% of even my daily driving is on B or C roads.

[Stevil]

ChevronB19 said:

I am seriously tempted to spend about 33k on a white circuit pack.

Currently have an up GTi, but have had quite a lot of quick stuff in the past. Up GTi is great by the way, and it would either be a case of sell up, buy Yaris, or keep Up (ha) and buy Yaris, but latter option would require better man maths. I’d definitely want to test drive one first though. If there is anyone in Cumbria who has one and would at least give me a passenger ride in one I would be interested.

Man maths is underway, but any encouragement (whilst also mentioning any negatives) would be welcome. About 50% of even my daily driving is on B or C roads.

Your last sentence is exactly where the car will give you its absolute best, I'd offer you a go in mine, but I'm nowhere near you unfortunately.

[elisered]

ChevronB19 said:

I am seriously tempted to spend about 33k on a white circuit pack.

Currently have an up GTi, but have had quite a lot of quick stuff in the past. Up GTi is great by the way, and it would either be a case of sell up, buy Yaris, or keep Up (ha) and buy Yaris, but latter option would require better man maths. I’d definitely want to test drive one first though. If there is anyone in Cumbria who has one and would at least give me a passenger ride in one I would be interested.

Man maths is underway, but any encouragement (whilst also mentioning any negatives) would be welcome. About 50% of even my daily driving is on B or C roads.

Had a basic Up and test driven the GTI version before I bought a JCW Mini. Now had my GRY a year. Ups are great little cars but GTI just felt like the normal car with a bigger engine to me if you know what I mean. GRY a whole lot more grown up and capable - common features are it’s small and nippy, everything else pretty much in a different league. Should be a used one at a Toyota dealer that you can have a go in I’d have thought.

[Curv3hunter]

ChevronB19 said:

I am seriously tempted to spend about 33k on a white circuit pack.

Currently have an up GTi, but have had quite a lot of quick stuff in the past. Up GTi is great by the way, and it would either be a case of sell up, buy Yaris, or keep Up (ha) and buy Yaris, but latter option would require better man maths. I’d definitely want to test drive one first though. If there is anyone in Cumbria who has one and would at least give me a passenger ride in one I would be interested.

Man maths is underway, but any encouragement (whilst also mentioning any negatives) would be welcome. About 50% of even my daily driving is on B or C roads.

I have both and they are so different I think you can justify owning both. Obviously the Yaris is significantly quicker, more planted and feels more grown up/solid. Its over double the price so I guess not surprising. There's elements of the Up Gti that I wish the Yaris had.... heated seats for one....they are awesome on the Up and we really miss them in the yaris. The standard audio in the Up is better than the standard in the Yaris.

The fact that the Up is fun and quick enough at 'not loose your license' speeds is the bonus. and is the 60 MPG. You know the Up, its a shopping trolley with cool alloys a GTi badge and bit more poke. but thats what makes it fun. No frills. Back to basics.

The Yaris is in a different league in terms of how drives.

[anonymous-user]

We looked at an UP! GTi at launch. The seats made us walk away sadly. Looked cracking otherwise.

[ChevronB19]

LegendaryGiT said:

We looked at an UP! GTi at launch. The seats made us walk away sadly. Looked cracking otherwise.

Yep, the seats are crap, I will agree! Rest of it is great, it’s like driving an overexcited puppy, and feels a lot quicker than it actually is - it’s good fun! Sorry for O/T post!

Will go and have a look at a GR.

Does anyone know of they will do a ‘Clio Williams’ and release another run?

[Rawhide]

ChevronB19 said:

LegendaryGiT said:

We looked at an UP! GTi at launch. The seats made us walk away sadly. Looked cracking otherwise.

Yep, the seats are crap, I will agree! Rest of it is great, it’s like driving an overexcited puppy, and feels a lot quicker than it actually is - it’s good fun! Sorry for O/T post!

Will go and have a look at a GR.

Does anyone know of they will do a ‘Clio Williams’ and release another run?

Nobody knows for sure. All signs look to 'no except perhaps for JDM market'. Production is slowing, order books still remain closed etc.

The GRMN variant has already been released to Japanese market.

My personal view point is now Akio Toyoda has stepped down due to not driving the company toward EV adoption I can't imagine a lot of motivation to produce more unprofitable halo cars when cars like the GR Corolla exist.

[ellroy]

Stone cracked windscreen.

Bugger.

[PhilPol]

For those interested in the trip to Sweden I took, here's a little montage I recorded:

https://youtu.be/YuUycGF14TM

[UK952]

PhilPol said:

For those interested in the trip to Sweden I took, here's a little montage I recorded:

https://youtu.be/YuUycGF14TM

Brilliant!

Youtube doing what it does this popped up https://youtu.be/RG8s8kQE5qc which i had missed so far but it is also worth a watch for fans of frozen lakes + GRY

(Misha of Nurburgring fame on a bilstein event with some old guy, Walter Rohl )

Edited by UK952 on Wednesday 29th March 10:39

[ColinMacC]

DriveSnowdonia said:

What on earth is going on at Toyota? Received a marketing email from Toyota UK today dated 2023 and saying:

"While you wait patiently on the list, why not discover a little more about the origin story behind GR Yaris?". Plus a whole load of info on the GR Yaris, including links through to an online brochure dated 2022.

I can't quite understand what's going on? I mean if production is finishing, why on earth are they still marketing it to people on the waiting list? Why use the phrase "while you wait patiently"?

Does anyone know where Toyota has got to with the waiting list? I ordered March 2022, wondering when people with the most recent deliveries/builds ordered? If I'm miles out, I might need to bite the bullet and buy used!

[PhilPol]

ColinMacC said:

DriveSnowdonia said:

What on earth is going on at Toyota? Received a marketing email from Toyota UK today dated 2023 and saying:

"While you wait patiently on the list, why not discover a little more about the origin story behind GR Yaris?". Plus a whole load of info on the GR Yaris, including links through to an online brochure dated 2022.

I can't quite understand what's going on? I mean if production is finishing, why on earth are they still marketing it to people on the waiting list? Why use the phrase "while you wait patiently"?

Does anyone know where Toyota has got to with the waiting list? I ordered March 2022, wondering when people with the most recent deliveries/builds ordered? If I'm miles out, I might need to bite the bullet and buy used!

Ordering and being on the waiting list are two different things. If you ordered then you still have probably at least 6 months according to the most recent buyer reports, if you only put yourself on the waiting list then you best go and buy one that already exists.

[ecsrobin]

ColinMacC said:

Does anyone know where Toyota has got to with the waiting list? I ordered March 2022, wondering when people with the most recent deliveries/builds ordered? If I'm miles out, I might need to bite the bullet and buy used!

Highest number seen is around 22,500 of a planned 25,000 so there’s 2,500 cars remaining to produce, production was planned around 900-1000 cars a month but seemed to run at around 750pm its been around 250pm for a fair few months which is why delivery dates are pushing back.

Do you mean March 2021? March 2022 the book had been closed for nearly a year unless you’re outside of the UK. If not and you’re on the wait list it’s over 10,000 strong before they closed the list.

[ecsrobin]

ColinMacC said:

Sorry - Should have said, put my name on the waiting list in March next year - looking to see when the latest people with a confirmed build put their name on the waiting list?

05 July 2021 was the last day a confirmed order was placed (+- a few days) wait list came out a few days later on 09 July 2021.

[ColinMacC]

ColinMacC said:

PhilPol said:

ColinMacC said:

DriveSnowdonia said:

What on earth is going on at Toyota? Received a marketing email from Toyota UK today dated 2023 and saying:

"While you wait patiently on the list, why not discover a little more about the origin story behind GR Yaris?". Plus a whole load of info on the GR Yaris, including links through to an online brochure dated 2022.

I can't quite understand what's going on? I mean if production is finishing, why on earth are they still marketing it to people on the waiting list? Why use the phrase "while you wait patiently"?

Does anyone know where Toyota has got to with the waiting list? I ordered March 2022, wondering when people with the most recent deliveries/builds ordered? If I'm miles out, I might need to bite the bullet and buy used!

Ordering and being on the waiting list are two different things. If you ordered then you still have probably at least 6 months according to the most recent buyer reports, if you only put yourself on the waiting list then you best go and buy one that already exists.

Sorry - Should have said, put my name on the waiting list in March 2022 - looking to see when the latest people with a confirmed build put their name on the waiting list?