RE: 2024 Toyota GR Yaris | PH Review

[fantheman80]

I would get used to it but I really don’t like that dash. Surely from a company so on its game and the rest of the car so impressive they could have come up with something less Amstrad

[SebSpitz88]

Newbie2023 said:

Presumably, with a mentality such as your's, the only social functions you really shine at are children's parties?

Ohhh dear…he’s getting kids involved now

[thatsprettyshady]

fantheman80 said:

I would get used to it but I really don’t like that dash. Surely from a company so on its game and the rest of the car so impressive they could have come up with something less Amstrad

Agreed, reminds me of my old Mercedes Sprinter

[redroadster]

Not driven one but looking around the price would put me off ,I bought a 28k f type jag used and when I look back I think wow it looks so good ,this I would not .

[Baldchap]

I put my name down in the ballot for the Rovanpera edition but was not successful. Looks like I'll be sticking to my MK1.

[Newbie2023]

SebSpitz88 said:

Ohhh dear…he’s getting kids involved now

Exactly what is it that you are implying and please don't let it be that the comparison to your own mentality as being the equivalent to a child's bares some form of relationship to pedophilia on my behalf as that really won't look good for you, will it?

[Newbie2023]

Baldchap said:

I put my name down in the ballot for the Rovanpera edition but was not successful. Looks like I'll be sticking to my MK1.

Is that the multi-coloured paint job edition?

[tumble dryer]

warren182 said:

Why oh why is it always referred to as ‘short wheelbase’. It’s nothing of the sort. The wheelbase is longer than a Porsche 992.

Agreed. I think it's the compact shape that suggests the wheelbase is short, as you say, it's not.

[ecsrobin]

It’s all kind of irrelevant because if you don’t have a slot you’re not getting one (for now).

[Baldchap]

Newbie2023 said:

Baldchap said:

I put my name down in the ballot for the Rovanpera edition but was not successful. Looks like I'll be sticking to my MK1.

Is that the multi-coloured paint job edition?

Yes. I think it looked smart. Other opinions are available.

[ChrisCh86]

ecsrobin said:

It’s all kind of irrelevant because if you don’t have a slot you’re not getting one (for now).

Yes - most people on the GR-Yaris forums that got offered a space on the ballot have been subsequently rejected - almost no one is being offered the chance to buy one of these in the UK.

It's a good thing too, as I missed out on being on the ballot at all. So I bought an old V8 Jaguar instead

[herebebeasties]

Newbie2023 said:

Exactly what is it that you are implying [...]

Just ignore them, for the sake of yourself and the rest of us. Or you'll get this thread closed too, just like the Bugatti one.

I agree, seems odd not to comment properly on the cabin updates to fix the main issues noted in the previous version's reviews.

[Newbie2023]

Baldchap said:

Yes. I think it looked smart. Other opinions are available.

And I am sure that folks would be more than happy to express them to you as well!

Are you considering a regular version now or was it just a special edition that was desirable?

[Newbie2023]

herebebeasties said:

Just ignore them, for the sake of yourself and the rest of us. Or you'll get this thread closed too, just like the Bugatti one.

I agree, seems odd not to comment properly on the cabin updates to fix the main issues noted in the previous version's reviews.

noted!

[Baldchap]

Newbie2023 said:

Baldchap said:

Yes. I think it looked smart. Other opinions are available.

And I am sure that folks would be more than happy to express them to you as well!

Are you considering a regular version now or was it just a special edition that was desirable?

I have a MK1 so can't justify a non-SE MK2.

[damienm]

I love the new version but that dash is truly awful. And I'm old enough to have grown up playing Atari 2600s

[samoht]

There's a lot of talk about the price hike, but to me that just reflects that we still haven't got our heads around post-Covid inflation.

The linked story from 2020 quotes a price of £33495 for a Circuit Pack car. The BoE Inflation Calculator tells us that would equate to £41,253 today. So in real terms it's £3k more expensive, for a car which might apparently be sold in more limited numbers.

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/in...

[Newbie2023]

Baldchap said:

I have a MK1 so can't justify a non-SE MK2.

Fair enough. Maybe there will be another opportunity further down the line for some more special editions to be developed.

[Newbie2023]

samoht said:

There's a lot of talk about the price hike, but to me that just reflects that we still haven't got our heads around post-Covid inflation.

The linked story from 2020 quotes a price of £33495 for a Circuit Pack car. The BoE Inflation Calculator tells us that would equate to £41,253 today. So in real terms it's £3k more expensive, for a car which might apparently be sold in more limited numbers.

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/in...

I expect the real comparison won't be applicable for many until the realistic cost of getting into the new model is determined after those who are flipping have taken their cut. But you are correct about the inflation.

[S600BSB]

fantheman80 said:

I would get used to it but I really don’t like that dash. Surely from a company so on its game and the rest of the car so impressive they could have come up with something less Amstrad

Agree. Really not good enough.