So far so good. I really like it. I was expecting better Quality from Toyota tho. they cheaped out on some areas. Cons so far The Michelin pilot summer tires are super noisy. I'm pretty dissapointed with Michelin there cause I've had lots of summer tires and also max performance ( 200tw) and these tires are noisy easy fix tho. But im super dissapointed on the paint. It's scratches super easy. When I was loading it on the uhaul for transport I lightly scratched the lower lip. Barely touched it wit a block of wood. It's barely noticeable but yea. The paint not the best Quality. I will PPF the whole car now. I'm like you. I am never selling it. So that's why imma do a complete PPF. I own lots of sportscars. Evo8,Evo9, nissan s13, ap2 honda s2000, 95 FD Rx7 and now my GR86 Trueno. So this car has lots to live up too. Lol Hit me up on.. Instagram: nismojuan101 ( Currently I haven't uploaded pictures there.( but il send you Pics from the day i got it) also, Due to I am saving the moment to introduce the car to my family and friends on my 🎂 bday. That's another reason I bought the GR86 Trueno. Lol)
Thank you! Great choice by the way. Originally my color of choice was what you have. They made some cool colors for the GR’s. The Brembo’s are a night and day difference! You’ll appreciate them so much 😃
CONGRATS BROTHER! I ORDERED MINE AROUND NOVEMBER AND HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO SHIP FROM JAPAN. GOT IT IN MARCH. I BELIEVE I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE TRUENO EDITION. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CAR AND PLAN ON OWNING IT FOR LIFE AS WELL. I GOT MINE WITH THE GR PERFORMANCE EXHAUST AND 10 INCH SUBWOOFER. THE EXHAUST MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE FUN TO DRIVE. I GOT A COLD START VIDEO ON MY CHANNEL. MANUAL IS A MUST! TAKUMI SENT ME. NAMASTE 🙏🏽 FROM BROOKLYN.
Thank you 🙏🏽 Congratulations to you as well! I feel the same way, its been a true pleasure to own and drive this Trueno. Toyota definitely focused on the joy of driving with this GR. I thought about the sub too, but I guess I could always add it later. I was wondering how that exhaust sounds, I’m going to check it out! I didn’t realize some came with it and others didn’t. Now I want one 😅 Shout out to Takumi 😎 Thanks for sharing! Shout out from the opposite end of the coast 🏝️ 🤙🏽
Reserved 8/2023, received last Wednesday, white premium trim. Having full ppf done and still in the shop. Some people might think that's nutz to spend another $4,750 (after tax), but live in NE Ohio and plan to keep for a while.
Congratulations! 🎉 How do you like it so far? I do plan on doing the same thing. PPF prices out here are a little higher, between $5-6.5k range. I agree with you, it’s worth protecting your investment especially if you wish to keep it forever. I don’t know if you’re posting pics or videos anywhere but I’d like to see the end result!
@shift__robinson The short drive I've had it was way more fun than the 2015 FRS I also have, and hard to keep under the 4K break-in redline. Will post pics and report back...
@@shift__robinson New dedicated set of winter wheels and tires, so the FRS becomes the winter car! And my 16 year old nephew can drive it and learn stick when he's in town for the summer! (Also have a 2008 Pontiac G8 Gt in the garage...so that's 3x rear wheel drive cars in NE Ohio 😄)
Sweet. Sounds like the collection to have! I have an 07 350z that I setup for time attack a few years ago. A 1995 S14 240x that’s a garage queen currently. And daily a 2008 SER Spec V. I feel the struggle. I’m also running out of space 😅
@@shift__robinson I have the 2022 gr86 premium manual transmission. I got it in pavement grey. I love the car. Love the way it handles. At times the suspension on that particular trim can be harsh, but on better quality asphalt it hugs the road quite nicely. As for the brakes.. they’re not the best. I find myself having to use the transmission to slow the car down more often than not (that’s proper technique so it’s not that big of a deal) which is why I’m considering taking my car to the dealer to get the trueno package installed on the car. Warning: I did make the irresponsible mistake of turning off the traction control in the rain and lost control. I applied too much throttle causing the back to slide out. I had to counter stir repeatedly with my foot off the throttle to regain control… terrifying experience. Over all I love this car and if I had to do it all over again. I’d pick the gr86 every single time.
Sounds like you chose the perfect car to have! I’m glad that you’re driving and enjoying it as it was intended. I definitely heard that the brakes under spirited and track driving need to be upgraded, pads and fluid really. I haven’t driven a premium or base GR86, but I’ve never owned a car that came stock with Brembo’s of this size. Its impressive, the responsiveness and bite are night and day difference. I’ll see how handles the track setting in the future. I feel you’ll appreciate the upgrades 👍🏽
I'm hoping to get a GR86 around this time, next year. I hear that Longo is an MSRP dealer. Did you have to pay any markups? The owner of the Fujiwara Tofu Cafe down the road from Longo takes his AE86 to their events.
@@shift__robinson it’s pretty good. The drinks are soy milk based so it takes a little getting used to if you’re not used to it. The fried tofu is pretty delicious. Well, it looks like I’ll be going to Longo, then.
Loving my Trueno so far, just over 1k miles on it. Congrats. One thing I did notice is that my exhaust has different tips than yours. Mine has blackish tips with GR badging on them. Am I just not seeing them correctly on your car?
I also reached 1k last week. Thank you, and same to you! I've noticed that in a Facebook group I'm in that some Trueno's came with the GR exhaust tips. I didn't know that was a thing 0_o Mine doesn't have it at all which makes me think its an option?
@@randomusernamecl Sounds about right. I know the 2023 Special Edition came with the upgraded cat-back exhaust with the black muffler. I might entertain the idea in the future :) I'm guessing yours has a noticeable rumble?
Haha I like that. I honestly was thinking that, I would like to preserve it as oem as possible. I think it drives amazing. I do plan to compete in 86cup but any mods would be track oriented (pads, fluids, oil cooler, etc). I got it at msrp 😃
@@shift__robinson dealership told me today that ALL OF THEM are held up waiting on the pin stripping. 😂 i was like, lady, i got some RUclips videos for yall My current date is may 7th We’ll see
Originally I put a deposit down in January of 2022, but that was for a Premium in manual. I changed my order later that fall to the '23 Special Edition. All of 2023 passed until December, when the dealership contacted me about this Trueno Edition coming from Japan. Once I agreed to that, it arrived this passed April.
I wouldn’t blame you lol Honestly, they are essentially the same car. Very small differences in between the two but if you’re set on one, get the BRZ 😃
@shift__robinson Maybe I was a little harsh the white and black is a better choice than orange but those side stripes aren't for me I thought about buying 1 too but If I do it's gonna be all black...Toyotas black has always been beautiful remember that black Marty mcfly Tacoma?
@@dougjunior1961 Its all good, you didn't hurt my feelings :) Funny you mentioned it, I did want the '23 in orange. Its REALLY bold, and I'm happier with this Trueno. Oh yes, the classic 4x4 Tacoma in black 😃I think these GR's have a metallic flake in the black. My side mirrors and duck bill have it.
I personally never in my life would have bought a white car and put black stripes on it. I bought it for the history though, not the look. I will say though, pictures don’t do it justice and it looks pretty sick in person.
@@maddox_southard This is my 3rd white car… un planned. It does look great in person, especially with pearlescent shimmer under the sun. I feel the same when it comes to the history. I never owned an AE86, but always wanted to. I they did well with this one 🏎️💨
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Beautiful car!! Can’t wait for the in-depth video
Thank you! It’ll be coming up soon!
congratulations!! great timing for you by the sounds. ☺️
Thank you! You’re right, I didn’t know it until it arrived 😃
Yeah I got my Trueno edition march 22. Loving it so much
I’m happy to hear it! Its been all smiles per gallon so far :)
Congratulations. Thx for sharing.
@@dfunklegendfontdawg5023 Thank you and you’re welcome 🙌🏽
Enjoy the ride man !!
I definitely will and it’s been a blast so far! Thank you 🙏🏽
YESS Congrats!!!!
Thank you! :D
Super nice car! I'm happy for you man.
Thank you! I appreciate it 🙂
That looks great black-and-white like that!
Thank you! I like it more every time I look at it 😃
I bought mine (Gr86 Trueno) 2weeks ago as well. I drove 6 hours away to get it! Towed it back to Norcal. It's an awesome car!
Congrats!
Congrats to you as well! That’s awesome 👏🏽 How do you like it so far?
So far so good. I really like it. I was expecting better Quality from Toyota tho. they cheaped out on some areas. Cons so far The Michelin pilot summer tires are super noisy. I'm pretty dissapointed with Michelin there cause I've had lots of summer tires and also max performance ( 200tw) and these tires are noisy easy fix tho. But im super dissapointed on the paint. It's scratches super easy. When I was loading it on the uhaul for transport I lightly scratched the lower lip. Barely touched it wit a block of wood. It's barely noticeable but yea. The paint not the best Quality. I will PPF the whole car now. I'm like you. I am never selling it. So that's why imma do a complete PPF. I own lots of sportscars. Evo8,Evo9, nissan s13, ap2 honda s2000, 95 FD Rx7 and now my GR86 Trueno. So this car has lots to live up too. Lol
Hit me up on..
Instagram: nismojuan101
( Currently I haven't uploaded pictures there.( but il send you Pics from the day i got it) also, Due to I am saving the moment to introduce the car to my family and friends on my 🎂 bday. That's another reason I bought the GR86 Trueno. Lol)
Congrats boys 🙌🏻 I’m also a proud owner. Love this car. Gave you each a follow!
@@maddox_southard I appreciate it! 🙌🏽 Congrats to you also! How do you like it so far?
@@shift__robinson best decision I ever made
Car looks great. Can't wait to get in a drive with you.
Thank you 🙏🏽 Let’s sync up soon and make it happen.
Nice bro!!! Congrats!
Thank you 🙏🏽😃
congrats on the car man! I have the premium in track bRed also in manual , cant wait until dealers have the brembos ready to order
Thank you! Great choice by the way. Originally my color of choice was what you have. They made some cool colors for the GR’s. The Brembo’s are a night and day difference! You’ll appreciate them so much 😃
A real drivers car in 2024. Looking forward to seeing it drive.
Agreed! 🙌🏽
Congrats beautiful car, already have a reservation for the same exact car, hopefully 🤞 I get it quickly
Thank you! It’ll be worth the wait. I hope so too!
Congrats!!! I know you are having too much fun... Hit the canyons!!
Thank you! It drives so well on the twisties :)
It’s such a wonderful car I love it 😻 the interior is magnificent ❤👍😍❤️🥰👍👍 love it so much I what one 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️😍
🙌🏽🙏🏽😃
CONGRATS BROTHER! I ORDERED MINE AROUND NOVEMBER AND HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO SHIP FROM JAPAN.
GOT IT IN MARCH. I BELIEVE I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE TRUENO EDITION.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CAR AND PLAN ON OWNING IT FOR LIFE AS WELL. I GOT MINE WITH THE GR PERFORMANCE EXHAUST AND 10 INCH SUBWOOFER. THE EXHAUST MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE FUN TO DRIVE. I GOT A COLD START VIDEO ON MY CHANNEL. MANUAL IS A MUST!
TAKUMI SENT ME.
NAMASTE 🙏🏽 FROM BROOKLYN.
Thank you 🙏🏽 Congratulations to you as well!
I feel the same way, its been a true pleasure to own and drive this Trueno. Toyota definitely focused on the joy of driving with this GR.
I thought about the sub too, but I guess I could always add it later. I was wondering how that exhaust sounds, I’m going to check it out! I didn’t realize some came with it and others didn’t. Now I want one 😅
Shout out to Takumi 😎
Thanks for sharing! Shout out from the opposite end of the coast 🏝️ 🤙🏽
@@shift__robinson THANK YOU BROTHER FROM ANOTHER COAST! 🙏🏽
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Reserved 8/2023, received last Wednesday, white premium trim. Having full ppf done and still in the shop. Some people might think that's nutz to spend another $4,750 (after tax), but live in NE Ohio and plan to keep for a while.
Congratulations! 🎉 How do you like it so far? I do plan on doing the same thing. PPF prices out here are a little higher, between $5-6.5k range. I agree with you, it’s worth protecting your investment especially if you wish to keep it forever. I don’t know if you’re posting pics or videos anywhere but I’d like to see the end result!
@shift__robinson
The short drive I've had it was way more fun than the 2015 FRS I also have, and hard to keep under the 4K break-in redline. Will post pics and report back...
Are you going to keep the FRS forever as well? Nice to collect the generations if you can. Yeah, I have my own thoughts on break in haha.
@@shift__robinson
New dedicated set of winter wheels and tires, so the FRS becomes the winter car! And my 16 year old nephew can drive it and learn stick when he's in town for the summer! (Also have a 2008 Pontiac G8 Gt in the garage...so that's 3x rear wheel drive cars in NE Ohio 😄)
Sweet. Sounds like the collection to have! I have an 07 350z that I setup for time attack a few years ago. A 1995 S14 240x that’s a garage queen currently. And daily a 2008 SER Spec V. I feel the struggle. I’m also running out of space 😅
I hope this GR86 would still be around when i get monitized
I hope it sticks around too! 🤙🏽
I have a 2022 and I’m thinking about getting the package retrofitted to mine
Nice! How do you like it?
As in the suspension, brakes, and Trueno look or something else?
@@shift__robinson I have the 2022 gr86 premium manual transmission. I got it in pavement grey. I love the car. Love the way it handles. At times the suspension on that particular trim can be harsh, but on better quality asphalt it hugs the road quite nicely. As for the brakes.. they’re not the best. I find myself having to use the transmission to slow the car down more often than not (that’s proper technique so it’s not that big of a deal) which is why I’m considering taking my car to the dealer to get the trueno package installed on the car. Warning: I did make the irresponsible mistake of turning off the traction control in the rain and lost control. I applied too much throttle causing the back to slide out. I had to counter stir repeatedly with my foot off the throttle to regain control… terrifying experience. Over all I love this car and if I had to do it all over again. I’d pick the gr86 every single time.
Sounds like you chose the perfect car to have! I’m glad that you’re driving and enjoying it as it was intended. I definitely heard that the brakes under spirited and track driving need to be upgraded, pads and fluid really. I haven’t driven a premium or base GR86, but I’ve never owned a car that came stock with Brembo’s of this size. Its impressive, the responsiveness and bite are night and day difference. I’ll see how handles the track setting in the future. I feel you’ll appreciate the upgrades 👍🏽
I'm hoping to get a GR86 around this time, next year. I hear that Longo is an MSRP dealer. Did you have to pay any markups? The owner of the Fujiwara Tofu Cafe down the road from Longo takes his AE86 to their events.
I hope you get one 👍🏽
Correct, Longo sells at msrp only, which is great. I haven’t visited that cafe yet, been meaning to go. How is it?
@@shift__robinson it’s pretty good. The drinks are soy milk based so it takes a little getting used to if you’re not used to it. The fried tofu is pretty delicious. Well, it looks like I’ll be going to Longo, then.
I’ll have to check it out, I like trying now milk tea spots. You won’t regret it!
Loving my Trueno so far, just over 1k miles on it. Congrats. One thing I did notice is that my exhaust has different tips than yours. Mine has blackish tips with GR badging on them. Am I just not seeing them correctly on your car?
I also reached 1k last week. Thank you, and same to you! I've noticed that in a Facebook group I'm in that some Trueno's came with the GR exhaust tips. I didn't know that was a thing 0_o Mine doesn't have it at all which makes me think its an option?
@@shift__robinson yeah i went and check specs. the black tips were part of an upgrade option for the exhaust at a cost of $1700.
@@randomusernamecl Sounds about right. I know the 2023 Special Edition came with the upgraded cat-back exhaust with the black muffler. I might entertain the idea in the future :) I'm guessing yours has a noticeable rumble?
I WANTTTT ONEEEEE AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
GET IT! If you can, go secure one. People are locking them in if it wasn't allocated before arrival.
Keep it stock. Your tofu deliver mobile will hold the value better in the long run~
Btw, got any discount on it?
Haha I like that. I honestly was thinking that, I would like to preserve it as oem as possible. I think it drives amazing. I do plan to compete in 86cup but any mods would be track oriented (pads, fluids, oil cooler, etc).
I got it at msrp 😃
So what number did you actually get? Does it say anywhere else or on the vin?
From some of what I read, the last 3 of the VIN should be the actual build number. I checked mine and its 705 :)
I will swap you my Turbo Panamera for it 😀. Nice !
Nice offer 😂
I reserved one on 2/2/24
I was initially told i would have it by march 13. They keep changing the date. Im still waiting
😓
Congrats on the reservation! I heard the bottle neck is going through customs at the ports. I hope you get yours sooner than later 🙂
@@shift__robinson dealership told me today that ALL OF THEM are held up waiting on the pin stripping. 😂 i was like, lady, i got some RUclips videos for yall
My current date is may 7th
We’ll see
I reserved one last week and I am the first person on the list, was told 2 to 4 months, hopefully sooner
WOW. I hope that they get that resolved soon!
Fingers crossed!
Lucky man. Don’t ever sell it
Its going to die with me 😃
How long ago did you order it?
Originally I put a deposit down in January of 2022, but that was for a Premium in manual. I changed my order later that fall to the '23 Special Edition. All of 2023 passed until December, when the dealership contacted me about this Trueno Edition coming from Japan. Once I agreed to that, it arrived this passed April.
@@shift__robinson Wow you got some patience man
I tried but it was hard 😅
Oh man that's a long wait for a GR86 I'm probably getting a BRZ cuz 2 years is quite a bit lol
I wouldn’t blame you lol Honestly, they are essentially the same car. Very small differences in between the two but if you’re set on one, get the BRZ 😃
How much you got your Trueno Edition?
I got it at msrp for 36k.
@@shift__robinsonwhaaaat!? Sick. Congrats. Thanks for sharing
Thank you and no problem!
How much after the financing ?
@@juancho_v98tv8fv With CA taxes and all was around 40k
hhow much you paid for it
With all the fees included, out the door was about 40k
I paid ~$42k for mine OTD but it had all of the GR optional add ons.
@@maddox_southard I learned after purchasing mine that there was a GR exhaust and a trueno in red 🥲 I’m still happy with my decision though!
@@maddox_southard Which GR options did you get?
Tru-ay-no not true-no😂
@@jonahmclaughlin439 😂😂 I’ll say it just like that
@@shift__robinson badass car man im def jealous hope i can get one before its to late
@@jonahmclaughlin439 Thank you 🙏🏽 I think you have some time, start saving!
Think I like the all black ones that stripes kinda ugly imo
Toyota brought that look back from the AE86 40 years ago. It’s not for everyone.
@shift__robinson Maybe I was a little harsh the white and black is a better choice than orange but those side stripes aren't for me I thought about buying 1 too but If I do it's gonna be all black...Toyotas black has always been beautiful remember that black Marty mcfly Tacoma?
@@dougjunior1961 Its all good, you didn't hurt my feelings :) Funny you mentioned it, I did want the '23 in orange. Its REALLY bold, and I'm happier with this Trueno. Oh yes, the classic 4x4 Tacoma in black 😃I think these GR's have a metallic flake in the black. My side mirrors and duck bill have it.
I personally never in my life would have bought a white car and put black stripes on it. I bought it for the history though, not the look. I will say though, pictures don’t do it justice and it looks pretty sick in person.
@@maddox_southard This is my 3rd white car… un planned. It does look great in person, especially with pearlescent shimmer under the sun. I feel the same when it comes to the history. I never owned an AE86, but always wanted to. I they did well with this one 🏎️💨
Nothing Toyota in the car
Not true actually.