Enjoyed that vid... right up to the last minute. You track your car, you take the risk, you pay the piper. Your tier one status (what even IS that?) doesn’t pay the mechanic’s rent.
It’s a joke Tim. A joke. Tier 1 is a joke to all the “top” level you tubers and journalists that think they should get all their stuff handed in a silver platter.
I’m still wondering how you got that far and didn’t hear me say multiple times it was fault and I’ll be paying for it. You only took the joke and ran w that?! SMH
@@RobertMitchell Got that far because I enjoyed the vid...I get it, I do, but it really just felt you were winding back on all the good work you'd done to that point.
I just appreciate how open Robert and Apex discuss this matter, rather than discouraging Yaris owners from driving on track, just openly diagnosing your own mistake and be relaxed about the whole thing. I just find this very honest and very TIER-1. Thank you Robert and the Apex team.
Once again Robert, you prove that you have a really high degree of integrity. You could choose to get defensive and not share this story, or get upset with people who ask about the Lenz trip. This is why Apex, Mitchell Consulting, Wave Record Studios are so trustworthy.
I think the difference is, he has enough money to buy a second or even a third one. Like when my 2€ keychain torch breaks. Damn, but i can get another one, won't kill me.
Other people with the GR Yaris: on this Episode we change the wheels and exhaust. Robert: I over revved the engine and killed it. It is my fault. I had a great day
@@RobertMitchell well done for being so honest... proper respect... Great way to do business. Toyota should fingers crossed fix it.... seems crazy they don't have service manuals out as yet.... is that normal? Thanks for the fantastic video as always.
🤣🤣🤣. I sure wish that I had a missed shift in 4K. Unfortunately that was one of the few laps from the weekend that I did not have any cameras in the car
@@RobertMitchell actually i started trying to search for that miss-shift moment video...seems like i wont find any 😅 I would say just tell toyota that u guys will open up the valve cover/rocker cover to see if its really rocker arm damage... If its not rocker arm and needing whooe engine strip then only send for toyota to do the job... Sounds like a good plan and nice hope
@@RobertMitchell If I get to meet you in person, which I hope I will after all this Covid crap is done and we can travel (long way there from Aus), I'm going to pay VERY close attention to every word you use....
I rarely comment on YT videos but I have to say I like and admire your transparency of your channel Robert. It is more realistic of what an track day enthusiast may go through while tracking their car. Thanks!!!
Full respect on being that transparent and being ready to take the responsibility of the failier! Really! Sick of those "my brand new car broke down" without mentioning they pushed it hard over the breaking in period... So once again - full respect!
Other Yaris owners on TH-cam "I did a small upgrade and did some spirited road driving." Robert "So I did a entire suspension overhaul and fuckin blew it up after 1 day on track. Was a good day"
This speaks a lot about your character and also what you expect from other people own up too your b.s. and it can be dealt with. All of your crew must be really solid
This video is a perfect example of why people love you and watch your videos: you are completely transparent and open about your failures and you dont start blaming other people for it, you give a lot of good informations and tech talk and still make your jokes every now and then. Love what you are doing robert, keep it up and maybe, one day you´ll get those shoedeals! And you helping mischa with the youtubez is really a tier 1 move ;)
It’s so nice to see the way you handle this “problems”, always in a good mood and open to share them with your followers. Not mentioning all the technical information that most of your videos provide! Keep up Robert, you are doing it right!
Sorry to hear about that Robert... But comebacks are always better and stronger ! This is why you are Teir 1 ... straight forward no bullshit.. I get my GR next week cannot wait.
Respect for the production quality, the timestamps, and most importantly the transparency. And being open and honest. Mad respect. Good luck w/ur endeavors.
Wish I was a mechanic with a bright idea... but I’m not, so can’t help with that. I have to say you handled this admirably! Top Guy! Honest, down to earth report. Love it! That’s what your countrymen refer to when they say: Standup guy!
I’m a driving instructor, and yes it happens to me as well, well, my students, fortunately my students are not going fast enough for redlining the engine, (diesel clio V). They still get the scare though.
You don't have to be going to redline for a money shift to do damage. I've done it many times going from 3rd to 4th but accidentally going to 2nd, in a 4 speed with gears being much further apart in ratio. Luckily never blew an engine though.
100% admire your honesty on this issue. Really refreshing to see people take responsibility for their actions even when there’s a small possibility it might not be their fault. Hope it’s something easy and cheap to fix. Seeing this wouldn’t stop me buying a gr Yaris.
I've been watching your videos for a while now but rarely comment. Just wanted to say this video is a great example of why I like your videos better than a lot of others. Completely transparent, down to earth and honest about the experiences of owning and driving each car on the edge, and also the mistakes that you make along the way. I also admire your ability to make jokes even when you've just experienced a potentially expensive breakdown. The comment about keeping the kilometres low on the Yaris cracked me up! Keep up the awesome work Robert!
Thank you so much Matt! Glad to have you on board and in the comments. Sometimes it’s easier to live life w a positive attitude vs letting everything get you down. Especially when a lot of people may look to you for assistance daily. Can’t be a downer I guess.
Robert this situation may bring up a problem with renting this car. So if the car holds up 5-6 laps after the mechanical overrev it means that probably, in a rental situation, the motor could blow up on the next customer that rents this car with him not having done anything wrong.
Great honesty, if it’s your fault you will pay, a proper way to behave, I personally think Toyota will repair it. Love your videos keep up the good work...
I feel for you. I very nearly did the same on my Noble M400 several years ago. I went from 1st to 2nd accelerating and then hit 1st instead of 3rd ! Did exactly the same as you, realised as the clutch came up something was wrong and pushed the clutch down again. Got away with it, just lucky. Shame a bit of luck didn't come your way, you obviously realised what was happening, top bloke for sharing it with others. We can all learn from it.
What if someone else rented the car and blew the motor from your earlier over-rev? Do these cars even have a over-rev log with timestamps? Most likely the innocent guy would be liable..
The epa used to mandate that cars that consumed fuel past a certain threshold were obliged to employ a skipshift solenoid that locked out 2nd and 3rd gears. Why can't they manufacture a similar device that does so when sensing an excessive over-run ??
@@theraggededgeonboardfastes8461 would be added cost and complexity, and anyone who gets a manual would be too overconfident to pay extra for it. So a rental is the only customers
"There’s a point at 7,000 RPMs where everything fades. The machine becomes weightless. It disappears. All that’s left, a body moving through space, and time. At 7,000 RPM, that’s where you meet it. That’s where it waits for you." Robert, shifting from 5th to 2nd :
Thanks so much to discuss this openly and honestly and sharing it with us Robert. Interesting for GR-4 owners to know in advance what the issue is. If it's a rocker arm failure is it an engine "weakness", or rather an engine"strength" if I might say, to protect it from bigger damage in case of mechanical over-rev. A mis-shift on track can happen to anyone...
Dude you want more subs you need to horde the good videos at least for 24 hours!! haha rebuilding my motor right now. Feel your pain. Really hope to come visit some day
Props on you Robert for being so transparent. Looking forward for the updates on this topic and best of luck with the diagnostic and subsequent repair!
These things happen: I did the exact same thing whilst test driving an Audi Sport Quattro back in the 80's - went to drop from 5th to 4th, missed and engaged 2nd - the car stood on its nose and I was pinned hard against the belts. Miraculously the engine didn't blow but I had one helluva lot of explaining to do!!
Robert, I did the exact same thing in my GT3 at Mosport when I was giving my son a ride - i.e. talking / not concentrating. Fortunately for me, the Pressure Plate exploded - I only hit 9000rpms. After tremendous research on my part, I discovered that Porsche specifically put in a weaker Pressure Plate (non-drag-racing PP) so that the weak point was the PP and not the engine. I'm saying this because with the engine coming out, take a look at the PP and see if you can Downgrade the PP so the PP is the weak point.
So this is Toyota’s fault for not letting the clutch blow;-). Seriously though glad to hear that’s all that happened on your car. Would have been a big bill
@@RobertMitchell I sort of learned the lesson without knowing it when I tried, one time, to semi-drop the clutch at a red light - only to smell clutch - never again. With the Yaris being a Turbo car, my guess is they put a beefy PP/clutch in there. Given you are going to track it, maybe figure out if a stock POS Yaris PP could be downgraded - otherwise, I wouldn't be renting that car out without an Amex deposit of 10k
Have a GR on order and am therefore very interested in hearing the outcome of this. Thanks for sharing. Maybe drive a few more manuals before you take that e30 anywhere near the ring! 😉
Respect for coming out with this vid. We all have mis-shifted once or twice in our time. I personally shifted a corolla from 5th to 2nd once. Nothing happened though luckily. The only bummer is that you won't be able to do laps with the Yaris. Hopefully the damage isn't too severe and you get back on earth soon.
The car is a blast 👀, especially if people have no idea what kind of power is underneath the hood. But you guys are getting a special corolla aren’t you?
Well, Robert is a man of his word. He said it and he did it! Probably the valves are bend and some lifters or rocker arms are broken, that's the optimistic variant. Let' hope it's not the other options. Crossing fingers.
A responsible and honest automotive thought leader ... you; my friend is a breath of fresh air for good content ... am sure it is nothing serious and it will be good for everyone to know what caused the failure. Greetings from Singapore/Malaysia.
Shit happens... only mechanical troubles that's the most important. No physical injuries. It will be fix soon enough. And all of that without any driver excuses ! Always speaking the truth, that's what I like here. Thanks for all you do Robert.
Evening Robert thanks for sharing the video and thoughts to what has happened to your Yaris. I’m sure many Yaris gr owners will be praising you for sharing this.
This puts the whole idea of driving a rental car with a manual gearbox you’re not familiair with, at speed, on the most challenging track in the world, into some perspective 😬
I love the way you enjoyed your ride back and were so chilled out. I have a GR Yaris and I would have cried like a baby if that'd happened. Fair play to you!
Thanks for the honest update. Looking forward to the diagnosis and cost information. Certainly an alternative view of the track. Hope it's a simple fix.
Haha !!!! I've been driving a manual ever since I started driving in the early 80's :) Hell we've all missed a shift once or two in our lifetime...If you haven't then you are not sending it hard enough !!
«The stars were aligned», unfortunately the gearshifts weren’t... 😉 Appreciate the honest and straightforward step by step analysis of highs and lows at Apex 👍 Check engine oil for metal particles. Sounds like either rocker arms, valve spring related or a collapsed hydraulic lifter (which also sometimes can fail after a moneyshift).
funny how you never cried about it! Misha probably would of gone bananas over it! I joke! You guys at apex are just unbelieveably good at making sure NO ONE misses a thing on how it is to run a business! keep up the good work!
Think you're spot on Robert. The car is so new I think it's hard to tell if it was manufacturing issues and your explanation makes so much more sense. Great video as usual!
Hey Robert, a big plus one for your transparency on mishaps! You showed that in the past and now again. That leaves all the room to learn from what happened and what meassures need to be taken to prevent a similar mishap in the future. I have only some basic knowlegde on internal combustion engines with a bias to the old mechanical NA diesels, so the technical aspects of the Yaris engine i leave happily to the experts and i am looking forward to see what comes out of all of this. kind regards, Fenna
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Enjoyed that vid... right up to the last minute. You track your car, you take the risk, you pay the piper. Your tier one status (what even IS that?) doesn’t pay the mechanic’s rent.
It’s a joke Tim. A joke. Tier 1 is a joke to all the “top” level you tubers and journalists that think they should get all their stuff handed in a silver platter.
I’m still wondering how you got that far and didn’t hear me say multiple times it was fault and I’ll be paying for it. You only took the joke and ran w that?! SMH
No you didn’t take that joke seriously...
@@RobertMitchell Got that far because I enjoyed the vid...I get it, I do, but it really just felt you were winding back on all the good work you'd done to that point.
@@TimRobson you must be new to this
100% transparancy 100% honesty 100% admitting that you made a mistake.
100% happy to be a #tierone sub!
Keep up the good work Robert!
This is the way to make the world a better place.
Starting at yourself ...
A big 'Thank you' for this attitude!
You wanna marry him??? Ajajajajajjaa
I just appreciate how open Robert and Apex discuss this matter, rather than discouraging Yaris owners from driving on track, just openly diagnosing your own mistake and be relaxed about the whole thing. I just find this very honest and very TIER-1. Thank you Robert and the Apex team.
thats why we love what he is doing :)
Robert was like: "3 cylinders? Must be rotary..... BAM 13 000 RPM."
Man I spit my coffee 😂
HAHAHAHAHAHA
hahaha
heh heh 😄
Just for info.
If you count the real engine rotation speed on a wankel it's just 1/3 of what you read on the tachometer.
At least you did your laps!
Next time I’ll let you take the wheel, promise.
@robert_mitchell is so selfish .. doing his laps and taking the yaris out for you .. tzzz :-DDD Good luck that everything will be fine soon ! :)
That’s the spirit ♥️
And finaly a car with a #WegGelenzt sticker #Achievement!
he already knows where to spend those 25k he got for the MR suspension :D
Thank you Robert for being so honest with us
big props most people wouldnt own up to it
Once again Robert, you prove that you have a really high degree of integrity. You could choose to get defensive and not share this story, or get upset with people who ask about the Lenz trip. This is why Apex, Mitchell Consulting, Wave Record Studios are so trustworthy.
Thank you Liam!!!! Very important to be as upfront as you can
Hilarious! Nothing’s stopping Mr. Mitchell’s great sense of humour even when he’s the first person in the world to blow up a GR Yaris. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think the difference is, he has enough money to buy a second or even a third one. Like when my 2€ keychain torch breaks. Damn, but i can get another one, won't kill me.
@@originalwolf8297 Totally agree 👍
That two Yaris GR’s that have popped there engines in 4 days
@@Bikebloke0 who's the other one?
"Tier 1 reflexes" Have to love that.
Money shift on a 3 cylinder has to be much less expensive than on a 12 cylinder, so there is that.
Other people with the GR Yaris: on this Episode we change the wheels and exhaust.
Robert: I over revved the engine and killed it. It is my fault. I had a great day
When the V-tec Kicks in and you dont have a Honda 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
ExCtly lol
Robert competing with Elon Musk by sending his car to the Moon🤣
But the chances of him getting to drive it again are higher ;-) (and the costs are going to be lower)
damn good one :D
But didn't know he'd got the 50/50 70/30 the wrong way around
Pretty appropriate comment! Considering both blew up after testing.... :)
Ur a champ not for crying after blowing a new engine..
It’s certainly frustrating but what can we do about it?
@@RobertMitchell make a video 👍
@@RobertMitchell well done for being so honest... proper respect... Great way to do business. Toyota should fingers crossed fix it.... seems crazy they don't have service manuals out as yet.... is that normal? Thanks for the fantastic video as always.
@@RobertMitchell
shit happens..best to grin & bear it.
Love yor honesty bro!
👍🙂👍
So honest, so refreshing, no complaining and no blaming. Robert you get my vote for a seat in parliament 👍 our country needs you.
captured the whole engine blow up in 4K, that's when you know you really are Tier 1 guys
🤣🤣🤣. I sure wish that I had a missed shift in 4K. Unfortunately that was one of the few laps from the weekend that I did not have any cameras in the car
Very curious for the outcome...
Need to record these manual cars always on the vid. Could be useful later.
@@RobertMitchell actually i started trying to search for that miss-shift moment video...seems like i wont find any 😅
I would say just tell toyota that u guys will open up the valve cover/rocker cover to see if its really rocker arm damage...
If its not rocker arm and needing whooe engine strip then only send for toyota to do the job...
Sounds like a good plan and nice hope
Well you did start the day saying you were going to kill it.. bit too literal this time! Hopefully it's up and running again soon 👍
Just following through on my word
Fingers crossed its a simple part, if it was grenaded surely it would of let go there and then
love ya sensa humour Robert 😊
@@RobertMitchell If I get to meet you in person, which I hope I will after all this Covid crap is done and we can travel (long way there from Aus), I'm going to pay VERY close attention to every word you use....
"I'm tier 1, Misha is a rookie". LOL
Lmao
A rookie who can shift properly 😂
I jumped straight into this video from misha's channel
Same
Same as every day :)
I rarely comment on YT videos but I have to say I like and admire your transparency of your channel Robert. It is more realistic of what an track day enthusiast may go through while tracking their car. Thanks!!!
Thank you Steve for commenting!!! Glad to have you on the channel:-)
@@RobertMitchell Thank you for the reply 👍🏽
What a refreshing approach to the problem, holding your hands up and not expecting Toyota to fix it for free, you have my respect 👍
Thank you David
Full respect on being that transparent and being ready to take the responsibility of the failier! Really! Sick of those "my brand new car broke down" without mentioning they pushed it hard over the breaking in period... So once again - full respect!
Granny shifting, not double clutching like you should... 🚀
Meh
4th gear, I almost had you!
You didn’t get the "Warning!!! Danger to Manifold" light?
Torretto is not pleased.
@@CJIBLWD lmao
"Tier 1 reflexes" - thats 👌
Noooooo, Not the money shift.
I'm watching all the ads just to help You out a lil with paying this bill 💪💪💪.
Tier 1 nothing more can be said
It's great to see these Tier 1 influencers helping the youth like Misha with their TH-cam skills.
You are such a cool guy Robert. Never change. Refreshing to hear you under any circumstance and on any subject.
Other Yaris owners on TH-cam "I did a small upgrade and did some spirited road driving."
Robert "So I did a entire suspension overhaul and fuckin blew it up after 1 day on track. Was a good day"
10/10 would do again
What an absolute legend for being open and honest. Massively gone up in my estimation when it would have been so easy to hide the truth. Good on you.
Thanks Mark. Have a great day!!!
This speaks a lot about your character and also what you expect from other people own up too your b.s. and it can be dealt with. All of your crew must be really solid
This video is a perfect example of why people love you and watch your videos: you are completely transparent and open about your failures and you dont start blaming other people for it, you give a lot of good informations and tech talk and still make your jokes every now and then. Love what you are doing robert, keep it up and maybe, one day you´ll get those shoedeals! And you helping mischa with the youtubez is really a tier 1 move ;)
Love the transparency- so refreshing
Most important thing is that the problem is just metal/plastic/electronics and nobody was hurt (except maybe Robert's self esteem).
Self esteem not hurt. We all make mistakes
Love your transparency. A rare thing in this world.
would love to get over for a lap, a bike ride and a beer.
It’s so nice to see the way you handle this “problems”, always in a good mood and open to share them with your followers. Not mentioning all the technical information that most of your videos provide!
Keep up Robert, you are doing it right!
Sorry to hear about that Robert... But comebacks are always better and stronger ! This is why you are Teir 1 ... straight forward no bullshit.. I get my GR next week cannot wait.
have fun with it ;)
Respect for the production quality, the timestamps, and most importantly the transparency. And being open and honest. Mad respect. Good luck w/ur endeavors.
Honesty is the only way!
Wish I was a mechanic with a bright idea... but I’m not, so can’t help with that. I have to say you handled this admirably! Top Guy! Honest, down to earth report. Love it! That’s what your countrymen refer to when they say: Standup guy!
Thank you Paul!
I’m a driving instructor, and yes it happens to me as well, well, my students, fortunately my students are not going fast enough for redlining the engine, (diesel clio V). They still get the scare though.
Show them this video hah
You don't have to be going to redline for a money shift to do damage. I've done it many times going from 3rd to 4th but accidentally going to 2nd, in a 4 speed with gears being much further apart in ratio. Luckily never blew an engine though.
100% admire your honesty on this issue. Really refreshing to see people take responsibility for their actions even when there’s a small possibility it might not be their fault. Hope it’s something easy and cheap to fix. Seeing this wouldn’t stop me buying a gr Yaris.
The technical term is "money shift." Sorry to hear the bad news!
That’s the scientific term. Yes ;-)
I've been watching your videos for a while now but rarely comment. Just wanted to say this video is a great example of why I like your videos better than a lot of others. Completely transparent, down to earth and honest about the experiences of owning and driving each car on the edge, and also the mistakes that you make along the way. I also admire your ability to make jokes even when you've just experienced a potentially expensive breakdown. The comment about keeping the kilometres low on the Yaris cracked me up! Keep up the awesome work Robert!
Thank you so much Matt! Glad to have you on board and in the comments. Sometimes it’s easier to live life w a positive attitude vs letting everything get you down. Especially when a lot of people may look to you for assistance daily. Can’t be a downer I guess.
Robert this situation may bring up a problem with renting this car. So if the car holds up 5-6 laps after the mechanical overrev it means that probably, in a rental situation, the motor could blow up on the next customer that rents this car with him not having done anything wrong.
It’s a manual car. This isn’t a new thing..
They already had to change a few engines from the manual rental cars in the past as far as I know. They know that.
This is why we love Apex (Robert/Misha); super candid and honest about everything. Hope you get everything up and running again soon!
Great honesty, if it’s your fault you will pay, a proper way to behave, I personally think Toyota will repair it. Love your videos keep up the good work...
I’ll take whatever happens !!!
I feel for you. I very nearly did the same on my Noble M400 several years ago. I went from 1st to 2nd accelerating and then hit 1st instead of 3rd ! Did exactly the same as you, realised as the clutch came up something was wrong and pushed the clutch down again. Got away with it, just lucky. Shame a bit of luck didn't come your way, you obviously realised what was happening, top bloke for sharing it with others. We can all learn from it.
What if someone else rented the car and blew the motor from your earlier over-rev? Do these cars even have a over-rev log with timestamps? Most likely the innocent guy would be liable..
The epa used to mandate that cars that consumed fuel past a certain threshold were obliged to employ a skipshift solenoid that locked out 2nd and 3rd gears. Why can't they manufacture a similar device that does so when sensing an excessive over-run ??
@@theraggededgeonboardfastes8461 would be added cost and complexity, and anyone who gets a manual would be too overconfident to pay extra for it. So a rental is the only customers
Honest, transparent and very interesting - the reasons I like your channel
"There’s a point at 7,000 RPMs where everything fades.
The machine becomes weightless. It disappears.
All that’s left, a body moving through space, and time.
At 7,000 RPM, that’s where you meet it. That’s where it waits for you."
Robert, shifting from 5th to 2nd :
🤣🤣🤣💥💥
@@RobertMitchell more like 💥 🤣🤣 amiriiiite?
Thanks so much to discuss this openly and honestly and sharing it with us Robert.
Interesting for GR-4 owners to know in advance what the issue is. If it's a rocker arm failure is it an engine "weakness", or rather an engine"strength" if I might say, to protect it from bigger damage in case of mechanical over-rev. A mis-shift on track can happen to anyone...
Dude you want more subs you need to horde the good videos at least for 24 hours!! haha rebuilding my motor right now. Feel your pain. Really hope to come visit some day
I’ll be putting out embargos🤣🤣🤣
I hope the damage is not extensive and you're really are a stand-up man for doing this video. Nothing but respect to you.
"Tier 1 influencers, they probably sold 92% of all the Yarises for us" ........savage :D
🤣🤣🤣
Props on you Robert for being so transparent. Looking forward for the updates on this topic and best of luck with the diagnostic and subsequent repair!
Robert finally "blowing up" in social media.
You know it
ROFL
These things happen: I did the exact same thing whilst test driving an Audi Sport Quattro back in the 80's - went to drop from 5th to 4th, missed and engaged 2nd - the car stood on its nose and I was pinned hard against the belts. Miraculously the engine didn't blow but I had one helluva lot of explaining to do!!
You're going to have to get yourself a moneyshift t shirt 😂😂
And you’re gonna have to buy it so I can pay for the Repairs hahaha
congratulations, a very correct attitude, tell the truth and not hide anything
👍😱👍🇬🇧 lets hope it is a rocker and designed to go there rather than cause more damage 🤘🤓🤘
Robert, I did the exact same thing in my GT3 at Mosport when I was giving my son a ride - i.e. talking / not concentrating. Fortunately for me, the Pressure Plate exploded - I only hit 9000rpms. After tremendous research on my part, I discovered that Porsche specifically put in a weaker Pressure Plate (non-drag-racing PP) so that the weak point was the PP and not the engine. I'm saying this because with the engine coming out, take a look at the PP and see if you can Downgrade the PP so the PP is the weak point.
So this is Toyota’s fault for not letting the clutch blow;-). Seriously though glad to hear that’s all that happened on your car. Would have been a big bill
@@RobertMitchell I sort of learned the lesson without knowing it when I tried, one time, to semi-drop the clutch at a red light - only to smell clutch - never again. With the Yaris being a Turbo car, my guess is they put a beefy PP/clutch in there. Given you are going to track it, maybe figure out if a stock POS Yaris PP could be downgraded - otherwise, I wouldn't be renting that car out without an Amex deposit of 10k
Have a GR on order and am therefore very interested in hearing the outcome of this. Thanks for sharing. Maybe drive a few more manuals before you take that e30 anywhere near the ring! 😉
Respect for coming out with this vid. We all have mis-shifted once or twice in our time. I personally shifted a corolla from 5th to 2nd once. Nothing happened though luckily. The only bummer is that you won't be able to do laps with the Yaris. Hopefully the damage isn't too severe and you get back on earth soon.
Man I gotta stop watching these GR Yaris videos, makes me so jealous of you guys in Europe
The car is a blast 👀, especially if people have no idea what kind of power is underneath the hood.
But you guys are getting a special corolla aren’t you?
Well, Robert is a man of his word. He said it and he did it!
Probably the valves are bend and some lifters or rocker arms are broken, that's the optimistic variant. Let' hope it's not the other options. Crossing fingers.
Told you guys I'd be first today....
A responsible and honest automotive thought leader ... you; my friend is a breath of fresh air for good content ... am sure it is nothing serious and it will be good for everyone to know what caused the failure. Greetings from Singapore/Malaysia.
Guess he didnt hear the "Downshift protection" sound effect from Assetto Corsa, damn
Hehehe
imagine trying to hear anything in real world from an arcade racing game
I love the way you are sat in the car enjoying the view from the tow truck 😂😂
Was a cool angle:-)
Robert just started a new youtuber trend: I blew up the motor of my ******
Exactly. F all this o bought the cheapest xxxx in the country nonsense. Let’s blow up some motors
Sorry for what happened, and I hope it will solve the best way and quickly. Always full credits for being such a Man!
Thx alfo!!!!
I have never heard you speak german before, Robert! I thought you didn't speak the lingo. Nice surprise.
Shit happens... only mechanical troubles that's the most important. No physical injuries. It will be fix soon enough. And all of that without any driver excuses ! Always speaking the truth, that's what I like here. Thanks for all you do Robert.
Yeah 5th to 2nd would blow up most engines
If only more people would be as honest as You world would be a better place...
Admitting to your own fault is the greatest virtue.
Don't worry, onlyfans cover you.
But seriously this is very sad. Thanks for the update.
Best regards
Evening Robert thanks for sharing the video and thoughts to what has happened to your Yaris. I’m sure many Yaris gr owners will be praising you for sharing this.
This puts the whole idea of driving a rental car with a manual gearbox you’re not familiair with, at speed, on the most challenging track in the world, into some perspective 😬
It should lol
I love the way you enjoyed your ride back and were so chilled out. I have a GR Yaris and I would have cried like a baby if that'd happened. Fair play to you!
Hey Robert, If all ties Breake, I have manuals for you. (in german)
Awesome!!!!! Thank you. Can you dm me or shoot an email ? Just to have the POC
Thanks for the honest update. Looking forward to the diagnosis and cost information. Certainly an alternative view of the track. Hope it's a simple fix.
$hift happens ✌😎
Big lesson to be learned here is don't take things to seriously, I have always admired your ability to put things in the past
5 more laps... typical Toyota..good content still...Toyota may be interested..right?
nice to hear your honesty ! Good luck with the repair !
Those yanks can't drive a stick... ;-)
This
Haha !!!! I've been driving a manual ever since I started driving in the early 80's :) Hell we've all missed a shift once or two in our lifetime...If you haven't then you are not sending it hard enough !!
«The stars were aligned», unfortunately the gearshifts weren’t... 😉
Appreciate the honest and straightforward step by step analysis of highs and lows at Apex 👍
Check engine oil for metal particles.
Sounds like either rocker arms, valve spring related or a collapsed hydraulic lifter (which also sometimes can fail after a moneyshift).
Refreshingly honest unlike many customers whom would claim to be innocent.
Nice thumbnail lol. Crypyo memes i see.
Crypto Memes all day every day
GME 🚀🚀🚀
Bummed to see this happen. Thanks for taking the time to break down the diagnostic process, very interesting.
funny how you never cried about it! Misha probably would of gone bananas over it! I joke! You guys at apex are just unbelieveably good at making sure NO ONE misses a thing on how it is to run a business!
keep up the good work!
great storytelling! keep making straight-up and honest content. so refreshing in this age of automotive hype. cars are cars and people are people
Think you're spot on Robert. The car is so new I think it's hard to tell if it was manufacturing issues and your explanation makes so much more sense.
Great video as usual!
always nice to see true honesty ! its human to make a mistake anyone that dissagre is telling a lie ! keep up the good work !
Not always fun to say you f’d up but it happens
top man respect for being so open and honest. thank you for sharing and keep up the good work
Good on you Robert for owning it and not blaming others.
Reading your title, first thing I said, “oh shiiftt”. You get the idea. Lookin forward to the build now and good luck!!
Hehe
Thanks for sharing guys, sorry to hear you`ve had problems. Hopefully, Toyota will take care of this. Keep us updated.
You're a man of integrity, Robert. 👍 thank you.
Hey Robert, a big plus one for your transparency on mishaps! You showed that in the past and now again. That leaves all the room to learn from what happened and what meassures need to be taken to prevent a similar mishap in the future.
I have only some basic knowlegde on internal combustion engines with a bias to the old mechanical NA diesels, so the technical aspects of the Yaris engine i leave happily to the experts and i am looking forward to see what comes out of all of this.
kind regards,
Fenna