I am about to get my 2025 Gr Corolla, Heavy Metal on a premium….possibly a premium plus. Only If I can get the Plus for a VERY good deal because I am not a fan of the carbon fiber roof and keeping it dry/out of the sun….negotiating with a dealership now on one that is in transit for about $5k off/$44k OTD. They may take it, because all the ones people are buying up first are the automatics and I want a manual. They have gotten in 3 autos and sold them all. I will let that new one sit till they want to deal or I will buy a difference one. Odds are pretty good. They dropped the price of a white 2024 premium from $42K, down to $39K. I can’t to get mine! Just found your channels and subbed💪Hope that you and yours have a blessed one.
Congrats! I'm sure that you are excited. I remember when the GRC was first introduced and I wanted a Heavy Metal Circuit so bad but the more I thought about the CF roof the less I wanted to deal with it. I also wasn't sure if I would even be able to get a CE since they were limited to 1500 and they were supposed to be available for only 2023. It ended up that I could have gotten one but I love my loaded Core so it all worked out. If you ever have any questions feel free to reach out to me.
@ I am not a fan of the CF roof and I told the dealership that too and that was one of the reasons I wanted more off off that one because I will have to have the roof wrapped in a UV/Water protective film. It is funny how the autos are being sold faster, which works out even more for us manual drivers! I was debating between the 2024 and 2025, but all the new improvements they made for 2025 sold me. There are too many to list….torque increase, suspension upgrade, weight reduction…..NTM I like the front, it looks more intimidating IMO. Fog lights were cool but the increased airflow sold me. Appreciate the reply and I WILL DEFINITELY let you know when I get mine. Thinking about starting a channel around it….🤔 BTW, that is a bargaining tool I am using with the dealership…..telling them that I will be shouting out the dealership in every video😂I was a salesman so I know the game very well and even If I have ti get one shipped in from somewhere, I am getting a good deal on one. People are starting to get them for $2-$4k off. Those markups were ridiculous and now they are advertising them below MSRP (barely below it, but below it none the less). There is a specific group of people that want these and most people don’t even know there is a GR Corolla. They haven’t even sold 6k of these total in America yet (probably will hit that this year). People aren’t dropping +$40k on a Corolla….except for people like us. IMO, IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY! It is the only GR that is made in the Motomachi factory by techs that are experts and do their jobs to perfection. The other GR’s are basically a BMW and a Subaru and aren’t made in the GAZOO RACING FACTORY. People try and down it for being expensive but you get what you pay for and all the reviews are amazing and the resale value is really good too at, 70% after 5yrs. Before I researched anything I had put $1k on a GR86 but it was way too small, my knee was hitting the e brake and steering wheel. Glad It didn’t work out and I found the GR Corolla….it has A LOT MORE ROOM than the 86. As you can tell I am excited and have done A LOT of research on this. Most of the dealers don’t even know much about the car (As seen in your video where they have that CF ROOF IN THE ELEMENTS 🤯 I looked at a red one (Never buy a red car, I just wanted to sit in it/look at it) and they damaged the roof when they put the roof racks on it at the port…gouged into the paint down to the metal in 3 spots. The rack also didn’t fit right on it, one side had huge gaps. Thanks again, hope that you and yours have a blessed one. Oh, one last thing, did you break the car in for the first 500-1k miles? That is one thing that NO ONE talks about in their videos but it is SUPER IMPORTANT to make sure everything gets broken in properly. That is one of the reasons I refuse to buy one with anything over 5-10mi max. Had one where it had +50mi on it because dealers son took it out….can guarantee you he didn’t GAF and drove it like a douce canoe.
@@SaltStorm007 Yes, I did a proper break-in and did a break-in oil change video that is also on my channel. I changed the oil before 1k miles, the transfer case and rear diff around 3200 miles and the transmission around 5k miles. I did a video on every one of these services. I was able to get mine at MSRP and it was the first one my local dealer received. I need the fog lights though living in the PNW as we get all kinds of rain, fo, and snow in the mountains. I'm looking forward to seeing what you end up getting! 😍
@@jimsgaragetoys Wow….I will DEFINITELY find those videos and watch them! That is pretty cool, you are LITERALLY one of the only ones that has mentioned this and made a video on it🤯(I have watched almost every video I can find on the GR). They are getting the Premium Plus on Friday. I will see if they want to deal on it, if not, I will wait until they realize that the manuals aren’t the hot car when the auto is new and they can’t keep them on the lot. I would only buy an auto if I could get it for $10K off and then I would just sell it for a manual. I have been looking at them since August and almost bought a White Circuit for $43K but I don’t like the White. Either Black or Heavy Metal (really leaning towards the Heavy Metal). Then I found out about the 2025 improvements and was sold. That is awesome you made those videos. Appreciate the replies and I hope you and yours have an awesome holiday season💯🙏
I had the inner barrel done as well when I got my wheels coated. Help a lot when washing the car to rid the wheels of brake dust. Minimal scrubbing needed when fully coated.
I am about to get my 2025 Gr Corolla, Heavy Metal on a premium….possibly a premium plus. Only If I can get the Plus for a VERY good deal because I am not a fan of the carbon fiber roof and keeping it dry/out of the sun….negotiating with a dealership now on one that is in transit for about $5k off/$44k OTD. They may take it, because all the ones people are buying up first are the automatics and I want a manual. They have gotten in 3 autos and sold them all. I will let that new one sit till they want to deal or I will buy a difference one. Odds are pretty good. They dropped the price of a white 2024 premium from $42K, down to $39K. I can’t to get mine! Just found your channels and subbed💪Hope that you and yours have a blessed one.
Congrats! I'm sure that you are excited. I remember when the GRC was first introduced and I wanted a Heavy Metal Circuit so bad but the more I thought about the CF roof the less I wanted to deal with it. I also wasn't sure if I would even be able to get a CE since they were limited to 1500 and they were supposed to be available for only 2023. It ended up that I could have gotten one but I love my loaded Core so it all worked out. If you ever have any questions feel free to reach out to me.
@ I am not a fan of the CF roof and I told the dealership that too and that was one of the reasons I wanted more off off that one because I will have to have the roof wrapped in a UV/Water protective film. It is funny how the autos are being sold faster, which works out even more for us manual drivers! I was debating between the 2024 and 2025, but all the new improvements they made for 2025 sold me. There are too many to list….torque increase, suspension upgrade, weight reduction…..NTM I like the front, it looks more intimidating IMO. Fog lights were cool but the increased airflow sold me. Appreciate the reply and I WILL DEFINITELY let you know when I get mine. Thinking about starting a channel around it….🤔 BTW, that is a bargaining tool I am using with the dealership…..telling them that I will be shouting out the dealership in every video😂I was a salesman so I know the game very well and even If I have ti get one shipped in from somewhere, I am getting a good deal on one. People are starting to get them for $2-$4k off. Those markups were ridiculous and now they are advertising them below MSRP (barely below it, but below it none the less). There is a specific group of people that want these and most people don’t even know there is a GR Corolla. They haven’t even sold 6k of these total in America yet (probably will hit that this year). People aren’t dropping +$40k on a Corolla….except for people like us. IMO, IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY! It is the only GR that is made in the Motomachi factory by techs that are experts and do their jobs to perfection. The other GR’s are basically a BMW and a Subaru and aren’t made in the GAZOO RACING FACTORY. People try and down it for being expensive but you get what you pay for and all the reviews are amazing and the resale value is really good too at, 70% after 5yrs. Before I researched anything I had put $1k on a GR86 but it was way too small, my knee was hitting the e brake and steering wheel. Glad It didn’t work out and I found the GR Corolla….it has A LOT MORE ROOM than the 86. As you can tell I am excited and have done A LOT of research on this. Most of the dealers don’t even know much about the car (As seen in your video where they have that CF ROOF IN THE ELEMENTS 🤯 I looked at a red one (Never buy a red car, I just wanted to sit in it/look at it) and they damaged the roof when they put the roof racks on it at the port…gouged into the paint down to the metal in 3 spots. The rack also didn’t fit right on it, one side had huge gaps. Thanks again, hope that you and yours have a blessed one.
Oh, one last thing, did you break the car in for the first 500-1k miles? That is one thing that NO ONE talks about in their videos but it is SUPER IMPORTANT to make sure everything gets broken in properly. That is one of the reasons I refuse to buy one with anything over 5-10mi max. Had one where it had +50mi on it because dealers son took it out….can guarantee you he didn’t GAF and drove it like a douce canoe.
@@SaltStorm007 Yes, I did a proper break-in and did a break-in oil change video that is also on my channel. I changed the oil before 1k miles, the transfer case and rear diff around 3200 miles and the transmission around 5k miles. I did a video on every one of these services. I was able to get mine at MSRP and it was the first one my local dealer received. I need the fog lights though living in the PNW as we get all kinds of rain, fo, and snow in the mountains. I'm looking forward to seeing what you end up getting! 😍
@@jimsgaragetoys Wow….I will DEFINITELY find those videos and watch them! That is pretty cool, you are LITERALLY one of the only ones that has mentioned this and made a video on it🤯(I have watched almost every video I can find on the GR). They are getting the Premium Plus on Friday. I will see if they want to deal on it, if not, I will wait until they realize that the manuals aren’t the hot car when the auto is new and they can’t keep them on the lot. I would only buy an auto if I could get it for $10K off and then I would just sell it for a manual. I have been looking at them since August and almost bought a White Circuit for $43K but I don’t like the White. Either Black or Heavy Metal (really leaning towards the Heavy Metal). Then I found out about the 2025 improvements and was sold. That is awesome you made those videos. Appreciate the replies and I hope you and yours have an awesome holiday season💯🙏
@@SaltStorm007 Merry Christmas! This would be a great gift to yourself if you can make it happen!
I had the inner barrel done as well when I got my wheels coated. Help a lot when washing the car to rid the wheels of brake dust. Minimal scrubbing needed when fully coated.
Yes!! I also did that and forgot to mention it.
Link to the sweater
🤣🤣🤣 I bought it a long time ago. I found it by Googling "GR Corolla Shirts"