toyota corolla verso

pmct · 28-05-2011 9:06pm #1

i am thinking of buying a corolla verso 1.9 d4d 2005 does anybody have an opinion of these whats the fuel consumsion like i would be greatful for any advice

colm_mcm · 28-05-2011 9:53pm

They're ultra rare in a diesel as toyota charged a massive premium for the 2.0 D-4D from the Avensis.
Look for dual mass flywheel and injector problems, but apart from that theres little to go wrong. There was an airbag recall on these, can't remember the specifics.

Lex Luthor on here had one for a good while. Think he was very happy with it.

n97 mini · 28-05-2011 10:15pm

Small enough yoke. Zafira is possibly a better ownership proposition as it's moderately reliable and much cheaper to fix, as well as being bigger of course.

colm_mcm · 28-05-2011 10:26pm

The zafiras rear seating is miles behind, Im not convinced on it being bigger.

n97 mini · 28-05-2011 10:33pm

The 2005 Corolla Verso has only 2 rows of seats, the Zafira has 3 (the 3rd row is a compromise, but nonetheless it exists).

Also, the 2005 Zafira is about 8 inches longer.

The Zafira is taller too, not sure by how much.

colm_mcm · 28-05-2011 10:58pm

Seven individual seats. No sliding of a middle bench seat to fold/unfold rear seats or access the back. Miles ahead of the 90s opel system.

Lex Luthor · 28-05-2011 11:00pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

They're ultra rare in a diesel as toyota charged a massive premium for the 2.0 D-4D from the Avensis.
Look for dual mass flywheel and injector problems, but apart from that theres little to go wrong. There was an airbag recall on these, can't remember the specifics.

Lex Luthor on here had one for a good while. Think he was very happy with it.

Still have it (4yr on). Wifes is also a '05. Sol spec. Told its rare
had been thinkin lately of moving it on as wasnt sure if the diesel was economical enough. Have checked it on last few fills and on mostly school runs irs averaging 42mpg. Decided to keep it
Airbag recall on ours was done in 07

colm_mcm wrote: »

The zafiras rear seating is miles behind, Im not convinced on it being bigger.

I think it is. Had a zafira on rental a few yr ago for 2 weeks and boot was def bigger. However on everything else the verso was better

n97 mini wrote: »

The 2005 Corolla Verso has only 2 rows of seats, the Zafira has 3 (the 3rd row is a compromise, but nonetheless it exists).

The corolla verso mk2 has always been a 7 seater

pmct · 28-05-2011 11:05pm

Thanks for the info think I'll go for the one i am-looking at if I can sell my own one

colm_mcm · 28-05-2011 11:09pm

The boot is bigger, but still found the verso bigger in the middle row. The 3 part seat good for child seats too

Lex Luthor · 28-05-2011 11:11pm

pmct wrote: »

Thanks for the info think I'll go for the one i am-looking at if I can sell my own one

Throw up a link so we can have a look

n97 mini · 28-05-2011 11:17pm

Lex Luthor wrote: »

The corolla verso mk2 has always been a 7 seater

I thought that wasn't till the 2006 MY?

If the OP's looking at a 7-seater then my apologies.

On balance I would still go for the Zafira as they're cheap as chips.

pmct · 28-05-2011 11:17pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2196245 here the one I am looking at

colm_mcm · 28-05-2011 11:22pm

n97 mini wrote: »

I thought that wasn't till the 2006 MY?

If the OP's looking at a 7-seater then my apologies.

On balance I would still go for the Zafira as they're cheap as chips.

The original verso ran from 02 to 04, was based on the corolla. the second one came in 04 and was always 7 seat. I think the toyota is a better car, but the opel will probably be priced better.

Technique · 29-05-2011 12:56am

Bought one new in May '04, one of the first on the road. It's a 1.6 petrol as the diesel was €5k dearer and the maths wouldn't work out. The missus drives it 90% of the time and she loves it. Has never given us as much as a second's bother. I don't find it particularly stimulating to drive, to say the least, but as a real world car it's hard to fault.

Lex Luthor · 29-05-2011 11:51am

pmct wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2196245 here the one I am looking at

That one is a UK import but wouldn't let it bother me. Spec is good on that one as it has cruise and climate control. Those 2 were only available on the sol spec here.

Price looks good aswell.

toyota corolla verso

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