01 yaris

joanofarc

Got an offer of a 01 5 door yaris today (1600e) 150k on clock, clean enough interior, few bumps and scratches ( to be expected 10 yr car)
What says ye? Ya or nay?:D Took if for a spin...drives quietly!

johnos1984

Seems expensive

colm_mcm

That's a lorra miles. Hold out I'd say

superfish

great car worth every penny with regular services it wont let you down

superfish

colm_mcm wrote: »

That's a lorra miles. Hold out I'd say

my tsport has 147 miles on it and never missed a beat an my girlfriends 1.0l has 180 on the clock an same goes for that too toyotas are good for high miles an at 1600 its a bargain for a 01

joanofarc

Appreciate the reply's guys.....on the milage its app' 15k per year!!! My own car currently has 105K which avg is 17 k per year (05) so i would have thought the milage was average

Senna

If it has two years nct, i'd go for it. Great reliable cars, basic but wont let you down.

colm_mcm

superfish wrote: »

my tsport has 147 miles on it and never missed a beat an my girlfriends 1.0l has 180 on the clock an same goes for that too toyotas are good for high miles an at 1600 its a bargain for a 01

I know they'll do mileage, but there is better out there.

superfish

colm_mcm wrote: »

I know they'll do mileage, but there is better out there.

not for that kind of money though id be suprised if there was you could prob pick up a pristine 99 reg for 1500 with 2 year nct but 01 you prob looking 2300

kermitpwee

colm_mcm wrote: »

I know they'll do mileage, but there is better out there.

I have been watching the prices of Yaris's for the last year and if it has test you wont get them much cheaper than 1600. If they had 2k then a nice car could be got.
P.s I know you know Toyota's inside out so I am surprised that you think better can be got for the money.

joanofarc

@colm mcm....can you find me one then:D spent last week searching high and low for decent 1 ltr , clean , resonable car....garages are charging rediculous money....(obviously havent realised theres a recession) and some of the cars i've viewed from done deal....lets just say " a picture does not paint a thousand words":rolleyes: lovely on pc...manky in reality:eek:

colm_mcm

They're out there

In the meantime

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2543377

Revised version so should be uber dependable. Looks v clean. Toyota DNA in there.
Butt ugly but who cares

superfish

colm_mcm wrote: »

They're out there

In the meantime

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2543377

Revised version so should be uber dependable. Looks v clean. Toyota DNA in there.
Butt ugly but who cares

but thats not a yaris though ???

superfish

this is what you pay for a 01 yaris with long nct low miles and pristine and its worth every penny imo http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2541827 if your getting a 01 for 1600 snap it up before someone else does

joanofarc

that is a sweet little car for sure but its been viewed 500 times and i'd safely say its sold:D i will ring about it tommorow though.....just on the off chance;)

colm_mcm

Yeah but

Apart from not having a 4 star ncap and its questionable styling it fits the brief

Great reliability, newer, low mileage, big-ish.

Will have a gander at yarii tomorrow.

joanofarc

Actually on second thoughts.....its not a yaris:D ugly little thing is right:D

kermitpwee

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yeah but

Apart from not having a 4 star ncap and its questionable styling it fits the brief

Great reliability, newer, low mileage, big-ish.

Will have a gander at yarii tomorrow.

I have been watching those Daihatsu's as an alternative to the Yaris for a while and if you can get over the looks they look like a bargain tbh

coolbeans

That Daihatsu is a bargain no doubt it and as they're owned by Toyota there's old school, proper, damn near unbreakable reliability built in from the off. Isn't the engine the same unit as the Toyota? The Yaris is good but 160k is a lot of miles on what's basically a city car.
The Daithatsu would be a better buy. I'll be looking out for one for my GF as there's no value to be had with Toyotas. The Sirion isn't well known and therein lies the value.

joanofarc

thanks again for all your advice/opinions.....heres an update....i'm going with the yaris:D did the cartell thing and i'm happy that all is as it should be with the car. (and if its not i'll be hounding you guys on motors for fix's:p)