Avensis or Sorento

sidcon

Ok so I've got a choice,

My old reliable 2004 petrol Avensis is no longer reliable, it failed its nct, need the cat replaced, both headlamps housing replaced , ac is gone and today while driving the drive shaft snapped it has 220,000m on the clock
I have been given an option of a 05 Kia Sorrento diesel with 170,000k on the clock, it's rear wheel drive only due to a strange noise coming from front drive so 4w drive has been disconnected, but drives perfect on the road, wiper motor needs replacing do to intermittent problem.
both cars are out of tax at end of January and both have no nct, I drive over 650k a week, no money but need a car, what should I do try fix the avensis or swap for the Sorrento. I just have to repair the drive shaft on the avensis to swap.
Help me make up my mind.

dgt

Keep the Avensis. All those bits easily got

Willfarman

I'd do the few bits on the avensis myself.

Toyotafanboi

those are all relatively small problems with the Avensis, you'd get the Avensis repaired and NCT'd for the price of 6 months tax on the Sorento. The Kia doesn't sound like it's in the best condition either with a botched repair to the 4wd etc. better the devil you know. the Avensis is well capable of another 220k if you keep it right.

edit: i'd say the headlight housings failed on hazing. these could be polished up very cheaply to a passable state with no need for replacements. you'd get a used drive shaft for €50 and fitting one wouldn't take long. the cat is the only expensive part @ maybe €2-300 at a guess for a good one. you don't really need a/c once your hot/ cold is working, you'l survive.

Gael23

I can see why you want to change but don't buy that Kia. Something wouldnt sit right with me about the 4wd being disconnected and alos the road tax will hurt.

visual

Never buy any 4x4 with drive train fault if it wasa easy fix it would be done already instead of a bodged repair.

Good luck with the Toyota

dgt

Off the top of my head:

Pre 05 lamps £40 a side
New shafts are easy got, look up j&r shafts on ebay, which side has gone? 1.6/1.8 are the same shafts anyway
I'd have to find out on the cat but I know they're there

No, I haven't an Avensis, just know where to easily get these bits

quadrifoglio verde

dgt wrote: »

Off the top of my head:

Pre 05 lamps £40 a side
New shafts are easy got, look up j&r shafts on ebay, which side has gone? 1.6/1.8 are the same shafts anyway
I'd have to find out on the cat but I know they're there

No, I haven't an Avensis, just know where to easily get these bits

Outside of your field fancy finding be a checkstrap for a phase 1 gtv.

JohnBoy26

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

those are all relatively small problems with the Avensis, you'd get the Avensis repaired and NCT'd for the price of 6 months tax on the Sorento. The Kia doesn't sound like it's in the best condition either with a botched repair to the 4wd etc. better the devil you know. the Avensis is well capable of another 220k if you keep it right.

edit: i'd say the headlight housings failed on hazing. these could be polished up very cheaply to a passable state with no need for replacements. you'd get a used drive shaft for €50 and fitting one wouldn't take long. the cat is the only expensive part @ maybe €2-300 at a guess for a good one. you don't really need a/c once your hot/ cold is working, you'l survive.

The housing at the back of the lamps melts on some of these. I think that's what's wrong with the op's car going by what they are saying. The headlamps will need replacing if so.

sidcon

Thanks guys looks like the avensis is staying now to find money to do it up.

CJhaughey

http://cars.donedeal.ie/carparts-for-sale/breaking-2006-toyota-avensis-2-0-d4d/7246912 Good headlights on this one.
Same guy has other Avensii for breaking as well for D/shafts
No connection to him but he has a lot of stuff on donedeal.