Any thoughts on Toyota CHRs?????

Old diesel

So I've just been invited on a wee trip to look at some Toyota CHRs.

Sister in law likes them.

So I'd appreciate any thoughts on them.

1) any issues to be aware off in terms of things going wrong....

2) 1.2 vs Hybrid....

3) pricing on them 2nd hand.

Apparently what we are going to look at is a 162 and some new ones.

All thoughts welcome especially ownership experiences you are aware of.

Thank you

Old diesel

So after all that.....

Hybrids are a tad silly on the 2nd hand scene price wise - well in CHR land anyway.

The 1.2 petrol is a nice drive.

Interior is pretty dark, rear legroom poor and rear windows too small.

Hate the Toyota electric handbrake design on 1.2 - switch is horrible to use and you actually have to release the handbrake manually.

Reversing camera is great but of course you actually do need it.

Ride a little firm but okay.

On balance I wouldnt have one personally but my sister in law likes it and it will be her car.

colm_mcm

I honestly don’t see the appeal of them beyond the mad styling and interior quality on the higher specced ones. The hybrid adds some appeal but in 1.2 form I just don’t get why you wouldn’t save a fortune and buy something else.

Atlantic Dawn

Did someone on here post about the fuel tank being particularly small?

peasant

I just think they're fugly and that their design will date horribly

Old diesel

colm_mcm wrote: »

I honestly don’t see the appeal of them beyond the mad styling and interior quality on the higher specced ones. The hybrid adds some appeal but in 1.2 form I just don’t get why you wouldn’t save a fortune and buy something else.

Pretty much this really.

If it weren't for VAGs farting around with the rear middle seatbelt issue - a new Ibiza would do the job nicely.

If the reviews are accurate then the new Kia Ceed is also a very attractive proposition imo.

She is very keen on Toyota and her local dealer though.

sunnysoutheast

Old diesel wrote: »

Pretty much this really.

If it weren't for VAGs farting around with the rear middle seatbelt issue - a new Ibiza would do the job nicely.

If the reviews are accurate then the new Kia Ceed is also a very attractive proposition imo.

She is very keen on Toyota and her local dealer though.

Friends of ours just got a new C-HR hybrid moving from a Kia Ceed funnily enough.

They are very happy with it. It's very small inside I thought but it's only ever two of them in the car.

I'd assume it'll be bulletproof though.

Old diesel

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

Friends of ours just got a new C-HR hybrid moving from a Kia Ceed funnily enough.

They are very happy with it. It's very small inside I thought but it's only ever two of them in the car.

I'd assume it'll be bulletproof though.

Definitely small in the back - wouldnt like to do 250 miles in the back of one.

Owners do tend to like them but they are very much a car you either totally get or hate.

So someone who buys one almost certainly thinks they are the car to have and aren't bothered by annoyances of the design.

colm_mcm

Old diesel wrote: »

Pretty much this really.

If it weren't for VAGs farting around with the rear middle seatbelt issue - a new Ibiza would do the job nicely.

If the reviews are accurate then the new Kia Ceed is also a very attractive proposition imo.

She is very keen on Toyota and her local dealer though.

What’s wrong with the middle seatbelt on the Ibiza?

Does she have a budget? A CHR is a lot dearer than an Ibiza.

ziggyman17

had a look at one earlier last year, very very pricey for what they are, went on a test drive and found it very small inside, did not think much of the the inside, I thought it was very basic, not much going on for the money they cost, I love the outside design, my wife hated it, and all things considered did not think it was worth the money they were asking,

Old diesel

colm_mcm wrote: »

What’s wrong with the middle seatbelt on the Ibiza?

Does she have a budget? A CHR is a lot dearer than an Ibiza.

A Finnish magazine found that with 3 people in the back in some circumstances the seatbelt could inadvertantly come undone.

VAG initially proposed a temporary fix with cable ties which is where my farting around comment came from.

Affects the Arona and the new Polo too.

The Ibiza is of course a lot cheaper - I was more agreeing with your wider point that you can buy somethings else instead of a 1.2 CHR.

Her budget is around 25 k - she can have a new CHR because the allowance for her old car brings the cost of a new CHR down to 25.5 k.

She's considering 2nd hand CHRs too

road_high

colm_mcm wrote: »

I honestly don’t see the appeal of them beyond the mad styling and interior quality on the higher specced ones. The hybrid adds some appeal but in 1.2 form I just don’t get why you wouldn’t save a fortune and buy something else.

I love them for some reason- they look great in that blue in higher spec.
Seem to be doing the business with Irish buyers, lots of them around. Would imagine they’re expensive and in demand used

road_high

ziggyman17 wrote: »

had a look at one earlier last year, very very pricey for what they are, went on a test drive and found it very small inside, did not think much of the the inside, I thought it was very basic, not much going on for the money they cost, I love the outside design, my wife hated it, and all things considered did not think it was worth the money they were asking,

They are mad money alright but buyers don’t seem too perturbed. I’d say they’re getting old Avensis buyers into these in some cases.
If they had a diesel version it’d be in the top 5 sellers in the country

colm_mcm

Old diesel wrote: »

A Finnish magazine found that with 3 people in the back in some circumstances the seatbelt could inadvertantly come undone.

VAG initially proposed a temporary fix with cable ties which is where my farting around comment came from.

Affects the Arona and the new Polo too.

The Ibiza is of course a lot cheaper - I was more agreeing with your wider point that you can buy somethings else instead of a 1.2 CHR.

Her budget is around 25 k - she can have a new CHR because the allowance for her old car brings the cost of a new CHR down to 25.5 k.

She's considering 2nd hand CHRs too

Would she be likely to have 3 rear seat passengers for the time being though?

bazz26

They are kind of a spiritual successor to the Nissan Juke in a roundabout way but without the controversy. They have that love it or hate it opinion with plenty of people willing to buy them just like when the Juke appeared 9 years ago.

AMKC

Old diesel wrote: »

A Finnish magazine found that with 3 people in the back in some circumstances the seatbelt could inadvertantly come undone.

VAG initially proposed a temporary fix with cable ties which is where my farting around comment came from.

Affects the Arona and the new Polo too.

The Ibiza is of course a lot cheaper - I was more agreeing with your wider point that you can buy somethings else instead of a 1.2 CHR.

Her budget is around 25 k - she can have a new CHR because the allowance for her old car brings the cost of a new CHR down to 25.5 k.

She's considering 2nd hand CHRs too

A Mazda CX-3 is a lovely car and probably a lot more spacious than the C-HR too. Another worth looking at is the Honda HRV.
I like the style of the C-HR but they are basically just a high riding coupe so not the most spacious.

Patser

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Did someone on here post about the fuel tank being particularly small?

Yes I did. My wife got one last year and loves it. Not too big or too high and a lot more nimble/lighter to drive than the likes of a Quasqai or Sportage, but with more space than Juke/Captur sized crossovers. So suits her needs to the ground - not too big, not too small, not too high but not normal saloon low to the ground.

I like the drive of it too, the 1.2 manual is perky enough for that size of car. But back seats are gloomy due to tiny windows and rear view is poor. Not impossibly so but not great.

Biggest irk we've had, as said above, us that tank only takes about 40 litres. We've checked official stats which said it should be 50, and brought it to garage, but even running needle down below empty it only takes 40 to refill. So only getting about 500km max before having to refill (it is a surprisingly frugal car even without Hybrid).

Tested hybrid, hated the gearbox, never intuiti enough to give you gear you wanted.

Patser

AMKC wrote: »

A Mazda CX-3 is a lovely car and probably a lot more spacious than the C-HR too. Another worth looking at is the Honda HRV.
I like the style of the C-HR but they are basically just a high riding coupe so not the most spacious.

Cx3 is absolutely tiny inside. Beautiful looking car, but tiny inside and very expensive for what you get.

My wife's first choice was a HRV at time of buying, until we got one to test drive. She hated the ride, also the advertised petrol model basically never came to Ireland or in such tiny numbers they were near impossible to order. Real killer I think was terrible customer service from local Honda dealer (dirty test car with faulty centre console - everything locked out, so no radio even let alone sat nav to test)