2009 petrol Avensis automatic

from_atozinc

Hi

What do you think of these:


https://www.donedeal.ie/view/21459050

Atlantic Dawn

3 photos, reg hidden, no mileage listed, no greenlight check, probably 50% less than actual price should be...I'd not think much to be honest of that ad.

bazz26

Mileage not listed and cheap asking price would suggest it's pretty high mileage and probably tired. Many petrol auto Avensis were rental cars at one stage or another and some rental companies kept them on their fleet longer for tourists looking for an auto. Seller also has 2 other cars for sale so he's bit of a trader or wheeler dealer.

from_atozinc

Thanks. So this ad is dodge so let’s ignore.

In general though are these cars ok?

bazz26

It's not that the ad is dodgy it's just basic information is concealed by the seller intentionally. They are a reliable car and the petrol ones while rare don't give much bother but you will pay more for a good example even at that age.

Duke O Smiley

Funnily enough that car is only up the road from where I work. The seller would certainly dabble in a bit of wheeling and dealing, and might sell a horse or two on the side..

Sound lad all things considered but the car probably isn’t the best way to spend €2k. I haven’t seen it mind. And to be fair he does get a few genuinely half decent yokes but I haven’t bought a car from him since last year.

Nikki Sixx

Just to let you know everybody on DoneDeal selling a car is a wheeler dealer, in my experience at least.

Duke O Smiley

Nikki Sixx wrote: »

Just to let you know everybody on DoneDeal selling a car is a wheeler dealer, in my experience at least.

Not that it matters anyway..

You’re buying the car, not the person

Henry Ford III

Sounds like a solid citizen. The ad. is terrible btw.

colm_mcm

Sticker residue still on dash, Almost certainly an ex taxi.

Belfast

The seller has 2 other cars for sale.
both badly done.

https://www.donedeal.ie/all?userId=2947976

from_atozinc

Ok. Thanks for advice.

Let’s forget about the seller.

Are these cars ok?
Would they be alright on petrol?

Duke O Smiley

What kind of driving do you do?

from_atozinc

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

What kind of driving do you do?

Less than 10,000 km a year.

Leonard Hofstadter

In general they are reliable but they have a weakness with the check strap fatiguing over time as it cannot support the weight of the doors.

The solution is to replace the doors, we've had ours replaced twice but Toyota covered the cost of it both times. It appears as though cars after the 2012 facelift don't suffer from this problem as much.

https://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/175765-door-crack-on-2012-avensis-tourer/#elComment_1431166

from_atozinc

Thanks for that. Strange enough issue there

from_atozinc

I think the crowd selling this avenais are not great either?

https://www.adverts.ie/17619075

colm_mcm

If what I heard is true then....

Duke O Smiley

from_atozinc wrote: »

I think the crowd selling this avenais are not great either?

https://www.adverts.ie/17619075

Six grand! Jaysus

from_atozinc

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Six grand! Jaysus

Yeah.

In regard to petrol version.......do they come in a 1.6 and 1.8.

Presume the 1.6 is fairly sluggish.

bazz26

Yes 1.6 also but petrol auto is 1.8 only.

from_atozinc

bazz26 wrote: »

Yes 1.6 also but petrol auto is 1.8 only.

Thanks

Are the 1.8’s relatively OK on petrol?

The Satanist

Tax is €750 a year on the auto

from_atozinc

The Satanist wrote: »

Tax is €750 a year on the auto

U sure it’s not 570?

colm_mcm

from_atozinc wrote: »

U sure it’s not 570?

It’s €570 alright.

The Satanist

My bro in law has a 09 and it's €750, maybe the model changed that year

bazz26

They did.

ofcork

Yeah mk3 came out in 09 facelift in 12 and again in 16!

colm_mcm

The Satanist wrote: »

My bro in law has a 09 and it's €750, maybe the model changed that year

That’s the 03-09 shape.