Toyota, the drive of my life? Nah!

Advantages: Power steering, hidey holes, compact, fuel consumption.
Disadvantages: Drives terribly, terrible to reverse

...When an Ambulance dinted my little Renault Clio I was pleased when my insurance offered me a hire car. I was even more excited when I was told that my hire car was going to be a 1.3 automatic Toyota Yaris. It had been a long time since I had driven an automatic and I had always liked the look of the Toyota. Unfortunately, the Yaris is one of the worst new cars I have ever driven. To be fair, let us start with the good things. It looks the part in jet black and it is certainly one of the prettier compact hatchbacks available. Also, despite appearing very small, the adverts are true. It is very roomy for driver and passengers and has loads of little hidey holes and pockets. The boot room is a bit tidgy and the glovebox is tiny but the back seats collapse completely turning the Yaris into the World's smallest minivan. In regards to...

Shortsharpshock 20.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVT-i

The new Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVT-i T3 petrol

Advantages: Amazing.. in all categories
Disadvantages: door pockets too narrow

...Back in 2006 I had left a Review on the old toyota yaris T-spirit 1.0. What can I say??? I have now upgraded to the new model and it's even better than the old one. At first I wasn't too conviced by the different shape but soon grew to love it. I call it my bubble now. I find this car excellent in all ways. I'm a driving instructor so the selling feature at the time was knowing that I would be protected by 9 airbags! And trust me ...in my job that is very reassuring. I find that the clutch control is excellent. Its very hard to stall in it. Hill starts are a breeze and being a 1.3 its very nippy and won't let you down. Vey easy to manoevre both forwards and backwards. Holds corners very well indeed! Doesn't consume a considerable amount of petrol. As my learners have said "it looks cool"! Again the driver's seat can...

lollypop9 13.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVT-i

Yaris

Advantages: Excellent fuel economy
Disadvantages: Road Noise

...Toyota Yaris (Colour Collection) 2005 Annual Milage: Low/Average Introduction The Toyota Yaris is one of Britain's top selling small cars. The reason for this is self evident when you climb into one for the first time. The car is quite tall and you get a very commanding view of the road from your elevated position. The Yaris has a digital dash board which is positioned in the centre. This is quite strange at first but you do get used to it. The novelty of driving has long since gone for me and has become a chore but I actually enjoy driving the Yaris. It is not a racing car and it does not claim to be, but it can move if you think you may have left the oven on and need to get home quickly! Driving The car is good to drive and feels responsive. The car has adequate handling for a vehicle of this type. It would be...

wholefruit 09.01.2008 (06.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVT-i

I am Sir Toyota & have come to claim what is mine!

Advantages: Great price and great extras
Disadvantages: Engine is a bit sluggish.

...The Toyota Motor Corporation is currently ranked number 2 in the world motor market in terms of sales. It recently superseded Ford, who were number 2 before Toyota, last year and if current trends continue, the Toyota Motor Corporation will become number 1 in the world beating General Motors into second place by 2007. So what is spurring Japan's biggest company to surge ahead of the competition? In my humble opinion it's because they are building cars like the Toyota Yaris T-Spirit! The Yaris T-Spirit is the top model of the Yaris range. All of Europe's Yarises are made in Toyota's manufacturing plant in France. I recently bought one and decided to do this review. Price: As I mentioned earlier, the Yaris T-Spirit is the top model in the Yaris range. If you buy it direct from Toyota they will charge you somewhere in the region...

KatiePuckrik 02.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVT-i

Yaris, treat it with respect, it'll love you back

Advantages: Well equipped, manouverable, economical, fun & cool
Disadvantages: lacks power at top end

...Time for an update, Yazzer (my son named the car) is one year old now and has just had first service, a couple of miles short of 10,000. The Toyota dealer (Pentagon) was helpful and the full service price was £96, which included oil and filter change, screenwash fluid, and they washed the car and vacumed it, all in three hours. 10,000 miles, brakes only 15% worn, tyres similar. I have not had a single problem with this car and it has grown on me immenesly, I just love it. One year on and no issues with the paintwork, no gremlins at all. The longest drive I have made so far is about 400 miles in a day (London and back) and it was plenty comfortable enough. I bought this car as a replacement to a gas guzzling 2.5 litre car that I owned. Mainly for envioronmental reasons, but also economical reasons. It is great around town...

paulhanton 18.01.2007 (01.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVT-i

A car is for driving, a Yaris is for cruising

Advantages: mostly everything, electronic display
Disadvantages: nothing

...First things first, why are there so many reviews under 'Toyota Yaris 1.0', I see more T3's around than the basic Yaris. To be fair they were probably all too busy admiring their car and forgetting to realise the model. Back to the topic eh. The striking point to a passer by would be its exterior design, well that's really all they see from the outside. Looking front on you see its large headlight that adds character to the car I must say, checking out its rear, not as attractive but can be considered as average (it's far better than the Renault Megane, errrr). The bumpers are the same colour as the car with the odd grey plastic patches to prevent a scratch when you scrap a car. This car is a 3 door so the doors are bigger than doors for a 5 door car. On the inside, you find yourself somewhere else, the inside doesn't reflect...

iv3_b33n_r0bb3d 21.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVT-i

Toyota Yaris 1.3

Advantages: Small compact car, light on petrol
Disadvantages: No disadvantages

...The toyota yaris is a superb small compacted car. it is cheap on insurance and ideal for a women do run. I bought my yaris 3 years ago and began with a 1.0 engine. I found this to be very slow on the motorway at picking up its speed, because of his I changed to a 1.3. I am very happy with tis car. The fuel consumption is 48 miles to the gallon . i do a lot of motorway travelling and it is light to drive. the car comes with Airbag, Anti-locking brakes and built in immobiliser. It cruises at 80 with no problem whatsoever, the speed dials and milage are in digital and look to be miles away. this adds a touch of class to the inside of the car. The cd player has an extension on the steering wheel which makes changing tracks easy without distraction away from the road. Air conditioning is another great feature for the hot days plus the built...

charnock33 28.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3

Toyota To Me

Advantages: Nippy, cheap to run, great all round car
Disadvantages: Can get buffetted by the wind, back end bigger than the front.

...I bought my Toyota yaris 1.3 vvt-i in April of last year so have been forming my opinion since. Importantly this opinion is a most positive one. I had always rather fancied a Yaris, something about the little japanese cars that appealed. So not being overly flush I invested in an eclipse black used Yaris (2002 reg) for the princely sum of £5900, you would pay less if you bought privately but I preferred to get it as an 'approved used' just in case. Now as with any car the spec. can vary slightly but mine came with:- Alloy wheels - not essential but nice to look at all the same! Airbags (driver and passenger plus side - though I shall hope not to test them), incidentally yaris are often voted as one of the safest cars in which? tests and so forth and have won european car of the year. ABS - Braking system that will...

al1892 27.01.2007 (07.02.2007) · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3

Yaris 1.3 CDX and the tale of the lost Key

Advantages: Good fuel economy
Disadvantages: cost of repairs

...double sleeping bag Inflatable double matress plus a lot more The point being, with a bit of careful packing all this packed nicely into the boot with no obstruction to my rear view, amazing. Also we arrived after several hours( just one stop) feeling quite refreshed, The aircon was a god send and as I said earlier the seats were really comfortable, not like some cars I've driven. So if your single/ couple going away on holiday there is plenty of room for cases, bags etc, Now a quick word about those lost keys, if you own a Yaris or are about to you must read this cautionary tale. When we bought our car (second hand from a garage) it only came with one key, not a problem we thought if we needed another we'd get one made. Well we didn't, we meant to, we even checked the price(only available fron Toyota garage) £160+ and decided to...

Rayjac 19.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVT-i

The little car that thinks its big

Advantages: Looks, space, quality & finish, low running costs, reputation
Disadvantages: Flimsy rear parcel shelf

...If ever there was a time when the argument for buying a small car is strong, it is now. With fuel costs escalating out of control & the credit crunch biting more & more people are downsizing to smaller cars as they make more economic sense. When I used to work at a busy car dealership I drove more than my fair share of small cars & even owned a couple myself. In those days small cars were sparsely equipped, cramped, unrefined & their safety features weren't that good. However, times have changed & market forces have encouraged manufactures to build small cars of a much higher standard. Today most small cars are well equipped, just as good as much larger ones; they make better use of space, are much more refined, have fantastic safety records & are environmentally friendly. As far as small cars go the Toyota Yaris takes some...

ScottishWestie 01.08.2008 · Read review
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