Another Toyota joins our car gang

[AndyCook]

Part-exchanged our 11yr old subaru forester today - non-turbo one, still keeping our newer 2.5XT turbo Forester

The old Subaru has been great, taken us up to Trondheim and the Fjords of Norway in 2007. It has been good for towing trailer, light offroad and excellent in Snow.
But i have been having to replace quite a few parts on it recently, and road salt is getting to it.

So the Colorado now has a little Toyota sister - a 2008 1.4 D-4D Yaris.
its done 29k miles and to tax and insure it cost £200, compared to £650 for the old subaru
and the Yaris does 50-70mpg, the forester 27-35mpg


main use of the Yaris will be commuting and local running, saving miles & wear on the Landcruiser for its proper role of trips and greenlaning

 

[AndycruiserguyLomas]

I think you will be impressed with the Yaris, I bought my ex missus one the same so I could keep my cruiser and it does a week in week out 67 mpg, its incredible really.

Andy

 

[AndyCook]

I will have to monitor the MPG

I am impressed on paper it does 0-60 in 10.4secs
same as the acceleration as the old subaru
certainly feels similar, the lighter weight and lack of AWD drivetrain makes up for the 30-40hp less than the scooby

i deliberately went for a car with similar performance, but had to be £30 tax a year
was also looking at Seat Ibiza 1.6 and Kia Rio 1.5
but decided on Toyota in the end

 

[Ben]

Congratulations Andy, looks like a good purchase.

£200 a year for tax and insurance and then up to 70mpg sounds really good!

Do you think you will have many days/weeks each year when you cant use it due to snow?

 

[AndyCook]

For getting to work probably 10 last winter.
But going skiing many more.