Anyone owned or got a Toyota Avensis diesel?
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Not for me, for my dad. He's looking at 05/06 plates. Coming from a Mondeo TDCI which has had the clutch fail, diesel injectors and now a pulley at the front of the engine, he wants something a bit more reliable.
Done a bit of googling and can't find much out about them. Does anyone know of things to look out for, common failures etc?
TIA.
Done a bit of googling and can't find much out about them. Does anyone know of things to look out for, common failures etc?
TIA.
LuS1fer said:
Does he need a diesel with expensive fuel and big bills? Will he never learn? Just get him to buy a petrol - it will be cheaper to start with. Toyotas are not the great reliable beasts they once were.
Seriously, I've sat down with him, crunched all the numbers and at current fuel prices he's saving £277 a year. Thats on 10k miles with a 35mpg petrol car vs a 45mpg diesel car. He won't listen to me.ETA - He does 10k miles a year.
My first car was a mk1.5 Avensis D4D GS Estate in deep sea blue (or something like that). It was a loaner from my parents who were big on Toyota reliability. Only problems we had (on a car doing 25k or so a year) were brake pads that fell off a couple of times and a squeaky fan belt (ok, alternator belt) bearing. Bought it brand new and sold it at 6 or 7 years old and hadn't really had any major to worry about in that time. Can't comment on the mk2 though.
ModernAndy said:
My first car was a mk1.5 Avensis D4D GS Estate in deep sea blue (or something like that). It was a loaner from my parents who were big on Toyota reliability. Only problems we had (on a car doing 25k or so a year) were brake pads that fell off a couple of times and a squeaky fan belt (ok, alternator belt) bearing. Bought it brand new and sold it at 6 or 7 years old and hadn't really had any major to worry about in that time. Can't comment on the mk2 though.
"Brake pads that fell off" would be enough to put me off any car!Have had a 58 plate Avensis diesel for the last 3 months at work and it has 30k miles on it.
Not that exciting, but fairly well-specced inside and reasonably refined for a diesel. Superb on the motorway and still quiet at 100 mph.
Mechanically it is faultless, but mpg isn't that great compared to many modern diesels.
The interior also feels quite cheap and some bits of the dash have fallen off. Mk 4 Mondeo is a much better car IMHO.
Not that exciting, but fairly well-specced inside and reasonably refined for a diesel. Superb on the motorway and still quiet at 100 mph.
Mechanically it is faultless, but mpg isn't that great compared to many modern diesels.
The interior also feels quite cheap and some bits of the dash have fallen off. Mk 4 Mondeo is a much better car IMHO.
Mr Pies said:
LuS1fer said:
Does he need a diesel with expensive fuel and big bills? Will he never learn? Just get him to buy a petrol - it will be cheaper to start with. Toyotas are not the great reliable beasts they once were.
Seriously, I've sat down with him, crunched all the numbers and at current fuel prices he's saving £277 a year. Thats on 10k miles with a 35mpg petrol car vs a 45mpg diesel car. He won't listen to me.ETA - He does 10k miles a year.
I had a mk1 Avensis a couple of years ago, and it was an excellent daily driver. Tough, reliable and economical (I used to get 45mpg over the working week), and very easy to work on.
Oh, and it was the 2.0 VVT-I engine.
I think a T25 Avensis (mk2) with the 1.8VVT-I petrol engine will not only be cheaper to buy for your dad, but also cheaper overall to run, ESPECIALLY only doing 10k per year. No timing belt, dpf, dmf etc.
Have a word!
Oh, and it was the 2.0 VVT-I engine.
I think a T25 Avensis (mk2) with the 1.8VVT-I petrol engine will not only be cheaper to buy for your dad, but also cheaper overall to run, ESPECIALLY only doing 10k per year. No timing belt, dpf, dmf etc.
Have a word!
I just had a Kia Cee'd 1.6 diesel (turbo) as a hire car in Spain (from Firefly by Hertz) and while it had some nasty shiny 80s plastic inside, it was a solid performer and came with a 6 speed gearbox which seemed to make it economical.
Of note, was that it had 104000 km on it which is about the highest I've seen on a mainstream hire car and suggests a modicum of reliability if Hertz were willing to keep it on their fleet. Still seemed tight and despite some dents, it didn't rattle and was quiet when cruising around 100mph.
Of note, was that it had 104000 km on it which is about the highest I've seen on a mainstream hire car and suggests a modicum of reliability if Hertz were willing to keep it on their fleet. Still seemed tight and despite some dents, it didn't rattle and was quiet when cruising around 100mph.
LuS1fer said:
I just had a Kia Cee'd 1.6 diesel (turbo) as a hire car in Spain (from Firefly by Hertz) and while it had some nasty shiny 80s plastic inside, it was a solid performer and came with a 6 speed gearbox which seemed to make it economical.
Of note, was that it had 104000 km on it which is about the highest I've seen on a mainstream hire car and suggests a modicum of reliability if Hertz were willing to keep it on their fleet. Still seemed tight and despite some dents, it didn't rattle and was quiet when cruising around 100mph.
I think they have to be reliable , look at the warrenty they offer, imagine so called well built German car company's offering the same thing, they would be bankrupted.Of note, was that it had 104000 km on it which is about the highest I've seen on a mainstream hire car and suggests a modicum of reliability if Hertz were willing to keep it on their fleet. Still seemed tight and despite some dents, it didn't rattle and was quiet when cruising around 100mph.
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