September 2006
Hi All,
I am considering replacing my car shortly and one of the cars i was considering was a Toyota Yaris. As i do 18-24 k a year i was considering the possibility of a 2nd hand diesel. However i have a number of queries with a diesel- never had one before..... and this model any advice would be much appreciated
1/ If i bought a diesel one and if someone had filled with petrol could it suddely fail- pumps injectors etc- say 6-9 months down the line???. Is there any tell tail signs that to look?? for eg round about fuel lines, tank that would indicate its been removed to drain petrol.
2/ Does this model have a particle filter and diesel addive that has to be changed after so many miles and if so what would the costs be and at what millage should the filter, fluid be changed at??? im sure i heard some horror stories on the costs involved with this on a diesel although it wasnt a yaris.
3/ What would a typical life expectency be of a tubo unit - assuming serviced correctly and engine left to idel after hard run
Petrol engines
4/ Is the 1.0 ltr yaris a 3cylinder like the aygo??? and if so is it not a bit noisy??
5/ In hj's car by car breakdown it mentions the posability of heavy oil consumption after 40k miles does anyone know what caused this eg rings, bore wear, seals??? and if this is common.
Sorry for the amount of questions but appreciate specialist advice
Cheers
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The aircon has packed up on my 306 2.0 HDi X reg 77,000 miles.
Local independent specialist pressure tested and regassed with dye, after advising that it could still have a leak, but at least we would be able to find out where.
As expected the gas leaked away, on checking today they find it is the evaporator unit that has failed not the usual front pipes or condensor.
This sounds like an expensive repair - he is going to give me a quote - probably several hundred pounds as all the dash has to come out and part only available from Peugeot.
We are planning to replace the car soon, and my question is whether there is any point in spending this sort of money on a car which is to be sold soon. I am not sure what drop in sale price to expect should the aircon be not working?
Any advice please.
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Have a scout around I have seen them far far cheaper than that.
So its been revealed on toyota.co.uk - the new Corolla is now the Toyota Auris.
It looks like a pumped up yaris to me.
I guess the so called concept design is exactly the same as the production model to keep up with the Civic.
I do like the 'bridge' design as it is called with the gear lever stuck in it.
But does it have personality ? whatever that is and the other supposedly lacked. Read more
>because its now associated with boring & old
Boringly reliable and boringly good resale. There are a lot of cars out there who could do with that sort of boring.
What a fantastic combination in my opinion.
Honda have just annonced the creation of an additional 700 jobs in Swindon due to demand of the new Honda Civic.
This is now on top of the jobs with the Mini and new models going to Nissan Sunderland as well.
It just goes to demonstrate that the British worker can be the best in the world with the right leadership.
And with leadership I mean good design, quality products, being respected as a worker and getting a fair days pay and being listened to with your ideas for improving your process.
These companies do not invest in plants lightly and whilst they continue to position themselves globally it is clear that they see a return on their investment with the British worker. Read more
Shock, horror, probe! Meaningful investment in the British car industry!! How
did this happen?
Isn't Nissan Sunderland one of the most efficient car factories in
the world?
Actually its not the British car industry. Its Japanese investment in the Japanese car industry overseas plants in UK. Most of the profit is repatriated back to Japan. I'm not knocking it though, because its providing British people with work.
The Japanese management culture does seem to transplant well overseas - virtually all overseas Japanese car plants to date have been very successful, even when they've taken over the plant and workforce of previously troublesome US factories (e.g. the old GM factory in Fremont, USA).
For an interesting read on Japanese management "The Blue-eyed Salaryman: From World Traveller to Lifer at Mitsubishi" (by Niall Murtagh) is very entertaining. I read it on the plane when I went to visit some Japanese car co's last year and it proved to be quite a good briefing paper! "Inside Japan's Powerhouses" is also a good book, with a fair bit of history on how Toyota got to be where it is today - its a very involved story.
Shell garage on A417 near Fairford, Gloucestershire is down to 84.9 for unleaded and 90.9 for diesel. Seems nuts to put supermarket fuel in your tank when this Shell outlet can price match. Visit outside rush-hour when the queues have gone. Read more
The dyno results links nicely to MichaelR's thread and PUs comments - the BMW will run OK on 95 RON, but will 'learn' and retard the ignition to do so - conversely it will extract more from a more knock resistant fuel when available.
My 05 C-max 2.0 TDI has begun playing up i.e failing to start, starting but engine revs will not advance from a tick-over, cured by switching off and restarting. More worrying recently I was overtaking a bus when the engine died to a tick-over (v. hairy). Dealer has looked at it on several occasions but his diagnostics are unable to find any fault. It can run perfectly for a week or more. This car is dangerous in its present state. Would welcome any pointers as to the reason for this fault and how it may be found/demonstrated for the enlightenment of the dealer. Many thanks
Militaryprovost
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Sometimes it shows a fault, sometimes it doesn't. I guess if the potentiometer fails giving readings out of range it will log it, if its dropping to zero or whatever the base value is then it may not.
www.betterdrivingplease.com
From my local rag "Motorists can name and shame bad drivers on an Oxfordshire man's new website. Drivers and pedestrians can report bad driving to www.betterdrivingplease.com - complete with the errant motorist's licence plate number - in the latest example of cyber-policing.
Andrew McGavin, from Burford, hopes the website will make roads safer. Offences are rated on a traffic light system, with the worst getting a red light and a more minor incident receiving an amber light."
Seems like a lotal waste of time to me, but still. Read more
There´s still time RF, and lots of other buses to total. Keep going.
I have just been perusing the ebay website and came across some very dodgy sales where cars look to have been dramatically underpriced.
I was wondering why people do this? All the adds are of the same format, so I suspect some kind of organistion? The adds all have an email adress to contact and notes at the top only pre-approved bidders are entitled to bid.
A short list of adverts follows.
cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-Renault-Clio-Sport-172-Monaco-...m
cgi.ebay.co.uk/2005-55-Mercedes-SLK-200-Kompressor...m
If you want to look for some more there are plenty of others. Sorry moderators I have yet to learn how to use tiny ULs.
Other than some kind of criminal activity I can't see the sense of these adverts, prehapps someone would enlighten me? Read more
Anyone else notice the 'seller' has listed the SLK and Mini Convertible as 4-wheel drive in the safety features?
I have some fine scratches in the front windscreen that refuse to be removed by such products as T Cut & Autoglym paint restorer.
Can anyone recommend a product for removing them? Read more
Can anyone recommend a product for removing them?
Previous posts have suggested that brasso or jewellers rouge is good at getting rid of scratches in glass.
A quick forum search reveals:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=19994
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=18054
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=10809
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=i&t=769
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=7295
etc, etc. ;o)
I was wondering if I'm alone (probably not) in thinking that the Mini is not the most handsomest of cars? There is now, of course, a revamped Mini about to enter the scene and from the photos in the magazines it looks to me as ugly as it was before. Certain aspects of the interior have been tweaked but I can honestly say that I would never buy any car that persists in placing, no matter how large, a speedometer in the centre of the fascia!
This particular instrument, in modern day motoring, needs constant scanning and attention if one is to avoid exceeding too many of the multitudinous speed limits out there.
It is hard enough, nowadays, keeping to these limits when modern cars, with their instant throttle response, smoothness, quietness and excellent performance make it difficult for any driver to adhere to whatever speed limit is currently in force.
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The alarm flashing red light is at the end of the stalk on those cars with the factory fit alarm!
-- You know, it\'s not like changing toothpaste
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Would certainly recommend the 1.3 Yaris over the 1 litre. SWMBO has had both.
I took her Yaris out last night to get some petrol and and its , nippy , fun and comfortable for me and I'm over 6 ft and around 16 stone.
Get the GLS if you can, hers is reliable, getting on for 40 k on the clock in the couple of years shes had it and no problems.