If the bumper is so bad, why didn't you spot it when inspecting the car?, same goes for the rusty discs and drums?.

Re 'the bumper' as we keep on saying on the forum, what you are talking about is just a body coloured plastic moulding behind which tha actual bumper resides. If it has been painted, and badly refitted, there is no need to immediately panic, it could well just be a minor parking ding.

As for the brakes, discs will show surface rust if the car is not used for a while, not really anything to worry about, especially not if the car has a long MOT and there were no brake related advisories. And the drums on the back, well the actual braking parts are on the inside, so like GB says, if it is that much of an eyesore (which goes back to my 1st paragraph), just rub it down and paint it.

But as has been mentioned, you have not told us how old this car is and how much you paid for it, i.e, was the price you paid appropriate for the condition and age of the car. At the end of the day, the Toyota Yaris is an extremely reliable and well sorted little car, and despite these superficial issues, is quite likely to provide years of trouble free running.

Cheers for all the input guys! The car is 7 yrs old, paid almost 5 grand.

Sounds a lot to me, what's the market rate (remembering there are local variations)? Is the mileage low?

Rusty drums are normal, rusty discs show the car hasn't moved for a while - though heavy rain splashing onto them causes surface rust very quickly.

Edited by Andrew-T on 09/08/2019 at 10:23