If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again

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Wed 30 Oct 2019 22:57
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - Vitesse6

With those corrugated panels it looks more Nissen than Toyota...

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Wed 30 Oct 2019 23:08
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - Zippy123

I think there is a market for small niche looking vehicles built simply with low overall specifications.

Look at how well the v1 Ford KA, did along with the Dacia Sandero, Citroen C1 and its Toyota and Peugeot siblings.

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Thu 31 Oct 2019 06:53
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - nellyjak

I own a Japanese import (Toyota Estima V6) and have an interest in the more quirky motors, particularly Toyota.. ...and I have seen this one before.

As the article says, the Will brand has been around for some time. I think there was around 3 model incarnations in the early 2000's..and one model had the Celica 1.8 vvti engine.

I love the quirkiness of them.

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Thu 31 Oct 2019 10:47
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - Glaikit Wee Scunner {P}

I remember something called the S cargo, yes, snail like in appearance. Can't remember the Japanese brand, but it was being used for restaurant promotion.

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Thu 31 Oct 2019 11:08
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - mss1tw

Nissen

Heh

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Thu 31 Oct 2019 11:38
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - Engineer Andy

https://www.autoweb.co.uk/classified/2000-toyota-will-vi-1-3-3999

Inside and out.

Now there's a face (the car, not you Trilogy) for radio... Looks like it was designed by Homer Simpson...

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Fri 8 Nov 2019 17:21
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - Avant

Yes, that's HubNut (Ian Seabrook). I've watched quite a few of his Youtube pieces. He buys old bangers, drives them for a time, reports on them and sells them on, but he's restored, and hung on to, a 2CV and an Invacar. He borrows unusual or rare old cars and does a road test on them - worth watching.

Also because he has a following on Youtube, he gets to test new cars as well sometimes. He did a very instructive piece on a Jaguar I-Pace: a lovely car to drive, but the charging infrastructure was completely hopeless on a 400-mile round trip.

Edited by Avant on 08/11/2019 at 17:22

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Fri 8 Nov 2019 21:14
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - badbusdriver

In case you fancy buying one.........

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-WILL-VI-AUTOMATIC-1-3-ON...4

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Sat 9 Nov 2019 18:48
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - T Lucas

I have a White Will Vi that I keep in Spain,I imported it from Japan and also a 2005 Will Cypha that I also imported from Japan........in bright orange.I keep the Will Cypha in the UK.

The French love the Will Vi and always want to take pictures/video and often ask if they can buy it!

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Sun 10 Nov 2019 07:41
If you thought all Toyotas were bland, think again - Happy Blue!

Yes, that's HubNut (Ian Seabrook). I've watched quite a few of his Youtube pieces. He buys old bangers, drives them for a time, reports on them and sells them on, but he's restored, and hung on to, a 2CV and an Invacar. He borrows unusual or rare old cars and does a road test on them - worth watching.

Also because he has a following on Youtube, he gets to test new cars as well sometimes. He did a very instructive piece on a Jaguar I-Pace: a lovely car to drive, but the charging infrastructure was completely hopeless on a 400-mile round trip.

I've discovered Hubnut. I agree about him being an antidote and whilst i enjoy some of his output sometimes it is deathly boring. However i'm enjoying his NZ videos. Somewhere I've always wanted to visit.

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