Yaris D-4D

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Sun 28 Jul 2002 16:53
Yaris D-4D - betty boop
Congratulations on a really good site.

After much soul searching over the last six months I have finally decided on the Yaris D-4D(PAS) to replace my ailing 12 year old Metro.

Some while back the 'Right Car - Wrong Car' programme managed to obtain a GS Yaris (petrol) for a guy at the knock down price of £6k. Some 2k off! (at a car supermarket)

Since then I have been all round the houses looking for a good deal. It occurs to me that these supermarkets are not offering base models of the Yaris and also the D-4D seems to be a bit of a rarity to trace at a comparable knock down price - £7.9k seems to be the cheapest price on offer.

Am I right in thinking that the Autumn might be a better time to get a deal on this model or is the Import route from Denmark a better option?

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Sun 28 Jul 2002 19:58
Yaris D-4D - The Watcher
What the car supermarkets tend to do is sell in non UK spec cars which makes them look cheaper. Importing cars does still present savings of around 20% on a Yaris 1.5 T Sport to UK standards while your local Toyota dealer will give you around 6% off his high UK price.

That said, the D-4D is harder to source from Europe as Toyota Europe, like all manufacturers, are trying to stifle the import market. There is a similar situation on any Corolla at present.

If importing from Denmark, you'll be looking at around a 6 month wait. Alternatively try Holland and Belgium
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