Hi From Scotland!

[ChrisB666]

Hi all,

My name is Chris. I stay in Ayrshire, Scotland.

For the past eight years I have been driving a mix of VW and SEAT cars. My most recent car was a 2004 VW Passat TDI SE 130 and I fancied a bit of a change - always liked the look of Toyota's so I paid a visit to the local dealership yesterday morning and well, I pick up my 07 Auris TR 2.0 D-4D on Wednesday.

Have been doing a lot of reading up and surprised at the number of complaints regarding the car in general, so I hope I've not made a mistake. The test drive was excellent so I think overall I'll be happy with the car, and the change.

Have been an active user and moderator/admin of various VAG forums - so I'll likely be an active user here. :)

All the best,

Chris.

PS - Joined the LinkedIn group. :)

[TorchVVTi]

hows it going m8, hope you enjoy your new motor :)

im from further up north in Elgin and had my 2001 avensis for a couple of weeks now but so far loving it, still have my beast of a Volvo S70 R but needed the avensis estate for my mountain biking and for comuting as the volvo likes the drink too much LOL

[ChrisB666]

Can't wait to get it.

The salesman did try and sell me an Avensis for the same price. It was a top of the range model with the Sat Nav, Etc. I did prefer the Auris though - plus the Auris was a diesel which would help my 25K mileage.

Never did realise before how nice the Avensis was, I guess you never know until you have a look.

[Raistlin]

Welcome to TOC Chris

[ChrisB666]

Cheers!

Picked the Auris up yesterday - great car.

[bothwell_buyer]

An Auris in Ayrshire?!

Things must be looking up! :P

Right enough, the Auris is small enough to pick up - hope you used the correct lifting technique!

[ChrisB666]

An Auris in Ayrshire?!

Things must be looking up! :P

Right enough, the Auris is small enough to pick up - hope you used the correct lifting technique!

Haha, good to see there are some local members on here. :)

[rpaterson]

Hi Chris, even more local here - I'm from South Ayrshire. Technically speaking, it's my wife that's the 'owner' with her '02 petrol RAV4 but she doesn't do forums :)

[ChrisB666]

Hi Chris, even more local here - I'm from South Ayrshire. Technically speaking, it's my wife that's the 'owner' with her '02 petrol RAV4 but she doesn't do forums :)

Sounds good, I'm down at a friends in Ayr tomorrow to detail the Auris actually - making the most of the Bank Holiday. If you happen to see a spotless Silver 07-Reg Auris it could be myself!

Unfortunately there isn't much unique about the car to make it stand out, other than a cuddly toy on the back window to highlight my daughters presence in the car!