Bought My Auris :)

[ArthurPewty]

Hey, hello people,

some of you might remember a week or so ago i was asking about TR/SR comparisons and preferences...Well, i have opted to go down the TR route and have bought a 60 plate in silver :)

Haven't picked it up yet so the only pic I have of it is one of the ones it was advertised with, when i do get it tho I will try and get some Arty shots done and get them posted,

Thanks for the advice Frostyballs and just to say it was the tyres and wheels on the SR that took me toward the TR :)...Would always prefer the SR but gotta go with what is fit for purpose!

:)

[FROSTYBALLS]

I'm sure you'll be pleased with the Auris.

[ArthurPewty]

Yeah seems like a nice drive...all the reviews say its a bit boring, and i guess if you want to have thrills they are possible correct, but teaching people to drive gives you all the scary moments you need lol...looking forward to picking it up...not for another 9 days or so though :(

[ToyotaAuris]

Don't read the reviews, they are all rubbish! Ive read every single one of them and they all seem to hate it for some reason. We had the Auris for 1 year and sold it 2 months ago. We had the 1.3 engine on a 11 plate and it was such a reliable and simple car. I have to admit it is a little boring when driving but being such a easy and light car to drive, being boring is not enough to put you off it. If its the 1.3 engine, I used to get about 50 MPG city and 55+ MPG on motorway using stop start engine. Enjoy!

[Konrad C]

Don't read the reviews, they are all rubbish! Ive read every single one of them and they all seem to hate it for some reason. We had the Auris for 1 year and sold it 2 months ago. We had the 1.3 engine on a 11 plate and it was such a reliable and simple car. I have to admit it is a little boring when driving but being such a easy and light car to drive, being boring is not enough to put you off it. If its the 1.3 engine, I used to get about 50 MPG city and 55+ MPG on motorway using stop start engine. Enjoy!

You are right about motoring reviews about Toyota's.

The cars that are exciting new, become frustrating, unreliable and expensive later in life. The roads are getting more restricted, and boring, so driving like Top Gear or 5th Gear journos, which would get you into trouble.

What really counts is economy, reliabilty and being practical.

The Auris is third on my books as a replacement to my Avensis when the time comes. The boot is a bit small, but I need to test one with my folding Dahon Cadenza 16 speed and 26" wheels. The Avensis hold the bike with the seats and parcel shelf in place, plus room to spare.

[yossarian247]

Yes I really like my Auris, or rather I did before my other half 'stole' it. She has back trouble and found the Auris much more comfortable for her long commute to work than her own Ford Galaxy. So for now she has my car and I'm stuck with a 7-seater people carrier!

I'm 6'5" and believe it or not the Auris has more leg room than the Galaxy too.

[ToyotaAuris]

These reviewers are really biased to the Germans. I'm almost 100% sure that German car brands such as VW and Mercedes pay the reviewers to give such positive reviews. I have had over 12 German cars (2 personal, rest to sell) and 5 Japanese cars (personal). 4 of them were Toyota and the other one was Hyundai. Hyundai is probably the most reliable car ever to be built. We bought a Hyundai Amica back in 2001 brand new. We serviced it once at 10k miles and after that we never serviced it since it was such a cheap car. It went onto 140k miles (still had more life, was leaking oil and loosing power, the sump needed changing but I wanted to get rid of it), with the ONLY part needing changing was a clutch at about 80k miles and topped up oil every so often.... I mean come on, such a small car, no service history still went on and on and on.... The Toyota's we have had all been good, one of which I had parked up for 4 years (Corolla 2001) as I lost the keys and when I found the keys, I charged the Battery and boom it started straight up with no struggle. The oil was all dirty and dry, old fuel, but still did about 100 miles with all that gunk inside, I changed it all after. Such reliable and strong cars, yet all the reviews say is ''good reliability, however cheaply built and boring to drive''. Is that all? ''Cheaply built''? Sorry but these German cars are a load of cods wallop. You put your foot down in one of them and trash them out a little and next day when it comes to starting it up you will have a tonne of dashboard warning lights. They just have all the decoration in the interior to make them look all big but under that bonnet is a weak engine which is only built for reliability up to about 40k miles. After that you will become a mechanics BEST FRIEND.

[Konrad C]

These reviewers are really biased to the Germans. I'm almost 100% sure that German car brands such as VW and Mercedes pay the reviewers to give such positive reviews. I have had over 12 German cars (2 personal, rest to sell) and 5 Japanese cars (personal). 4 of them were Toyota and the other one was Hyundai. Hyundai is probably the most reliable car ever to be built. We bought a Hyundai Amica back in 2001 brand new. We serviced it once at 10k miles and after that we never serviced it since it was such a cheap car. It went onto 140k miles (still had more life, was leaking oil and loosing power, the sump needed changing but I wanted to get rid of it), with the ONLY part needing changing was a clutch at about 80k miles and topped up oil every so often.... I mean come on, such a small car, no service history still went on and on and on.... The Toyota's we have had all been good, one of which I had parked up for 4 years (Corolla 2001) as I lost the keys and when I found the keys, I charged the battery and boom it started straight up with no struggle. The oil was all dirty and dry, old fuel, but still did about 100 miles with all that gunk inside, I changed it all after. Such reliable and strong cars, yet all the reviews say is ''good reliability, however cheaply built and boring to drive''. Is that all? ''Cheaply built''? Sorry but these German cars are a load of cods wallop. You put your foot down in one of them and trash them out a little and next day when it comes to starting it up you will have a tonne of dashboard warning lights. They just have all the decoration in the interior to make them look all big but under that bonnet is a weak engine which is only built for reliability up to about 40k miles. After that you will become a mechanics BEST FRIEND.

"Toyota",

I like your posts.

I don't dislike German cars, but unfortunately a few years down the line can have expensive issues. The French cars are known to have build quality issues. VW Golfs and other VAG cars with the FSI and TSI engines have lots of issues with the direct injection, chain cam engines, DSG gearboxes. VAG have had to revert back to timing belts and the cost of changing them.

Now the reason why the Auris is third on my list is the boot size and the early petrol cars are too low geared with only 5 speed. The later has 6 speed and a lot better. The Honda Civic, my 1st choice, has the bigger boot, more flexible seating arrangement and matches the Auris for economy. Both will be the larger petrol engines of their ranges. The Civic has the edge on engine performance. The Avensis T27 is my second choice, but no hatchback, and electronic parking brake must be dated to fix known issue.

Hyundai and Kia both have good cars that could be interesting. The Koreans learnt very fast and I may own one.

I will not get a diesel.

Konrad

[FROSTYBALLS]

As regards Hyundai and Kia, their only weak point on recent cars seems to be clutches (Hyundai and Kia share power trains). To my knowledge the previous generation i10 and i20 and the i40 can have clutch issues, and there have been reports of the new i10 having problems.

As an example, our i20 that we bought new in April 2012, had the clutch replaced in March 2015 at approx 16,500 miles - the dealer reckoned it was a clutch fault and they fitted a modified clutch under the new car warranty. So on a car that was almost three years old, we were pleasantly surprised at the warranty coverage - although others have not been so fortunate.

[ArthurPewty]

Hey hey!

In just under 2 hours time i should be sitting in my local Toyota dealership finalising the sale...getting excited now :)

To be honest with the comments about VW's i did look at the polo and the golf, i found the polo had no leg room, i am 6'3 tall and have reasonably long legs but when the clutch was up my left leg was getting trapped by the steering wheel, it did hinder the steering technique too!...as for the golf, i found it impossible to find a 4 year old model within 50 miles with less than 80k on the clock!!!

have a fun day...hoping i will :)

[ArthurPewty]

Got It

[FROSTYBALLS]

Brill!! Enjoy it.

Don't let any of your learners do something like this though - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11645219/British-tank-crushes-German-teenage-learners-car.html

[Jag XFS]

Hi Arthur how are you finding your new Auris ? Ive had mine for over 3 years now and I think its a great little motor :D