Bit Narked Really.

[incubus]

Not really a question, more a moan. Nobody at Toyota really cares so maybe someone here will.

I've had Japanese cars since I was 17, Micra, Sunny, Primera a proper Nissan graduate I was. Got to choose a company car and opted for the Avensis T3-s thinking that Toyota would follow suit.

Was a tad disapointed today when after 21 months and 49000 miles my Avensis went in to have the engine stripped down as it's using about a litre of oil every 20 yards (ish!). I've read various threads on this message board and realise that it's not just a one off but if I'd bought this car with my own cash I'd be livid.

In addition to this it's been recalled for a steering fault, gone through half a dozen headlight bulbs, had a problem with the drivers side rear brake pads wearing quicker than the near side, has a nasty howl in the drivers door when exposed to strong winds, the 'holders' for the headlamp bulbs don't work properly so after a few corners one's looking up and the other down and how low is that front plastic trim, my car goes onto a lot of building sites with high curbs and those 2 ingredients don't mix. Looks nice though, blue!

Good, feel better now. How I long for a Nissan.

Anyone else have similar feelings on the subject?

[jamesholden]

Couldn't agree more, all my previous car's were Nissans and they were far superior to my Avensis, just a shame that Renault got involed with Nissan though so there new designs arn't really much better.

[Desmond22]

Sympathies with the faults, Incubus.

My 03 Avensis 2.0 had some of the same niggles though not the major ones. The new diesel seems a lot tighter and better sorted after 2 years of production mods. No rattles at all, touch wood.

Tries a Nissan before sticking with Avensis and wasn't impressed. Lots of gimmicks, but the ride and the build quality were even worse than I had already! Tried an Audi too but came out with a bad back.

I agree about the front valance - the bumper was pulled away 3 times before I learnt my lesson about kerbs.

:)

[markst185]

When a japanese car is built in UK there always seem to be more things wrong with it !