@@MihaiRUdeRO Only because most petrol engines are badly made. But Toyota's non-interferance petrol engines are just peculiarly bombproof, at the expense of power obviously.
Looked at a car once and it had no oil, or at least so little oil it didn’t reach the dipstick, when I asked when it was last serviced she said it was MOTd a few months ago, i guess she thought an mot was a service? Anyways it hadn’t had an oil change in 7 years and 55k miles since she had pilfered the car off her ex husband. Strange none of the 7 mot’s checked the oil but I suppose that’s not really necessary if it’s been serviced like it’s supposed to. Safe to say we didn’t buy it. 😂
@@Aron-ru5zk If it wasn't for me my wife's car would be in a similar position. As it stands it's a testiment to Honda reliability that it's still driveable after 6 years of her abuse and neglect.
lady owner= no oil changes, curbed wheels, burnt out clutch, hasn't been cleaned in ever, bald tyres. Honesty so many cars that I see that are old lady owned I have massive respect for as I think how tf are you still running
Really? Jay rightly mentions that the one lady owner thing is sexist because you get people on both sides and the first comment I see is "lAdiEs bAd aT cArS". Jesus christ.
I agree .I would take it for free.if you need a car does it matter about cosmetic marks .you won’t get too much trouble with that car.very good reliable cars
I'm 55 years old. No mortgage or rent, no debt, in full-time employment. I could borrow money to buy a new car or I could lease (i.e. Rent) but instead I run an 11 year old Mazda. I paid cash for it & I keep it in immaculate condition. My annual running cost is less than many people's monthly lease bill. I may not look as wealthy as you at the traffic lights but as we alll know, looks can be deceptive. Choose your path through life wisely.
I owned a a avensis before I earned a bit more money than I do now. I hated it at first but it was so reliable and so trustworthy that I grew to respect it and eventually love it. Just when I thought something was going wrong with it it seemed to heal itself. It was like an old mule!
how could you hate this car? Not enough power or looks? I think it is a perfect car, looks decent and power is very good compromise between consumption and the possibility to accelerate rather quickly when needed
Excuse me? Someone out there is desperate for cheap transport and REFUSED a free, working car? I bet this person would go on to accumulate credit card debt and lease a brand-new Qashqai and complain how broke they are.
I saw a 1994 Carina today. The saloon one which I always preferred. It was an old Asian guy driving it and it was absolutely mint! GB sticker on the back, beaded seat covers, elaborately coloured tissue box on the parcel shelf and one of those anti static strips that drag along the ground that everyone had back in the day. It was still wearing it's Toyota wheeltrims. It was spectacular. Remember, this is Central London and most cars are knackered in a few years. Guys an utter legend.
My dad worked at the factory which made a bunch of the suspension components for those. In England they all went to the scrap probably because they owner wanted something cheaper to run or nicer or rust got them. You do see them knocking about in the South West of the United States where there is no rust and I assume if you went to poorer parts of Spain, Italy and Portugal you might find a few.
I have a 1996 Toyota Corolla Sportif, I'm currently restoring it as it was the family car for many years. There's still plenty of life in the old girl yet! 😂
My mother had two of them aswell The other one died because the engine had zero oil in it.... goes to show just how good female drivers are, and the other one was exported to africa
@@zoidberg444 is that the same fate that the N15 Nissan Almera had because every time I see one online with british plates, the license plate search shows SORN I'ts a shame as I absolutely love that car as it looks and drives very good and is the last reliable Nissan ever also it's easy to work on and has a timing chain. Although they do rust badly
Just bought an old V40 as a runaround, wish I'd seen this I'd have given you an offer bud. On a side note, I always wear a wig and high heels when I sell my cars, tends to put people at ease.
V40s are great I drove one for 8 years and it has 340 000 km on the clock now. Never had a single issue. I bought an S60 since but I'd never sell the v40, still use it as a work horse
If you literally just need "An Car" then really it's going to do most things you need it to do, I drove an ex-taxi one with just shy of 500,000 miles on it, and I'm not going to say it drove like new, but it still started first time every time and never felt like it was on the verge of packing in, woefully boring to drive but excitement is not really what they're for. Enjoyable video as ever. You are fast becoming the king of motoring review variety!
@@dan_6915 Agreed, never saw the fuss about not buying an ex-taxi. Sure they have mega miles and tatty interior but taxi drivers choose reliable long-lived cars and look after what matters, so for a workhorse they're great. I've had a 406 2.1TD with 280k and a Volvo s80 with similar, both were supremely reliable for very little cash.
I’ve actually seen this, when I was shopping for my first car I went to look at one and it had no oil, or at least so little it didn’t show up on the dip stick, hadn’t had an oil change in 7 years and 55k miles 😂
If that car was here in Ireland I could sell it 5 times over ! These Avensis are absolute royalty here! There is a taxi in Galway with 570k miles on it ! Up until lockdown it was happily ferrying drunk vomiting battlescarred youth !
It has 9 airbags ;) also In 2003, the Avensis became the first Japanese vehicle to receive a five-star rating under the Euro NCAP's redone testing, with 34 total points it also became the highest rated vehicle they had tested. In 2003, the Avensis also became the first vehicle sold in Europe with a knee airbag. Its big, cheap, reliable, low insurance group, its perfect new driver car ;)
A very under appreciated car, built here in Derbyshire at Burnaston. May not have set the motoring world on fire but did herald many leading safety features in its time. All Avensis models sported 9 airbags including a drivers knee airbag when many U.K. competitors made do with 4 airbags. They are often written up as being monotonous or boring to drive but they are massively reliable. We had an 04 tourer , 2.0 d4d only 114bhp, the previous model to this 125bhp, with a 5 speed manual. It was written off last year by an unmarked police car which ran a red light... at the time it was at 174k miles and was still a great car. It regularly returned 60mpg and towed a variety of trailers and a caravan over the years with no bother. In all the time we ran it often doing 104 miles a day commute, carrying full loads from cash and carry, it never let us down. It did require a new clutch and dual mass flywheel at 140k but it had been worked very hard by then. Also had one starter motor and two front coil springs. Apart from regular servicing and brakes and tyres, that was it! We also ran a Mondeo 2.2tdci estate for a couple of years, and although faster with 155bhp, it was far less reliable, less comfortable, creaked and whined a lot more and had more parts replaced in far less miles than the Avensis. I’d happily have another one tomorrow!
The fact that it hasn't been looked after is no fault of the Avensis. Have it valeted, waxed and polished and repair the dodgy bits and it'll be a nice car. Even better don't let your car get in this state in the first place. I'd feel confident driving from Cornwall to Scotland in this. I can't say the same about a similar Citroen, BMW or Fiat etc.
I always drive totally depreciated cars as dailies. It's not only economical, it is also green - if you look beyond just emissions. A recent German study again proved this. A 2007 Avensis diesel with just 130K miles on it? Seems an interesting car to me, pity I do not live in the UK. You will be surprised how well it will look after a good scrub and polish... I have 'rescued' many comparable cars over the years.
Whenever I read the 'one careful lady owner ' guff, the same two words always enter my mind ' - Doris Schumacher, whose sons and grandsons get to use it at weekends, while she's crocheting a quilt.
There was a Dutch VW advert which played out a bit like that, father and son go looking at an old Golf and this little old lady shows it to them, while they're walking around it it's cutting to the old lady hooning it around everywhere
@Richard Harrold yes the paint is definitely correctable apart from maybe the scuffs on the bumper, depending on how deep they are that might need to be repainted but the car overall is easily corrected. As for changing the engine? I’m not sure that’s even necessary lol, it is what it is why would you even bother.
@Richard Harrold I’m not answering if there’s a point of doing it I’m answering that yes it could be done quite easily *if* somebody wanted to do it, it’s possible to bring that car right back, you sounded unsure if it even could be done suggesting a respray and I’m telling you that a respray wouldn’t be necessary at all. As for putting a hot engine in it, maybe? If somebody really wanted to do it then why not each to their own but there’s much better cheap Toyota candidates for a hot engine than the Avensis in my opinion. Even if somebody somehow put a 2j in it all I’d think is “cool but what a waste of a 2j”. If somebody bought it for very little money and wanted a nice clean commuter I’d have it paint corrected or do it myself, refurb the alloys and boom there you have a tidy car to get you to and from work for the next 10 years without major issue potentially and for very little money.
@Richard Harrold that’s why I said “somehow” I’m well aware a 2jz wouldn’t fit in the Avensis, I was being hypothetical if it wasn’t obvious enough. As for engine swapping this I honestly don’t see your reasoning lol, why would you engine swap a petrol engine that was available in the Avensis to begin with into another diesel Avensis? Why would anyone bother on a commuter as cheap and as common as this? Why not just buy a model with that engine in it and save yourself time and money? This car won’t be off the road in ten years if it’s maintained and cared for, some people care about a cars value, others care about its value to them, I fall into the latter not the former but sadly not many are like that and as a result the chances are you’re right and it is just going to get scrapped in a few years most likely over minor issues because “the cars worth nothing so it’s not worth repairing” To think, many classics were scrapped due to that exact chain of thinking which is why I don’t subscribe to it. These things can do 500,000 miles easily without major issue if maintained but it most likely won’t see anything close to that because of “it’s worth to someone else”
Our friends have ferried us around in their Avensis many a time. Does exactly what it says on the tin! Totally fuss free and comfortable and works . What’s not to like.
I want to buy one for me as a beginner. I am 19. Would you advice me to buy one? How reliable it is? Is interior durable ? Is it fun or boring to drive? Is it relatively cheap to run?
@@alexandrudorobantu6845 I'd recommend a post 2006 1.8 petrol. Pre 2006 had oil consumption problems. The 1.8 is nice to drive and gets 40mpg. They're very reliable and the interior is durable. Apparently the thing that kills them is rear subframe rust but our 2007 has no signs of it so far. Good luck!
Got one too, station wagon. 260k km. Got lots of scratches on the exterior but who cares :) According to Scotty Kilmer the 1,8 toyotas are pretty solid made :)
The truth: A ‘normal’ car. Parents had an Avensis of same engine, age and colour but estate. Perfectly reliable and cheap motoring if getting from A to B at 50mpg is the priority. You speak very much the truth here.
Had one for 3 years and did 110k in it. Fault free and over 50 mpg even though driven like an arse.... zero character but I loved it nonetheless. Fantastic reliable transport and virtually bombproof. People have such unrealistic views of what makes a good car these days... TH-cam has destroyed our real world expectations....a little like Pornhub 😏
Jay if you're giving this motor away, I'll happily take it? I'm type 1 diabetic and as a result it took me just under two years to get my provisional application and medical questions out the way, now I'm finally learning to drive at the age of 19 and need something I can be abit rough with, any possibility of helping me out? I won't be ungrateful that's for sure ❤️ *edit: I forgot my grandad used to have a silver one with leather interior, felt very fancy when I was younger lol*
@@zak6931 I am a fleet manager for a large pharmaceutical company with almost 600 cars in our fleet. This includes approximately 80 Toyota's of various models. They are generally reliable but not nearly as bullet proof as urban legend suggests. There has also been a definite decline in there quality since 2007 or so.
Fair play to the owner. At least they've not typically thrown it away as soon as it got a puncture like most of the chuck away society we live in now. That car serves a purpose and probably costs them next to nothing.
One thing... From Ferraris and Lambos to old Toyotas... Nobody can accuse you of elitism on your channel! Thoroughly enjoyed the humorous run down of faults! 😂 Love the guest appearance at the end lol!
Re "one careful lady owner" - I just asked my mum how often she serviced her Micra. Turns out she has only serviced it twice, then got tired of main dealer service prices and... stopped servicing it altogether. No oil change in 5 years. I asked her whether she checked the oil. She was under the impression that was checked during the MOT 😭
I had the T-Spirit saloon for a couple of years. I added over 40000 miles to it within those years. Very reliable and quite comfortable too. Didn't come close to being exciting to drive, just dependable.
I have had a 2008 estate version from new, it has now done 176,000 miles and has been astoundingly cheap to run, other than oil, filter, tyres, new pads and discs it has had very little spent on it - two new wheel bearings and an air conditioning compressor. It is boring but very reliable - and as the family workhorse boring reliability is exactly what I want.
Amazing. I have an 06 plate 1.8vvti lift back avensis, bought it reluctantly due to lack of funds, 1 year later, it's earnt my respect, amazing turning circle for a big car, reliable, good leg room front and back, good ground clearance, good fuel economy, basically a reliable workhorse, if you look after it.
You realise we now expect a parody episode where you bring this to Edd China, he fixes two trim bits and pronounces the engine perfect, and you sell it for £1 to a local refugee named Lawrie or donate it to charity in the countryside or something. Nice cameo!
My other half bought one last year. 58 plate. One owner and only 71,000 miles done. Its now being used to travel from the middle of England to Wales twice a week. I feel so safe in it. First car I've been in for a while where safety is fully covered. I've heard they are boring but reliable. Had it serviced recently and the only thing needed done was a new battery and it may need tracking done. Its 1000x better than the Skoda we had that set its self on fire 😂
My dad's last car was a Mk1 Avensis. At first I found it boring but I soon started to understand it. It was a car that pampered you. It was incredibly comfortable, it was whisper quiet and it made you want to relax and cruise. It made me a better driver. I wish I'd kept it.
Main point about a car as a mode of transport is reliability and these machines start day or night come rain or shine, gotta love Toyotas for the simple ruggedness engineering
I'll happily take it off your hands! Cars like this make perfect sense to do big miles in, and I've seen plenty worse out there 😂 it would also make this my first car which would be nice
160k 2.2 dcat T180 estate and it has been the best car I've owned. Comfortable, solid and plenty of space especially in the perfectly flat load area when the split year seats are folded down. It has a fifth injector whose job is to squirt diesel into the exhaust to clean the dpf. And I have long since mastered removing and cleaning the egr.Thoroughly recommended.
I ran a T4 2 litre petrol tourer about 12 years ago and it was utterly reliable over 40k miles and felt unbreakable. I actually really liked that old barge.
I confess that whilst I maybe a petrolhead and an R8 owner that often seeks out ‘performance reviews’ I found this review utterly charming. It represented a super ‘moment in time’ and real world perspective. What a lovely story. Great video, genuinely found this refreshingly different. :)
I really love these kind of cars. Just went from a Subaru Forester SF to a V70 I, cheap, worry free cars. If something's too expensive to fix, you go to the next one. If there's a scratch, there's a scratch.
I daily a 1997 1.6 ford laser (pretty much a mazda 323) and have been for the past 200,000 k's. Love it. Not a care about where I leave it, who bangs the door, or if I run over a pothole. Paid less than $1000 for it, and never had an issue. Everyone needs a banger!
You should give it away for free to car throttle. You get rid of the car, and you also get a bunch of new subscribers and viewers coming from their channel who watch the CT video. It's a win win.
Hi jay, I used to build these bad boys at the plant near Derby. (Burnaston). As I'm sure you're aware of Toyotas viewpoint on build quality, I reckon the biggest issue with it will be the age of it. I actually won a lift back in the company lottery scheme and as a young (26) operator it didn't interest me at all. I owned a Toyota Corolla T Sport (189bhp)and managed to sell the Avensis with 17 miles on the clock for a reasonable price which I used as a deposit to reduce my monthly mortgage payments. Another great video mate, please keep up the good work. Smith and Sniff/ Late Brake Show, seen through and behind the glass and your channel are imo the greatest out there. I thank you for that. Cheers 👍👍👍
@@Electricdreams21 In my experience of the industry (mostly in sales and around body shops, and mostly with Ford), it's not at all a common thing in the industry as a whole (certainly not in the UK anyway) but Toyota do everything a little differently so it wouldn't surprise me if it's standard practice for them.
That's always the problem. I've got a (free!) 1987 Citroen BX. Surpringly it still runs excellently, engine and gearbox could go for another 30 years. However the bodyshell is swiss cheese in multiple areas, hydraulic pipes are in need of replacement too. Unless I can get that fixed for not stupid money, it'll be the death of it. The years really took their toll, the mileage hasn't. 2007 is still pretty young though, and metal protection was much better then than in the 1980s, so I'm sure it's still got loads of life left in it. A bit of prevention will go a long way.
Avensis were a conglomerate of both Japanese and european design. Owned a 2004 2.0 wagon with 270.000 kms. Drove beautifully. Great on long trips. No issues at all other than a knocking suspension link. $80 to fix Got a 2010 Camry now.
These Toyota Avensis were a lot more durable that any brand from Germany/France. I would have a Toyota than any VW/BMW/Mercedes/Peugeot/Citroen/ Renault. People who lease or PCP cars are throwing money down the drain. If you cant afford to buy a new car its better to buy a car like your Avensis and save up for a new or nearly new car.
I inherited one of these as my second car in 2014, it was a 2004 plate with 6000 miles on the clock. Car would have probably lasted me a lifetime but you can imagine how it feels to be 17, rocking up everywhere in one of these things. I had to always keep my doors locked as on 2 occasions people got into the back thinking I was a taxi.
Happened to me once when I dropped a friend off at the station then 2 fools tried to jump in the back of the car. Impolitely I told them to take the Bus..
I remember being excited that there was a new fails compilation on TH-cam, now I'm genuinely excited to look at how an old battered diesel Avensis is getting on 😂. Somehow it's completely engaging though! Keep it up JayEmm
Used to have one on an 05 plate. Solid motor, utterly reliable. Sold it to a mate, only because we aquired another (newer) car from a family member. It's still going strong after a mere 106k miles. These things can go for years & years if well maintained.
Did your car have the standard stereo? Worst thing I can say about my 2005 Avensis is the radio was rubbish, it would literally pickup about 4/5 stations, 4 of which were like classical, and one was radio one, which I was absolutely bored to tears of, in the end I upgraded to a Bluetooth DAB radio, with those windscreen mounted stick on aerials, now I can get loads of radio stations. I think it’s to do with the aerial in the rear window, the lines get damaged over the years, or people put stickers on them, then peel them off which damages the aerial. Had a 2001 BMW 3 series that was the same
Love my 2008 (58) Avensis 2.0lt D4D TR Tourer/ Estate (you can choose what you want to call it). Owned it not for 10 years and done over 75,000 miles in it and I bought with 75k on the clock. OK she's not A1 and she starting to need a bit of work but in the time I've owned it I've spent probably less than a grand on the engine mechanicals (I'm a mechanic so doesn't cost me anything to the jobs), it's on the original clutch and exhaust system and apart from sets of tyres and brakes it's done/ doing me proud. 😊😊
R8 owner gets a couple miles down the Road after passing the Avensis and then stops in a cloud of steam the Toyota just keeps going and going and going.
I've got a 98 Acensis 1.8 which I bought brand new 211.000 miles on clock.still run every day. Parked in street allways. Love it as much now as I did when I bought it.
Because it was an Avensis I didn't watch the video. I listened to it instead , and it really made me laugh. And what Jayemm said toward the end made perfect sense. Why worry about monthly payments on a brand new car when you can have an old cheap one that generally works just fine and does what you need it to do. Sure, new is nice but if you live in a busy city, it won't stay nice for very long.
Even in the country it makes sense. My parents still use a 1998 Fiesta they bought for £400 7 years ago. It's probably had no more than £300 spent on it since then, and it is a much older, cheaper car than the Avensis in the video. That's still less than a monthly payment on a lot of new cars. I think its even still on the original cambelt. Maybe I'll change it in the summer. It mostly gets used as a pickup truck, it's carried completely illegal amounts of lumber till it was on the bumpstops, been completely packed inside and on the roof multiple times, survived being hit by a HGV in such a way that would have killed most cars... it'll be a shame when it finally gives up. At this rate it's a race between the rust and the CVT box, but I think it has at least another year or two. We've been saying that for a fair few years though, so who knows.
slagging off the 2.0L diesel is nonsense, you don't buy the 2L for performance, you buy it for MPG and reliability, absolutely reliable cars, you want performance you get a performance car or settle for the 2.2L diesel, but again, who buys a diesel for performance? Got my starlet if I want fun
I've got a similar Avensis, and it's been my trusty companion on many road trips. I've never felt uncomfortable in it, and I've even slept in it a few times. The quality of the speaker system is also surprisingly good. It's had some mechanical issues, but overall owning it has been a positive experience and I'll be sad when I'll sell it in a few months.
A friend of mine worked in a Ford garage and someone wanted to trade in a 2008 avensis diesel with 430,000 miles for a new Ford they offered them scrap but he heard about it and bought it off them for £50 more with nearly 6 months mot.. car wasn't too bad condition. And he use it for his daily instead of his focus RS this was 4 years ago. And he still got it with over 500k and doesn't look after use it abuse it daily. And only done one oil change since he's had it as he's not bothered about it accept a few tyres he hasn't touched it in 4 years. A brilliant workhorse.. how many £200 cars last 4 years 😄
Think the true difference between a car enthusiast and someone who just like cars is exactly this. Being able to appreciate cars like this, possibly even admiring the engineering of it while it actually being nothing special at all. I remember my dad bought an old Volvo for £600, absolute heap of a thing, but the way we'd bang on about it and laugh at its charm and the features it had for its time. the boot props didnt work, the AC was either on full blast or off. The bonnet had to be open with a coathanger! We later found out it was on snapped springs. We loved our sliver bullet shame to see it scrapped. All this while having a GR yaris and a 911 and yet the our sliver Volvo is up there in our car memories. Long live the sheds!
Haven’t watched this yet, but I don’t understand the title as they are brilliant cars, extremely reliable, loads of space inside, massive boot, can easily swallow the biggest of prams without even touching the sides, brilliant for a family. And the 1.8 VVT-i has abit of power if you need it, can’t fault my 2005
thought i'd seen that car before & the ending confirmed my thoughts .. and yeah it's crazy how people will spend hundreds per month on a PCP type deal for a car they will never own
i own one of these at 23 years old i also spent 450£ on fitting a turbo back stainless exhaust, it has a massive choo from the turbo and sounds pretty cool but needless to say has no poke until 2,000rpm have every mechanical part on list if anything ever goes like the clutch,turbo,injectors, all in all 450£ turbo new 450£ dual mass clutch kit, 150-200£ an injector bran new, car has been around the earth 7 & half times with a whopping 350,000kms and i absolutly love it. very long gears also like what was said in the video my car doesnt like 120km in 6th gear feels very boggy or lazy maybe 130-140 plus 5th is great for 120 to keep the momentum.
Why do car channels like this always diss ordinary cars...not everyone can afford a 1 Series, R8 etc. I have a 2.0 TDI and I love it..it’s honest, quick not much to run!
@@dylanh1978 throw the odd escort,fiesta and for the tightest farmers who liked a good car to pull a big cowboy,the legendary vw jetta diesel,it was measured by bullock pulling capacity like the Peugeot 309 or 405. 3 bullocks was the target!!!
I've got a 2007 Avensis saloon with the 2.4 engine which has done 106,000km. Its amazing, 35mpg on a trip, 25mpg round town, 174 BHP. I will upgrade it one day but not soon.
Yep, never ever taken my car to a automatic car wash, or the local Romanians for that matter! I do it myself with a bucket and microfibre thank you very much 😁👍🏻
It's a proper car, proper shape, proper controls, proper size! Not some ugly Saracen armoured car with metallic paint and air conditioning SUVs, which for some reason you are nowadays obliged to buy once you have more than one child nowadays. This car was designed to last! It's also more environmentally friendly to run this old car than it is to build a new electric one! I would happily part with £300 for it, if I was looking
We don’t have this Toyota model here in Australia, but I believe that it would be a popular car. It looks a little like a V.W. Jetta. Interesting video!
It’s a Camry. Loved my 09 petrol. Utterly reliable minimal service costs - thought about bringing it back to the Uk in 19 but let’s get real. Will go on forever
In Kiwiland these are imported with a 2.4 petrol motor and usually in station wagon form. They're everywhere. My mate bought a mint one for $6500 NZD (that's about 50p in your money...and we still don't know why) with about 60K kms on it (kms are are new method of measuring distance...thought only the US of A hadn't caught on yet...). It's a great car...roomy as, plenty of poke, in wagon form they look ok, and for 50p quite a bargain. NZ is a bit like Cuba. We buy imported. We keep. Until they die. Or we do.
Greek taxi drivers have proved that these cars are immortal.
Not the diesel. They are renouned for being unreliable.
@@MalcolmXpat Strange, usually the diesel variant of any car is the more long-lived option...
@@MihaiRUdeRO true
@@MihaiRUdeRO Only because most petrol engines are badly made. But Toyota's non-interferance petrol engines are just peculiarly bombproof, at the expense of power obviously.
@@MalcolmXpat head gasket nightmares
Most oil starved engines I've seen were owned by one careful lady owner.
Also will need need new clutch 🤣
Burnt out clutch and highly corroded exhaust.
Looked at a car once and it had no oil, or at least so little oil it didn’t reach the dipstick, when I asked when it was last serviced she said it was MOTd a few months ago, i guess she thought an mot was a service? Anyways it hadn’t had an oil change in 7 years and 55k miles since she had pilfered the car off her ex husband. Strange none of the 7 mot’s checked the oil but I suppose that’s not really necessary if it’s been serviced like it’s supposed to.
Safe to say we didn’t buy it. 😂
@@Aron-ru5zk If it wasn't for me my wife's car would be in a similar position. As it stands it's a testiment to Honda reliability that it's still driveable after 6 years of her abuse and neglect.
lady owner= no oil changes, curbed wheels, burnt out clutch, hasn't been cleaned in ever, bald tyres. Honesty so many cars that I see that are old lady owned I have massive respect for as I think how tf are you still running
Yes, no mechanical sympathy. Ever see a woman close a house door?
@@barry5138 Yep, SLAM
Really? Jay rightly mentions that the one lady owner thing is sexist because you get people on both sides and the first comment I see is "lAdiEs bAd aT cArS". Jesus christ.
@@Jack-hg1hq and then forget something, two seconds later SLAM!
I'm offended
Anyone who would turn that down even when free is not the car's fault. There's value in that car to a lot of other people.
obviously the guy isn´t that "needy", it´s a great beaters car....
A free Avensis? I'd love that, but I already have a car, still wouldn't say no, would give to my friend that doesn't have one.
I agree .I would take it for free.if you need a car does it matter about cosmetic marks .you won’t get too much trouble with that car.very good reliable cars
I'm 55 years old. No mortgage or rent, no debt, in full-time employment. I could borrow money to buy a new car or I could lease (i.e. Rent) but instead I run an 11 year old Mazda. I paid cash for it & I keep it in immaculate condition. My annual running cost is less than many people's monthly lease bill. I may not look as wealthy as you at the traffic lights but as we alll know, looks can be deceptive. Choose your path through life wisely.
@@rain-bender4712 love this comment your winning at life
I owned a a avensis before I earned a bit more money than I do now.
I hated it at first but it was so reliable and so trustworthy that I grew to respect it and eventually love it.
Just when I thought something was going wrong with it it seemed to heal itself.
It was like an old mule!
how could you hate this car? Not enough power or looks? I think it is a perfect car, looks decent and power is very good compromise between consumption and the possibility to accelerate rather quickly when needed
Excuse me? Someone out there is desperate for cheap transport and REFUSED a free, working car? I bet this person would go on to accumulate credit card debt and lease a brand-new Qashqai and complain how broke they are.
Qashqai? he wouldve gone for an S-line in order to make his status higher in the pecking order.
My father had the predecessor Toyota Carina E 1.6 petrol. 500k km in 25 years and not even one failure. I cried when we sent that car for scrapping.
I saw a 1994 Carina today. The saloon one which I always preferred. It was an old Asian guy driving it and it was absolutely mint!
GB sticker on the back, beaded seat covers, elaborately coloured tissue box on the parcel shelf and one of those anti static strips that drag along the ground that everyone had back in the day.
It was still wearing it's Toyota wheeltrims. It was spectacular.
Remember, this is Central London and most cars are knackered in a few years.
Guys an utter legend.
My dad worked at the factory which made a bunch of the suspension components for those.
In England they all went to the scrap probably because they owner wanted something cheaper to run or nicer or rust got them. You do see them knocking about in the South West of the United States where there is no rust and I assume if you went to poorer parts of Spain, Italy and Portugal you might find a few.
I have a 1996 Toyota Corolla Sportif, I'm currently restoring it as it was the family car for many years. There's still plenty of life in the old girl yet! 😂
My mother had two of them aswell
The other one died because the engine had zero oil in it.... goes to show just how good female drivers are, and the other one was exported to africa
@@zoidberg444 is that the same fate that the N15 Nissan Almera had because every time I see one online with british plates, the license plate search shows SORN
I'ts a shame as I absolutely love that car as it looks and drives very good and is the last reliable Nissan ever also it's easy to work on and has a timing chain. Although they do rust badly
This is why i like this channel, you never know what james is gonna review. Like a woolworths pick n mix with your eyes closed.
This is the liquorice blob that u spit out .......not that lovely lemon jelly thingy
A car is always better than a bus stop.
Or a bike
Suzuki Wagon R George
Truth.✌🏼
I've never been so captivated by a video of a man talking about his wife's mother's rundown budget car
Just bought an old V40 as a runaround, wish I'd seen this I'd have given you an offer bud. On a side note, I always wear a wig and high heels when I sell my cars, tends to put people at ease.
V40s are great I drove one for 8 years and it has 340 000 km on the clock now. Never had a single issue. I bought an S60 since but I'd never sell the v40, still use it as a work horse
*still tidier than JayEmm's Lambo though* ;)
Brilliant I was thinking the exact same thing and unlike the Audi it will go around the clock 3 times easy🤣👍
Oof
Lol ouch
Meow
And will probably last longer sadly
If you literally just need "An Car" then really it's going to do most things you need it to do, I drove an ex-taxi one with just shy of 500,000 miles on it, and I'm not going to say it drove like new, but it still started first time every time and never felt like it was on the verge of packing in, woefully boring to drive but excitement is not really what they're for.
Enjoyable video as ever. You are fast becoming the king of motoring review variety!
“An Car”
@@joshbanks6367 or 'A Avensis' :D
Because most taxi drivers service their cars by the book.
Being their tool to make money
@@dan_6915 Agreed, never saw the fuss about not buying an ex-taxi. Sure they have mega miles and tatty interior but taxi drivers choose reliable long-lived cars and look after what matters, so for a workhorse they're great. I've had a 406 2.1TD with 280k and a Volvo s80 with similar, both were supremely reliable for very little cash.
only jayEmm can make a toyota avensis review interesting!
"One careful lady owner" = no oil changes for the last 50,000 miles and severe gutter rash on all four wheels lol
And clutch f🥴🥴ked
I’ve actually seen this, when I was shopping for my first car I went to look at one and it had no oil, or at least so little it didn’t show up on the dip stick, hadn’t had an oil change in 7 years and 55k miles 😂
Sold mine 5 years ago , covered 200000 miles never missed a beat or failed a mot. Wish I had kept it.
Did 212000 miles in a diesel Smax, same never missed a beat
Why people say the car is very ugly? I find it attractive.
If that car was here in Ireland I could sell it 5 times over ! These Avensis are absolute royalty here! There is a taxi in Galway with 570k miles on it ! Up until lockdown it was happily ferrying drunk vomiting battlescarred youth !
Not on the same engine surely?
It has 9 airbags ;) also In 2003, the Avensis became the first Japanese vehicle to receive a five-star rating under the Euro NCAP's redone testing, with 34 total points it also became the highest rated vehicle they had tested. In 2003, the Avensis also became the first vehicle sold in Europe with a knee airbag. Its big, cheap, reliable, low insurance group, its perfect new driver car ;)
A very under appreciated car, built here in Derbyshire at Burnaston. May not have set the motoring world on fire but did herald many leading safety features in its time. All Avensis models sported 9 airbags including a drivers knee airbag when many U.K. competitors made do with 4 airbags. They are often written up as being monotonous or boring to drive but they are massively reliable. We had an 04 tourer , 2.0 d4d only 114bhp, the previous model to this 125bhp, with a 5 speed manual. It was written off last year by an unmarked police car which ran a red light... at the time it was at 174k miles and was still a great car. It regularly returned 60mpg and towed a variety of trailers and a caravan over the years with no bother. In all the time we ran it often doing 104 miles a day commute, carrying full loads from cash and carry, it never let us down. It did require a new clutch and dual mass flywheel at 140k but it had been worked very hard by then. Also had one starter motor and two front coil springs. Apart from regular servicing and brakes and tyres, that was it! We also ran a Mondeo 2.2tdci estate for a couple of years, and although faster with 155bhp, it was far less reliable, less comfortable, creaked and whined a lot more and had more parts replaced in far less miles than the Avensis. I’d happily have another one tomorrow!
Too true.
Wow good information is it worth it in 2021 ?
i still have my mk 1 2001 avensis. best car i've ever had
@@thuggy67 of course, i live them more than newer gens
The fact that it hasn't been looked after is no fault of the Avensis. Have it valeted, waxed and polished and repair the dodgy bits and it'll be a nice car. Even better don't let your car get in this state in the first place. I'd feel confident driving from Cornwall to Scotland in this. I can't say the same about a similar Citroen, BMW or Fiat etc.
I always drive totally depreciated cars as dailies. It's not only economical, it is also green - if you look beyond just emissions. A recent German study again proved this. A 2007 Avensis diesel with just 130K miles on it? Seems an interesting car to me, pity I do not live in the UK. You will be surprised how well it will look after a good scrub and polish... I have 'rescued' many comparable cars over the years.
T25 looks mature and elegant. Why people say it is boring ? Anything that is not german is ugly to them (Golf honestly sucks as design to me).
Same here, I’ve never had anything newer than an ‘08 plate, there’s literally no point
Whenever I read the 'one careful lady owner ' guff, the same two words always enter my mind ' - Doris Schumacher, whose sons and grandsons get to use it at weekends, while she's crocheting a quilt.
There was a Dutch VW advert which played out a bit like that, father and son go looking at an old Golf and this little old lady shows it to them, while they're walking around it it's cutting to the old lady hooning it around everywhere
Or Vicki Butler-Henderson...fastest granny on the planet.
@@TheMadTatter I remember that one, hilarious!
Thumbs up for a full paint correction and wheel refurb.
@Richard Harrold yes the paint is definitely correctable apart from maybe the scuffs on the bumper, depending on how deep they are that might need to be repainted but the car overall is easily corrected. As for changing the engine? I’m not sure that’s even necessary lol, it is what it is why would you even bother.
@Richard Harrold I’m not answering if there’s a point of doing it I’m answering that yes it could be done quite easily *if* somebody wanted to do it, it’s possible to bring that car right back, you sounded unsure if it even could be done suggesting a respray and I’m telling you that a respray wouldn’t be necessary at all.
As for putting a hot engine in it, maybe? If somebody really wanted to do it then why not each to their own but there’s much better cheap Toyota candidates for a hot engine than the Avensis in my opinion. Even if somebody somehow put a 2j in it all I’d think is “cool but what a waste of a 2j”.
If somebody bought it for very little money and wanted a nice clean commuter I’d have it paint corrected or do it myself, refurb the alloys and boom there you have a tidy car to get you to and from work for the next 10 years without major issue potentially and for very little money.
@Richard Harrold that’s why I said “somehow” I’m well aware a 2jz wouldn’t fit in the Avensis, I was being hypothetical if it wasn’t obvious enough. As for engine swapping this I honestly don’t see your reasoning lol, why would you engine swap a petrol engine that was available in the Avensis to begin with into another diesel Avensis? Why would anyone bother on a commuter as cheap and as common as this? Why not just buy a model with that engine in it and save yourself time and money?
This car won’t be off the road in ten years if it’s maintained and cared for, some people care about a cars value, others care about its value to them, I fall into the latter not the former but sadly not many are like that and as a result the chances are you’re right and it is just going to get scrapped in a few years most likely over minor issues because “the cars worth nothing so it’s not worth repairing”
To think, many classics were scrapped due to that exact chain of thinking which is why I don’t subscribe to it. These things can do 500,000 miles easily without major issue if maintained but it most likely won’t see anything close to that because of “it’s worth to someone else”
@Richard Harrold green new deal is banning diesel already in uk? Damnnn
Our friends have ferried us around in their Avensis many a time. Does exactly what it says on the tin! Totally fuss free and comfortable and works . What’s not to like.
This car is bullet proof as you have actually shown. A Landrover, Ford, Fiat, Alpha, Renault, Citroen etc. would have died many years ago.
We've got a 2007 1.8VVTi petrol and it's the best car I've ever owned. It's just so reliable. Only thing that's broken in three years is a sun visor 👍
I want to buy one for me as a beginner. I am 19. Would you advice me to buy one? How reliable it is? Is interior durable ? Is it fun or boring to drive? Is it relatively cheap to run?
@@alexandrudorobantu6845 I'd recommend a post 2006 1.8 petrol. Pre 2006 had oil consumption problems. The 1.8 is nice to drive and gets 40mpg.
They're very reliable and the interior is durable. Apparently the thing that kills them is rear subframe rust but our 2007 has no signs of it so far. Good luck!
@@williamgreer4087 Thank you sir !
Got one too, station wagon. 260k km. Got lots of scratches on the exterior but who cares :)
According to Scotty Kilmer the 1,8 toyotas are pretty solid made :)
@@williamgreer4087 Hi, so if one buys a later model 1.8 is it a good bet they wont burn oil unless they've done a high mileage?
The truth: A ‘normal’ car. Parents had an Avensis of same engine, age and colour but estate. Perfectly reliable and cheap motoring if getting from A to B at 50mpg is the priority. You speak very much the truth here.
Had one for 3 years and did 110k in it. Fault free and over 50 mpg even though driven like an arse.... zero character but I loved it nonetheless. Fantastic reliable transport and virtually bombproof. People have such unrealistic views of what makes a good car these days... TH-cam has destroyed our real world expectations....a little like Pornhub 😏
Yeah, porn's really bad for the mind.
Why zero character? Whz people say its boring? Idont get it
Jay if you're giving this motor away, I'll happily take it? I'm type 1 diabetic and as a result it took me just under two years to get my provisional application and medical questions out the way, now I'm finally learning to drive at the age of 19 and need something I can be abit rough with, any possibility of helping me out? I won't be ungrateful that's for sure ❤️ *edit: I forgot my grandad used to have a silver one with leather interior, felt very fancy when I was younger lol*
@chris jones shut up.
@Aero 250 I don't know where you're from but in the uk x factor is a singing competition, nice attempt maybe next time.
No Toyota deserves to be treated like some Second hand BMW
What make a Toyota so special?
@@williamegler8771 definition of reliable/value for money in most cases👍
These have shit gearboxes
Scotty Kilmer would be sad no doubt...
@@zak6931 I am a fleet manager for a large pharmaceutical company with almost 600 cars in our fleet.
This includes approximately 80 Toyota's of various models.
They are generally reliable but not nearly as bullet proof as urban legend suggests.
There has also been a definite decline in there quality since 2007 or so.
Fair play to the owner. At least they've not typically thrown it away as soon as it got a puncture like most of the chuck away society we live in now. That car serves a purpose and probably costs them next to nothing.
One thing... From Ferraris and Lambos to old Toyotas... Nobody can accuse you of elitism on your channel! Thoroughly enjoyed the humorous run down of faults! 😂
Love the guest appearance at the end lol!
Ahhh..... didn't see the reg plate but guessed it was you 🤣
Re "one careful lady owner" - I just asked my mum how often she serviced her Micra. Turns out she has only serviced it twice, then got tired of main dealer service prices and... stopped servicing it altogether. No oil change in 5 years. I asked her whether she checked the oil. She was under the impression that was checked during the MOT 😭
I had the T-Spirit saloon for a couple of years. I added over 40000 miles to it within those years. Very reliable and quite comfortable too. Didn't come close to being exciting to drive, just dependable.
I have had a 2008 estate version from new, it has now done 176,000 miles and has been astoundingly cheap to run, other than oil, filter, tyres, new pads and discs it has had very little spent on it - two new wheel bearings and an air conditioning compressor.
It is boring but very reliable - and as the family workhorse boring reliability is exactly what I want.
James your expertise and presenting style deserve a wider audience.
Extremely entertaining and not ruined by an excess of ad breaks!
It's all in the best possible taste
@@JayEmmOnCars precisely!
As an Avensis owner I can tell you this: with maintenance the car in the video will live longer than the guy reviewing it :))
Amazing. I have an 06 plate 1.8vvti lift back avensis, bought it reluctantly due to lack of funds, 1 year later, it's earnt my respect, amazing turning circle for a big car, reliable, good leg room front and back, good ground clearance, good fuel economy, basically a reliable workhorse, if you look after it.
1.8 vttli are you sure ? This is a TS engine made for sporty versions of corolla and celica
I hope the car is going to find a nice and caring new owner.
You realise we now expect a parody episode where you bring this to Edd China, he fixes two trim bits and pronounces the engine perfect, and you sell it for £1 to a local refugee named Lawrie or donate it to charity in the countryside or something. Nice cameo!
My other half bought one last year. 58 plate. One owner and only 71,000 miles done. Its now being used to travel from the middle of England to Wales twice a week. I feel so safe in it. First car I've been in for a while where safety is fully covered. I've heard they are boring but reliable. Had it serviced recently and the only thing needed done was a new battery and it may need tracking done. Its 1000x better than the Skoda we had that set its self on fire 😂
honestly the 1.8 petrol ones are quite fun , it being a toyota you can just dump the clutch and redline it and she loves it😭
My dad's last car was a Mk1 Avensis. At first I found it boring but I soon started to understand it. It was a car that pampered you. It was incredibly comfortable, it was whisper quiet and it made you want to relax and cruise. It made me a better driver. I wish I'd kept it.
Main point about a car as a mode of transport is reliability and these machines start day or night come rain or shine, gotta love Toyotas for the simple ruggedness engineering
I'll happily take it off your hands! Cars like this make perfect sense to do big miles in, and I've seen plenty worse out there 😂 it would also make this my first car which would be nice
At first I thought it was a filler video but then I realized this is "How to help your girlfriend's parents get rid of a car" by JayEmm.
160k 2.2 dcat T180 estate and it has been the best car I've owned. Comfortable, solid and plenty of space especially in the perfectly flat load area when the split year seats are folded down. It has a fifth injector whose job is to squirt diesel into the exhaust to clean the dpf. And I have long since mastered removing and cleaning the egr.Thoroughly recommended.
This is late but what is your mpg like, i get like 400 miles on a full tank with an 06 t180 with motorway usage
@@mikeonfreeserve2926 same engine goes into the Corolla verso (dcat) right?
@SA-iu7xj I think the same as the early RAV4, not sure about the Verso
Let's not underestimate the Avensis drivers, could be someone who needs a runaround, a taxi or Warren Buffett
Superb ergonomics in this car it is comfortable and you feel safe which makes you drive better . The designers need more accolades.welldone.
I ran a T4 2 litre petrol tourer about 12 years ago and it was utterly reliable over 40k miles and felt unbreakable. I actually really liked that old barge.
Like he mentioned in the video, the petrol engines are the good ones.
I've owned a 2009 plate Avensis 1.8 petrol engine. The car does 39 mpg on average, never let me down. Good car.
james, the man that can review with the same level of professionalism a ferrari and an appliance (avensis)! Keep up!
I'd take a toyota over a Rari any day. Not joking either
@@barry5138 So did I! I had a toyota!
I confess that whilst I maybe a petrolhead and an R8 owner that often seeks out ‘performance reviews’ I found this review utterly charming. It represented a super ‘moment in time’ and real world perspective. What a lovely story. Great video, genuinely found this refreshingly different. :)
I really love these kind of cars. Just went from a Subaru Forester SF to a V70 I, cheap, worry free cars. If something's too expensive to fix, you go to the next one. If there's a scratch, there's a scratch.
Clever. I'm always amused at people spending a billionty quid on something just to look good 😬
proper bangernomics. it does mean you have to drive around in a shed most of the time but if that doesn't bother you then more power to you
Even my „good“ car is kinda banged up on the outside. Will get a paint job at some point, but it’s fun this way, too.
Scratches? I've never washed any of my bangers so I've got no idea as to the state of the paintwork under the dirt
I daily a 1997 1.6 ford laser (pretty much a mazda 323) and have been for the past 200,000 k's. Love it. Not a care about where I leave it, who bangs the door, or if I run over a pothole. Paid less than $1000 for it, and never had an issue. Everyone needs a banger!
And in fourteen years time, your favourite 2021 car will look and go the same.
With all the added electronics of today's cars, they will be in worse shape.
They'll be ready for the scrapyard after about 5 probably, couple of first owners on PCP who don't give a damn
@@chappy2121 Wait...the cars are on PCP or the owners are...?
@@OsellaSquadraCorse both probably 🤣🤣
Modern cars are turning in to the latest smartphone. Buy one on PCP swap it for a newer model after 4 years.
Send it to Ireland. Still quite a few here. And we love our diesels.
that's cause y'all run em on red diesel lol
@@b.eduardo5105 👍
As do all people with common sense
@@kyleb5518 👍🙂
You should give it away for free to car throttle. You get rid of the car, and you also get a bunch of new subscribers and viewers coming from their channel who watch the CT video. It's a win win.
Yes! I would love to see a Jayemm X Car throttle crossover episode!
yeaaaaaaaah!
I have just bought one of these on 65k at £1800. Great review and loving the uncle buck vibes Jay'emm!
I have an Avensis like this as a work runner. Excellent cheap daily motoring, they're built like tanks.
Any rust problems?
Hi jay, I used to build these bad boys at the plant near Derby. (Burnaston). As I'm sure you're aware of Toyotas viewpoint on build quality, I reckon the biggest issue with it will be the age of it. I actually won a lift back in the company lottery scheme and as a young (26) operator it didn't interest me at all. I owned a Toyota Corolla T Sport (189bhp)and managed to sell the Avensis with 17 miles on the clock for a reasonable price which I used as a deposit to reduce my monthly mortgage payments. Another great video mate, please keep up the good work. Smith and Sniff/ Late Brake Show, seen through and behind the glass and your channel are imo the greatest out there. I thank you for that. Cheers 👍👍👍
Is that common in the industry to have lotteries? (Also do you get discounts on cars?) Would be interested to know!
@@Electricdreams21 In my experience of the industry (mostly in sales and around body shops, and mostly with Ford), it's not at all a common thing in the industry as a whole (certainly not in the UK anyway) but Toyota do everything a little differently so it wouldn't surprise me if it's standard practice for them.
What was the Corrolla T sport like to drive and own. At the time Was looking for those cars but they were quite rare and some looked a bit tatty.
That's always the problem.
I've got a (free!) 1987 Citroen BX. Surpringly it still runs excellently, engine and gearbox could go for another 30 years. However the bodyshell is swiss cheese in multiple areas, hydraulic pipes are in need of replacement too. Unless I can get that fixed for not stupid money, it'll be the death of it. The years really took their toll, the mileage hasn't.
2007 is still pretty young though, and metal protection was much better then than in the 1980s, so I'm sure it's still got loads of life left in it. A bit of prevention will go a long way.
Avensis were a conglomerate of both Japanese and european design. Owned a 2004 2.0 wagon with 270.000 kms. Drove beautifully. Great on long trips. No issues at all other than a knocking suspension link. $80 to fix
Got a 2010 Camry now.
These Toyota Avensis were a lot more durable that any brand from Germany/France. I would have a Toyota than any VW/BMW/Mercedes/Peugeot/Citroen/ Renault. People who lease or PCP cars are throwing money down the drain. If you cant afford to buy a new car its better to buy a car like your Avensis and save up for a new or nearly new car.
PCP, it's all about showing off at the school gate, and crying when the credit card gets pummeled for £400 at the month end
Hm but if you went for the 2.2 D4D diesel in these you'd need new cylinder heads at those miles driven..
@Pollywog sense and reason can't compete with marketing and social engineering!
JayEmm I genuinely chuckled at your walk around of the car. Stand up comedy quality at times, honestly👍
I inherited one of these as my second car in 2014, it was a 2004 plate with 6000 miles on the clock. Car would have probably lasted me a lifetime but you can imagine how it feels to be 17, rocking up everywhere in one of these things. I had to always keep my doors locked as on 2 occasions people got into the back thinking I was a taxi.
Happened to me once when I dropped a friend off at the station then 2 fools tried to jump in the back of the car. Impolitely I told them to take the Bus..
I remember being excited that there was a new fails compilation on TH-cam, now I'm genuinely excited to look at how an old battered diesel Avensis is getting on 😂.
Somehow it's completely engaging though! Keep it up JayEmm
Used to have one on an 05 plate. Solid motor, utterly reliable. Sold it to a mate, only because we aquired another (newer) car from a family member. It's still going strong after a mere 106k miles. These things can go for years & years if well maintained.
Did your car have the standard stereo? Worst thing I can say about my 2005 Avensis is the radio was rubbish, it would literally pickup about 4/5 stations, 4 of which were like classical, and one was radio one, which I was absolutely bored to tears of, in the end I upgraded to a Bluetooth DAB radio, with those windscreen mounted stick on aerials, now I can get loads of radio stations.
I think it’s to do with the aerial in the rear window, the lines get damaged over the years, or people put stickers on them, then peel them off which damages the aerial. Had a 2001 BMW 3 series that was the same
Love my 2008 (58) Avensis 2.0lt D4D TR Tourer/ Estate (you can choose what you want to call it). Owned it not for 10 years and done over 75,000 miles in it and I bought with 75k on the clock. OK she's not A1 and she starting to need a bit of work but in the time I've owned it I've spent probably less than a grand on the engine mechanicals (I'm a mechanic so doesn't cost me anything to the jobs), it's on the original clutch and exhaust system and apart from sets of tyres and brakes it's done/ doing me proud. 😊😊
What was the R8 owner thinking about getting the thumbs up from an Avensis 😂
Probably that the Avensis driver is smarter than him.
R8 owner gets a couple miles down the Road after passing the Avensis and then stops in a cloud of steam the Toyota just keeps going and going and going.
@@alanhilton3611 Either that or the R8 driver receives his monthly lease payment and pulls over to have a little cry.
I'd get one just for nostalgia from when my dad had his. loved that thing
I really do prefer reviews of ordinary, mundane cars. More, please
bought the estate version in 2003 and drove it for 8 years without any problem at all. Loved it!
I have a 2007 1.6 petrol and l hope to keep driving for years as l like my Avensis
Keep it solid cars. Jay's version just isn't maintained.
I've got a 98 Acensis 1.8
which I bought brand new 211.000 miles on clock.still run every day. Parked in street allways.
Love it as much now as I did when I bought it.
Because it was an Avensis I didn't watch the video. I listened to it instead , and it really made me laugh. And what Jayemm said toward the end made perfect sense. Why worry about monthly payments on a brand new car when you can have an old cheap one that generally works just fine and does what you need it to do. Sure, new is nice but if you live in a busy city, it won't stay nice for very long.
Even in the country it makes sense. My parents still use a 1998 Fiesta they bought for £400 7 years ago. It's probably had no more than £300 spent on it since then, and it is a much older, cheaper car than the Avensis in the video. That's still less than a monthly payment on a lot of new cars. I think its even still on the original cambelt. Maybe I'll change it in the summer.
It mostly gets used as a pickup truck, it's carried completely illegal amounts of lumber till it was on the bumpstops, been completely packed inside and on the roof multiple times, survived being hit by a HGV in such a way that would have killed most cars... it'll be a shame when it finally gives up. At this rate it's a race between the rust and the CVT box, but I think it has at least another year or two. We've been saying that for a fair few years though, so who knows.
You forgot to mention the advantage it has over the Skoda with the chain belt.
There's a reason why it's a taxi drivers favourite... Massive space, good economy and does a million miles on a clutch/major components
That's how durable it is. My aunt drives an '06 Yaris that she got from new and still with her today, and still running like clockwork!
Imagine abusing a so-called supercar in the same way. It'd be permanently off the road. Old Toyotas are heroes, supercars are zeros.
slagging off the 2.0L diesel is nonsense, you don't buy the 2L for performance, you buy it for MPG and reliability, absolutely reliable cars, you want performance you get a performance car or settle for the 2.2L diesel, but again, who buys a diesel for performance? Got my starlet if I want fun
Love it give me this over newer stuff any day!
Im own toyota avensis d4d 2.2 177hp (2007) executive, with 300.000 km and in my opinion its a perfect car
Happy to have this as a daily. Dont worry about leaving it in a car park.
I've got a similar Avensis, and it's been my trusty companion on many road trips. I've never felt uncomfortable in it, and I've even slept in it a few times. The quality of the speaker system is also surprisingly good. It's had some mechanical issues, but overall owning it has been a positive experience and I'll be sad when I'll sell it in a few months.
A friend of mine worked in a Ford garage and someone wanted to trade in a 2008 avensis diesel with 430,000 miles for a new Ford they offered them scrap but he heard about it and bought it off them for £50 more with nearly 6 months mot.. car wasn't too bad condition. And he use it for his daily instead of his focus RS this was 4 years ago. And he still got it with over 500k and doesn't look after use it abuse it daily. And only done one oil change since he's had it as he's not bothered about it accept a few tyres he hasn't touched it in 4 years. A brilliant workhorse.. how many £200 cars last 4 years 😄
06:30 - Love that the number plate is "SFU" at the end... like it's listening to Jay's critique, and responding "SFU" accordingly! :o)
Pretty sure I spotted this exact car just off the M25 in Baghdad
@@johnennis4586 same thing in this decade
@@kirbyswarp oof
Avensis are like your first love. Not the best ride but reliable enough to get the job done.
Think the true difference between a car enthusiast and someone who just like cars is exactly this.
Being able to appreciate cars like this, possibly even admiring the engineering of it while it actually being nothing special at all.
I remember my dad bought an old Volvo for £600, absolute heap of a thing, but the way we'd bang on about it and laugh at its charm and the features it had for its time. the boot props didnt work, the AC was either on full blast or off. The bonnet had to be open with a coathanger! We later found out it was on snapped springs. We loved our sliver bullet shame to see it scrapped. All this while having a GR yaris and a 911 and yet the our sliver Volvo is up there in our car memories. Long live the sheds!
@Scimmia couldn't agree more mate, well said.
Haven’t watched this yet, but I don’t understand the title as they are brilliant cars, extremely reliable, loads of space inside, massive boot, can easily swallow the biggest of prams without even touching the sides, brilliant for a family. And the 1.8 VVT-i has abit of power if you need it, can’t fault my 2005
thought i'd seen that car before & the ending confirmed my thoughts .. and yeah it's crazy how people will spend hundreds per month on a PCP type deal for a car they will never own
i own one of these at 23 years old i also spent 450£ on fitting a turbo back stainless exhaust, it has a massive choo from the turbo and sounds pretty cool but needless to say has no poke until 2,000rpm have every mechanical part on list if anything ever goes like the clutch,turbo,injectors, all in all 450£ turbo new 450£ dual mass clutch kit, 150-200£ an injector bran new, car has been around the earth 7 & half times with a whopping 350,000kms and i absolutly love it. very long gears also like what was said in the video my car doesnt like 120km in 6th gear feels very boggy or lazy maybe 130-140 plus 5th is great for 120 to keep the momentum.
I have linked this video to a couple of UK Avensis clubs for entertainment purposes. I current Avensis is the later petrol estate.
Why do car channels like this always diss ordinary cars...not everyone can afford a 1 Series, R8 etc. I have a 2.0 TDI and I love it..it’s honest, quick not much to run!
These Avensis's were like the Beetle or Cortina in Ireland, nearly every farm in the country had one or two of them at the time.
0r a corolla or vw vento-got classed as farmers cars even!!!
@@oliver69cork46 Exactly, MK2 golfs, Carina's and Boras aswell were good goers.
@@dylanh1978 throw the odd escort,fiesta and for the tightest farmers who liked a good car to pull a big cowboy,the legendary vw jetta diesel,it was measured by bullock pulling capacity like the Peugeot 309 or 405. 3 bullocks was the target!!!
Know a couple of these bumbling around with 350k miles and MOTs but a distant memory. you get away with a lot out in the middle of nowhere lol
The fact that its a 6 speed manual is already a wow in that age 😇
It’s honestly not a bad car and not in that bad condition either 🤷♂️
I've got a 2007 Avensis saloon with the 2.4 engine which has done 106,000km. Its amazing, 35mpg on a trip, 25mpg round town, 174 BHP. I will upgrade it one day but not soon.
That paint is a perfect example of why you don’t use public friction washes
Yep, never ever taken my car to a automatic car wash, or the local Romanians for that matter! I do it myself with a bucket and microfibre thank you very much 😁👍🏻
It's a proper car, proper shape, proper controls, proper size! Not some ugly Saracen armoured car with metallic paint and air conditioning SUVs, which for some reason you are nowadays obliged to buy once you have more than one child nowadays. This car was designed to last! It's also more environmentally friendly to run this old car than it is to build a new electric one! I would happily part with £300 for it, if I was looking
We don’t have this Toyota model here in Australia, but I believe that it would be a popular car. It looks a little like a V.W. Jetta. Interesting video!
It’s a Camry. Loved my 09 petrol. Utterly reliable minimal service costs - thought about bringing it back to the Uk in 19 but let’s get real. Will go on forever
@Richard Harrold The Camry is now back on sale here though.
@@jdmguy44 Allegedly. Don't think I've ever seen one.
In Kiwiland these are imported with a 2.4 petrol motor and usually in station wagon form. They're everywhere. My mate bought a mint one for $6500 NZD (that's about 50p in your money...and we still don't know why) with about 60K kms on it (kms are are new method of measuring distance...thought only the US of A hadn't caught on yet...). It's a great car...roomy as, plenty of poke, in wagon form they look ok, and for 50p quite a bargain. NZ is a bit like Cuba. We buy imported. We keep. Until they die. Or we do.