jon.k Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I hope this is of interest to someone on here as I would like to see it go to a good home.Base spec Yaris (wind up windows, cassette player, no power steering)1.0L28,000 milesBought new by my aunt in 2000, and it has been in my family ever since. My gran, mum and sister have been the other owners. It has had a pretty sheltered life but for the last 2 or 3 years it has been used more than it ever was when it was new, and there have been no problems with it. I know everyone who has ever driven it, I think!My sister has just bought a Passat because she needed more space, so this is no longer needed. She tells me that cosmetically it is great but with a dent on one door, which I will get pictures of in a couple of days.Bonus early registration madness, too! The numberplate contained my Aunt's initials so she had it transferred through a couple of mk2 fiestas, several rover metro 100s, then on to this.There has to be a lot of life left in this. Does £650 sound reasonable? Having just sold my own car I don't really want the stress of selling one as a favour for someone else, so to protect my own sanity I will leave the advert up here for 48 hrs and if it isn't floating anyone's boat I'll delete the post and get my sister to advertise it as usual. Aston Martin, jumpingjehovahs, UltraWomble and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Might be better off posting in the main forum. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Cor, lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 At that mileage and clearly looked after this is a good deal for £650 in my opinion. I had one of these for my first car, they are pretty much bullet proof. Easy, easy motoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Liking the wheels, reminds me of the original concept. "Fun time"* willswitchengage, Aston Martin, Cleon-Fonte and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Any rust? Could know someone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 That looks class. I love these cars. Definately would if it was £400. But its definitely probably worth £650. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Any rust? Could know someone interested. Advisory notice item(s)Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both sides (2.4.G.2)Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)Rear coil spring corroded both (2.4.C.1b)Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)been on the last few MOTs but if the location is coastal as the picture suggests it might want looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Sounds like half an hour with some underseal would address most of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 I haven’t looked underneath it recently but I will see if I can get some pictures if anyone is interested. I think it is the kind of thing a wire brush and underseal will keep I check, but will confirm. The rust won’t be sea-related though, it hasn’t been that close to the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Underside oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Well it turns out my sister hadn’t wanted to admit to me that she scraped it on her gatepost after a bad day at work about a month ago. My dad then carried out an expert giffer repair. He says he didn’t use filler, just sanded it back and used a few coats of primer. This was only a few weeks ago and the wheel arch was perfect before so there’s probably time to strip it back and do a proper job if you wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Regardless of the non insurance claim omg crash damage, that still looks a hell of a car. Where abouts in South Wales? Asking for a friend. chrisjvm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 It’s bridgend cf31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Surely this will go on for another 20 years if you underseal the shit out of it and fix that “repair” Jim Bell and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 In this weather I'm undersealing everything. Even my undercarriage has had a good waxoyling, I heard it prevents erectile dysfunction. oldcars, Vince70, Jim Bell and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 They're quite good at rusting, especially the early Japan built examples. This one looks alright though. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Bridgend eh? I'm sure we know of someone in that locale with a penchant for buying far too many smoll cheap cars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 If she had a proper job this would be ideal for my daughter who passed her test on tuesday but at 18 I daren't think what the insurance will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 That’s a nice wee thing that. Bet that would Roffle all day long at a tenner a pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Maybe I'll give KGF classics a ring. Jim Bell, Lacquer Peel, Vince70 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Nice example. I remember back after the launch of the original Yaris the local newspaper ran a competition giving away a base model Yaris as a prize. I entered but didn't win. If I did then it would have been appreciated as I was leaving education and seeking employment at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 If she had a proper job this would be ideal for my daughter who passed her test on tuesday but at 18 I daren't think what the insurance will beNot TOOOO criminal for girls, but most likely 4 figures just. If you put a black box in less but who would do that to their children? I couldn't plus the fact we used the car occasionally his premium works have been eleventy million pounds the next year!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Mrs T is a serial Yaris licker. her first 1.0 took massive abuse and kept going, she even rolled it and kept on running for a while till it got turned off. Went on for years after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Still to this day the only car my sister has failed to ruin. My GOD did she try, but it never once relented. GLwS Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 They are extremely tough cars. We had another one in the family which got sold a couple of months ago. That one had three learner drivers and a lifetime of abuse, and it never put a foot wrong either. I did my time driving that around, otherwise I'd be taking this Yaris like a shot. It's had an easy life. I'll leave the ad up because apparently it will only be going on gumtree in a couple of weeks. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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