Sold A Very Sensible Decision...SOLD AND COLLECTED!

[Wingz123]

Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVTi

These Yaris’ come in two flavours – either they are really really good, in great condition and have just generally been well cared for all of their life or they are poor, missing wheel trims, dented and have just generally been run into the ground. I can confirm that this example is the former for sure!

Family friends of ours over in Ewell have tasked me with getting rid of their old Yaris. The car had been in the family for 10+ years going through each MOT needing only a tyre here or there and I think only on one occasion a set of drop links was required. You have to remember though that having only done 49k miles much of what is underneath is original!

Why getting rid? The daughter who has been using the car for some years (was previously the mother who gifted to the daughter) is now heavily pregnant and a new Qashqai was purchased for the pushchair etc.

So…..the positives…..

· EXTREMELY low miles – Just 49k and yes all genuine. Serviced every year just after the MOT and as is typical with Toyotas she runs and drives absolutely perfectly. Engine is obscenely quiet. No lights illuminated on the dash.
· 12 MONTHS MOT (well 13 in fact – She runs until April 2020)
· BRAND NEW CLUTCH – Not even done 10 miles yet. Replaced with an LUK clutch. The springs in the old clutch plate had broken so a new kit (fluid, clutch kit inc thrust bearing) was purchased and fitted.
· 4x virtually new Good year tyres
· 2 Keys
· FULL TANK OF FUEL
· Chain driven engine so no cambelt to have to worry about
· Comes with a load of paperwork and old MOT’s
· Just been given a deep coat of wax and she looks great – She has also NEVER been welded. A very straight car.
· Being the 1.0 she is cheap to tax, cheap to insure and cheap to run so an ideal first car.

Other general extras include – Central Locking, Electric Windows, Power Steering, Trip Computer, all colour coded, CD Player, rear headrests, ISOFIX seats so can take kiddies seats fine.

Negatives?

Just one – In one small area the lacquer has thinned ever so slightly

You will be incredibly hard pushed to find one better than this let me assure you. This is no takeaway car that smells of stale Biriyani’s from Saturday night and as such won’t be a few hundred quid.

This is a clean example that has been very well looked after and quite literally needs absolutely nothing. This car would last you the next 10 years easy. I’ll give it a few days on here before it goes up on EBay and Autotrader. I can’t see it hanging around. EVERYTHING has been done AND more!!

I am listing it for £1,495 but shitters price is £1,295. Roffle per ticket not that I really want to go down that route would be £21.95 call it £22. Roffling does seem like an awful lot of hassle with a car like this that should quite simply sell itself.

Car is in Reading and you know the score, I’ll collect you from the local station or whatever. Car could be delivered possibly but fee would be separate to cost of vehicle.

Please PM me if interested

[Jim Bell]

That does look amazing. Pretty much what I'm looking for too. Sadly I'd not be able to get anywhere near that money. Sure someone will though!

[Wingz123]

Thanks JB - The pictures don't do the car justice. The shine she has on her is something else, which unfortunately is not picked up in the pictures. My iphone (maybe that's where I'm going wrong) seems to darken darker colours such as blue. This is a lovely colour.

[Broadsword]

That is the most sorted and tidiest old Yaris I have seen in ages. Lovely colour! Sounds like a really good deal for something that nice and it isn’t going to need any work any time soon. These are very really reliable little cars. GLWTS!

[SRi05]

The sort of car I really should buy. Looks a belter

[wuvvum]

Not my cup of tea but definitely the cleanest one of those I've seen in a long time.

[spartacus]

I'll have it please mate, let me know a PayPal address please and I'll send you a deposit.

[Wingz123]

I'll have it please mate, let me know a PayPal address please and I'll send you a deposit.

 

Firstly, thank you all for the kind comments,

 

Secondly, Spartacus thank you, I have responded to your PM.

 

Thanks,

 

 

James

[Matty]

Is this a new sale speed record?

[spartacus]

Possibly not, I bought a C2 off dean numbers a few weeks ago and I think that was quicker, I can't tell though because I can't see the times of the posts.

HMC is the man for quick sales I reckon.

[Wingz123]

Merc e320cdi yesterday?

[spartacus]

That took 13 mins!

[Ghosty]

I think someone got a sale in 6 minutes once. My Prelude didn't take long either, went to sims00 in about 15 minutes.

[Matty]

Aye I've just looked at HMCS Merc. 13 mins. This was like two weeks of eBay in comparison...

[Wingz123]

The car itself went within a couple of hours but was collected by a friend of a chap on here and a pleasure to deal with him it was to. Having been on the go since early this morning as I’d hope anyone would agree I didn’t keep the chap talking, I picked him up from the station, back to mine to fill out paperwork, arm him with a cold bottle of water for the return journey and wish him on his way. Was a shame he got to me when it was dark and so didn’t get a chance to examine the car in all its clean beauty!

 

Great knowing it lives on to help another family out to provide many more years of reliable Japanese motoring.

 

As other have mentioned, I am eternally grateful for not having to involve myself in such caper that comes with Ebay and Gumtree.