Anyone on here got a Yaris Tsport ?
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Soldato
[TW]Fox;18353412 said:
If you've read a few of the numerous insurance threads that have been floating around lately, you'd see that for young people with poor postcodes, the only real option insurance-wise is to go with one of the Admiral group and add on older drivers with lots of experience.
Now considering that after getting over 30 quotes with varying insurers/brokers, Admiral are by far the cheapest (I'm talking over £300 cheaper) and that it is cheaper for me to insure a Yaris T Sport than a 1.25 Fiesta with them then I'd say that overall a T Sport is cheaper for me to insure than a Fiesta.
I use to have a Yaris and the insurance isnt bad depending on where you live.
They are a great little car and I loved it. Got a lot of stick from people at work but it nevr let me down. My advise is to do a few insurance quotes and see what it comes up with.
If you put your foot down in the right gear it pulls trust me but your petrol will be gone sooner rather than later. I use to get 41mpg with a mixture of driving so overall its not bad.
If you like it then Id say go for it. Dont get a cheap one though cause its probably broke. A good one can be between £1900-£2500 for a 51 reg
I would like to add that you can get it from 0-60 in less than 9secs and that big gains can be acheived with just a few simple mods like an induction kit and exhaust system.
They are a great little car and I loved it. Got a lot of stick from people at work but it nevr let me down. My advise is to do a few insurance quotes and see what it comes up with.
If you put your foot down in the right gear it pulls trust me but your petrol will be gone sooner rather than later. I use to get 41mpg with a mixture of driving so overall its not bad.
If you like it then Id say go for it. Dont get a cheap one though cause its probably broke. A good one can be between £1900-£2500 for a 51 reg
I would like to add that you can get it from 0-60 in less than 9secs and that big gains can be acheived with just a few simple mods like an induction kit and exhaust system.
Soldato
That would be me. Had it for 4 weeks now and love it. It is my first car, and the insurance was £2k so is expensive. A good induction kit and exhaust system is good for a nice grin. Took it to London and had some fun with it in the motorway. Could do with a 6th gear would be better.
Caporegime
Interesting, please post some numbers.
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I would like to add that you can get it from 0-60 in less than 9secs and that big gains can be acheived with just a few simple mods like an induction kit and exhaust system.[/QUOTE said:
Soldato
Yes it will. And if you're already paying £2000
eek for your insurance, mods are the last thing i would be considering...no..
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Funny you should say that, the guy I knew who put his T-sport into a hedge bought a Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 to replace it. Performance wise, theres not much in it but the Yaris felt a bit quicker (either that or putting a car in the hedge slowed him down a bit), can't speak for the handling though as I've never drove either. The quality of the Yaris over the ford is ridiculous though, the Ford is literally dropping to bits whereas the everything on the Yaris worked and worked well.
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What sort of fun can you have with a 100bhp Yaris on a Motorway?
Caporegime
Cheers for the info, 12bhp (peak power) for all that money and effort, think i'd rather keep it stock.
Soldato
[TW]Fox;18359723 said:
The kind of fun where I peed off drivers in 5-Series BMW's.
Caporegime
Why was he doing 69mph and you 71?
Soldato
The kind of fun where I peed off drivers in 5-Series BMW's.
I'm struggling to see how this is possible.
Also, 12bhp gain is a little for a lot of outlay, it took £400 to get my ZS up by 55bhp.
If you want acceleration and torque, look at small diesels.
The kind of fun where I peed off drivers in 5-Series BMW's.
By staying in the fast lane and going too slow?
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