Is My Toyota Avensis Really THAT Bad...? (1997 T220 2.0 CDX Driven)
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Not sure why there is perceived hate by some for "bland" Japanese cars. It's only "bland" in the fact it doesn't breakdown! Considering its age, this Avensis appears to be in fantastic shape.
Mine is a 1999 line terra liftback, 1,6 110 hp. Absolutely love it. Such a well built car.
A friend of mine had an estate version, I borrowed it a couple of times, and thought it was a great car. Even today, 15 odd years after he sold it, he still wistfully regrets letting it go.
Spoke with someone today and they said they hated Japanese cars. Ridiculous statement.
Nothing beats those good honest cheap cars that are expected to perform daily with perfect reliability.
Bought the wife's Honda seventeen years ago secondhand, cheap and low mileage but all its ever needed in repairs outside normal stuff is a radiator, seventeen years! Been parked outside all that time, used everyday.
Took it on a long drive late last year and it returned 45mpg, reckon I could get 50 without much trouble, amazing.
If you're wondering it's a 96 Rafaga with a 2.0 litre 5 cylinder.
The nineties were the glory years for Japanese cars.
I've never owned anything but Japanese cars so I think it is obvious where my loyalty/enthusiasm lies. Even if I won the lotto tomorrow I would still drive Japanese brands. Currently run a tidy 2003 Civic 1.6 VTEC which runs sweetly and is very tidy cosmetically. Also have a 2018 Mazda 2 Sport as my primary vehicle.
My old Corolla of that vintage, the AC didn’t work, took it for a £60 re fill, and it was ice cold again. Amazing for a 20 year old car!
I would pick this over any brand new corsa or fiesta. And with our silly low speed limits it’s no slower than a much fancier car
I've just bought a well looked after 2005 Corolla. I took it for a test drive and I was blown away. It felt like I was driving a new car yet the thing is 18 years old. It was quiet, smooth, strong and tight. Yes it's a bland car but in a way that's its character. Just sit back, cruise and watch the world go by. As I was driving, a hot head in a Focus ST was weaving aggressively through traffic but getting absolutely nowhere. At lights he was revving his engine and he tailgated cars in front. I just cruised sedately along in the Corolla and it felt great. I wouldn't have swapped my Corolla for that newer Focus ST.
I own a S reg 1.8 leanburn manual GLS version of that car. It was in fairly good state when I sold it 5½ years ago. It had a gearbox, radiator, complete exhaust and O2 sensor replaced. Wear and tear items like the clutch and brakes. The only things that had slight problem was the sunroof and the rear wiper which hada mind of it's own. Even the air-con worked. The fuel consumption was good too. I now drive a Mk3 1.8.
I have a 98 E11 Corolla 1.3 Liftback, wouldn't call it bland or boring at all, and it's never let me down
I've got a soft spot for the Avensis, especially this version. There's something homely about them.
It has all the charisma of a wet sock, but a well built and engineered wet sock.
@@Azureecosse if I wanted your opinion I'd ask for it, troll on you pathetic little man.
We've owned three Toyotas, well, two and a Lexus, and all were utterly reliable. Not fun or particularly interesting but they never broke or let us down.
Had a later avensis, the best car i ever owned
The thing about these sorts of cars is that they are built to provide sensibly priced cars for families and to those of us who are petrol heads they appear really boring and tend to get a bad press because they don't excite the motoring press in the same way a that a Golf GTi or a Civic type R might. Not everybody is interested in cars and simply need reasonably priced reliable cars and whilst personally find a lot of Toyota products quite boring there is no denying that they are excellent if a little uninteresting.
I wish Toyota still made this Avensis and other models from this era. I'd buy one but I wouldn't touch a new gadget and gizmo-laden car.
The air conditioning will very likely come back to life if it's recharged. The A/C systems in this era of Toyota were very robust. The wandering and pulling to one side is almost certainly the tracking, these have a fairly complex suspension system and they do tend to get very wayward of the tracking is out. A set of decent tyres and getting the wheels balanced properly will make a huge amount of difference to how the car drives as these are quite fussy about what tyres they're run on...
We’ll look into it all in due course!
You were spot on Jamie... stay tuned to see the results.
@@jeffruggles1068 That's good to hear. These Toyotas weren't the most interesting cars but they were pleasant enough to drive and the high spec ones were very well equipped with nice, useful extras like cruise control. They're also rapidly getting pretty rare now as a lot are taking their last trip to the scrap yard. But one of these would make a great starter "classic" for someone who only really has space for one vehicle and so needs something they can use reliably on a daily basis while also enjoying tinkering with, and they're ideal for that as they're generally pretty easy to work on and hugely reliable, plus the chances of parking next to another one in the supermarket car park is pretty small not too. It has to be said that these earlier versions with the engine carried over from the Carina E are probably the pick of the bunch as it's overall a better engine than the VVTi units that replaced them...
My dad had it. Now I have it. I drive this old ugly car and I really love it. It doesnt break, you just have to take care of it and that's it. I am always saying that I will buy another one when this one breaks but I think it wont. I am not sure if I want to have it till my last days :)
It's far from ugly. It's a very elegant and understated design.
Had two.. loved them. 😍 they just worked without fail.
No denying their durability!
So, wjy did you have two?
Hello. One for me and one for my wife. Excellent cars...👍
Just bought a reasonably old Toyota, with 175,000km on the clock. It's not the last word in style but Everything works. Including tge HVAC.
Definitely give yours some tlc. Get the tracking ans balancing done, do what you need to do with the brakes (might be disc warpage ir wear), re-gas the A/C and you've got a friend for life.
We’ll be giving it some much needed TLC soon!
Joe’s Peugeot 205 1.8D Junior is on Gumtree for salvage due to an electrical fire
This is a carina engine 7afe engine its engine is a rock solid million mile machine
I think they’re ok - albeit a bit bland - however, so was its main rival, the Nissan Primera
The air con still works on my S reg Avensis, but it handles like a bucket of rice pudding. It's only done 45k, and I've replaced all the usual suspects like the suspension top mounts / bearings, anti roll bar bushes, drop links, inner tie rods etc and it's still horrible. Any suggestions other than scrapping it gratefully received.
Scrap it? It's not meant to be a road hugging track car. The Avensis was designed for comfort not performance.
You still got it would be interested in buying it off you
Good car, fix the aircon.
Banger nomics gold dust.
But
Do you spend £200 on refurbishing the wheels, £100 on discs and pads, £240 on quality tyres,£60 air con regas, £40 on brake fluid change,
It needs a new headlight (£30 if you can find one) and then the bodywork ,bottle of back to black £13 should sorry the trims.
I would. I like the Avensis. It was my dad's last car before he died. I wish I'd kept it.
Old doesn't equal Classic.
They used to say that about the Rover R8, Morris Marina and the Ford Sierra.
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It's a Toyota, what is your issue??
Motoring narcolepsy…
It goes, It steers, It stops.... So do donkeys.
Like Tom Cruse I get up, I walk, I sit but that doesnt make me Tom Cruise.
Toyota Avensis is actually a good car as far as cars go, just has that given up on life thing going on tho.
Probably just as well - the last thing I’d ever want to be is Tom Cruise, Tom Hardy maybe, but not Tom Cruise........
@@simonhodgetts6530 Good point! 🤣
@@simonhodgetts6530 🤣🤣🤣 but they love a Prius in Hollywood..
It's a good job we're all different. I love these old Japanese cars. Some people like heavy metal, some people like Beethoven and some people like disco. No one is wrong.
Would you take £500 for this car? I'd like to bring it back to pristine condition.
Hi buddy i have same model in green mot till next year no fauts with car at all in daily use if intrested let me know cheers
@@biggz2762 Where are you?
CW: Really THAT Bad...?
Me: Yes