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- Oliver Keating.'s review
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| Performance | 8.3/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 10/10 |
| Reliability | 10/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.7/10 |
| Overall rating | 9.7/10 |
By Oliver Keating.
on 6th Mar 2003
| Performance | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 10/10 |
| Reliability | 10/10 |
| Value for money | 8/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 Oliver Keating.'s recommendation | |
Excellent fuel economy, very practical and reliable.
Noisy at 70mph
Having bought the Toyota Yaris 1.0 16v GS a couple of years ago and I am very pleased with it.
Despite only having a 1.0 litre engine it pulls surprisingly well. If I drive carefully I can get 56mpg on the trip computer - the best fuel consumption of any car I have ever driven.
The rear seats slide backwards and forewards, you can make them look larger at the expense of rear passenger legroom and vice versa.
And the rear seats also completely tip up - provided no one is sitting in the back. This car can carry as much cargo as an estate!
It isn't quite a drivers car but it is very easy to drive.
My only complaint is the engine noise. It sounds thrashy when revved, and on the motorway (70mph), there is constant booming noise which can be tiresome.
The GS specification has power steering, electric windows, central locking and front passenger airbag in addition to the S specification. Note it does not have air conditioning (the only thing I think the car could do with), but this requires the GLS spec which is around £1000 dearer.
Maintainance has been very cheap. At 10,000 miles it required an oil change costing £67 and at 20,000 miles it had a service costing £125, both at a proper Toyota dealer.
All Yaris's except the T-Sport have a digital speedo, don't be put off, it seems to work well and in our speed camera age it makes it very obvious when you are speeding!
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total Respect: +11
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