Daihatsu Terios 1.5 SX

My wife saw this car being promoted out side her work and fell in love with it.i wasn't so keen with it being a daihatsu till i read that its really a Toyota rush.good points are good turning circle(rare for a 4x4)i find the handling really good and fun when hammering it(don't tell the wife).its a nippy easy to drive fun car that will take you any where any weather.downside probably been better to have put 2di engine in it from rav 4.but then it probably would not been so nibble .If Toyota had sold this car under there name and dealerships they would have sold shed loads like they have abroad.if you want a Rav 4 or other 4x4 school bus then pay the extra £10k. if you want a fun cheap to run 4x4 that takes up no more room than a small hatchback then the terios is for you.

I drove 120,000 miles in this car mainly in Greece but also round Italy, Germany and France. It would happily plough through mud, snow, ice, rivers, hot tarmac, dirt tracks, fields, woodland, sandy beaches, motorways and it never let me down. The only it broke down was when its first battery run out after 3 years of use. It probably drove 1/5 of its mileage off road and I never had to replace a single screw (other than the scheduled services). I'm surprised by the bad reviews it gets in the UK, however I don't think you can fully appreciate it unless you accept it for what it really is. A little hardy off road GOAT (does not eat much and will take you where other big beasts cannot reach).