New Avensis in the flesh

homer90

Fugly ............. :rolleyes:

Side on ....... just about ok |(is220)

slimjimmc

Bonnet ---- bad yeuuuk
Interior

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hideously dull.

Holsten

Horrible.

mumhaabu

I can't wait to see Clarkson rip it to shreds, I'd like if they actually drive a tank over one like Mr. Beans Mini. P.S. Just because Toyota sponsor Munster Rugby is no reason to buy these buckets of sh1te.

bazz26

mumhaabu wrote: »

I can't wait to see Clarkson rip it to shreds, I'd like if they actually drive a tank over one like Mr. Beans Mini. P.S. Just because Toyota sponsor Munster Rugby is no reason to buy these buckets of sh1te.

Opel sponsored the Irish soccer team for years and people still bought that rubbish thinking they were supporting the team.

The same way people still buy VWs because they think they are a superior quality product.

It just proves that alot of people are gullable when it comes to cars.

ninty9er

I thought there was a more recent thread but I've searched 5 pages and can't find it. Anyhow It's here:

Strange that the biggest polluter in the range is 169g/km diesel auto. Toyota, in their neverending attempt to please everyone:rolleyes: have reintroduced the bog spec Terra last seen in 2002 and placed, upgraded the Strata to similar levels as the old Luna, and put the new Luna somewhere in between it and the Sol.

Price wise they'll fail to woo Accord drivers, though the Luna 1.8 Multitronic S looks good at €34k, but is on the bottom limit of band D so €448 a year, but still better than the old 1.6 manual. All manuals are now 6 speed.

Terra

* Black front centre console finish * Radio/CD with 6 speakers (MP3 WMA compatible) * Dark grey fabric interior trim * Active front headrests (2 way) * Electric, heated rear view mirrors * 60/40 split rear seat configuration * Air-conditioning * 16" steel wheels with wheel caps * Urethane steering wheel with audio switches * Emergency Brake Signal * VSC+ * Front power windows * Electric parking brake * Automatic door locking function * Front console storage box with lid Airbags (including drivers knee airbag and front side airbags and curtain airbags) * ISOFIX child seat fixing points * 6 speed manual transmission * Gear shift indicator * Aux-in plug for external audio devices

Aura

* 16" alloy wheels * Front fog lamps

Strata

* Automatic dual zone climate control * Strata dark grey fabric interior trim * Titanium tinted lower centre console * 4-way front headrests * Leather steering wheel and gear knob * 2-way power lumbar support (D) * Front and rear power windows * Electrochromatic rear view mirror * Power folding external mirrors * Rain sensor * Dusk sensor

Luna

* 17" alloy wheels * Smart Entry & Start system * Bluetooth® mobile phone interface * Bluetooth® music streaming to audio system* * Cruise control with speed limiter§ * Charcoal graphics centre console * Luna fabric interior trim (dark grey or greige) * Back window sunshade

Sol

* Leather interior trim (black or greige) * Heated & power front seats with two memory settings * Electronic steering column * Rear parking sensors/rear parking camera * HID Bi-Xenon headlights & AFS * Headlight cleaners * Navigation system (HDD) 7" 3D colour touch screen * Premium (11 spk) audio system, 10 GB music storage

Not bad once you get to Strata, the first 2 are practically redundant.

Also came across this in the hunt for this thread

Volvoboy wrote: »

http://homepages.iol.ie/~omara/omm/toyota.html

Ya'd think they'd updated the site after 12 years:eek:

As pointed out linky:p Though the web presence (which I've offered to sort for a fee) is still crap...Carzone stuff is useless.

old boy wrote: »

volvo boy you will have de relation after you, you have been warned

Here I am...2 weeks late though...was out of the country for new years:pac:

DJ Hafez wrote: »

My aunt used to drive that yellow Mini....how Ireland has changed, imagine a MDs wife driving something like that these days.

L-M

Not bad standard spec, although we still haven't got a car to come standard with alloys. Strata seems to be the mode to go for, any prices?

ninty9er

Saloon
1.6 Valvetronic
Terra - €25,565 - Band C (€302)
Aura - €26,475 - Band C (€302)
Strata - €27,990 - Band C (€302)

1.8 Valvetronic
Terra - €26,860 - Band C (€302)
Aura - €27,770 - Band C (€302)
Luna - €31,070 - Band C (€302)
Luna Multidrive - €34,600 - Band D (€448)

2.0 Valvetronic
Sol - €42,660 - Band D (€448)
Sol Multidrive - €44,850 - Band D (€448)

2.0 D-4D 125
Terra - €26,015 - Band B (€156)
Aura - €26,880 - Band B (€156)
Strata - €28,320 - Band B (€156)

2.2 D-4D 150
Luna - €33,600 - Band C (€302)

2.2 D-CAT 150
Luna Auto - €37,650 - Band D (€448*)


Tourer
1.8 Valvetronic
Aura - €29,060 - Band D (€448)

2.0 D-4D 125
Aura - €28,100 - Band B (€156)



* Pending confirmation

Personally I'd go for the Luna Auto.

Seats black or **greige**:rolleyes:

Since when is greige a colour.

Went and had a look today. Nice car. Liking the centre console box mechanism, parking brake is easier operated than the Passat and even the Terra has a LCD screen based manual aircon as opposed to dial graphic. Terra hubs are woeful though, absolutely rotten.

Honda08

ninty9er wrote: »

Saloon
1.6 Valvetronic
Terra - €25,565 - Band C (€302)
Aura - €26,475 - Band C (€302)
Strata - €27,990 - Band C (€302)

1.8 Valvetronic
Terra - €26,860 - Band C (€302)
Aura - €27,770 - Band C (€302)
Luna - €31,070 - Band C (€302)
Luna Multidrive - €34,600 - Band D (€448)

2.0 Valvetronic
Sol - €42,660 - Band D (€448)
Sol Multidrive - €44,850 - Band D (€448)

2.0 D-4D 125
Terra - €26,015 - Band B (€156)
Aura - €26,880 - Band B (€156)
Strata - €28,320 - Band B (€156)

2.2 D-4D 150
Luna - €33,600 - Band C (€302)

2.2 D-CAT 150
Luna Auto - €37,650 - Band D (€448*)


Tourer
1.8 Valvetronic
Aura - €29,060 - Band D (€448)

2.0 D-4D 125
Aura - €28,100 - Band B (€156)



* Pending confirmation

Personally I'd go for the Luna Auto.

Seats black or **greige**:rolleyes:

Since when is greige a colour.

Went and had a look today. Nice car. Liking the centre console box mechanism, parking brake is easier operated than the Passat and even the Terra has a LCD screen based manual aircon as opposed to dial graphic. Terra hubs are woeful though, absolutely rotten.

typical toyota, only a bog basic spec available in tourer/estate!!

i wonder how much cheaper it would be to source directly from uk, at least you would get a decent spec in the tourer!

peasant

Moderator Note:

Last 4 posts removed from even older thread and tagged onto this one

ooohhh ...AVENSIS ...*tries to contain excitement*

maidhc

* Black front centre console finish
* Radio/CD with 6 speakers (MP3 WMA compatible)
* Dark grey fabric interior trim
* Active front headrests (2 way)
* Electric, heated rear view mirrors
* 60/40 split rear seat configuration
* Air-conditioning
* 16" steel wheels with wheel caps
* Urethane steering wheel with audio switches
* Emergency Brake Signal
* VSC+
* Front power windows
* Electric parking brake
* Automatic door locking function
* Front console storage box with lid
Airbags (including drivers knee airbag and front side airbags and curtain airbags)
* ISOFIX child seat fixing points
* 6 speed manual transmission
* Gear shift indicator
* Aux-in plug for external audio devices

Dear God. More or less the same as the LX spec Mk1 Mondeo, which itself was hardly generous.

ninty9er

maidhc wrote: »

Dear God. More or less the same as the LX spec Mk1 Mondeo, which itself was hardly generous.

The MK1 Mondeo didn't even have electric front windows or central locking as standard. It's par for the course really.

maidhc

ninty9er wrote: »

The MK1 Mondeo didn't even have electric front windows or central locking as standard. It's par for the course really.

Nope, the Mk1 mondeo LX had electric front windows, central locking, sunroof and an airbag as standard from 1993. A few really really basic (e.g. below LX) were sold, but were a special order only.

ninty9er

maidhc wrote: »

Nope, the Mk1 mondeo LX had electric front windows, central locking, sunroof and an airbag as standard from 1993. A few really really basic (e.g. below LX) were sold, but were a special order only.

There must have been more of the "specials" than LX models so going on what I've seen over the years. Even the MkII aspen lacked both of those features.

maidhc

ninty9er wrote: »

There must have been more of the "specials" than LX models so going on what I've seen over the years. Even the MkII aspen lacked both of those features.

The "aspen" was the bottom of the range MkII. I only ever saw one Mk1 mondeo with wind up windows, and I would have been watching, having had one in the family for 14 years! The majority were LX, while most in the UK were GLX spec.

But we are going off point.

Toyota were still fitting a Casette, 2 airbags, no aircon and no sunroof in the 2002 model Avensis terra.. and nothing has changed.

Why do they "boast" about a utherane steering wheel in the new model? Are they for real? Why not just say fisher price plastic?

Flesh Gorden

I hate the things

Anytime I see one without a Taxi number - I think it must be a Hackney
or a lender from an insurance company - who else would buy one?


Apart form one my neighbours who have upgraded their Avensis every year since 04 - roughly around May

And apart from the first one they got - they always go for the exact same flat shade of light blue every year - they never wash it -
let it get absolutely filthy - abuse it for the year and then swap it in for the newer model
they've had the latest one for the last seven months - so I'll be seeing that 09 pretty soon - same color

I can't imagine the amount of debt they must have because of it

Its usually parked next to my 97' Escort which looks brand new next to theirs after a month or two


But I am the type who can't see the point in buying new cars - especially for the same model and also when you consider you could buy and insure a 03' Alpina for a lot less money and sell it on for close to what you paid for it






.

bazz26

maidhc wrote: »

Dear God. More or less the same as the LX spec Mk1 Mondeo, which itself was hardly generous.

That basic spec is pretty similar to the current Mondeo Style, the previous Mondeo LX had manually operated door mirrors up until around 2006 despite cheaper Focus and Fiesta models having heated door mirrors for years. And I seen a good few MkI Mondeo Aspens about over the years, easy give away was the lack of rubber mouldings along the side of the doors.

Basic models are exactly that "basic", designed specifically to get people to buy the car who are on a strict budget or the marketing people would hope that the poor spec would persuade people to pay for the next spec up. If current middle of the range models became entry level models then we would be complaining they were too expensive. You have to draw the line somewhere.