Two questions about a 07 Toyota Aventis Petrol 1.6

Calahonda52

It has 152,000 kms on clock

What should I pay for it: cash

What mileage should I get, mostly motor way driving?

Thanks as always

ba_barabus

Calahonda52 wrote: »

It has 152,000 kms on clock

What should I pay for it: cash

What mileage should I get, mostly motor way driving?

Thanks as always

Link to the ad? Very hard to value with that much info.

As for mpg I'd be expecting 38-40 mpg max on motorway.

bazz26

I'd doubt you will get those figures from a 1.6 petrol Avensis on a motorway. 34 or 35 mpg would be more realistic. You will get similar from a 1.8 petrol Avensis.

colm_mcm

ba_barabus wrote: »

Link to the ad? Very hard to value with that much info.

As for mpg I'd be expecting 38-40 mpg max on motorway.

You won’t have a hope of gett8ng those figures unless you keep it under 100kmph. A petrol Avensis isn’t at its happiest on motorways.

ba_barabus

To be fair you're probably right.

mossym

aye i had a 1.6 petrol avensis for 6 or 7 years, the 1.6 was definitely intended for irish national roads at 100km/hr, always felt like you were pushing it on the motorways. mine had the inbulit computer, but it never worked, constantly told me i was getting 14 mpg or so, which wasn't even close to accurate

Calahonda52

mossym wrote: »

aye i had a 1.6 petrol avensis for 6 or 7 years, the 1.6 was definitely intended for irish national roads at 100km/hr, always felt like you were pushing it on the motorways. mine had the inbulit computer, but it never worked, constantly told me i was getting 14 mpg or so, which wasn't even close to accurate

I agree with that, took it for a spin on the m/way and it hits 3.5k revs at 120 km/h, its only a 5 speed gearbox.

Tracking is off a bit so they will fix that

ba_barabus wrote: »

Link to the ad? Very hard to value with that much info.

As for mpg I'd be expecting 38-40 mpg max on motorway.

No advert, in a garage in Nenagh: has NCT

carzony

Currently driving one of these and it's hopeless on any motorway. The car definitely needs a 6th gear for the motorway commutes. Other than that they are a great car with few issues.

bazz26

I had a 1.8 litre years ago and did a fair bit of motorway driving, I was average 34/35 mpg from it. The 1.8 litre certainly felt more suited to motorway cruising. I'd try and find a 1.8 litre if you can, most tend to be the higher spec Luna model which will have cruise control and are slightly cheaper to buy over the 1.6 litre due to costing a bit more to tax.

.G.

Not sure if it applies to the 07 one but there's a recall on the 06 ones at the moment for an airbag issue. Got a letter from Toyota about my own.

ba_barabus

Calahonda52 wrote: »

No advert, in a garage in Nenagh: has NCT

What garage?

Calahonda52

ba_barabus wrote: »

What garage?

The Toyota garage

ba_barabus

Calahonda52 wrote: »

The Toyota garage

Anything coming out of Ivers & Cullinane will be in good condition, serviced by themselves if it's that old and it'll be stood over if anything goes wrong. I'd have no worries about buying it from them.

Every one here will scream bloody Mary that you'll get one cheaper, and you will, but I'd wager that if anything went wrong in the next 12 months it would be put right for you with no argument. Looking at the car I'd expect they want close to the asking price.

http://www.iverscullinan.com/used-cars/toyota-plus-ireland/a0Zb000000SHraz?Toyota/Avensis/Co. Tipperary

kermitpwee

ba_barabus wrote: »

Anything coming out of Ivers & Cullinane will be in good condition, serviced by themselves if it's that old and it'll be stood over if anything goes wrong. I'd have no worries about buying it from them.

Every one here will scream bloody Mary that you'll get one cheaper, and you will, but I'd wager that if anything went wrong in the next 12 months it would be put right for you with no argument. Looking at the car I'd expect they want close to the asking price.

http://www.iverscullinan.com/used-cars/toyota-plus-ireland/a0Zb000000SHraz?Toyota/Avensis/Co.%20Tipperary

I have bought them cheaper but that looks a good one. 3k might buy.

orm0nd

a few miles out the Limerick road at Ballywilliam (they have moved from Killaloe) slightly more mileage but less than half the price

I have never dealt with I & C 'cos of their prices but as mentioned they do give excellent back up service


http://www.jkautolines.ie/vehicles/toyota/avensis/clare/2001777

Calahonda52

Than ks to you both for the links and insights..

Need to check if I can get insurance on a 10 year old car, my current insurer, Zurich won't

Calahonda52

Okay, picked it up on Wednesday and have put c 500 kms on it already.
Question: can you put a roof rack on it?

johndaman66

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Okay, picked it up on Wednesday and have put c 500 kms on it already.
Question: can you put a roof rack on it?

You can put a roof rack on any car I would have thought, well apart from soft top convertibles. You can certainly put a roof rack on an Avensis


https://www.micksgarage.com/d/roof-racks-and-bars/toyota/toyota-avensis/avensis-saloon-2003-to-2008/products/166358-4975/roof-bars-for-toyota-avensis-saloon-2003-to-2008-


Best of luck with the new motor by the way

Calahonda52

Thanks, the video clip shows how they fit, excellent!