1999 toyota Yaris reviews

Toyota Yaris SR 1.4 diesel 1999

I bought a Yaris 1.0 petrol in 2000 secondhand and still have it in the family. I was so pleased with it I bought another one secondhand 2 years ago, also T reg. When my Golf GT TDI had done 150,000 I decided to plumb for a Yaris SR 1.4 diesel and I love it. Like any 6 gear car, the gears are close and take some getting used to, but any difficulty going down gears is usually down to me not the car. Obviously I didn’t expect as much power as my old Golf, and I did note one of the reviews sarcastically called this model a "warm hatch" and that is fine with me. I have found a sufficient amount of "umph" to getaway (I am an ex motorcyclist so I know what power feels like) and since I have no desire to burn any hot hatches off from the lights, this car does lift up its skirts sufficiently to leave the dawdlers standing. The only real disappointment has been the strange "loss" of engine oil in between services. No sign of leaks and not burning it, anyway, a bit of persistance with the agent and they have offered to see if changing the turbo will improve the problem. It probably has needed one litre extra oil every 10,000 miles and my little car has now done 36000 since June 2009. By the way, I am 5’ 11" and have plenty of leg room both in the front and the rear. I also have enough leg room under the steering wheel for my 34" inside legs to not be jammed and the roof does not touch my head like some other bigger cars sometimes do.