Hello from the UK! [Archive] - Toyota Yaris Forums

Shappers

03-30-2009, 04:39 AM

Hey there guys! Been lurking for a while, so thought i'd finally sign up and post some pictures of my car!

It's a 2008 Yaris SR 1.4 diesel... which means it comes with Fog lights, TTE spoiler, TTE lowering springs, TTE pitlane 16" wheels, scuff plates and a very fancy built in sat nav / bluetooth / stereo unit.

On Friday I had the TTE exhaust fitted, which I have to say looks fantastic!

Future plans include...

window tints
new air filter (if I can find one for the diesel engine!)
performance chip (25% extra power for £400? Yes please!)
rear sway bar (if it fits the UK car, and if I can find a vendor willing to ship to the UK....)
Front tower strut brace (if it will fit with the diesel engine...)
chrome sport pedals

http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/si_shapland/028_Rev2.jpg

http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/si_shapland/029.jpg

http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/si_shapland/DSC00250_rev2.jpg

http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/si_shapland/DSC00257_rev2.jpg

and finally... a close up of the new TTE exhaust:

http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/si_shapland/DSC00242_rev2.jpg

sorry if i've posted in the wrong forum!

Look forward to hearing your views and contributing in the discussions!

Cheers,

NJBob

03-30-2009, 07:00 AM

Lookin' good, man. Nice rims...luv the exhaust. How about a tint? :thumbsup:

MadMax

03-30-2009, 08:24 AM

SailDesign

03-30-2009, 08:43 AM

Thought I recognised Dartmoor there - my brother lives in Manaton.
And "Nice Car", too. Perfect colour choice :biggrin:

roxy1

03-30-2009, 08:54 AM

that landscape looks like where the guys got chewed up in the opening scene of American Werewolf in London. be careful.:smile:

Shappers

03-30-2009, 08:58 AM

Very nice! I saw a lot of Yarii during my short business trip to the UK in January, but none as nice as yours!

And it is good to see the weather is a bit now there as well. It was crap the few days were were there!

BTW, what are the tint laws in the UK? I figure with the MOT, you can't get away with much, can you?

Cheers! M2

Thanks for the comments.

MOT's are only required on cars which are 3 years old, and window tints aren't strictly a testable item. However, the law says the front windows have to let in 70% daylight. No regulation for the back of the car though. MOT testers don't have the kit to test how legal the windows are - but cops now have the gear to test you at the side of the road. If you're illegal you're looking at points on the licence + fine, and the embaressment of the coppers peeling off the tints infront of you. Not cool!

CTScott

03-30-2009, 09:45 AM

Nice! The TTE Pitlane wheels are my favorite wheels on a Yaris.

tomato

03-30-2009, 01:52 PM

Nice! Of course I'm a little partial to that color ;)
Nice rims, too! :thumbsup:

Kaotic Lazagna

03-30-2009, 02:35 PM

Very nice. Welcome to the forum.

SIPNGAS

03-30-2009, 02:59 PM

Love the car and welcome!!

wooverstone8

03-30-2009, 04:02 PM

Hello from the Colony and welcome to Yaris World.

CtrlAltDefeat

03-30-2009, 08:33 PM

looks good! Welcome!

CtrlAltDefeat

03-30-2009, 08:34 PM

I wonder how much different the diesel drives... I don't think they have them here in the US...

yarswiss

03-30-2009, 10:10 PM

I hate you...:biggrin: You and your awesome diesel Yaris that we will never get over here:tongue:

Shappers

03-31-2009, 04:15 AM

I wonder how much different the diesel drives... I don't think they have them here in the US...

Well the engine choices in the UK are the 1.0, 1.3 (or 1.33 as it's known now) 1.4D and 1.8.

I drove both the 1.0 and the 1.3 before choosing the 1.4... the diesel is quicker to 60 by about a second, but it's deceptively quick. Gathers speed really quickly. 0 - 60 sprints feel abit laboured as there's abit of low down turbo lag, but ingear acceleration is fantastic. 30 - 50 in 2nd comes about rather rapidly.

And to top it all off, the best MPG out of all the yarii... can't go wrong with that!

It may just be a 'placebo' effect, but since installing the exhaust the power seems to come in a lot earlier, and it pulls alot harder up towards the red line...

1NZYaris1

03-31-2009, 06:04 AM

Shappers

03-31-2009, 09:35 AM

WELCOME , your yaris looks :drool: great .
as for parts for it , i am not sure , but one would think the basic parts are interchangeable betwen models,and most Vendor's here ship all over the world .
Try talking to cali yaris (Garm) at Microimage , great guy and great products and serviceto boot. :thumbsup:

Yeah I had a look at that site - looks great. When i've got afew more $$ I think i'll be investing in a rear sway bar...

Having a depressing time trying to find a performance air filter - having measured my current one it comes out at 310mm X 150mm... can't find anything that looks like it will fit - sad times!

Might just have to wait until the chip to get afew more horses under the bonnet...

tomato

03-31-2009, 04:30 PM

Hello from the Colony and welcome to Yaris World.

:bellyroll:

I wonder why we can't get European Yarii in the US? :cry:

Bredayaris

03-31-2009, 05:30 PM

Nice car and nice pictures!

Drives great huh the diesel :wink:

I've got one too; it's my first diesel powered car but i like the torque in this little car. Some ''pushers'' behind you with bigger cars don't :biggrin:

stripey

04-01-2009, 03:57 PM

Nice car! Looks like a 12 on the plates!!

amir2nv

06-08-2012, 07:29 PM

hi mate, does it say tte at the tip of both pipes or just a T at the end of both tips of the exhaust?

TPA5

06-09-2012, 10:54 AM

hi mate, does it say tte at the tip of both pipes or just a T at the end of both tips of the exhaust?

You may not get a reply, this thread is 3+ years old, and the original poster was last active 2+ years ago.

tooter

06-09-2012, 12:56 PM

Well the engine choices in the UK are the 1.0, 1.3 (or 1.33 as it's known now) 1.4D and 1.8.

I drove both the 1.0 and the 1.3 before choosing the 1.4... the diesel is quicker to 60 by about a second, but it's deceptively quick. Gathers speed really quickly. 0 - 60 sprints feel abit laboured as there's abit of low down turbo lag, but ingear acceleration is fantastic. 30 - 50 in 2nd comes about rather rapidly.

And to top it all off, the best MPG out of all the yarii... can't go wrong with that!

It may just be a 'placebo' effect, but since installing the exhaust the power seems to come in a lot earlier, and it pulls alot harder up towards the red line...

Beautiful car, Shap...:thumbsup:

...and you staged it brilliantely against the open scenery.

What transmission came with your diesel?