Hello from the UK! - 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

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

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?

MadMax · 03-30-2009, 08:24 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

Shappers · 03-30-2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMax

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!

SailDesign · 03-30-2009, 08:43 AM

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

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.

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!

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.

*tomato* · 03-31-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wooverstone8

Hello from the Colony and welcome to Yaris World.

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

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...

You and your awesome diesel Yaris that we will never get over here

Shappers · 03-31-2009, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

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

WELCOME , your yaris looks

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.

Shappers · 03-31-2009, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1NZYaris1

WELCOME , your yaris looks

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.

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...

03-30-2009, 04:39 AM	#1
Shappers Drives: Yaris SR 1.4D Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Exeter, UK Posts: 15	Hello from the UK! 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 and finally... a close up of the new TTE exhaust: sorry if i've posted in the wrong forum! Look forward to hearing your views and contributing in the discussions! Cheers,

03-30-2009, 07:00 AM	#2
NJBob View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 444	Lookin' good, man. Nice rims...luv the exhaust. How about a tint? __________________ \| \|

03-30-2009, 02:59 PM	#10
SIPNGAS I LOVE my Yaris! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Polar White LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 5,164	Love the car and welcome!! __________________ We don't see things as THEY are...we see them as WE are. Lisa aka *SIPNGAS*

03-30-2009, 08:33 PM	#13
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	looks good! Welcome! __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

03-30-2009, 08:34 PM	#14
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	I wonder how much different the diesel drives... I don't think they have them here in the US... __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

03-30-2009, 08:24 AM	#3
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	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

03-30-2009, 08:43 AM	#5
SailDesign Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: . Posts: 1,931	Thought I recognised Dartmoor there - my brother lives in Manaton. And "Nice Car", too. Perfect colour choice

03-30-2009, 08:54 AM	#6
roxy1 Drives: 2014 yaris 5 speed Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 642	that landscape looks like where the guys got chewed up in the opening scene of American Werewolf in London. be careful.

03-30-2009, 09:45 AM	#7
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	Nice! The TTE Pitlane wheels are my favorite wheels on a Yaris.

03-30-2009, 01:52 PM	#8
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	Nice! Of course I'm a little partial to that color ;) Nice rims, too!

03-30-2009, 02:35 PM	#9
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Very nice. Welcome to the forum.

03-30-2009, 04:02 PM	#11
wooverstone8 View User's Garage Drives: 2017 VW Jetta 1.4L Manual Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 349	Hello from the Colony and welcome to Yaris World.

03-30-2009, 10:10 PM	#15
yarswiss Albino truck smasher Drives: '07 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sunland, CA Posts: 101	I hate you... You and your awesome diesel Yaris that we will never get over here

03-31-2009, 06:04 AM	#17
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	WELCOME , your yaris looks 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. __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php