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09-19-2012, 12:40 AM | #39 |
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I must have had a Monday or Friday car as well ... my waterpump went as well. But really, anyone that reads this forum knows that the waterpump on the Yaris is suspect. So .. one bad part, I would consider that pretty good. But .. a Chinese car, not likely to happen for me, I just don't trust them with my life. I want the airbag to work when I get in a crash. A Chinese airbag I just cannot take that chance.
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09-19-2012, 05:25 AM | #42 | |
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I put hundreds of thousands of miles on them and loved to do all the work on them. If you can drive a Beetle surely you can drive a Chinese concoction.
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My brother was looking at a $13,000 Versa sedan, he bought the $16,000 hatchback instead.
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09-19-2012, 07:44 AM | #45 |
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They are already sold in Australia.Presently there is two Chines brands in Australia. Great Wall Motors and Chery. Great Wall Motors produce SUV's and pick ups and they are selling like hot cakes. They are cheaper but not by much.You would be surprise to know they are only a few grand cheaper than other makes. |
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Beetle.....Chinese concoction.....what about the old (can't properly type this on an English keyboard) Citroen (the 2V I think) with the basket weave seats!!!......and of course the Trebant.....those polluted Germany for a fair amount of time after reunification. |
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09-19-2012, 12:46 PM | #49 |
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" Did the Corolla's head gasket hold up any better? "
Yes , original engine and tranny . Starting burning large amount of oil and put her down . Figure the rings went . " If memory serves, didn't your Yaris head gasket already fail? I think it sprang an oil leak... " Yes , all is fine since the repair . It's a love / hate relationship with the sedan . Everyone or everything has its days . Keeping it until the day it craps out . |
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@ nookandcranny:
Singling out Marin County with an anecdotal story or two is a misrepresentation at best. I was raised in Marin and still have many, many friends there. None of them give a hoot about "car prestige". Doesn't mean there aren't people like that living there, but your sweeping generalizations are unfair. Are you trying to suggest with your statistic about BMW ownership that everyone who buys a BMW is buying it for the label? It's a beautifully designed brand, awesome to drive and reliable. The logic of including everyone in one bucket because of some single fact, statistic or story is just not valid. / rant // Former Marin County Resident
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Peace..Go scoop yourself a Great Wall. http://www.greatwallmotors.com.au/de...ticle&ID=21794 There is 25 559 Great Wall Motors on Australian Roads and growing baby. So they are not as bad as you think. However it is by no means cheap buddy.$ 28 990 for a suv DIESEL. Which is not bad. The Panda is less than 10K. You get what you pay for..BTW you can purchased a pick up truck loaded with features power package, air con, air bag, abs and power windows etc for the same price as a midget YARIS. End of STORY. Last edited by junorico24; 09-19-2012 at 03:39 PM. |
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Being able to drive stick gets the same car for the $11k base price. Of course, my mom promptly (2 weeks after getting it) sends the car into a fence, flipping it and totaling the car. She blamed sudden unintended acceleration. The insurance found nothing wrong with the car. My mom has more than 3 decades of driving experience with only 2 minor fender benders. The insurance coughed up most of the cost of the car, which she promptly took to a Toyota dealer and got a '11 certified pre-owned Yaris sedan (no more new sedans, so she had to get used). Don't know what happened, and I don't think anyone will ever know... but if I had to get a $11k car, I'd still consider the Versa. It's surprisingly roomy. |
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09-21-2012, 09:07 PM | #53 |
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Yes and the sedan has the 1.6 engine whereas the hatch has the old inefficient 1.8 133 hp gass guzzler.
The sedan was made hundreds of pounds lighter too which helps. Gee if i could find one I might buy it! But "good luck with that"
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Needless to say, we're both big fans of really cheap vehicles. I'd buy a cheap Chinese car in a heartbeat... just not the first year of a model. |
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