No Budget Reviews: 2001 Toyota Yaris 1.0 GS (XP10)

No Budget Reviews: 2001 Toyota Yaris 1.0 GS (XP10) - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

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@Lot76CARS 11 ай бұрын

I have to agree…. I think it’s one of the best all round super minis ever made.. but then I’m a bit biased as you know! When first shown at the Birmingham motor show in 1998. it was a massive step change from the previous starlet which was worthy but downright dull. I think the early cars lacked a lot of equipment like ABS brakes and even power steering I seem to recall, both of which were added later. Our second generation car is now 13 years old, and I’ve just replaced the tires based on age and the battery that gave up the ghost after 11 years, apart from that just regular routine servicing and it runs like clockwork.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

The Mark I and Mark II Yaris (which I also enjoyed in 2022, sir) are sort of seminal cars, really. Very different from the previous Starlet with no common engineering from before, and much more suitable for the European market (although variations on the design were sold all over the world). That is right, some of the early basic cars had no power steering or ABS, which is quite different from the later ones!

@alistairrobinson3865 5 ай бұрын

@@Lot76CARS I’m fortunate to have owned 1994 starlet, a 1999 Yaris, and a 2007 Aygo! The Yaris undoubtedly is the best car of the 3, the Aygo has been bullet proof with 130k now, but the starlet was definitely my favorite with its old school pre vvti 16v engine (revvy, nippy, but thirsty!!) and 5 doors / no central locking! 😂. I’d love another Yaris though

@snich63 11 ай бұрын

In Australia and New Zealand, the first gens were known as Echo, for both hatch and saloon, but all subsequent generations have been badged Yaris. In NZ, we allow used cars to be imported from Japan, so we also see the Vitz (hatch) and Platz (saloon). I was living in the UK when the Yaris was launched, and I remember the first one I saw was a gold three door in the shop window at Harrod’s.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

Yes, lots of different names were used for the cars on this platform all over the world. They were pretty popular over here, although I would have preferred a less basic one than this. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

@adamtoms2726 11 ай бұрын

Dependable transport. Driven several over the years, they just keep going, but rust is now starting to kill a few off, but a very likeable supermini. Another excellent video sir.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much indeed, sir! They are starting to get quite rare now, particularly in this sort of condition. As you, say, like so many cars of this time, rust is the major problem.

@emigrant4life 10 ай бұрын

1 liter of oil every year in to thresholds (and other internal openings) and = zero rust

@seancooke7332 11 ай бұрын

The Absolute Best Supermini ever made. This model Yaris was never bettered. Some Superminis may have been more accommodating, more practical, more economical or better value but none had the build quality or bombproof reliability and longevity of the Yaris.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

The Mark II Yaris is also a good car, but for some reason this Mark I seems to have lingered longer in the popular consciousness. These still can command strong money today.

@shabba890 3 ай бұрын

Fully agree. I thought the K11 Micra was the last of its type but in reality this Yaris was. Properly made in Japan up to the facelift. Good to drive and just so reliable. Its only really chassis rust that kills them off.

@kenbakie4590 11 ай бұрын

I had one of these many years ago and it was a great car. Mine had the GS spec, but it was a 3 door model. Whilst it wasn't the quickest car on the road, I found the engine was always very willing and I did a few motorway trips to Scotland from Kent with no problem keeping up with traffic. After I traded it for a much newer Renault Clio with various electrical gremlins, I was soon wishing I had just kept the Yaris

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

The 1.0 actually seems fine, although I think the 1.3 would be even better. Certainly, these had quite a reputation for dependability in comparison with a Clio, and that may have been justified.

@geoffnoyes520 9 ай бұрын

Still lots of these from the earliest to the latest on the roads here in New Zealand. Vehicle rust is far less of a problem over here, thankfully. I had the funcargo version, ( ex Japan, used) known as the Verso in the UK l believe. Thanks for all your interesting reviews sir.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much indeed for watching all the way from New Zealand! Yes, it does seem that rust is far less of a problem over there than it is here. The Yaris Verso is most certainly on the list, you do still see them over here from time to time.

@shabba890 3 ай бұрын

On the facelift model the seats slid forward and then lifted up to create loads of load space

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 ай бұрын

I mean, that would have been a bit better, wouldn't it? Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting.

@alistairrobinson3865 6 ай бұрын

Had a 1999 1.0s in 2002, absolutely loved it! Was brilliant in every way and despite having an aygo for the past 11 years, the first time I drove that I did think the mk1 Yaris was much better to drive. I do actually look out for these with nostalgia and will definitely get one if a good one pops up in the next few years. The 1.0 was surprisingly good at higher speed with it being 16vs Great video thank you!! Love these basic reviews 🙏

@lloydvehicleconsulting 5 ай бұрын

The Aygo is a good car, but I think the Mark I Yaris is definitely better to drive. This one was in extraordinary condition considering its age. People seem to love No Budget Reviews, and so we will keep making them as long as there is demand.

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 11 ай бұрын

This takes me back Sir. My late grandfather's second last car was a 1.0s Yaris, he had it for 6 years and only covered 10k in it it was so basic it also never came with Power Steering. When I first met my good lady wife, she had a Yaris GS 3 door in a darker shade of blue, remember driving it to Scarborough after work one evening for a weekend break and was quite impressed with it. Thank you for a trip down Memory lane Sir with this review.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

Oh sir, the 1.0 S was a very basic car indeed. I take it that your lady wife also has excellent taste in cars... There was a darker shade of blue available as far as I remember.

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain 11 ай бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I beleive my lady wife was not looking for a car and was car shopping with her mum and spotted the little Yaris and decided she wanted one to replace a Saxo.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

Undoubtedly, the XP10 Yaris is a better car than a Saxo, sir.

@jdmsnowmonkey7913 11 ай бұрын

This takes me back - my first car was a 2001 Yaris 1.3 CDX 5-door. Interestingly the CDX also only had winding windows in the back - an odd feature omission. This Y-reg Mk1 Yaris might've actually been built in Japan, as it was in 2001 that production of the European market models switched to France, although my one was a Japanese built one - you could tell with the 1.3 versions because the engine code and plastic cover was slightly different to the French-built 1.3s.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be able to say, sir, but I don't think the quality of the French built XP10s was any worse than the Japanese built ones from memory. The later CDXs did get rear electric windows, I think, although I would have been annoyed if I had had yours without them.... Thank you again for watching and commenting!

@johncranston8918 7 ай бұрын

I've owned my 55 plate T Sport for 11 years. It's been completely reliable, the interior still looks smart and mechanically/electrically, everything works as it should. The only major expense I've had was a new clutch at 80k, which was more a consequence of my driving than a weakness of the car.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 7 ай бұрын

If a clutch lasts 80,000 miles, then that isn't bad going, really.

@colinhicks4174 11 ай бұрын

I was browsing Auto Trader, as you do, looking at some very low mileage versions of these. 51 plate 1.3 cdx (still with rear windy windows) 19000mi up for £4000. So the early non rusty ones do seem to be going up. At least half the low mileage versions seem to be autos. There are a few, what looked to be, bargains listed. Of course it was often an older demographic that bought these, sometimes as their last car. I really liked the digital speedo, back when it was not a common thing. They seem to have dumped around 2010 for a boring one.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

The price premium on small automatic cars is a bit ridiculous, as I have mentioned many times on the channel already. Even manual XP10s Yarises, if they are in good condition, and a decent specification, can also still change hands for decent money too, of course.

@colinhicks4174 11 ай бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I think I would prefer the mk2, after first facelift. Around 2009/10. You get climate control, a 99hp engine, cheap tax and a aux in socket.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

I know, sir, we had an extremely low mileage one of those on the channel two years ago...

@richardhowlett7398 Жыл бұрын

Those beach huts ❤ Always liked the Mk1 Yaris , never driven one .

@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын

Sir, we did endeavour to bring in some nice scenic locations from time to time.

@alistairrobinson3865 6 ай бұрын

The 1.0s had no power steering, no electric windows, no central locking and believe was only available in 3 door. I did prefer the looks though because unlike the GS the S had mat black door handles which coordinated with the bumpers Vs the color coordinated handles

@lloydvehicleconsulting 5 ай бұрын

Yes, the S models do look quite different. It's not as much external visual difference between the top and bottom of the range as the early Ford Sierras, but the basic ones are certainly strikingly simplistic compared with the CDX.

@shabba890 3 ай бұрын

Most people seemed to spec the S with power steering but otherwise yes their simplicity was wonderful. Features can't go wrong if you don't have them!

@mattw8332 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely examplel. The Yaris certainly was a big improvement over the Starlet. I always considered the central speedo to be a great idea in terms of adapting these to be left or right hand drive. Toyota abandoned this from the mark 3, so perhaps it wasn't.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын

Yes, the speedometer isn't necessarily my favourite, but at least Toyota persevered through, and the second generation cars had them too. It is interesting that they didn't continue it over to the third generation, which was generally a bit more conventional than the first two.

@davidrumming4734 10 ай бұрын

I have driven the 1.0 Yaris and the 1.3 I was selling my massively unreliable, bank busting Vauxhall Astra and was also changing job….which paid less. The Yaris series 1 was highly recommended…so a test drove one. It was horrible. The steering was very heavy, the brakes were poor, but worst of all the clutch was very sharp and engine wasn’t flexible. So you had to rev the engine….(it’s close to silent at idle btw) just to move up in a traffic jam on the flat. When you rev the engine it gets loud very quickly. I didn’t buy it. A Polo or Corsa is much nicer and easier to drive. Other points to note… These were below expected size at the time because Toyota didn’t yet have a city car…so the Yaris is a bit smaller than other superminis of that period (this has all now changed with newer models). The instruments being in the middle takes some getting used to. I also borrowed a family members 2003 series 1 1.3….apart from being a bit quicker in a straight line and having a few more gadgets fitted, in every other way it’s identical to the lesser 1.0. Including that sharp clutch. So yes they do go on and on….because Toyota……and to prove a point, a neighbour has a poverty spec series 1, with the 1.0 engine and black plastic bumpers……complete with cosmetic damage…..and yet it still runs (yr 1999 I think)…no ABS or power steering. But I urge anyone considering one as a 1st car (OMG, I just remembered someone I know just bought a 2001 example for their first car) to try before you buy and compare with something else. These cars are hard work to drive by modern standards. PS They also made a MK1 Yaris - Verso….a very tall odd shape mini van or people carrier style? Body with the same engine & running gear. The front end was a standard Yaris which is why it looks so odd. Ideal if you wear tall 🎩

@lloydvehicleconsulting 10 ай бұрын

In the context of when they were launched, these cars drove fine, although the interior quality, heavy steering and lack of refinement are all things which show us just how far we have come in the last 25 years.

@8anewbeginning160 3 ай бұрын

How economical is it? How many kms to the litre?

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 ай бұрын

About 50-55 mpg. Not sure what that is litres per kilometre, I am afraid....

@antoinettehowes6964 6 ай бұрын

I own its twin - same year too. Nvr wanna part with it. Amazing car!! ❤

@lloydvehicleconsulting 6 ай бұрын

Well, if you can keep the rust at bay, then it should just keep going.

@worldhello1234 10 ай бұрын

@5:24 The Verso or Funcargo is not funny but ultra practical. 🤗 It is only funny if people choose the "penny pincher" edition over the 1NZ-FE. 🤫

@lloydvehicleconsulting 10 ай бұрын

We never got the 1.5 in this country, only the 1.3 in the Yaris Verso.

@runoflife87 11 ай бұрын

Well, it was a sensible city car - pretty cheap and durable, no joke tech features.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

Yes, decent ones actually command quite strong money even now....

@camperlustig68 Жыл бұрын

Good Evening Sir!!

@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын

Did you enjoy the Yaris review, sir?

@classics144sportscarschannel 11 ай бұрын

the lower ratio engines use less fuel that higher ratio engines.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 11 ай бұрын

Probably correct, sir....

@mazdaman1286 6 ай бұрын

Great little car. Get some decent rubber on them , and the road holding is great , cheap Chinese tyres will destroy it. They are only narrow anyway. The vvti engine will happily rev into the 7k region and will disillusion many larger cars. Good in the twisties, economical my 1.0 regularly does 55mpg , used to average 62 mpg on E5 but down a bit now. I guess if I drove more economically I could get more but it so much fun. No one will try and steal it it has no street cred. Insurance is virtually nil parts cheap what's not to like ?

@lloydvehicleconsulting 6 ай бұрын

Oh yes, I recently changed from Jinyu tyres on one of my cars, and the driving experience is now completely different. As you say, the engines are very strong, even if the 1.0 seems a bit underpowered compared with some of the other options. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!