Sensible Secondhand Reviews: 2011 Toyota Yaris (XP90) 1.33 T Spirit Nav - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

[@raymondhunt6109]

Had an 07 Yaris reliable but not boring. Half of the families in my small N.Wales village ownToyotas as we have a dealer here who gets returning customers who like the service & reliability, lots of these are Mk.2 Yaris's.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, I can't say that I am surprised about that! These are tough and practical little cars, just perhaps not the most exciting ones, but they do remain very popular indeed. I enjoyed driving this one.

[@Lot76CARS]

Thanks for reviewing our Yaris. Admittedly, not the most dynamic drive in the class but extremely easy to drive and bullet proof. In the eight years we’ve owned it I’ve just replaced tyres (on age) and recently a battery (the first lasted nearly 11 years). Despite the mileage, it’s used every day and we’d be loathe to part with it.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you again, Simon! I very much enjoyed it, and it is one of the very few cars that I have driven that I wouldn't mind living with every day (there are not many). I hope that you enjoyed the Rover as well.

[@Lot76CARS]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting thanks Joseph, indeed I did enjoy the Rover, especially that V6, I can see the attraction and what a unicorn it is now.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It is a rare car, but we are quite attached to it! The kit to fix the heater should be arriving soon.

[@seancooke7332]

Between 2005 and 2010 this Supermini Class of car had reached a Standard of sophistication that was well engineered and built, reliable, comfortable and powerful. The Yaris was simply the Best of the Best.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes sir, it was definitely one of the best at the time, although a Fiesta does drive a bit better than this. I actually test drove a Mark VI Fiesta against a Mark I Yaris with a client in 2018, and she chose the Fiesta in the end, although it was very close.

[@mattw8332]

That's a lovely example. They look great in red. A work colleague has a silver 06 reg Yaris. I don't know what spec but it has steel wheels and the 1.33 litre engine.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It is a ridiculously nice example, sir, less than 17,000 miles! The 2006 Yaris will be a T2 or T3, I would think. It will be the 1.3 85 bhp engine rather than the 1.33, as that did not come out until the 2009 facelift.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great review Sir, I had the later mark 3 SR 1.33 so I know that the engine is a little cracker, I think by the time it got to the Mark 3 it had lost some of its uniqueness ie the instrument panel in the middle and it's storage space like the 3 gloveboxes.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, they sort of split the range when they were launched as the more spacious Verso-S came out at the same time as the Mark III Yaris. They are quite different in character compared with the Mark II, you are absolutely right! Thank you again for watching, sir.

[@mariojager43]

I had the diesel version in Black with the digital readout, it pulled like a train and was very economical, loved it like all the Toyota's I've owned.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

You know the drill by now, though, don't you, sir?

[@mariojager43]

Oops slipped up 😆! I mentioned Satan's fuel.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@mariojager43 , you did indeed, sir! Unfortunately for you, the rules on this channel are unwavering.....

[@alaricbragg7843]

Thanks! A friend from Worship has a manual one! It goes without saying that these are a favourite in New Zealand!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Gosh, these must be absolutely everywhere in New Zealand!

[@zzhughesd]

Bought a Zinc model in last twenty mins A4C in trade lol. Very timely video. Mine was just under a bag of S

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, well, trade contacts can mean they are available for a bit less to other people in the trade, but to the average person, I don't think you can buy these for under £1,000 any more in reasonable condition with an MOT, whereas I am sure that you could a year ago! We had been planning this video for some time, so definitely no collusion going on...

[@zzhughesd]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting was one in Nov dip horrid old ManHeim 550 hammer 750 home. Never seen at that. They’re MEH cars. Fiesta MK6 you also reviewed. Miles miles better which is odd isn’t it. Better drive. Better own. The Yaris interior almost amazing and yet so unloved. Totally overlooked car the MK2, the MK1 Yaris. Though. Wasn’t. That was almost cool and reverred small car. Mk2 does have week points. Clutch feels rubbery and vague. MK2 largely forgettable even as 1.8 SR. Mk1 T Sport was cool. End of. . They’re £1599 to 1699 to start Aurotrader MK2 and Fiesta similar or more. Should be other way around. Mk1 have held their values and Mk2 hasn’t. I’ve seen some insane pricing all week all trade outlets. We’re being retailed cars !!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@zzhughesd , yes, insane secondhand prices at the moment. If you look in the description, you will see a link to the Yaris Mark I T Sport I filmed in 2020. I had heard a lot of hype about it, and I just found it a bit underwhelming, I am afraid. It didn't help that the driving position was very uncomfortable for me. This was much more comfortable, and better thought out, really than a Mark I, although a Fiesta Mark VI has a better gearchange and handles better. I didn't find the clutch bad at all, either on this car or on the one I drove in 2018, to be honest, and having done 250 reviews on this channel, I do have a fair idea of what a lot of cars are like, but you have probably driven more of these Yaris models. The 1.8 SR is completely forgotten, whereas the Fiesta ST was not, even if they were on sale at the same time, which is very strange. It's actually very rare that I drive a car on this channel, and then immediately think that I could live with one and consider buying one, but after this, I did wonder if I should. That probably doesn't make much sense, but I have quite unusual tastes in cars!

[@zzhughesd]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Fiesta ST 2.0 hard buy sell upto 5 years ago. No longer. But 172 182 Clio on 30,000 miles was a mega slow sell back 2010 for what 3499 ish. A mad job. The T sport is all about. Looks. Clutch is a nicer type. Must be a different choice in 1.5? White clocks fab. I’m small. Seat height one feature of a car I either don’t want a lever for -or- wanna sit near floor. However hate Audi A5 coupe mk1 as feel under windscreen. Now that’s a car that didn’t suit my body type !!!! Think T Sport is my kind of car. I’ve had ever Kei car thrice over. Own oddities and love HubN bangernomics. Hence owned the GLXi auto green Nexia in trade last year. Just had to drive it. Selling it was hell of a different matter !!!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@zzhughesd , if you want to sell old weird Korean cars, then have a look at the Seoul Classics Facebook Group. They love that sort of stuff in there. I have driven a huge variety of different stuff over the last three and a half years, from sub £500 Renaults and Rovers to brand new £30,000 electric cars, but cars like this Yaris are typically the sort of thing which I source for clients, and often they are surprisingly popular for some reason. I am filming three different cars for three different series on the channel tomorrow all over the place in terms of budget, make and age, you will have to let me once they all come out which one you prefer...

[@trabali5168]

great reliable cars and yes a very late mk2, even the mark 2 yaris lost the driving school battle/war with the micra k11 though, but both were a doddle to drive!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It wouldn't have been the K11 Micra during the Mark II Yaris era, sir, it would have been the K12, I think. The steering on the Mark II Yaris is unbelievably light.

[@trabali5168]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting sorry K12 it is sir

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@trabali5168 , thank you, sir!

[@alaricbragg7843]

People in New Zealand DO take them on longer journeys...🙂

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I am sure that they do, sir!

[@terrificspokesman7416]

A Fiesta might be a little easier to work on but the Yaris will probably need less work on the engine. Especially the petrol versions.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

The Zetec-SE in the Mark VI and Mark VII Fiesta is a very good engine, and they are generally very reliable if they are looked after properly. However, these Toyota engines have proven to be even more reliable!

[@terrificspokesman7416]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting your right. But the 1.0 EcoBoost in the Mark VII are very unreliable. It's a shame. I've driven a Fiesta EcoBoost and the engine was quite good to drive with. The PowerShift automatic in the Mark VII is also quite unreliable.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

We don't talk about the Ecoboom engine around here, sir. Or the Powershift gearbox. I was pretty clear about that in my Fiesta Mark VIII review back in April....

[@terrificspokesman7416]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting sorry, I forgot about that.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Not to worry, sir! It was almost a year ago now....

[@farhaansidd5547]

Great video I just purchased one 👍 😀

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you ever so much indeed, glad you enjoyed the video, these are good little cars.

[@alaricbragg7843]

We get the Ractis in New Zealand, however I think that they are mostly used Japanese imports.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

The Ractis was imported here as the Verso-S for just two years between 2011 and 2013.

[@DylRicho]

It's a great car, but the strange placement of the dash forces me to look elsewhere, for instance at the Auris, or Honda Jazz. I know it's probably something you might get used to, but it doesn't seem like an intelligent (or safe at high speeds) decision to have the information to your left as opposed to right in front of you.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Certainly the standard specification pre-facelift models had a different dashboard with digital readouts, which were even less conventional than the one in this car. The contemporary Hyundai Matrix and some other cars have also had a similar layout to this. It was pretty easy to get used to it, actually. It was abandoned, however, with the third generation Yaris.

[@terrificspokesman7416]

16,000 miles is low mileage for any car and its extremely low milage for a Toyota. That car is capable to last for many more miles.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, exactly, this is why Simon and his family intend to keep it for many more years to come!

[@terrificspokesman7416]

Why did Toyota have to badge it as a 1.33. We're they just trying to make a 1.3 engine sound more exotic? 😂😂. Aside from that they are a good little car.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I think it was to differentiate it from the older 1.3 engine, but apart from that, I don't really know.

[@alaricbragg7843]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Just a suggestion but maybe it was because some contemporary market rival cars like the previously shown Fiesta had similar model names?

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@alaricbragg7843 , absolutely no idea, I am afraid, sir!

[@williamshelton9688]

The music !?…..not

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Don't watch the video, then.