GR Yaris 👎 Negatives - what annoys, disappoints, puzzles and generally irks you about the GR Yaris?
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Noticed again yesterday, the car goes round roundabouts too well, and so people pull out on you and you nearly hit them.
GRandemakina
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Michael Knight
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Seems to be rather thirsty - have done one trip to city (40km) + short 10km trip with son and fuel gauge shows 1/4 is gone. But, don't really care as its fun to blast around.
I have the rear belts clipped in permanently for this reason. No one sits in the back, stops them rattling too
Kaxe
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I get this everytime I drive it!
I used to have them clipped in all the time to stop that light until I started laying the rear seats flat with a full length boot mat hiding them so now I can't have them clipped in or it would leave dents in the leather...
It's nice having a fast van though lol!!
CerN
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This is a thing indeed!
Especially when you nip out in front of someone else, or go round the outside of a ditherer!
Today I realised I don't have any issues with blind spots at all because of the digital mirror I installed early on (which solves all the other rear view mirror woes too). That rear camera is pretty wide angle (and keeps suprsingly clean behind the roof antenna), and before cars disappear from the side window they show up in the rear view "mirror" already. That is, no blind spots at all. Can really recommend.
Link in the old place on how to: https://www.gr-yaris.co.uk/threads/rearview-mirror-in-the-way-possible-hi-tech-solution.502/
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Michael Knight
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In terms of mechanics, its mostly driveline & transmission strength, valve train springs and oil pickup.
Fun to see if new model has any improvements with these or not.
Fun to see if new model has any improvements with these or not.
Michael Knight
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Windscreen washer jets not being heated type. Wonder how big project it would be to get heating into them..?
warren_RS3
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Mostly love it. My one gripe is every time we go out in the car it seems to develop a new rattle, usually an intensely unpleasant one. I've never spent more hours working on a car trying to pin down rattles. Latest one is when bass note hits on the speakers the front door release/central locking cables vibrate on the door panel so 2 foam panels are incoming.
Not got rattles from mine, and that's after 30k miles. If something's rattling on mine, it's something I've put there, or it's my aging bones.
Three years on, the car still gets comments and thumbs up from others. Getting stopped to talk about the car is such a headache (I'm joking of course!).
Three years on, the car still gets comments and thumbs up from others. Getting stopped to talk about the car is such a headache (I'm joking of course!).
GR.KEV
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Yeah had mine 3 yrs 28k! No rattles, only the rubber door seals are starting to crack, these are under warranty!
Will get passenger side done next !
Had the driver side done was blowing a gale!
CerN
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I have some rattles in the driver side door. I'm probably going to just bite the bullet and fix it myself.
Michael Knight
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it should have 120ltr fuel tank as an option, making it more serious condender for Autobahns or 1day rally recce's.
Michael Knight
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Steering column had created some kind of squak sound when turning - maybe add some silicone spray there or what would you recommend?
Bat out of Hell
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Take it to your Toyota dealership, surely they should sort this under the warranty
This damn hood prop! Every time I open the hood the stick keeps slipping out of my hand and bangs around in the engine compartment!
Contender for worst hood stick in my book
Contender for worst hood stick in my book
GR.KEV
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This damn hood prop! Every time I open the hood the stick keeps slipping out of my hand and bangs around in the engine compartment!
Contender for worst hood stick in my book
