Toyota Yaris GR as a daily driver

[mjheathcote]

Would you consider one, quite a trick bit of a car, I would imagine being very chuckable with 4wd that you can change the bias from front to more rear and 50:50.

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From £30k with 0% APR deals if you pre-order with a £1.5k deposit, refundable if you don't like after test drive.

May be a little small in my case though maybe, would be a swop for the M140i which would be about 4 years old when deliveries start early next year.

Just flashes up as something a bit different!

 

[Wack61]

Oh yes , that will be a fun car

 

[mjheathcote]

Looking into the GR Yaris a little further, I'm quite taken with it.
Looking at the 0% finance deal over 24 months it wouldn't cost me anymore than my current self financing on my M140i, which is three and half years old.
I've never bought anything on PCP, and the 2 year 0% offer to me is more of an interest free loan over 2 years. In that case why would you pay any deposit? Surely I'm better using the positive equity I have in my M140i for the increased monthly payments rather than giving it to Toyota upfront?
At the end of the term would probably refinance at only 2 years old, however if I was bored of it, is the guaranteed future value at approx 50% purchase price reasonable on this type of car? I'm basing it on 15K miles per year being my opted out company car.
I'm surprised there isn't more interest in this car. Its fully loaded, tricked out, and if you look beyond the yaris badge, seems good value for money to me compared to say a new BMW 135i or VW Golf GTI.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Have you thought about getting a 0% credit card? Put the 1.5k deposit on that and pay it off when the term is due in 20 months or so?

 

[Andyk]

33k with track pack....Nearly fell off my chair....33k for a Yaris..Though it would have been 25k Max....Always thought the Yaris was in the segment below the 1 series/Golf/Focus etc which ai why I expected it to be less so money.....Think I would keep the BMW as its such a great car. Have there been any reviews of the Yaris yet ? Is it any good ?

 

[mjheathcote]

33k with track pack....Nearly fell off my chair....33k for a Yaris..Though it would have been 25k Max....Always thought the Yaris was in the segment below the 1 series/Golf/Focus etc which ai why I expected it to be less so money.....Think I would keep the BMW as its such a great car. Have there been any reviews of the Yaris yet ? Is it any good ?

The problem is the name, even the Mrs just said, but its a Yaris!
The fact is it has been built for the WRC and it shares no body panels (shape and material) with the regular Yaris, even lower roof line (carbon fibre), and 3 door, not 5 door.
Then the suspension is totally different, the rear suspension completely different with double wishbones.
The drive train is despoke with new engine and the trick 4wd, with torsen diffs front and back with the 'track pack'.
So it's only a Yaris in name only, like the Metro 6R4 was still a Metro!
Totally unlike say a VW Golf Match and a VW Golf R, which shares everything except a few bolt in bits.

 

[midlifecrisis]

33k with track pack....Nearly fell off my chair....33k for a Yaris..Though it would have been 25k Max....Always thought the Yaris was in the segment below the 1 series/Golf/Focus etc which ai why I expected it to be less so money.....Think I would keep the BMW as its such a great car. Have there been any reviews of the Yaris yet ? Is it any good ?

Aston Martin Cygnet , didn't they start at 45K?
https://www.astonmartin.com/en/models/past-models/cygnet

Still 28k after 10 years
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201901023581583

 

[mjheathcote]

Aston Martin Cygnet , didn't they start at 45K?
https://www.astonmartin.com/en/models/past-models/cygnet

Still 28k after 10 years
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201901023581583

A little different, the GR Yaris is being mass produced in comparison not limited to numbers built.
I don't know, I haven't fallen out of love with the M140i to be honest, but after 2 and a half years and over 40K miles as a daily I do fancy a change, but it needs to be something as interesting as I have at the moment. That's the hard bit.

 

[midlifecrisis]

A little different, the GR Yaris is being mass produced in comparison not limited to numbers built.
I don't know, I haven't fallen out of love with the M140i to be honest, but after 2 and a half years and over 40K miles as a daily I do fancy a change, but it needs to be something as interesting as I have at the moment. That's the hard bit.

Try leasing instead, you can change your car every 24 or 36 months...

 

[mjheathcote]

Try leasing instead, you can change your car every 24 or 36 months...

Don't like the commitment of leasing nor PCP actually.
Mileage variable from year to year, job security etc, prefer to be more in control and be able to dispose and walk away with no lease commitment or negative equity.
I've been a good boy when I bought the M140i not exceeding costs paid by my car allowance, and have built up quite a positive equity in the M140i over the last 2 and a half years too which adds flexibility for the next one, whatever and whenever that will be.
Actually because of the costs it is quite compelling to keep running the M140i and build up more equity in it as the depreciation curve has been pretty flat the last 2 years.

 

[Wattie]

Gets a helluva review

 

[mjheathcote]

Gets a helluva review

I know.
It isn't just a warmed up standard Yaris and I think at the moment, it's been overlooked.

 

[outrun]

I really like these as well but it's still a bunch of cash when compared so something like a Golf GTI or Golf R. Or a hot Mini Works. The finance is decent but for the £6-7k or so deposit, you're into M2 territory and for me, that's the best small and fast car of them all just now. A low mileage M2 Competition, with a proper finance rate deal (not the rubbish offered by BMW), would be around £400 a month on that deposit.

 

[mjheathcote]

I really like these as well but it's still a bunch of cash when compared so something like a Golf GTI or Golf R. Or a hot Mini Works. The finance is decent but for the £6-7k or so deposit, you're into M2 territory and for me, that's the best small and fast car of them all just now. A low mileage M2 Competition, with a proper finance rate deal (not the rubbish offered by BMW), would be around £400 a month on that deposit.

For 24 months 0% APR the deposit doesn't have to be £7K, it can be between 0 to 35% of the value.
So whether you pay 0 deposit, or £11k deposit, being 0% APR the end figure paid after 2 years is the same. So might as well pay 0 deposit and pay higher monthlies, and draw off your deposit money rather than give it to Toyota upfront!

 

[outrun]

Ah, that's not clear on their website. Looked like you needed to be putting in £6k plus to get the deal.

Cool car, I like it.

 

[Wattie]

I really like these as well but it's still a bunch of cash when compared so something like a Golf GTI or Golf R. Or a hot Mini Works. The finance is decent but for the £6-7k or so deposit, you're into M2 territory and for me, that's the best small and fast car of them all just now. A low mileage M2 Competition, with a proper finance rate deal (not the rubbish offered by BMW), would be around £400 a month on that deposit.

It’s 50% more than a Maserati GS!

 

[mjheathcote]

It’s 50% more than a Maserati GS!

Yes just fuukit, use my 4200 as a daily, my car allowance could pay £5k a year towards maintenance, and having a fuel card BIK less claiming tax back on mileage, fuel costs could be stomachable!
It's having the balls to do it. Use the Pinin more over the salty bits of the winter.
We don't have a rule book for what cars we have to run with a car allowance, although maybe it would not go down too well!

 

[CatmanV2]

although maybe it would not go down too well!

I used to take the cash and drive a GT. No one gave a ****

C

 

[mjheathcote]

I used to take the cash and drive a GT. No one gave a ****

C

Only issue I do approx 20K a year for business.
That would be approx £6k a year in fuel, so would double to what I use presently which would be noticed no doubt!

 

[CatmanV2]

Only issue I do approx 20K a year for business.
That would be approx £6k a year in fuel, so would double to what I use presently which would be noticed no doubt!

Ahh we had different fuel allowances depending on if you had a company car, or cash for car, then the type and number of passengers. So it was still a fixed per mile rate and if you wanted to drive a V8, you just paid the extra effectively.

C