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I'm surprised you say that, I had a 2000 and 2011 Yaris and with the rear seat slid fully back there was loads of room for four fair sized adults. Even when we went for a weekend away with 2 friends and we all had overnight bags, with the rear seat half way back all the luggage went in the boot and everyone still had enough leg and head room. Sadly, the same cannot be said of Yaris from 2012 onwards, I simply couldn't consider one as there's too little legroom in the back and headroom even worse. Not to mention the generous interior oddments space of earlier models became one very small glovebox and virtually nothing else.

Hi my first post and new to toyota after 10 years of owning 4 different Smart cars i picked up a new yaris icon tech hybrid in chilly red yesterday i must say so far what a great car it is so nice to drive , Top marks to Maidstone Toyotas sales staff a totally different buying experience to Mercedes Smart who could not cere if you bought a car or not , i normally change my cars every three years but i have told myself that this one is my last new car 🙂 . I was looking at a EV but i have no off street parking to charge a EV and where i live in Kent there is only one charge point so i went for a Hybrid , i will keep you all posted on how i get on with the car over the next few months but so far so good

After recently ending my ownership of my avensis t180, I've now purchased a 2007 yaris 1.8 sr. First impressions are its a great little car to drive. Hasn't got the build quality of the avensis but it makes up for it in fun factor. Being the 1.8 petrol, its easy to keep up with traffic without the need to use the gears all the time. There's more room in the cabin than I imagined, unless you have 4 adults to carry around. Overall I'm very pleased with my purchase. If anyone else has this model, please give me some input on the good and bad of your ownership, thanks

If your not planning any performance upgrades I'd recommend using what Toyota recommend for the engine i.e. Denso I've always gone to Toyota and got my service kit from the parts department and just give it to my mechanic never any problems 👍 It's the best way to run them 👍

The rear seats have great flexibility I agree, but I'm over 6ft and passenger space is limited compared to my previous auris and avensis. Good point, there are so many storage compartments in this model. Even one behind the steering wheel! How does this model hold up to rust? All I can really see is the rear beam has surface corrosion all over it but nothing a rub down won't cure. Also does anyone have a recommendation for a set of spark plugs? I've seen Bosch and ngk for sale around £30 for a set. Thanks

According to the home page of teoc.ws, content will remain online in read only until July 2019 - so only around 4 months left.

No plans on performance mods, maybe just make it look nicer. Wheels need a refurb, body has the usual marks etc but I don't know if its worth spending on the cosmetics. At the moment it drives good and it was cheap to buy.

Great purchase 👍 You don't see many of these Yaris these days, if your going to tinker with it the guys to talk to are Se7en Motorsport great guys and with the engine been a celica one they know them very well.

This is not an issue, simply one characteristic feature to bear in mind when chosing one's car. As you say, the best thing is to test drive the car. When I lend my Aygo, many drivers stall. While most people will certainly get used to it, a young or old driver might dislike this and end up burning the clutch rapidly.

Try both...my guess is the Yaris will be the choice. My wife had to make that choice some years ago..tried both..she chose Yaris..and is now on her third consecutive Yaris.!

Hi. Regarding the Aygo... Pros: -nimble in town, short steering radius, easy to park anywhere -cheap to run, insure... Cons: -the clutch can be a little strange to handle, with its very high biting point, this might annoy a senior driver (no offense), and this part has always been a weakness on this car, check the amount of ads with a clutch replaced very early -a rather low sitting car, I noticed that the seat foam tends to collapse with time, I weigh 180 pounds and after a few years, I was sitting a few centimeters lower ^^ -the trunk has a high loading level forcing to lift up shopping bags, take a 5-door to load on the back seats -everything is cheap, although it is more recent than the 97 Micra, it might seem lower in quality I love the Aygo but I would go for a Fiat Panda or a Yaris, even a Yaris mk1 😃

My old bag of rust.... il post some more once shes outta the paint shop... BoB