Seedy Al Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I hate starting new threads. Especially about newish cars. But seriously considering buying a Daihatsu YRV turbo for daily duties. Anyone have anything good or bad to say about them? Fills all the boxes I want really. Small. Turbo. Probably auto for traffic jam life. And post 2000 for 1 year wofs. Would rather have a mira turbo or something but these seem to be able to be bought for teaspoon money. Thanks for anything anyone can tell me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Night Shamalayan Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Drove one of these once. Went hard for what it was. Steering wheel tiptronic buttons were a bit gimmicky. Pretty fun car though. Think they're very close/similar/same chassis as a Toyota echo/yaris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I didn't even know these existed but I like the look of them. I say do it. 3cylinder turbs fer days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Google says does hunnitz in straight line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Memory says the boxes are not that strong in these? Perhaps ring some of the trans specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 A mate of mine just sold one recently after owning one for several years (Sean in Wellington - Al, I think you might know him). I originally picked it up in Auckland and stored it for a few weeks before he came to grab it. They are quite economical, which is great for around town, but are a bit ungainly when cornering due to being taller than they are wide. Also the shittier the tyres, the more sledging that occurs. I remember experiencing a bad lockup coming down the Ngauranga gorge in the wet in his one. It was auto as well which did take some of the fun factor out of driving it. But yeah, they have a responsive little 4 cylinder 1.3 turbo and a surprising amount of room inside, easy to park too which is good. They share a platform with a bunch of other Toyotas and Daihatsus so parts are cheap and plentiful and in the time he had it not much went wrong except for a bit of paint fade and an accessory belt needed to be replaced. Get one! ...or if you can wait a few months while I try and source a windscreen for this blasted Alto you could eventually buy that instead. Lawl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Aren't they pretty much a Toyota 2SZ engine with a turbo fitted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 11 hours ago, Raizer said: Aren't they pretty much a Toyota 2SZ engine with a turbo fitted? Wiki says yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_YRV K3-VE link goes to 2SZ-FE page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Guy at my old job had one. Auto grenaded its self, so he was converting to manual. Not sure if he ever finished that project before i left. His opinion was that the autos were rubbish; probably fine for around town but dont abuse it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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