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Toyota Avensis T27 Tourer Project
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The Hydrate 80 is great. You can almost overpaint it and then wipe the excess. Can easily be over painted etc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Car is running well, seats are good and given the car a quick wipe over (still not given it a proper wash since I bought it), winter tyres blackened etc.
Dog loves the boot too ![]() ![]() ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Nice update and good to hear it’s work well with no issues
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![]() I think an Avensis could be on the cards as the next car, yours just looks better after each post. |
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Toyota Avensis T27 Tourer Project
Also managed today to clean up my spare tyres and get them stored outside the garage on two tiles, with a new garden furniture cover I ordered for them, and some weight on top.
Should do the job well ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by wrxmania; 18-11-2018 at 10:54 PM. |
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Toyota Avensis T27 Tourer Project
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They are great cars, pretty much totally reliable other than anything you can easily search for online (especially petrols) and not crazy to maintain. They ain’t ever going to rival an M5 on the road for performance or driver engagement but if you want a reliable, well engineered car with a proven track record, an Avensis (or pretty much any Toyota) is ideal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by wrxmania; 18-11-2018 at 10:55 PM. |
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The Avensis petrol is also available with one of the best real-world automatic gearboxes out there. It's Toyota's "Multidrive S" CVT, and while I know they are anathema to most "car people", this one is a bit different.
Firstly, it has all the benefits of a CVT - ie under normal use it's seamless because there literally aren't any gears. Living in suburban south Manchester it makes stop and go traffic far less trying. It also has a responsive and most of all, predictable kickdown so effectively you've got torque on demand via variable gearing. It has a manual mode so if you need to choose and hold a gear for say, overtaking purposes, you can do so. Or you can also press the "Sport" button - it basically sharpens the throttle and shortens the ratios it picks, and allows the engine to rev to the redline. Whilst it seems a little odd in a family estate, if you know you will need all the performance the engine has to offer (again, overtaking is the obvious use case) it will give it to you. Plus on top of all of this it covers a great range of ratios than the manual, so it can hold a really long gear on the motorway, but again instantly drop the ratio a bit if you need a bit of extra oomph. There is also no real economy penalty compared to the same car / engine with a manual. Just make sure you get the fluid changed at a Toyota garage, as there is a specific fluid and procedure to be followed that differs from a "normal" ATF. That said, it's not a dear job and even doing it once every four years is being careful. More than worth the tradeoff IMO. |
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