Toyota are playing us for fools

[Ext User(Andy)]

Why is it that you can buy a Yaris in the UK with climate control a/c,
ESP and T/C but not here?

[Ext User(David Z)]

UK Yaris gets a 1.0L engine standard. There is no 1.5L engine option in the
UK either.

UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.

"Andy" <pandoraandypandy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Why is it that you can buy a Yaris in the UK with climate control a/c,
> ESP and T/C but not here?
>

[Ext User(Andy)]

David Z wrote:
> UK Yaris gets a 1.0L engine standard. There is no 1.5L engine option in the
> UK either.
>
> UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.
>
> "Andy" <pandoraandypandy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1154431916.620523.58440@b28g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> > Why is it that you can buy a Yaris in the UK with climate control a/c,
> > ESP and T/C but not here?
> >

There is a 1.3L in the UK. The price of this is around the same as
Clio/Punto and something else. Says to me the Clio and Punto are
overpriced.

[Ext User(David Z)]

"Andy" <pandoraandypandy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> David Z wrote:
>> UK Yaris gets a 1.0L engine standard. There is no 1.5L engine option in
>> the
>> UK either.
>>
>> UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.
>>
>> "Andy" <pandoraandypandy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1154431916.620523.58440@b28g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
>> > Why is it that you can buy a Yaris in the UK with climate control a/c,
>> > ESP and T/C but not here?
>> >
>
> There is a 1.3L in the UK. The price of this is around the same as
> Clio/Punto and something else. Says to me the Clio and Punto are
> overpriced.

I never said there wasn't. Oh, and the 1.3L Yaris in the UK is over 10,000
GBP (or A$25,000). ROFL.

[Ext User(Ben Thomas)]

Andy wrote:
> Why is it that you can buy a Yaris in the UK with climate control a/c,
> ESP and T/C but not here?
>

Coz people who buy little cars like that are too cheap to pay for those
extras.

Ben

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.
~~~~~~~~~~
For $19.5k you can get a Toyota Corolla, why settle for a paltry Yaris?

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[Ext User(Lohn J. Deister)]

"Just JT" <JohnnyThor@Hotmale.Com> wrote in message
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> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> For $19.5k you can get a Toyota Corolla, why settle for a paltry Yaris?

Marketed differently. For example the Yaris plays MP3s *rolls eyes*.

The Yaris is feature-rich and marketed at "Neo"s. Neos have iPods and are
research-centric. They will draw up a list of features and compare models
from different manufacturers. As such they will choose the Yaris because it
will have a tick in every box, despite the Corolla being on balance a much
better car for roughly the same price (based on 5 door).

[Ext User(David Z)]

"Just JT" <JohnnyThor@Hotmale.Com> wrote in message
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> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> For $19.5k you can get a Toyota Corolla, why settle for a paltry Yaris?

Yaris is much better equipped than Corolla. It wasn't until this month that
Corolla offered 2 airbags and front power windows!

[Ext User(tlai909@visto.com)]

Ben Thomas wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > Why is it that you can buy a Yaris in the UK with climate control a/c,
> > ESP and T/C but not here?
> >
>
> Coz people who buy little cars like that are too cheap to pay for those
> extras.
>
> Ben

One thing no-one here has mentioned is that on average, the English
person earns more money than we do.

ie. everyone says petrol is so expensive in the UK at over 1 pound
which is about $2.50 our money.

The fact is that they take 1 pound like we take $1 - the exchange rate
is just a bad comparator.

In fact that 10,000 pound Yaris is not the equivalent of our $25k to
the average Englishman.

They earn 32,000 porunds a year, we earn $35,000 a year so it all evens
out.

[Ext User(Just JT)]

<tlai909@visto.com> wrote:
>
> One thing no-one here has mentioned is that on average, the English
> person earns more money than we do.
>
> ie. everyone says petrol is so expensive in the UK at over 1 pound
> which is about $2.50 our money.
>
> The fact is that they take 1 pound like we take $1 - the exchange rate
> is just a bad comparator.
>
> In fact that 10,000 pound Yaris is not the equivalent of our $25k to
> the average Englishman.
>
> They earn 32,000 porunds a year, we earn $35,000 a year so it all evens
> out.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Then how do you explain the fact that the average UK motor vehicle is
SMALLER than the average Aus vehicle?

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[Ext User(David Z)]

"Just JT" <JohnnyThor@Hotmale.Com> wrote in message
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> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> For $19.5k you can get a Toyota Corolla, why settle for a paltry Yaris?
>
> --
> Corolla=Best_selling_car_in_Aus

That's debatable. For the past 2 months it has been, but for the whole year
to date, Commodore is still ahead.

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Just JT" <JohnnyThor@Hotmale.Com> wrote in message
> news:44cffe8f$0$9468$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
>> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> UK Yaris 1.0L costs $19,500, compared with $14,990 for our 1.3L.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~
>> For $19.5k you can get a Toyota Corolla, why settle for a paltry Yaris?
>>
>> --
>> Corolla=Best_selling_car_in_Aus
>
> That's debatable. For the past 2 months it has been, but for the whole
> year to date, Commodore is still ahead.
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And the new VE series may push Holden ahead once again.

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