Ah, Mr Manning! Glad you enjoyed it. The Yaris is not a bad car, I just found it not as good to drive as the Fiesta and not quite as likeable as the Rover 25. I definitely agree that the K11 Micra is not as good a car as this one, but then it was launched a fair while beforehand!

It is really strange that these can fetch the sort of prices they do given their age, but they are pretty durable. I preferred the Fiesta over this, but it definitely is not a bad car at all.

Yes, the original Yaris was released in 1999. I have tried one with the digital instruments, and I didn't particularly like it. As with most things, you would get used to it, though. Definitely plenty of these available for under £1000. That is right, a mighty 67 bhp from the 1.0 litre engine, probably was the most powerful of its size at the time, although the insane Daihatsu Charade GTti from a few years before was more powerful with the same displacement.

​@@lloydvehicleconsultingyaris 1.0 NA was the most powerful ..csnt compare 1.0 turbo to a 1.0 n/a

Thanks ever so much indeed! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, very good car for the money. Hugh certainly got something of a bargain. I quite enjoyed having a go, although the Fiesta Mk6 does drive better than one of these. More No Budget Reviews coming up on the channel very soon!

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Yes, all it needs is a turbo (they did sell them in other markets), and it would be sorted. The handling is fine, the Fiesta Mk6 was a bit better if I am honest. The looks are good, though.

It wasn't bad at all, sir! I am sure that it will be reliable, especially with the chain cam engine.... Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks ever so much indeed for watching! Yes, having had eight Rovers myself, three of which have been HH-Rs, I understand why you may have wanted to continue with the brand. April 1999 would make it a very early Yaris indeed. I have driven a Mark II Yaris with that engine and it was even slower. It also had the strange instrument layout, and you do get used to it after a while. You are right about keeping up with the maintenance, a timing chain is lubricated by the engine oil, so if you do not change that, then there is likely to be trouble. I have also seen them with chronic rust, but then virtually all cars of that age have rust issues, don't they? Values are very low at present, hence Hugh getting his T Sport for under £500, but numbers will start to decrease soon, I am sure, for the same reason. Would also love to cover the Mark II Yaris on the channel, of course!

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah, thanks for that detailed response. I had quite a few cars over the years and always tended to go for larger engines, for example, I had 3 Mk2 Mondeos. consisting of a 1997 2.0 LX , and then 2.0 Ghia X, and then a 2.5 Ghia X - very nice cars the Mk2 Mondeo but hardly ever see them any more now. I had a 1997 R plate Rover 400 saloon in red, with the 1.6 K series and manual gearbox, but that was troubled with gearbox issues and I had to have the gearbox changed, but the engine was fine, really quick car for its engine size. Then I had a Y plate Rover 45 Impression in metallic blue, but only had wheel trims and no alloys, but had the Rover 75 seats, so very comfy. Got that at 70K miles, but within a month the head gasket blew, and I replaced it myself outside my house, used a MLS head gasket from Rimmer Bros at the time (2010 ish), and it was fine after that. Sold that Rover to my neighbour and I then got the 52 plate 45 IXS with the CVT Stepspeed box, which only had 46K on the clock, but that had issues with leaks from the inlet manifold gasket after a few months, so I replaced the gasket myself, and realised that the end bolt would not tighten up, as thread in head was damaged, and I used some chemical metal on the bolt to try to get it to seal tight enough, but sadly on a drive down the A50 near me in Stoke on Trent, there was an almighty bang, followed by loss of power, as the engine suffered catastrophic failure - left me stranded at night on A50. Turned out that the con rod had broken through the block, likely caused by water from the inlet manifold gasket getting into the end cylinder and hydro locking it, caused by my bodged repair, so entirely my own fault, but after that, I didnt want another 45, as I lost a fair bit of money on the IXS, as I had to scrap it in early 2011. Fortunately for me my mother sold me her 1999 Yaris, and she got a newer 2006 Yaris (the one I have now). I can safely say I did like the Rover 400 series a hell of a lot, they were great cars for the cheap prices you could get them for, they were comfy and had a good driving position, hence why I got through 3 of them, but I also liked the Mk2 Mondeo as well - especially the 2.5 V6 Auto - buy they were too thirsty in the end and I had to go with smaller engines, with petrol costing 6 quid a gallon and the Mondeo 2.5 only getting 18 to 20 mpg round town.

​@@stevejones1972 , I actually have three reviews of HH-Rs on the channel, my 2003 Rover 45 V6, a 2000 low mileage Rover 45 1.4 iE and a 1998 Rover 416 SLi Automatic saloon. (Those are just the HH-R reviews, lots of other Rovers on the channel too...) The R65 gearbox which would have been in your 1997 400 is not my favourite... Sounds like you experienced a couple of common HH-R failures, such as the gearbox and the head gasket (I go on about head gaskets at length in every single video I make about 1990s and 2000s Rovers and MGs). Never heard of that problem with the inlet manifold gasket, although I have had to change the inlet manifold on my 45 V6, admittedly for a completely different reason. Sounds as if it didn't go well, which is a big shame. I would very much like to get a Mondeo on the channel, sounds as if you had some really lovely ones. I do like having a car with a V6 engine and an automatic gearbox, unless I come to a petrol station! Mine does do 29 mpg on average, but in town it's not very good. Thanks ever so much indeed again!

Absolutely, sir! For less than £500, this has to be a seriously good option, and wears its miles really well.

Yes, it should feel a bit faster, but it doesn't for some reason. I imagine that this is the way the engines are set up, principally for economy and not performance. I like the sliding rear seats, but not the instrument cluster, whether in conventional form (like this) or digital).

Thanks Nigel! If you go back a few days, then you will see a video talking about why we do not talk about diesels on the channel, and that should inform you more about the decision. I have covered a Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI Estate though on No Budget Reviews, though, so no particular hurry at the moment to do more. I take the anorak term as something of a compliment! As you may have heard, I source cars professionally for clients, and so it pays to know your subject. Plenty more No Budget Reviews to come....

I am glad you took my comment as a compliment as it was indeed meant. I did wonder later if it could be taken as a derogatory, which could not be further from the truth. I did see the Fabia tdi test(which is my car) and it was true to my experience. Perhaps you could also show a few more cars that you would not buy and why, with perhaps also looking at the OBD info as it is electrical as opposed to mechanical issues that kills most cars nowadays. Good luck in your venture.

@@69knobbly , yes, I did understand what you meant! Thought you had probably seen the Fabia video. We have had about three cars that I would definitely not buy on the channel, which are the Peugeot 207, Citroen C3 and the Fiat Stilo Multi Wagon. It does depend on what I get offered, though, and not many people tend to want to have their car absolutely trashed on camera. OBD issue is probably a subject for Mr Coleman (aka The Rubbish Mechanic)'s channel, as he knows far more about it than me! At the moment, rust and neglect still kills a lot of cars, but I see what you mean about the electronics in the future.

Thank you for watching the video! As I always say to people, I only have three ways of getting hold of a certain car: 1. A channel viewer offers me one (this is by now the most common method). 2. I know someone who has one. 3. A dealership or manufacturer offers me one or I can request one from them. In the case of the Fusion, I don't have any of those methods available to me at the moment, so you may have to wait a bit, I am afraid...

Glad you enjoyed the video!

I have only driven a MkI Aygo, but I have driven a MkII Citroen C1 as our lodger used to have one. I preferred the MG3 we had at the time if I am honest, but an MG3 doesn't get about 60 mpg!

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Oh its on no way "impressive" it just suits me and the way I drive. Car before it was a Clio mk 3 and then before that was a 05 plate Ford Focus. I'm no expert but up to now I prefer the Aygo.

@@revivedfears , yes, I have driven a MkIII Clio and a MkII Focus. I think I would prefer the Focus, if I am honest. I am quite a sucker for very cheap new cars, though...

@@lloydvehicleconsulting me too! The standard of spec you can get nowadays is getting very impressive in even the cheapest of budget cars. For the money I paid for my car to get touchscreen, reverse cam, mirroring, Bluetooth, USB, voice commands, keyless entry, sat nav, auto lights, cruise control... I can't complain at all. I wouldn't get close to that for the money on something like a vauxhall or Ford, not from my knowledge anyway. Residual values seem okay as well on the Aygo. At least compared to similar city cars.

@@revivedfears , you should take a look at the 2014 MG3 and 2019 MG3 reviews we did on Tweed Jacket Reviews (the playlist would be the easiest way to find them) if you are into that sort of thing. Having just driven a couple of older cars recently, the specification and comfort in even relatively cheap modern ones is amazing.

Yes, Hugh loves it. I couldn't believe just how many miles it had done considering the condition.

I've owned a normal Yaris,1.3L for 13 yrs now,best car i've ever owned.

@@tardeliesmagic they have grown on me a lot. I like them much better now than I did back then. May you have many reliable years with your Yaris

@@mattsbeamer Bad side is road tax is damn high,but it's reliable,gr8 mpg.I know what may needs doing to it in the future...very little! Easy to work on,parts cheap & plenty full,and i've only spent like £200 in 13yrs. Front brake pads £26 (Brembo) in a sale (eurocar parts) mid & back exhaust £65 (ebay) and aux belts £100 parts&labour....garage only did fitted my aux belts,complete brake fluid change 2 yrs ago with my 2 new tyres i got myself (labour £110 brake fluid,fitting,valve & balance) for the MOT ,that's it! TOP TIP - Use Magnatec 5W-30,thank me in the future :) I used Magnatec for 5 yrs now,quiet as a church mouse,it was quiet before i actually used it,you'll know the difference. Oh,i spray 2 big cans of WD-40 2x a year everywhere...i mean EVERYWHERE,very little rust indeed.

I did take it over 3000 rpm, it just didn't seem as fast as I would have expected. Our old MG3 also had 105 bhp, and it has a much worse 0-60 mph time of 10.4 seconds, and so with the lighter weight I would have expected it to feel faster than that (the MG3 is also notorious for lacking power at the bottom end), but it really didn't. I drive a lot of cars on the channel, and it just left me a little bit disappointed as I was expecting a bit more performance without having to thrash it.

@@lloydvehicleconsulting fair enough fella. If you drive one again make you you thrash the tits off it 😂 you’ll notice how close the gears are, 2nd and 3rd are really close the rpm barely drops at top end of 2nd gear changing into 3rd. I’ve only got a MG ZR 105 to compare one too and imo feel much faster and torquier low down the power band as the ZR seemed to have much longer gear ratios. Interesting about the MG3 though as my pal wanted one of those but didn’t even bother test driving one due to the figures released. Figures can be misleading sometimes. Suppose so can power delivery though too. Slow turbo diesels can feel impressively quick but in reality aren’t. I had a MR2 roadster what had a really flat power band and it felt slow, but it was surprisingly fast off the mark and will leave most 200bhp hatches to 50-60mph..... 👍🏻

@@theitalianjob1372 , yes, I drove an R3 214 Si on No Budget Reviews recently, and having owned a number of cars with the same 103 bhp 1.4 K Series engine, I was impressed how urgent and free revving it felt. The chassis is also very good. I did actually mention the MG ZR when I was driving! The engine is much more free revving than our old MG3 was, probably because peak torque in an MG3 is at something like 4000 rpm or more. The chassis is excellent, but you have to thrash it to get the decent performance as there is not much low down. I have 2014 and 2019 MG3 reviews on the channel, actually. Oh, we don't talk about diesels on this channel, so that is no problem!

I used to have an MG3, which I had sold a few months before this incredibly old review. Very similar engine, being a 1.5 four cylinder with variable valve timing and around 105 bhp, just like this one. To get to the VVT, you had to rev it quite hard, so I was very familiar with those characteristics back in 2020, and I still found it disappointing, even though I am not a particular fast driver.

It is an exceptionally good car for the money Hugh paid, and it has worn its miles very well, but I would not personally bother paying extra for a T Sport when a normal 1.3 will suffice for most people. The Jazz is still my favourite of this type of car we have had on the channel, although the Fiesta Mk VI is also very good indeed.

There is no way that I will be catching a Rover Sterling in this, sir! It was, however, very popular and, as you say, better than the Starlet it replaced.

Welcome to the world of crazy secondhand car prices! Will be releasing a video next week about this very issue.

Yes, I know James Martin's videos are better than mine, he has had two of my cars on his channel....

Oh, that's just like my old MG3 was! No power unless it was revved very hard.

This is not a Toyota Vitz. They have never been sold under the Vitz name in this country, only as a Yaris.

This is a Yaris. They have never been sold under the Vitz name in this country.

I did. Quite a lot of noise and not as much forward progress as I would have expected.

£495 is what Hugh paid for it, and it was quite recently too. I don't know how he managed to get it for such a low price...