TehStranger
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The Etios is a piece of ****, and you're a moron if you buy one.
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What car do you drive daily?
F1ve_Claw
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It's not THAT bad. Compared to other rentals I've driven its fine. Try a spark. Then you will know 
TehStranger
Executive Member
It's not THAT bad. Compared to other rentals I've driven its fine. Try a spark. Then you will know
That's like saying Gonorrhea isn't THAT bad compared to AIDS. It is bad, they're both bad, and you don't want to have either.
DoodleBug
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Looks like some people don't need to listen to their passengers or turn on the radio!
I drive with my windows down so the wind masks the terrified screams of my passengers
Fazda
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FuLL_MeT4L
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Etios is a kuk buy. OP's friend from high-school is swak for charging him that OTR.
E90 320d.
I've had a Polo vivo sedan, Fiesta and i20 as rentals as well, these are cars i would recommend over any etios.
Would stay away from the Old yaris sedan as well, had that as a rental, felt as bad as the etios.
Fazda
Honorary Master
A Polo Vivo 1.4 Zest is under R 140k and about 1000% better than an Etios!
Looking at the sedan range - I'm pretty sure you could do that after a discount on a 1.4 sedan as well.
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SteveO
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Yoh!
Etios!! No man.
Did you even do any research???
Ford Figo
Hyundai i20
Opel Corsa
Kia Rio
Toyota Corolla
even a Polo Vivo is a better option!
all around R130k, all less than 20 000 km.
Etios!! No man.
Did you even do any research???
Ford Figo
Hyundai i20
Opel Corsa
Kia Rio
Toyota Corolla
even a Polo Vivo is a better option!
all around R130k, all less than 20 000 km.
Yeah, the Polo Vivo was in a different quality class, but once you add things which are standard on most other cars (ABS, Radio/CD, Central Locking, service plan) you are over R150k.
In the end we decided there wasn't anything worth buying new for R140k.
OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
Don't buy new. It's stupid anyway.
Fazda
Honorary Master
OK, well you then answered yourself on that one - you are crazy to buy a new Etios, rather a decent used Polo....or anything....for 140 k rather than the Etios!
genetic
Honorary Master
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
I think you have confused Jano with Gdiza, Oom Fazda!
He can be forgiven, he's near retirement.
Fazda
Honorary Master
Nooo - Jano said that they were also having a rush of blood to the head...didn't they...?I think you have confused Jano with Gdiza, Oom Fazda!
He can be forgiven, he's near retirement.
True...and it's been a loooooong day!!
medicnick83
Paramedic
So I test drove the Etios and yes, I didn't like it based on the fact that it was all plasticy, so I'm looking at a Polo Vivo now.
medicnick83
Paramedic
So a bit of an update for those interested;
Okay, so I found out (to my shock) that I still owe something like R55,000± on my car (I thought It would be way less) but be it as it may...
Toyota are giving me R33,000 for my car (which is more than I expected, but due to the condition of my car, they were happy to assist) and I have about R12,000 (which I was hoping to use as a deposit) but it didn't work out like that, so basically to clear things up, I needed R11,000, suffice to say, moer long story short.
Toyota (or at least, Wayne Castle the sales consultant) has been super patient and explained everything to me, and helped me where possible (as far as I can see) so ultimately, I'll be getting the car on Monday and my repayments will be R2,700'ish - my insurance will be going up by R100.
Very nice learning experience - Originally when I bought the Clio from Car Rama in Wynberg, the lady who sold me the car was / probably still is, the worst sales consultant ever - by wanting to buy the car, I thought she was going to kill me, but this time around, I've had much more of a learning experience and learnt a bit about how things work.
The car is a 2012 Polo Vivo 1.6 Trendline with 28,000km on the clock, Bluetooth, C/L and is really in a great condition.
When you think about it, all I really want the car is for 'space' and I'm going from repayments of R1,400 to R2,700. Joh!
Okay, so I found out (to my shock) that I still owe something like R55,000± on my car (I thought It would be way less) but be it as it may...
Toyota are giving me R33,000 for my car (which is more than I expected, but due to the condition of my car, they were happy to assist) and I have about R12,000 (which I was hoping to use as a deposit) but it didn't work out like that, so basically to clear things up, I needed R11,000, suffice to say, moer long story short.
Toyota (or at least, Wayne Castle the sales consultant) has been super patient and explained everything to me, and helped me where possible (as far as I can see) so ultimately, I'll be getting the car on Monday and my repayments will be R2,700'ish - my insurance will be going up by R100.
Very nice learning experience - Originally when I bought the Clio from Car Rama in Wynberg, the lady who sold me the car was / probably still is, the worst sales consultant ever - by wanting to buy the car, I thought she was going to kill me, but this time around, I've had much more of a learning experience and learnt a bit about how things work.
The car is a 2012 Polo Vivo 1.6 Trendline with 28,000km on the clock, Bluetooth, C/L and is really in a great condition.
When you think about it, all I really want the car is for 'space' and I'm going from repayments of R1,400 to R2,700. Joh!
crysis
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That is much better than the decrepit s*hit box of a toyota.