We test the Toyota Avensis and talk about the things you should check when buying such a car.
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8.105 -> I'm going to start off with the conclusion
10.5 -> When you're looking for solid transportation in this segment
look no further
15.273 -> The Toyota Avensis is probably going to be your vehicle of choice
28.403 -> I know it's not the most exciting car
31.555 -> I mean it steers well, brakes well, accelerates and has lots of space
36.617 -> But it's not a very sexy car
39.105 -> Even though, the first generation Avensis was more shapeless in my opinion
43.22 -> a bit like a sleeping bag on wheels
46.39 -> Before that Toyota made the Carina,
the Avensis' predecessor in this segment of sedans
52.02 -> Those were cars that seemed to carry even less design with them
55.9 -> While this Avensis still has a few edgy corners and cool stuff
61.241 -> But...it's not the most exciting car in its segment
73.89 -> Engine wise the choice isn't infinite,
but it's broad enough
77.677 -> There are 3 petrol engines and 3 diesel engines,
81.315 -> which both can be combined with an automatic transmission
90.21 -> The colours are quite conservative,
which means a lot of grey, another shade of grey
99.135 -> There are about 350 types of this generation Avensis on Autoscout24
105.425 -> More than a quarter of those has a diesel engine
22% an automatic transmission
110.325 -> And then there is the choice between the sedan and the wagon
115.225 -> The colours are quite conservative
which means a lot of grey, and.. another shade of grey
119.93 -> and here and there a white or a bright red one
which looked pretty quirky actually
125.098 -> 70% of the cars has a navigation system, every fifth has leather upholstery
and half of them are equipped with parking sensors
133.231 -> You generally get a lot of car for your money
prices start at around 9.000 euros
149.9 -> Focus points, don't blink or you'll miss them..
153.256 -> There's only three; the 2.2 diesel's particulate filter
sometimes doesn't regenerate
159.194 -> Which means the cleaning of the filter,
if there's no proper combustion it gets clogged, which is undesirable
164.122 -> Then there's the electronically controlled parking brake
which can get stuck.
168.112 -> The solution is to unscrew it with an allen wrench, as a sort of emergency procedure
172.042 -> So be sure to bring one with you.
174.282 -> Of course the problem needs to be adressed eventually.
177.001 -> And then there's the electronic gas valve which may give errors
180.491 -> In this case the engine only idles
182.803 -> You could get to where you're going
by rapidly moving through the gears but you'll be moving forward very slowly
188.747 -> Hence: the Avensis has few structural shortcomings
192.917 -> There was just one serious problem: with the accelerator,
a well-known Toyota defect
199.017 -> This led to a massive recall which means that this
has been replaced in practically every Avensis model
208.077 -> We found this Avensis at Hommel in Etten-Leur,
a neat sedan with an 1.8 engine and an automatic transmission
214.607 -> This is a CVT, which works a bit differently
compared to a conventional automatic, but handles well
220.417 -> Furthermore there's nothing really exciting about this car;
it might not have park distance or navigation,
but not everybody is aiming for those options
