Comments by "Tardeli costantini" (@tardeliesmagic) on "The Car Care Nut"
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You really do give us great hints,tips,what to look for,what to do,what not to do etc. Really appreciate your help,Amd. Oh,apparently my 2015 Yaris (UK) has had 3 wheel bearing done,they're weak apparently,front was done some years ago before i purchased it,and very recently i had both rear wheel bearings done. They're weak on them,i researched it,they do roar too,when rev'd up...as my researched also say. But it's a really comfy car,great mpg,got 58mpg coming back from west London to outside N.
London.Effortless drive too,responsive and really smooth. I still keep in touch with the last owner when i sold my 2002 Yaris 1.3L auto....that wasn't as comfy,thou.
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Here in the UK i had a 2002 Yaris (1NR-FE) 1.3L 4sp auto with 65,000m (with 10w30 for 1st 4yrs then 5w30 onwards) for 13yrs! 90,000m when i sold it. Utterly reliable & a brilliant car,just exhaust & brake pads over the years, did the serpentine belt once 2 yrs on with reg oil changes,Prestone coolant every 4yrs with the P/S fluid,brake fluid only once 6 yrs into ownership, changed the auto box straight away with TYPE4 fluid twice in a week as explained below on my next Yaris. Had no bad rust at all as i sprayed everywhere with WD40 3x a year,the rear beam tends to go out but i looked after mine.....many other cars fail it's MOT (Yearly inspection). I really used copper grease on wheel nuts & contact surface of rotors & rear drums regularly,brake fluid spray properly the WD40 the drum springs. But the road tax was £150 a year thou, it was tough! Best 49mpg just ONCE. Now got a 2015 Yaris 1.3L CVT 88,000m FTSH (Full Toyota Service History)...£30 a year road tax 😃 with 88,000m best 58mpg a few times. Did the CVT fluid straight away.... twice,got a 5L genuine fluid Toyota FE & drained it x2 in a week,it holds 2.2L on each drain & i got the 5L bottle at £65. Servicing is cheap & the ride comfort is much better. Only 1.5L here in the UK is the Hybrid i think, but they're like £2,000 more! Don't go for the real high spec Yaris unless you can afford to replace anything that goes wrong! UK spec can be over the top! I got a lower end Icon model. I didn't like the look of the MK2 Yaris but happy with my MK3,drives smooth as silk! Not poky of quick as it's a fuel efficient car,the CVT does have a power button which is handy.
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@kimdavis5631 Diag was with ignition no.4 & swapped it to no.2 then scanned it, issue code went to no.2 coil.....it was the coil. If plugs isn't changed at that miles, the coil or coils will screw up. So you're paying for it to be scanned, parts & labour then tax, for the sake of a set of 4x plugs at 50,000m/4 yrs, madness! Wanna be cheap it'll hurt the pocket! My father never changed his oil filter for 4 yrs, just the oil maybe every 2 yrs if that!, engine failed, never saw that car again lol Money lost for an engine does not compensate for oil & filter change 4 times . Max for 4x oil changes with filters would be £130 in todays money, this was in the late 70's. Sold it for scrap! No brainer.
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Worked for Suzuki UK for many years,we "Waved" (Gave for free) a wiper blade for a customer once,he was a nice bloke.One strange experience was after a service,a customer returns and mentions "Why was i charged for a screen wash top up,my screen wash bottle is always full" told him it was part of the service and the manager gave him a concentrated sachet of screen wash,told him that's all we can do.The guy wasn't trying to scam us,was just a querry/concern.hewent away ok,no issues...Oh yeah! heres another one, another customer got their car in for something,can't remember what for,came in with ZERO fuel/petrol in the tank,mechanic said i can't test drive it as it'll break down...i had to put £5...roughly a gallon of petrol in it,fuel station was just over the road....but i put £3 in it instead of £5 lol I found out after getting fuel,the customer said to staff that i'm not wasting my money and petrol for your road test....the lady customer didn't ran out fuel when i watched her driving over the road. Some customers are strange.
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I'm from the UK (London) Started to watch your channel when you popped up on my suggestion list
a few of months ago.
We are very thankful & humbled with the effort you put in your videos,incl all the advice you give us.
My 1st Toyota was a 2002 Yaris in 2008 and owned it for 13yrs,it was the best car
i ever owned,it was awesome!! I now have a 2015 Yaris.i've had alot of cars in the 30yrs of driving,
I'm in the car trade (over 30yrs),i worked for Suzuki,Toyota,Daihatsu,Jeep,Chrysler,Vauxhal (GM),Volvo, Mitsubishi,Proton,Lada and Kia in the valeting dept, i have some knowledge of cars.as i do help our mechanics out,so often and they do pass on their experience too. Thank you.
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You always get cheeky buyer who low ball you. 6 months ago i sold my 2002 1.3L Yaris 4sp auto with 90,000 miles here in the UK, sold it to a real nice bloke for £995,my asking price.I could've got £1,200 easy, i still keep in touch with the buyer, it passed it's MOT/ yearly inspection....i told him it would! He loves it!! Sold it at the right price, BUT i'll get time wasters & low ballers, not wasting my time on test drives with cheeky buyers who wants 400 knocked off. Had an inbox from someone who offered £600 lol This was ebay, i replied "lol Dream on". there's plenty going for £1,400 in worse condition & more miles! Had a few cheeky low bids & i told them i had someone looking at it, i'll let you know....which i didn't. I waste their time too lol
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Looked at a 2015 Yaris in May at my local Toyota dealership,here in the UK. I looked & hanged around outside for 10 mins,i looked for the car,couldn't see it,went inside....waited for 5 mins for a sales person,no one came out,so i left. There was another Yaris at another Toyota dealership,15 miles away,asked them online for a test drive booking on their own website if they can bring it down to my local dealership,as i didn't have a car to get there,same name dealership,different location. No reply for 4 days! I went to my local dealership and informed them of the situation,told them i wasn't a time waster on line,i'm a real person etc & inform them i'm a serious buyer.The customer service informed the sales team,asked me to wait,i waited.....for 5 mins,then i walked out! 5th day they responded,saying the car was sold! So i purchased elsewhere,from a used car dealer,who was trying to start up their business,it did have an extra 20,000 miles thou,same year,model with a CVT, but i'm happy. I made a complaint to both places & told them i saved £2,000 going elsewhere. I'm happy with my Yaris.
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You won't,i did this yesterday on my 2015 1,3L Yaris in the UK,it's simple,i didn't need to remove the wheel or the inner plastic,as i had the room from the top,but i realized this later,no worries thou....shows i went through the procedure.The drain plug (6mm Hex) may be v.tight,i used the handle of my jack as an extendable bar.Using the wire in the OBD can be fiddly,just remeber the procedure,write it down if unsure,i didn't as i watched the video 3 times to be sure,to be sure.
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The Car Care Nut. I used Forte oil and fuel cleaner on my 2002 2NZ-FE at 67,000m from a garage i worked at in the UK,late 2009,the Forte wasn't sold for the public/retail,but sold for part of a car service.You could buy a Forte at like Halfords etc in UK.Idle for 15mins it advised on the bottle.I drove home 2 miles away/15min drive...the engine idled badly at a junction for 5 secs,i panicked! Then it was ok,drove/idled much better,the exceleration/throttle was much more responsive. Unreal.12 yrs later in 2021 at 100,000m,to this day never had any issues,never had any issues before either! The garage Forte must be much better than elsewhere then,i guess. P.S I use Magnatec oil the last 5 yrs as i do v.little miles and i always good quality fuel from Esso.
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I'm from the UK, 4yrs on & i got a 2015 Yaris 1.3L CVT, did have a 2002 Yaris 1.3L 4speed auto that i used T4 ATF & only done 2x drain & fill in 14yrs of ownership,changed it in 2012 & sold it on in 2021,the trans is still shifting lovely. I still talk to the new owner 4yrs on & he still loves it to this day! It takes about 2L each drain as i got a 5L bottle £55 (2012) direct from Toyota. I also changed the coolant but with Prestone every 4 yrs,3x of ownership....no head gasket issues,doesn't leak,overheat nothing. My new Yaris i've changed the CVT fluid 2x in 4 yrs,1st in 2021 & recently Feb 2025. Got it from ebay in 2021 £60 & in 2025 £70. It takes 2.2l each drain on both occasions so it is real clean inside. Won't do a drain till 5yrs now....the year 2030. I'm using Prestone on this too, 4L for £20 (ebay) & it takes under 2L. I did fill with deionised water (£2) to get most pink coolant out. Go with prestone,it'll last longer!
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@rightlanehog3151 UK comes with 1.0L manual only, 2 or 4 door hatch,1.3L man & auto 2 or 4 door hatch and the 1.5L Hybrid 4 door hatch only & ECVT Auto only, not the same CVT as the others thou,the ECVT & CVT different gear box's. I always get 55mpg easy on a long journey,i'm happy with it! I will get a Yaris Hybrid in 2025 thou NOT electric. There'll be massive issues in the future, people queuing to charge there cars as not many for the demand. It's like not having enough gas stations,people are gonna wait! Superfast & fast charge will reduce the battery life FACT. Hot weather reduces batterieskife,cold will reduce the charge,with the heater on incl lights,rear defroster,heater fan,radio etc will reduce the miles ....as it'll be the KWPH that matters. No way i'm getting an electric car.
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Agree...5k. Just change the coolant 5yrs/50,000m max! I had a 2002 Yaris 1.3L 4sp auto here in the UK for nearly 13yrs (66,000m when i got it & 99,000m when i sold it....has 104,000m as of today) & i changed the coolant every 4yrs with Prestone,changed it 3 times in my time. 1st flush was with deionised water to get any old coolant out properly. My old Yaris has never had the head off/head gasket issue,water pump or even a new thermostat....it was 6yrs old when i purchased it (2008) ,it hasn't even had a thermostat in those early 6 yrs either! Sold the car on 3 yrs ago to someone who i still talk to & still no water pump,thermostat/head gasket replaced. Regular oil changes every year 4,000m with Castrol Magnatec & it's still purring like a kitten today,emissions is still brilliant as it's real strict here . Problem was when i sold it the road tax was £185 a year it was £175 a year prior, just typical UK greedy government wants us out of old cars. As of today it's £255 . My new 2015 Yaris 1.3L CVT is only £30 a year (prior year was £25). Fuel consumption of old Yaris was BEST 48mpg & new Yaris 58mpg. I did make a good move getting a newer Yaris. Just DON'T believe what it says on the coolant.
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