"carcrasher88" (carcrasher88)
06/11/2015 at 22:32 • Filed to: eBay, Toyota Corolla Verso
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"carcrasher88" (carcrasher88)
06/11/2015 at 22:32 • Filed to: eBay, Toyota Corolla Verso | 2
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But, it’s got Colorado plates on it. I’ve heard of cars being imported by diplomats, but these are plain Colorado plates.
I’ve also heard of tourists bringing their cars on vacation, but those usually have the plates from the country they are from on them.
The seller says the car came from Italy, and is registered there and in Colorado.
Also, they’re selling it because the car has an issue with the MMT (Multi Mode Transmission), and they can’t find anyone in the US to fix it. So, they’ve put it up for auction because of that.
One has to question the legality of such a vehicle, and how it was allowed to be registered in the first place.
Svend
> carcrasher88
06/11/2015 at 22:35 |
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Boooo, hisssss. British Leyland. That destroyed our automotive industry (that and unions).
boxrocket
> carcrasher88
06/11/2015 at 22:43 |
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Other than its relative uniqueness/rarity, are there any benefits to this versus a [Corolla] Matrix?
Under_Score
> carcrasher88
06/11/2015 at 22:44 |
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Looks just like a Scion xA.
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carcrasher88
> boxrocket
06/11/2015 at 22:47 |
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If the seller is correct, highway fuel economy. They say it’s 24 city, 36 highway.
A 2013 (final model year) Matrix is 26 city, 32 highway.
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carcrasher88
> Under_Score
06/11/2015 at 22:47 |
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It does, but it’s actually based on the Avensis (which also means it’s related to another Scion, the tC).
facw
> carcrasher88
06/11/2015 at 22:49 |
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Being registered would make it a lot easier to get registered going forward, but it has no bearing on it being a legal import. The Feds would happily seize and send it to the crushers if they knew about it. It won’t be compliant with federal safety or emmissions testing rules.
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carcrasher88
> facw
06/11/2015 at 22:53 |
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Someone in Canada could buy it, get it fixed, stow it away for a few (4, to be exact) years, and then register it in 2019.
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facw
> carcrasher88
06/11/2015 at 22:55 |
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They could, but is it really worthwhile to do so for an old Corolla?
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carcrasher88
> facw
06/11/2015 at 23:04 |
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Well, in honesty, it’s really only a Corolla in name. It’s actually Avensis based, and the US (and as far as I know, Canada as well) has only seen one car that’s Avensis based, the Scion tC.
So, in theory, it could be worth it.
dogisbadob
> carcrasher88
06/11/2015 at 23:09 |
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Awesome car, too bad about the MMT issue (very un-Toyota-like to say the least!)
I’m surprised a Toyota dealers can’t get what’s needed to fix. There was an article awhile back that Mercedes dealers could get parts and diagnostic stuff for the A-class.
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dogisbadob
> facw
06/11/2015 at 23:09 |
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They probably don’t care as much since it’s not fun enough for them to spoil haha
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carcrasher88
> dogisbadob
06/11/2015 at 23:10 |
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Yeah, it’s a pretty neat looking little machine.
Kinda looks like the offspring of a Toyota Matrix and a Daihatsu Boon.
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facw
> dogisbadob
06/11/2015 at 23:11 |
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Well honestly they shouldn’t care. A European Toyota is not going to be a death trap or big polluter. But I’d be wary of owning a car that could be seized just because some guy at CBP was having a bad day and feeling spiteful.
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> boxrocket
06/11/2015 at 23:13 |
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The Corolla Verso is a 7 seater.
NoneOfYourBiz
> carcrasher88
06/12/2015 at 08:28 |
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I went with a 2006 Elantra GT hatchback (aka Avante, aka XD2) so this is definitely the category of car I’m into - efficient and reliable hatches/wagons.
Interesting vehicle though not quite enough to justify buying, if I were still in the market. Age, combined with distance and the transmission issue with iffy service availability.
If it were a bit newer, or an Auris (Corolla wagon), I’d likely be all over it and sort out the issues with an independent mechanic. Heck, you can buy OEM parts on the cheap and just try swapping out the Transmission Control Unit Computer completely.
T5Killer
> dogisbadob
06/18/2015 at 11:59 |
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Lazy dealer I bet, to much trouble for not enough profit I bet.