Daihatsu Terios

Submitted by jelly on

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Hi my friend is after a new shape terios auto and after looking around a bit there are not many around,so before doing a lot of travelling is there anything good or bad we need to know?
Thanks for any help/advice

Daihatsu Terios mk3

Submitted by Turkeytree on

I have owned a Terios 1.5 SX since January last year. When I bought it, there was 8800 miles on the clock, now it has covered 35000 miles. Totally reliable, a joy to own - if a tad underpowered - reasonably economical, superb in the snow and off-road. The wife wants one now, an automatic - I wouldn't hesitate, if I had the money!!
I have had a gas conversion fitted to the car, because I do the miles. The trouble is, gas prices are creeping up faster than petrol prices - either that, or the gas sellers are coining it!! I have also fitted BFG A/T tyres, which make a huge difference off-road and in the snow. Highly recommended vehicle - I can't understand why Daihatsu/Toyota are no longer importing them. Tony B

Terios

Submitted by jelly on

thanks for that Tony. I was told that they weren't being imported any more because of the high exchange rate of the Yen against the pound

Non-import of Terios

Submitted by Turkeytree on

That's what the dealer in Abergavenny was told by Daihatsu, but they don't believe a word of it. They reckon Toyota, the parent company, was facing too much competition from the Terios against their entry level RAV4. Interestingly, that dealer is now importing Perodua - their Myvi is identical to the Daihatsu Sirion. Maybe they will start doing a clone of the Terios - who knows.
Tony B