dbear134 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Trying to buy a Toyota avensis 1.8 drove a few and the gears to me seem clunky ?? ie you can sort of feel the teeth as you put it in gear ,but changes ok is this normal ? or is it a clutch fault ? a gear box fault ? any help appreciated thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Trying to buy a Toyota avensis 1.8 drove a few and the gears to me seem clunky ?? ie you can sort of feel the teeth as you put it in gear ,but changes ok is this normal ? or is it a clutch fault ? a gear box fault ? any help appreciated thanks You shouldn't be feeling a clunk so I would be aware, which avensis are you looking at? The petrol ones upto 2000 without the vvti engine were spot on, the vvti engined ones drink oil. The d4d diesel ones are the ones to go for, superb mpg and my mates got a 2003 one with 280k on the clock and still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbear134 Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 hi 1.8 2003 the gears dont clunk in ie i dont need to force the gear lever in it just doesnt feel smooth ..like you can feel the gears engaging if that amkes sense ...unlike my astra where it just slips into gear cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbear134 Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 thanks for the responce but driven many cars in 30 yrs so happy with the clutch difficult to explain but if i push clutch down in other cars i could change the gears with 1 finger gears slip in no pressure ..on the avensis i tried there was more resistance and you xould feel the gear cogs engage if make sense ..like there was no oil in box ??? car drove ok and clutch did not appear to slip all gears to me felt the same cheers db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 You shouldn't be feeling a clunk so I would be aware, which avensis are you looking at? The petrol ones upto 2000 without the vvti engine were spot on, the vvti engined ones drink oil. The d4d diesel ones are the ones to go for, superb mpg and my mates got a 2003 one with 280k on the clock and still going strong. I certainly agree with Mafya and can tell this is not just his personal opinion. The Toyotas with the D4D engine are the ones to go for. The taxi guys go for the Avensis with these diesel engines in them. I recently bought a Corolla on the strength of the engine type, D4D (2LT diesel). Renowned reliability when serviced properly. The D4D is also available in 2.2 LT but more expensive to run all round than the 2 LT. Toyota also put the D4D in the Previa people carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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