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forum_emoticons.html	[quote=Purzel89,64620]I owned three cars in my life, all registered on my name. But the first two suffered a painful ending. 1993 BMW 318i - I never wanted to own a german car but my father persuaded me that a BMW is the best first car you can afford. It was a good car and i was fine with it. But i blew up the radiator three times! First time i was stuck in the snow and when i was almost free, the radiator blew up. Second and third time the car was simply overheating in Stop-and-Go-Traffic. At the third time, the water balance can was destroyed and my father replaced it. One month after the repairs of the radiator, i had a horrible crash on 22 November 2012. I crashed head on into an Audi A6 fresh off the line. The Audi driver has received this brand new Audi while his old Ford Mondeo was in repair. Luckily there were no fatalities. [url]http://abload.de/img/542201_40049229670539u2kke.jpg[/url] 1999 Chrysler Stratus 2.5 LX - It had only 57.000 kilometers on the odometer when i bought it. White leather seats and all electronic stuff that was available in 1999. Remote window control, seat heating, cruise control and Sentry key - Stratus was one of the first cars to have it! Sentry key makes it harder to steal a car, because you need to replace or modify the engine control unit in order to override the sentry key function. This was my most favorite car and i promised to never sell it again. But then i suffered my biggest lost and i tried to keep away my tears. In April 2015 i was driving to my work and i knew the road very well. There is some part with no junctions and you can drive very easily. I passed a bus stopping at a bus stop and didnt worry about the guy in front of me, because he was far away. For some seconds i looked into the rear mirror to check if i am clear to get in my lane again after overtaking the bus. Everything was okay, but when i looked to the front again, the blue van in front came to a complete halt. It was already too late for me but i braked as hard as i could. With an estimated speed of 35 km/h i crashed into the rear of the blue van. While i only suffered minor injuries my car was totalled. We tried everything to fix it but it was destroyed beyond repair. [url]http://abload.de/img/11103115_828655400555lvjoz.jpg[/url] 2000 Chrysler Stratus 2.5 LX - My third car is almost identical to the old one. The electronics are working fine and i had no problems yet. But two things are negative: It has more kilometers on the odometer and it has black leather seats! I hate black leather seats. They are ugly and they are heating up too much. Maybe some day i will replace the seats with white leather seats. [url]http://abload.de/img/11206849_841115069309rhjga.jpg[/url][/quote]
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chicomarx

Onnaing. That's practically made in Belgium.

https://motorsactu.com/toyota-yaris-4e-2020-debut-de-production-a-lusine-toyota-onnaing-valenciennes/

antp

... and indeed it has a BH in the code, so it was made in France :smile:

antp

I'll check.
I suppose indeed they made one batch of these, as the color was available only for a few months :smile:

Exiv96

Quote From: antp

From the VIN some sites say it is not valid, others give Toyota France but with wrong year :grin:

However in the "certificat de conformité", Toyota France is mentioned.

There's another way to know. Somewhere, maybe on the manufacturer's plate, or in the official forms, there's a production code beginning with the chassis code MXPH11, followed by L, a dash and six letters. If those letters begin with BH, it's made in France ; if they begin with CH, it's czech.

Meanwhile, I've seen two metallic orange Yarises in my area, including one with a black roof. They must have built all of them in one batch.

antp

Better indeed :smile:

JB007

A very good choice of antp color, both colorful but without too much extravagance. :wink:

The seller’s anecdote reminds me of the exchange with my mother. She will change her 1999 Peugeot 106 for a latest generation Suzuki Swift. His first color choice was Antracite Grey with black roof and rear-view mirrors. But I told him, this is going to make another gray car in this world of black, gray or white cars.
She did tell me you’re right, in the end, the choice of color is this.

antp

No, it was mostly because we each had a car and never using both at the same time. The reason of buying a new one is because we wanted to sell the two cars while they had some value. For 2030 the euro 5 engines can't run in Brussels, like now older ones can't be used here, it will probably decrease much their value close to that date.
The Yaris Hybrid being newer one will be still usable at least up to 2034,if we keep it that long. In 2035 they plan to ban gas vehicles in Brussels but we don't know yet if it will really happen (will it be feasible? Quite far to know).
And why a Yaris instead of a 208? Because Peugeot became too expensive, the Yaris Hybrid was at the same price.

opal

So, I'm guessing you when from long time Peugeot to Hybrid Toyota because of the EU ban gas car in the future thing???

chicomarx

Good choice on the color. And winner of Car of the Year 2021. Meanwhile I'm driving Car of the Year 1975.

antp

From the VIN some sites say it is not valid, others give Toyota France but with wrong year :grin:

However in the "certificat de conformité", Toyota France is mentioned.