“Is a 2014 Toyota Avensis Worth Buying Over a Volkswagen Passat?”

Is it worth buying a Toyota over a Volkswagen Passat? What are the main reasons why it is a good choice?

For a good period of time, German cars dominated the car market in Romania. Models such as Volkswagen Golf or Passat, Mercedes-Benz C-Class or BMW 3 Series were in great demand. Cars from German manufacturers remain in the charts, but the market seems to be migrating lately to Asian alternatives, including Japanese models.

Dan Babu of the Right Car checked out a 2014 Toyota Avensis and the following question arose: Why is it worth buying over a Volkswagen Passat from the same period?

2014 Toyota Avensis. Worth it or not?

Car checked by Dan from The Right Car it is a Toyota Avensis from 2014, with only 123,000 kilometers on board, a rather low mileage. Under the hood is the 1.8-liter gasoline engine that develops 147 HP, which is connected to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The asking price on this car is 12,300, slightly more than a Passat recently checked out at the Right Car. Why is such a Toyota worth buying?

According to the check, the car has a few minor repaints, no accidents, overall a car safe from road incidents. Underneath there are traces of superficial rust on the suspension components, but which will not cause problems.

And the engine compartment is clean, and there we find the 1.8-liter gasoline engine, naturally aspirated, a simple engine with a very good reputation for reliability.

It may be too expensive an alternative

The interior is quite spacious, being a station wagon model, but it will not arouse too many emotions through its design. The predominantly black materials and simple design do not make the car stand out, but there are options such as a reversing camera, autopilot, electric mirrors or heated seats, options that you will use most often in everyday life.

Dan’s conclusions are that the car does not feel as good on the road as a Volkswagen Passat and that the 12,300 euros asked for the car is too high a price. He also believes that chasing low-mileage cars is not justified, as a car with more mileage, but well-maintained, can be very reliable over time.

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