Toyota Urban Cruiser?

soupdragon10

Seen this in a local garage and wondering about it as a sensible option for me. Never heard of this model, so not sure if it's as good as other Toyotas.


I like the idea of 4x4 as I am self-employed and lose work when roads are icy or we have snow as I live in a very rural area and have 5 miles of lanes to navigate before I reach a main road.


Thinking this would be a good option as it's reasonably frugal on fuel, has the grip I need and a reasonable amount of space.


I don't need to off road, so that's not a particular issue. Anyone any experience of these as I don't know anyone who has experience of these.

almillar

Bit quiet round here - that tells you that it's not been a massively popular car, but I would expect it to be reliable enough.
Don't get overexcited about 4x4 though, just because it looks a bit like one, doesn't mean that all four wheels are driven, I bet most if not all of them are 2WD. That said, you'll maybe still benefit from slightly higher ground clearance.

gilbert_and_sullivan

I don't know anyone who's ever owned one and it's ages since even seeing one.
If its Toyota soft roader you want then a Rav 4 on the right tyres will do all you ask, not sure if the Urban Cruiser even came with AWD.

dannyrst

It got a 3 star EURO NCAP rating.

Probably not ideal for icy conditions.

Horizon81

It was a relatively short lived model, didn't sell well so was pulled. As its name suggests, just a mini crossover. I haven't heard about anything particularly wrong with them, just that Toyota tried to fill a niche that didn't exist. Unusual for them to get it wrong. Nevertheless it should translate to a lower price than comparable vehicles.

Apparently all petrols were 2 wheel drive, and all diesels were 4 wheel drive.

gabitzul

A colleague at work has a mauve one, not sure of engine etc.

She seems to be at work each morning on time, so I suspect it's reliable...

Go for it, I don't think you can go far wrong with pretty much any Toyota.

dannyrst

gabitzul wrote: »

A colleague at work has a mauve one, not sure of engine etc.

She seems to be at work each morning on time, so I suspect it's reliable...

Go for it, I don't think you can go far wrong with pretty much any Toyota.

It'd probably be worth knowing the age, mileage, condition and cost before advising the OP to go for it.

Herzlos

Get winter tyres if you are worried about winter reliability.

I get the impression they are decent enough little cars (I was looking at one) but they don't seem to have sold well at all here (maybe the name was a bit offputting?)