Toyota Platz/Echo Owners & Fans Club

[tariq55]

@psycho-killer
Thanks for giving me honour to open this club.

Since the no. of platz owners is increasing gradually in Pakistan, it is now necessary to have our own club sothat we share our technical knowledge, our experience and problems with each other.This will help many members in maintaining their rides properly, searching for spare parts and so on.So here is our own club. All Platz owners and fans are welcome to participate and contribute towards this club to keep it always up.

I bought my platz just 2 weeks back which is a/t, 1.0L engine, navy blue metallic colour, 2002 model. I bought it in 480k.It is registered but has no cng.I found it very reliable, more spacious and more comfortable than my earlier city99.It has all the features one could wish to have in his car.So far, I am very satisfied with it. Here are a few pics of my ride:






























UPDATED

Specifications:

Manufacturer Toyota

Also called Toyota Echo
Toyota Yaris
FAW Xiali 2000
FAW Vitz

Production 1999–2005

Assembly Japan: Toyota, Aichi
China: Tianjin (FAW)

Predecessor Toyota Tercel
Toyota Passo

Successor Toyota Belta
Toyota Yaris 3-door (for Toyota Echo coupe)

Class Subcompact

Body style 2-door coupé
4-door sedan

Layout Front-engine, front-wheel drive

Transmission 4-speed automatic
5-speed manual

Wheelbase 2,370 mm (93.3 in)
Length 1999–2002: 4,145 mm (163.2 in)
2002–2005: 4,180 mm (164.6 in)
Width 1,660 mm (65.4 in)
Height 1,510 mm (59.4 in)

Curb weight

Coupe: 2,035 lb (923 kg) [1]
Sedan: 2,055 lb (932 kg) [2]

[waleed80]

@vajih
any luck for the platz u were looking for ?

[PuNk]

@vajih102
u found ?

[waleed80]

@punk
i dont think so he has. called me a week back to get some info. lets hope. i have altered his path and have told him to look for a manual one lolz.

[Vajih102]

not a single ad of Platz alone since the past fortnight, let aside manual/auto, petrol/cng, new lights/old ugly ones.

[waleed80]

@vajih
heres wat u luking for

http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/toyota-echo-cars289849978;_ylt=Al5EmIBoPJKRkUdQB_t7h.v9XY54;_y lv=3?sortcol=price&sortdir=up&modelyearub=2006&modelyearlb=2003&askpriceub=any&askpricelb=any&deliverymileageub=any&deliverymileagelb=any&location=Coden%2C+AL+36523&listingtype=used&model=echo&make=toyota&distance=any

get this beast, and say bye bye to all iVtecs out there
1.5 vvti for this darling, its gonna FLY

[waleed80]

http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/toyota-echo-cars299248390;_ylt=AmwWwTIkkg.LrrCkLRNpNhz9XY54;_y lv=3?sortcol=price&sortdir=up&modelyearub=2006&modelyearlb=2003&askpriceub=any&askpricelb=any&deliverymileageub=any&deliverymileagelb=any&location=Coden%2C+AL+36523&listingtype=used&model=echo&make=toyota&distance=any


My colour this one. all of them are 1.5s . wud b a PLEASURE to get ma hands on one of these

[waleed80]

and heres THE one for u...electric green mica, 1.5, manual transmission.....awesome

http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/toyota-echo-cars298458458;_ylt=Apta8tzhg.BumwFUXkHeDUf9XY54;_y lv=3?sortcol=price&sortdir=up&start=31&modelyearub=2006&modelyearlb=2003&askpriceub=any&askpricelb=any&deliverymileageub=any&deliverymileagelb=any&location=Coden%2C+AL+36523&listingtype=used&model=echo&make=toyota&distance=any

[waleed80]

look at THIS hotty...in black. lukin so so sexy
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/toyota-echo-cars136593875;_ylt=ArqxLA7v5scxYHoHe0lCUg_9XY54;_y lv=3?sortcol=price&sortdir=up&start=31&modelyearub=2006&modelyearlb=2003&askpriceub=any&askpricelb=any&deliverymileageub=any&deliverymileagelb=any&location=Coden%2C+AL+36523&listingtype=used&model=echo&make=toyota&distance=any

[PuNk]

Find one for that Vajih too

[waleed80]

these all ARE for him. lolz. too bad these are left hand drives

[Vajih102]

i wonder if you're noticed they have two doors save the last one.

[waleed80]

vajih bhai
when are we hearing some gud news ?

[leo321]

Salam All...
i am interested in Platz with manual transmission, please update if available
hamid @ 03335380308

[waleed80]

@leo321
as per my kowledge, i m the only one here on PW who ones one which u r lukin for. unluckily, i m not sellin it so bad for u .lol. anyways....its very very ..and i mean VERY difficult for u to find a platz in manual transmission. all the ones which i have seen are in 2002 or previous model, the old shape. i have not seen any in my shape, the new one, except mine. so this indicates its extremely rare. i just wish u best of luck for ur search

[waleed80]

???

[alirazagulll]

hello i am ali and ur new member.i buy toyota platz 2001 last week.people said that this is very expensive to maintane it.is this true?and is this car has resale value?

[SaM_vitz007]

Good to see my all brothers that this club is still running.My prayers are with you guys and also glad to see people helping each other and sharing their rides with others.(Y)(Y)

[tariq55]

@alirazagull

Welcome to this club.I own Platz 2002 model with auto trans since one year. That was used in pakistan for one year as well.After one month of my purchase, I converted it to cng. Mashalla, since then, I am not having any problem whatsoever.Before, conversion, I checked its fuel average on motorway which was 19plus km/l and on cng, it gave me 200plus kms/55l of cng on highway on many occasions.It is very reliable and troublefree car.Depends the way u drive and maintain it. However, though it has a plus point of having more boot space, it does not have resale as much as has vitz.

[gamemaster]

I have a manual platz new shape so it makes me the 2nd one on PW with a manual platz.As some might know that I had some problem with rear suspension of my platz.I found a shop today who deals with spare parts of imported vehicles.Previously he did not have rear shock absorbers for platz but I checked today and he is selling them for 4300.I know they are pretty cheap in Isl/Pindi but my point here is that are these ok compared to the prices of khi?

[gamemaster]

@leo check this out http://www.pakwheels.com/forumreply_az_TopicID!99835~ForumID!12~pw.html

@all bump!!!:s