First, hello to all.
I'm looking to buy an used Auris, around 2009, 2008, and 2010 are also fine if they fit the parameters.
I drive around 9000km per year, so ~5500 miles, so i'd prefer a gasoline engine. Currently i'm trying to decide between 1.6, from which i found only 5 speed, and 1.4, but 6 speed.
Roughly half of my yearly drive is highways with 8 hr driving time, so i would prefer something that wont scream in the rpms, and i found out 1.6 with 5 speed does 130 kmh with 4k rpm, unfortunatelly, i cant find the same numbers for 1.4 6 speed, but from what i understood, should be lower, and the car lazier, but i'm fine with that.
Generally, i'd rather have 1.6, but having owned mazda 3 before, which is roughly the same with highway rpm's, i think 1.4 would be a wiser choice.
One more important thing i could not find is the auris owners manual, i read the engine is chain driven, i know in most cars it's to be replaced at 250k km / 160k miles, but i could not verify this for Auris. Is there somewhere i can obtain the manuals, without having to pay some charge? I just need to see which service is done and at what mileage
Can you please share your thoughts?