WHY do I want one so bad?

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Originally Posted by YarisOwnersDad

I know that in a lot of cases, people have their minds made up, and when they solicit advice, they are really only looking for confirmation for the decision that they have already made. I have been guilty of that myself.

I agree with you there.

Never mind the Yaris for a minute. I find that generally, if a purchase requires you to think about it too much - I don't mean the research part, I mean if you're not sure, you have to put it on hold because you want to think about it, you're 50/50 about it so you need people's opinion to help tip the scale one way or the other, etc, then you probably shouldn't go through with the purchase. That's my experience. Because the part of you that is holding you back right now is the part of you that may continue to haunt you later "see, I told you not to get that POS..." If you been through this before, you know what I mean.

Cars, houses, and certain BIG purchases like that, require a lot of research for most people and all input is good. But you know what I mean. If you have to think about it too much...

Personally, ever since you said 1) you were going for the sedan and not the liftback, and 2) you explained how much $$$ it's really going to cost you in the long run, I think you should walk away from the Yaris and just wait a couple of years to see what's on the market then. Seems to me you're trading down, not up and not getting that much more in exchange.

I got the Yaris liftback because there are very few subcompact vehicles with a hatchback to choose from, so the Yaris ended up being in my top 3. Plus, I think the Yaris LB is the best looking of them all (hey, that counts! ) but if the Yaris TS showed up in the US tomorrow, I'd be all over it in less time than it takes me to write this post, believe me, whether it makes financial sense or not... so yeah, I know what you mean.

But you're looking at sedans, and there really is a lot to choose from out there, so... I don't know...