Anyone see the new '09 yaris for the US??

[IsLNdbOi]

I got my polar white 5-door LB yesterday. My dealer had a polar white 5-door S LB and a non S. I don't like the looks of the S's bumper. I also have no need for a tach..

I like that they've finally added an indicator on the instrument panel that tells you what gear you're in. With my 3-door LB (which I traded in for this 5-door), I and some of my family almost backed into walls when we accidentally put it in reverse instead of drive. That stopped of course after we got used to the gated shifter, but still it's nice to know w/o having to look down at the shifter.

It's also nice that the doors aren't so long.

[PreciousPups4U]

Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

I like that they've finally added an indicator on the instrument panel that tells you what gear you're in.

I have an 08 LB automatic and it tells you on the dash what gear you are in. It is to the right of the gas guage and over the odometer. The letters light up, P, R, D, 3, etc. Now in the Blazing Blue manual there is no indication as to what gear you are in on the dash, but I have never seen a manual with a gear indicator light, but it would be helpful.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by PreciousPups4U

Now in the Blazing Blue manual there is no indication as to what gear you are in on the dash, but I have never seen a manual with a gear indicator light, but it would be helpful.

They never do. Remember when i first started learning stick this would throw me off and cause me to doubt myself... ie. i wasnt confident i knew which gear i was in and always over-worried myself abt that doubt. lol.

now, i cant imagine ever caring...

i just set my hand on the shift and i instinctively can tell which gear im in. even if i didnt and doubted, say, whether i was in 3rd or 5th... a split second check at my speed and the rpms will make it very obvious.

but i guess that just comes w/ experience (doesnt take long to get used to at all i dont think after you've learned to drive manuals)