Pretty shortsighted review... - Toyota Yaris Forums

Brady Holt · 12-03-2008, 06:59 PM

Hi,

It seems a few people misunderstood the point of the review. I wasn't trying to say that it doesn't make sense to buy an economical car, but that the value of the Yaris's strongest point -- its gas mileage -- is diminished when the price of gas is suddenly cut in more than half.

As noted in the review, compared to quite a few other economy cars, the Yaris isn't very inexpensive. You pay extra for the extra gas mileage. But a few extra miles per gallon accounts for relatively little extra fuel usage when gas consumption is already low. Even if gas were to return to $5/gallon, the Yaris would achieve relatively small fuel savings over slightly less fuel-efficient but much less expensive competitors.

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12-03-2008, 06:59 PM	#22
Brady Holt Drives: N/A Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 2	Hi, It seems a few people misunderstood the point of the review. I wasn't trying to say that it doesn't make sense to buy an economical car, but that the value of the Yaris's strongest point -- its gas mileage -- is diminished when the price of gas is suddenly cut in more than half. As noted in the review, compared to quite a few other economy cars, the Yaris isn't very inexpensive. You pay extra for the extra gas mileage. But a few extra miles per gallon accounts for relatively little extra fuel usage when gas consumption is already low. Even if gas were to return to $5/gallon, the Yaris would achieve relatively small fuel savings over slightly less fuel-efficient but much less expensive competitors.