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07-09-2009, 06:29 AM
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Half a Bubble Off Plumb
Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA
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No problem with my steering, throttle, or OEM tires.
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07-09-2009, 08:00 AM
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  Drives: 08 LB BLACK Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NY
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07-09-2009, 12:41 PM
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Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Middletown, NY
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I'm old school and the issue I have with the yaris BDW throttle is that it is not completly linear and at WOT it is reported that the max you get is 87% . I fully understand that it is set up this way for fuel econmy and that is one reason why I bought the car. 
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07-09-2009, 02:28 PM
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Drives: 2017 VW Jetta 1.4L Manual Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Olympia, WA
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07-09-2009, 09:06 PM
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Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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Yaris centers nicely. The car is VERY agile and very responsive. Before I learned to mind the car carefully I had partial lane changes from tiny gestures of my hands. Movements that take a sixteenth of a turn of the wheel to even start with a regular car will make the Yaris move fast in a given direction.
I had the car "hop" one time while using Mud and Snows on wet roads - I was going a bit too fast and the car get away from me on a fast stop. I caught it in time and don't do that any more. Little or no hydroplaning at reasonable (under sixty miles an hour) speeds. The car is VERY stable in snow. I've had to push it quite hard to make it "break" on skids. When it goes, however, it goes fast. You're on the rails and then you fall off in a hurry. There was little warning in some tests that I did, including a sudden drastic lane change while driving in freezing rain over snow - something that will sometimes ground your average car. If you have accidents in the car it could be a combination of factors. I'd suggest slowing down first. Check your tire pressures and condition. Keep in mind that the Yaris does not have a mushy envelope, at least not in my experience. There is a crisp edge of stability and then a sudden sharp hard breakover. Gene |
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