Any regrets?

[DevilGirl]

My only regret is that I didn't get the 5dr LB. Nor did I get it in the Blazing Blue color that I would much rather have, as opposed to the Meteorite Mettallic that I settled for. Other than that, no regrets at all!

I was considering the Yaris, Versa, and Fit. I never got around to test driving the Versa (the price vs. mpg's just didn't add up enough for me). I did drive the Fit, and, well, it just didn't fit me. The only thing that I did like on the Fit is the slightly larger backseat area. Otherwise, it was Yaris all the way!

(Oh, one little tidbit I found out while I was doing my research, the gear ratios on the Fit vs. the Yaris are slightly different. The Fit is more geared for city driving, and the Yaris more for highway driving. Since I drive more highway than city, the Yaris worked better for that as well).

[eht13]

I compared the Yaris, Fit, and Versa too. The Versa quickly put itself out of contention as soon as I took a good look at it, and the test-drive confirmed it. The Fit was nice, but not nice enough for the (non-negotiable) price... and something about Fits for me is that I kind of like them, and kind of don't because they look like small minivans to me. So the Yaris won out.

So no real regrets for me, although I sometimes regret the color (white) a little bit, because it's hard to keep looking clean. Also, I sometimes wish I'd gotten a 5-door liftback instead of the sedan, even though I love my sedan. I wanted back doors on the car, and the 5-door wasn't available yet then in the US.

[YarisOwnersDad]

Originally Posted by eht13

I compared the Yaris, Fit, and Versa too. The Versa quickly put itself out of contention as soon as I took a good look at it, and the test-drive confirmed it. The Fit was nice, but not nice enough for the (non-negotiable) price... and something about Fits for me is that I kind of like them, and kind of don't because they look like small minivans to me. So the Yaris won out.

So no real regrets for me, although I sometimes regret the color (white) a little bit, because it's hard to keep looking clean. Also, I sometimes wish I'd gotten a 5-door liftback instead of the sedan, even though I love my sedan. I wanted back doors on the car, and the 5-door wasn't available yet then in the US.

White hard to keep clean? Try Flint Mica sometime.

My car looks dirty after a day or two, even if I have not driven on wet roads. The condensation at night collects the dust on the car's surface, and when it dries there are mottled concentrations of dust all over the car.

I guess it depends on the "kind of dirt," but I find white vehicles don't show the dirt all that bad.

Tom

[Yaris Hilton]

I'm quite happy with my sedan.

[eht13]

Originally Posted by YarisOwnersDad

White hard to keep clean? Try Flint Mica sometime.

My car looks dirty after a day or two, even if I have not driven on wet roads. The condensation at night collects the dust on the car's surface, and when it dries there are mottled concentrations of dust all over the car.

I guess it depends on the "kind of dirt," but I find white vehicles don't show the dirt all that bad.

Tom

Interesting. I had thought that Flint Mica or Meteorite Metallic would be easier to maintain. Our other car (my wife's car) is a dark metallic gray, and it is much easier to keep looking clean. For my white, the main problem is after it's rained a few times, even if the surface was waxed, etc. I get little vertical gray lines all over the place where the rainwater collects and then runs down, like down from the mirrors or down from the door handles. Oh well.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by DevilGirl

Oh, one little tidbit I found out while I was doing my research, the gear ratios on the Fit vs. the Yaris are slightly different. The Fit is more geared for city driving, and the Yaris more for highway driving. Since I drive more highway than city, the Yaris worked better for that as well).

I would agree with that, based on my test drives.

I did have buyer's remorse for a couple of weeks after purchasing the Yaris (I"m a city driver 90% of the time), wondered I should have gotten the FIT instead, but that went away eventually.

I come from Honda, have been driving Hondas (first gen. civic, accord, crx) for a lot of years, so naturally there is a transition period when you get a different vehicle in your hands.

At times, I feel that the Yaris is a little underpowered in certain driving situations, but I'm learning to work with that, so overall, no regrets about getting the Yaris.