100,000 mile club

[N9QGS]

foxfab, Im so sorry to hear of your problems with your Yaris, mine has 185,300 on it and I have had to replace nothing, and no cracks either. Planning to pick up another yaris as I am so impressed with them, I hope my second one will be as awesome as the first.

[yarisAP]

I bought mine 3 weeks ago, 07 sedan auto with 226K on it. Engine still sounds good and drives well.

I'll probably put 50K on it a year. Bought it for 6K CAD and if I get 3 years out of it i'm a happy camper

Note: ABS and "!" light is on...

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by yarisAP

I bought mine 3 weeks ago, 07 sedan auto with 226K on it. Engine still sounds good and drives well.

I'll probably put 50K on it a year. Bought it for 6K CAD and if I get 3 years out of it i'm a happy camper

Note: ABS and "!" light is on...

Cool!

Don't worry, it's got a long life ahead of it.

[yarisAP]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Cool!

Don't worry, it's got a long life ahead of it.

In terms of oil changes, I plan to do every 8K but is it advisable to use synthetic? Will that extend the life of the car? Will it lengthen the intervals between oil changes?

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by yarisAP

In terms of oil changes, I plan to do every 8K but is it advisable to use synthetic? Will that extend the life of the car? Will it lengthen the intervals between oil changes?

I personally do the Toyota recommended 5,000 mile interval (I may stretch it to 5,500) and just use regular oil.

Synthetic is nice, but expensive, so it's up to you. I just don't think it's necessary on a car like the Yaris. Typically though, you can certainly go longer between changes with the synthetic so it may balance out in costs somewhat.

There's not much hard evidence as far as engine longevity.

[yarisAP]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

I personally do the Toyota recommended 5,000 mile interval (I may stretch it to 5,500) and just use regular oil.

Synthetic is nice, but expensive, so it's up to you. I just don't think it's necessary on a car like the Yaris. Typically though, you can certainly go longer between changes with the synthetic so it may balance out in costs somewhat.

There's not much hard evidence as far as engine longevity.

Thank you so much for the advice, that was helpful

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by yarisAP

In terms of oil changes, I plan to do every 8K but is it advisable to use synthetic? Will that extend the life of the car? Will it lengthen the intervals between oil changes?

NO!

If you change the oil per the owners manual (regular oil) the engine will last twice as long as the rest of the car.

Also, in case you think snythetic oil will give better fuel consumption, that aint so either.

I drove 5200 miles to Alaska this past summer on regular oil. Drove 5200 mile back on synthetc oil.

No difference in mpg.

Synthetic Oil. Its all in your head.

[foxfab]

Oh, I'm not complaining. The water pump took an hour to replace as did the alternator. Alt was only $45. Water pump was around $100 I think. I hope to get another 150000. The kids have nicknamed her Zippy.

Originally Posted by N9QGS

foxfab, Im so sorry to hear of your problems with your Yaris, mine has 185,300 on it and I have had to replace nothing, and no cracks either. Planning to pick up another yaris as I am so impressed with them, I hope my second one will be as awesome as the first.