New 2012 Yaris at my local dealership

[UTVitz]

test driven twice now, one an auto the other a manuel. The single wiper are picks up a terrible wind noise at freeway speed-right off the tip on the passenger side. Huge oversight on toyotas part not fixing this and yes, the wiper arm really is off a truck-it's not a custom made part for this car. dash plastics look like scattered confetti in the grey light grey parts-not attractive or low key at all. Really, they should just change the name to scion, 'cause that's what it is, basic non intigrated radio and all. The engine and tranny is as the last yaris so the oil weight is still 5w30-I looked. The car has lost a lot of its character and gained nothing-oh, it gained out outside temp read out in the odometer cluster. The gauges are very generic and the auto has a noticably missing tachometer with a blank in it's place on the base model. Apparently the SE rates for a tach and is only available in an automatic. No reason I can see for this "yaris/scion" to replace my 08. I really think they borrowed the dash from the Scion TC and dropped it this baby.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by UTVitz

the auto has a noticably missing tachometer with a blank in it's place on the base model. Apparently the SE rates for a tach and is only available in an automatic. .

the SE can be had in a manual, as can the L s door....just not the middle trim LE in 3 or 5 door or the 5 door L.

the mass seller will most certainly be the 5 door LE. i never thought id see the day when the yaris' bulk seller would be one of the lower rated subcompacts mpg wise.

i sat in an LE 5 door yesterday. as someone described, the tried to give the dash some type of textured look, but it looks like it has these front to back lines and some type of shredded paper texture.....very cheap looking.

even though the interior is a massive step up from the previous gen (which imo was one the cheapest interiors ever put in a car), it is still a massive step behind any other subcompact out there.

they had the '12 model parked butt to butt with the '11.....the average person wouldnt know the difference. they did so little to the rear end. it barely looks like a refresh, if that.

but, i like the front alot better than the '11.