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My late father had an 1989 Chevy Corsica that lasted 376,000+ miles before the tranny started to slip (engine still worked). The drive train on that thing was solid. Lots of power for a 3.0L V6. The interior started falling apart from day 1 though, but that was one heck of a car.
On the other hand, I had one of the first 800 IS300's that came into the country back in 2000. Paid full price too. Expectations for this car was sky high. I owned it 22 months before the warranty expired (hit the miles, not time). In those 22 months, the car was back at the dealer for warranty repairs 12 times. Tire recall, 4 out of 5 bent rims (full size spare), 3 radios put in, one rear shock leaking, and the plastic shielding under the car kept getting ripped off the car at highway speeds (with no impact). Even the seat-back failed and a new one needed to be ordered from Japan, after which, they had to remove the leather from the old seat back and "glue it back" to the new seat back. They had my car for nearly 3 weeks that time. I swore I'd never buy another Toyota after that IS300.
In 2011, I ate those words and bought an 08 Yaris. No problems at all with this car. It's as simple as my college car (1981 Datsun 210), so I'm expecting very low maintenance with rock solid reliability. The bare-bones simplicity alone eliminates some long-term issues (auto-tranny, and electronics such as window actuators/buttons, etc).
So far, my Yaris is proving itself to be living up to my expectations.
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07-30-2012, 06:49 PM
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