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Old 03-16-2013, 12:42 AM   #1
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"It’s small, slow and simple but has a history of reliability, and fewer gadgets mean less components to break down over time. "



Yep, thats why I bought one......
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Old 03-16-2013, 02:23 AM   #2
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"It’s small, slow and simple but has a history of reliability, and fewer gadgets mean less components to break down over time. "



Yep, thats why I bought one......
Yea, that was my favorite line as well.....and one of the reasons I wanted hand crank windows.
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Old 03-18-2013, 01:13 PM   #3
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One of the comments said that the Yaris has received HORRIBLE reviews and he/she couldn't understand why it was on the list!
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Old 03-18-2013, 06:52 PM   #4
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Sold me echo HB with 250,000kms on it because I was concerned it's days were starting to become limited. Wish I hadn't!! Anyways, my Yaris HB has done 80,000kms in just less than 2 yrs and it will be kept for at least another 5 by my reckoning though not as a daily driver, a winter car.

Noone can go wrong with the 1st and 2nd gen echo/yaris (can't comment on the 3rd gen as I haven't owned one!)

I've modded the Yaris, upgraded springs, shocks/struts/ rr sway and better rims and tires and its a great fun car, i had a blast at the dragon and taking it down the blue ridge last year.
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Old 03-18-2013, 09:14 PM   #5
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One of the comments said that the Yaris has received HORRIBLE reviews and he/she couldn't understand why it was on the list!
The informed and educated do research and make a purchase reflecting thier work. The lazy and gullable go to Consumer Reports and get misinformed, filtered information. . Kinda like getting the rest of the story, or even any story that puts Obama in a negative way from MSNBC,,,it's true....
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Old 03-20-2013, 02:04 PM   #6
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"It’s small, slow and simple but has a history of reliability, and fewer gadgets mean less components to break down over time. "



Yep, thats why I bought one......
It's not Slow or simple. Power to weight ratio is good(not fast but not slow).

The ECU is very advanced(anything but simple), but the car on a whole does appear simple.
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Old 03-20-2013, 06:45 PM   #7
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It's not Slow or simple. Power to weight ratio is good(not fast but not slow).

The ECU is very advanced(anything but simple), but the car on a whole does appear simple.
Well the ECU is one thing. However, compared to a lot of new cars on the market, the Yaris is quite simple.

No funky torque-vectoring stuff; no ABS-controlled LSD-like devices; no magnetic suspensions jazz; there aren't 100 buttons on the dashboard; no adaptive cruise control or blind spot detection.

Compared tom some vehicles, the Yaris is simple, and that's one reason I love it.
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