A car of interest....

[jayeh]

Originally Posted by jambo101

I dont get why the Yaris isnt a more popular car in the USA or why Toyota doesnt aggressively market the product.
I usually go on a trip from Montreal to St Pete Florida twice a year and its the rare trip i'll see more than one or two other Yaris on the whole journey, up here in Montreal almost every other car is a Yaris or an Echo.

If I lived in the states I'd probably be driving a pickup truck or a land cruiser.

Here I cringe filling the tank in my Yaris.

In the states everything seems to be a notch up from Canada, the sub-compacts don't count, Compact Cars like the Corolla are the bottom rung, a Camry is a family car.

Europe is the opposite way and a Corolla would be a family car.

The amount of car people think they need is slightly absurd. People who have kid and think they need a minivan or suv when they really just need less stuff.

Originally Posted by Kar98

Because: wtf, power nothing, not even mirrors, and by the time you added on what options are available, might as well buy a Corolla. Is what Americans are thinking.

Power mirrors aren't an option?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by jayeh

In the states everything seems to be a notch up from Canada, the sub-compacts don't count, Compact Cars like the Corolla are the bottom rung, a Camry is a family car.

Europe is the opposite way and a Corolla would be a family car.

^^^^^ I agree

The amount of car people think they need is slightly absurd. People who have kid and think they need a minivan or suv when they really just need less stuff.

I agree, but I think people being able to freely buy and use them without any nanny state interference is the most important issue. People creating more of a carbon footprint than necessary for the mobility they take part in is, IMO, bad and people should (on a personal level) feel guilty about creating that outsized footprint. However, government shouldn't be part of that use of 'oversized/inefficient' vehicles equation.

[jayeh]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

^^^^^ I agree



I agree, but I think people being able to freely buy and use them without any nanny state interference is the most important issue. People creating more of a carbon footprint than necessary for the mobility they take part in is, IMO, bad and people should (on a personal level) feel guilty about creating that outsized footprint. However, government shouldn't be part of that use of 'oversized/inefficient' vehicles equation.

Hmmm. I disagree. I'd love to see vehicles taxed based on emissions here like they do in Europe.

I'm also not a fan of the current trend of people buying more car because they know they are lacking skill behind the wheel.

[Kar98]

Originally Posted by jayeh

Power mirrors aren't an option?

I think they're standard now. But you know how consumer perception is. ONE guy drives his Audi into his garage wall 40 years ago, and people are still like, hurrrrf unintended acceleration.