A car of interest....

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

If you are taking AUT-15 to I-87 to the New York Thruway to the GSP to I-95 all the way to Jacksonville then I-10 to 301 to I-75 to I-275, then you aren't really hitting any areas that have a higher population density than within the city limits of Montreal....local people along almost all of that route don't care as much about having the smallest car possible to 'create' parking

I just spent the entire month of March traveling the backroads of Americas East coast ending up just north of Tampa, then returning to Montreal via interstate,in that whole time i saw one Yaris(Cape Hatteras)and one Echo (Ocala).
I wonder how many in the US would consider purchasing a Yaris if they knew it even existed.
As an example i accompanied my Mom in her Rav4 to her dealership in Homossasa Fla. struck me as odd that there wasnt a single Yaris on the lot, i asked the service manager how come no Yaris on the lot? he answered that they dont get much demand for the Yaris,,well i guess not if people dont even know they exist..

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by jambo101

I just spent the entire month of March traveling the backroads of Americas East coast ending up just north of Tampa, then returning to Montreal via interstate,in that whole time i saw one Yaris(Cape Hatteras)and one Echo (Ocala).
I wonder how many in the US would consider purchasing a Yaris if they knew it even existed.
As an example i accompanied my Mom in her Rav4 to her dealership in Homossasa Fla. struck me as odd that there wasnt a single Yaris on the lot, i asked the service manager how come no Yaris on the lot? he answered that they dont get much demand for the Yaris,,well i guess not if people dont even know they exist..

Good for you for venturing off the beaten path, so to speak. Did you visit DC, Philly, NYC and Boston?....the places where the scramble for a parking space might be equal to or more intense than in Montreal. If so, the fact that you saw so few is even more amazing. I spent about a month in Florida last year and I didn't see too many Yarii. Most of the ones I did see were in and around Jacksonville.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Good for you for venturing off the beaten path, so to speak. Did you visit DC, Philly, NYC and Boston?....the places where the scramble for a parking space might be equal to or more intense than in Montreal. If so, the fact that you saw so few is even more amazing. I spent about a month in Florida last year and I didn't see too many Yarii. Most of the ones I did see were in and around Jacksonville.

As it was still winter in the north we drove from Montreal to Ocean City Maryland and spent a few days, from their did the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and then drove the entire length of the Outer Banks stopping in Nags Head then again in Okracoke,finally ending up in North Myrtle Beach where after a few days the wife had to fly back to Montreal to go to work, i carried on with another 3 weeks in Florida
I sometimes wonder if Americans in general just dont like small economical cars and feel diminished in some way if they arent driving a big pickup or suv,Anyhow its their dime at the pump..
Heres a pic of my little road warrior..
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps4472fd15.jpg

[jayeh]

Originally Posted by jambo101

As an example i accompanied my Mom in her Rav4 to her dealership in Homossasa Fla. struck me as odd that there wasnt a single Yaris on the lot, i asked the service manager how come no Yaris on the lot? he answered that they dont get much demand for the Yaris,,well i guess not if people dont even know they exist..

When I went to a Honda dealership (in Gatineau) to look for a used fit the guy said "The fit is rare new (as in they don't stick around for long) and even more rare used!". I ended up buying my Yaris from their used lot!