Does anyone realize yarisworld is getting 'less busy'?

[yougojay]

I always check-in here everyday....I usually search through the posts for specific things & am always learning something new.
Going on 7 months with 4,884 miles as of today...car has been flawless, just awesome, love the heck out of it, so glad I found this car it is perfect.
Need to set up my 1st free servicing next week - hopefully I'll get a good reception at the dealer, sure I will.
Gas mileage seems to be going up - darn near 40 mpg without a long highway trip yet. Unreal, so lovin' this car...STILL!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yougojay

I always check-in here everyday....I usually search through the posts for specific things & am always learning something new.
Going on 7 months with 4,884 miles as of today...car has been flawless, just awesome, love the heck out of it, so glad I found this car it is perfect.
Need to set up my 1st free servicing next week - hopefully I'll get a good reception at the dealer, sure I will.
Gas mileage seems to be going up - darn near 40 mpg without a long highway trip yet. Unreal, so lovin' this car...STILL!

Great MPG....as your area isn't exactly flat . I stopped at a Starbucks (in Hickory) about 15 miles from your town on my way up north. Only 'ex-bank' Starbucks I've ever been in that still has the vault door remaining.

[yougojay]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Great MPG....as your area isn't exactly flat . I stopped at a Starbucks (in Hickory) about 15 miles from your town on my way up north. Only 'ex-bank' Starbucks I've ever been in that still has the vault door remaining.

Yep, I'm just North of Lenoir on 321, it's getting pretty hilly at this point in the Appalachians (we're around 1,800 feet where the house is, no flooding here!)
I actually lived in the Red Roof Inn in Hickory for the month of July 2010 while we were looking for a house in Lenoir. There was a Starbucks about 300-400 feet from the motel, it was good. (Considering there were 2 within a block from where I worked next to the White house in DC. ) I was there 2-3 times a day, VENTI refill please!

MPG's have been very, very good. I fill-up once every 3 weeks. I can feel the engine braking pretty darn good around here, even coming out of our subdivision. Will be driving up the mountain soon, last time was 4-11-13 picking up the new Yaris.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yougojay

Will be driving up the mountain soon, last time was 4-11-13 picking up the new Yaris.

To Asheville (). I stayed there one night and day on the way back. I didn't care for the people I encountered (a bunch of glass half empty people), except for 1 person (who happened to be from Texas).

Just one city, though. I know there are a bunch of nice people in North Carolina. My godson and his parents and siblings live there, and they love it.

[yougojay]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

To Asheville (). I stayed there one night and day on the way back. I didn't care for the people I encountered (a bunch of glass half empty people), except for 1 person (who happened to be from Texas).

Just one city, though. I know there are a bunch of nice people in North Carolina. My godson and his parents and siblings live there, and they love it.

No, not to Asheville, that's West of me by about 75-90 minutes, I say up the mountains on 321 to Boone, NC. where it snows all the time & the nearest Toyota dealer to me is...
Most people around here are the same way...it's extremely depressing to work around the public here (that's another story) There are a LOT of great people here, but most (great people) are the older & the employed.
Should have moved to Texas instead. Spent the Summer of 1980 there and it was fantastic. 'Urban Cowboy', 'The Shining' & 'Who Shot J.R.'? - Those were the days...

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yougojay

No, not to Asheville, that's West of me by about 75-90 minutes, I say up the mountains on 321 to Boone, NC. where it snows all the time & the nearest Toyota dealer to me is...
Most people around here are the same way...it's extremely depressing to work around the public here (that's another story) There are a LOT of great people here, but most (great people) are the older & the employed.
Should have moved to Texas instead. Spent the Summer of 1980 there and it was fantastic. 'Urban Cowboy', 'The Shining' & 'Who Shot J.R.'? - Those were the days...

The Texas guy I spoke with pretty much echoes your sentiments. He is only there because he has a full ride scholarship. He recently spent two weeks visiting a friend who goes to UC Berkeley. He'd never been there before. I've lived most of my life in the SF Bay Area. He was amazed at how many people (in the Bay Area who he happen to encounter) begged him to donate to causes and then got really mad when he wouldn't contribute. He said he sees a lot of well educated (but lazy) hangers on in Asheville who are getting government money (not loans for school) and noticed what seemed to be the same in pockets of the Bay Area. I noticed the converse, and other negative similarities.

I first visited Texas in 1988, but we only went to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro...crazy growth since then.

[yougojay]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

The Texas guy I spoke with pretty much echoes your sentiments. He is only there because he has a full ride scholarship. He recently spent two weeks visiting a friend who goes to UC Berkeley. He'd never been there before. I've lived most of my life in the SF Bay Area. He was amazed at how many people (in the Bay Area who he happen to encounter) begged him to donate to causes and then got really mad when he wouldn't contribute. He said he sees a lot of well educated (but lazy) hangers on in Asheville who are getting government money (not loans for school) and noticed what seemed to be the same in pockets of the Bay Area. I noticed the converse, and other negative similarities.

I first visited Texas in 1988, but we only went to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro...crazy growth since then.

Yes, it's a sad state of affairs in this country. The furniture industries in the area here went overseas, and it killed the economy. Local grocery stores base their ordering on food stamp days (EBT Cards) which load up on the 3rd, 5th, 7th... and so on through the 15th of each month.
I stayed in Arlington, TX in 1980 - I can't imagine how much it has grown in the last 30 years.
I see a lot of new or newer cars around, there IS some money here. The weather is good to all the cars, the older ones look so good, it's hard to tell they are 20 years old or more (sometimes) Some look dated, but NO rust. I think it's the 90's cars that I think are newer.
One thing I notice is there are a lot of cars with bald tires... my gosh, baby seats in the back...whatever!
There are yearly inspections, but who knows who is paying off who. I'd rather have CHEAP new tires than some of the bald ones I've seen - I don't understand it. Most would say they are spending their money on basic needs, I think that includes alcohol, smokes & drugs for a lot of them. I guess it is like riding the Metro in DC - all sorts of people from all walks of life