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[brg88tx]

all Toyotas have crappy water pumps that usually go around 75-80k miles, but everything else is great.

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by brg88tx

all Toyotas have crappy water pumps that usually go around 75-80k miles, but everything else is great.

Not exactly a valid blanket statement. 210,000kms on mine and original pump is not showing any signs of failure. I know a lot of owners in the over 100K mile club who've not had any issues. We hear a lot about failures on here, but we don't hear about those without issue.

[why?]

Originally Posted by brg88tx

all Toyotas have crappy water pumps that usually go around 75-80k miles, but everything else is great.

yea, total bullshit. Mine has 90k and not a problem, my father has a 1982 supra with over 250,000 miles and never had a problem with the water pump.

[Exiwolfman]

Originally Posted by why?

yea, total bullshit. Mine has 90k and not a problem, my father has a 1982 supra with over 250,000 miles and never had a problem with the water pump.

i agree my made it to 150km only reason for replacement was a small leak on and off in the blow off otherwise it was fine ....i do find that they do go earlier on cars with AC , that is just based on my observation.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Exiwolfman

i agree my made it to 150km only reason for replacement was a small leak on and off in the blow off otherwise it was fine ....i do find that they do go earlier on cars with AC , that is just based on my observation.

I don't know about the ECHO, but in the U.S., the Yaris (at least to consumers...fleet might be different) has always come with A/C as standard equipment (I know that isn't the case in Canada). Given that the Yaris is the cheapest new Toyota, I wonder if all USDM Toyotas 2007 MY and beyond have come standard with A/C ? CTScott would probably know. I'd think that the only USDM vehicle that might not is the smallest, most stripped/bare bones pickup.

[Zantiszar]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I don't know about the ECHO, but in the U.S., the Yaris (at least to consumers...fleet might be different) has always come with A/C as standard equipment (I know that isn't the case in Canada). Given that the Yaris is the cheapest new Toyota, I wonder if all USDM Toyotas 2007 MY and beyond have come standard with A/C ? CTScott would probably know. I'd think that the only USDM vehicle that might not is the smallest, most stripped/bare bones pickup.

I live in Puerto Rico (we have USDM cars) and over here if you bring a car without A/C I can bet that you will never sell it since over here in the island temps are 70-98 F year round so A/C is a must :P


Sent my iPush 4s?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Zantiszar

over here in the island temps are 70-98 F year round so A/C is a must :P


Sent my iPush 4s?

It gets well below 70 F in my zip code during the Winter...it has actually snowed a few times since 2008. With the heat index, it gets much hotter than 98 F outside my house. The hottest day since I moved here was in August of 2011. It was 105 F at my house, with a heat index of 120 F. A few miles away, the temp was 107.9 F...but the higher humidity level there brought the heat index into the mid 140s F (147 F, IIRC).

[why?]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I don't know about the ECHO, but in the U.S., the Yaris (at least to consumers...fleet might be different) has always come with A/C as standard equipment (I know that isn't the case in Canada). Given that the Yaris is the cheapest new Toyota, I wonder if all USDM Toyotas 2007 MY and beyond have come standard with A/C ? CTScott would probably know. I'd think that the only USDM vehicle that might not is the smallest, most stripped/bare bones pickup.

at this point everything in the USA has ac.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by why?

at this point everything in the USA has ac.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

but we don't hear about those without issue.

Almost 281,000 miles.....original water pump still on my Yaris and still performing well (no leaks, and no telltale 'sounds') .

[UberSilver]

Originally Posted by brg88tx

all Toyotas have crappy water pumps that usually go around 75-80k miles, but everything else is great.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by UberSilver