Old echo toyota owner...

[yul b. nekst]

I am SOOOOO hoping this brand, spanking new 2015 (can't sell the manual, I guess) Yaris treats me well!!! My 2002 Echo gave a little more than 325k, before a leaking gas tank made me put her down. I then went last year and bought a 2015 Jeep Patriot. Actually had it built for me. What a POS!! Traded (up, I hope) for this new Yaris because I'm hoping I get the life, reliability and mpg's my Echo gave me. My Echo gave me upper 30's in the winter and upper 40's in the summer. So far, with the 5 speed manual, I'm getting mid to upper 30's for mpg! Of course there's less than 1000 miles on it, but it can only get better, right?

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Originally Posted by yul b. nekst

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I am SOOOOO hoping this brand, spanking new 2015 (can't sell the manual, I guess) Yaris treats me well!!! My 2002 Echo gave a little more than 325k, before a leaking gas tank made me put her down. I then went last year and bought a 2015 Jeep Patriot. Actually had it built for me. What a POS!! Traded (up, I hope) for this new Yaris because I'm hoping I get the life, reliability and mpg's my Echo gave me. My Echo gave me upper 30's in the winter and upper 40's in the summer. So far, with the 5 speed manual, I'm getting mid to upper 30's for mpg! Of course there's less than 1000 miles on it, but it can only get better, right?

Welcome with your new Yaris. I had an Echo, as did my brother. Good cars. Lighter than the Yaris so it's got slightly better gas mileage. But it felt "cheaper" too. The Yaris feels more solid to me. And I've had an 11 Yaris and currently drive a 15 Yaris SE. I'm averaging 38 to 39 mpg in winter here in S Dakota. Not too bad at all. In the summer I got about 40. I have a manual transmission. It seems to get better mileage when I push it a little harder. The 15 Yaris SE is much more comfortable than my Echo or 11 Yaris. And sorry about your Jeep. They have really shoddy build quality, although I do love the looks of the Wrangler. But I could never buy a Fiat/Chrysler/Jeep for the reliability alone. Let us know how you like your Yaris.