Yaris vs Corolla

[BennyLava]

Ended up getting a corolla for a work car. Pics below. 2017 SE, paid. $17k for the car. 3k miles on it. Don't know who drove a new car for 3k miles and sold it, but I'll soak up the savings when it comes to depreciation. I really like the car except for 2 somewhat minor things:

1. The CVT transmission give me pause, but I'll just change the fluid every 80k miles to be safe. I don't care what they say about lifetime fluid, all reports are that you still need to change it and you should change it.

2. The seats could be a bit more comfortable. I think what I'll do is, wear these seats out first. At about 150k miles, our 09 Yaris sedan's front seat was toast. It hurt your rump to sit in it. So we had it redone at the upholstery shop with new foam. But in the case of this Corolla, I think maybe I'll switch to some different seats that don't hug you quite so much. Is there another corolla (maybe a non SE model?) that has some more comfortable seats? Something that would fit in place, that I could maybe get from the junkyard. Get some seats out of a newer wrecked car that match the interior.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by BennyLava

Ended up getting a corolla for a work car. Pics below. 2017 SE, paid. $17k for the car. 3k miles on it. Don't know who drove a new car for 3k miles and sold it, but I'll soak up the savings when it comes to depreciation. I really like the car except for 2 somewhat minor things:

1. The CVT transmission give me pause, but I'll just change the fluid every 80k miles to be safe. I don't care what they say about lifetime fluid, all reports are that you still need to change it and you should change it.

2. The seats could be a bit more comfortable. I think what I'll do is, wear these seats out first. At about 150k miles, our 09 Yaris sedan's front seat was toast. It hurt your rump to sit in it. So we had it redone at the upholstery shop with new foam. But in the case of this Corolla, I think maybe I'll switch to some different seats that don't hug you quite so much. Is there another corolla (maybe a non SE model?) that has some more comfortable seats? Something that would fit in place, that I could maybe get from the junkyard. Get some seats out of a newer wrecked car that match the interior.

Unfortunately, all the new Corollas have the CVT now, and the driving experience leaves much to be desired. Hope it proves reliable for you.

My father has a 2015 Corolla L (4 speed auto) and the seats are so uncomfortable that I can't drive that car for more than 20 minutes without suffering aches and pains. Too bad. My mother has a 2005 Corolla (only 36K kilometers) and the seats are very comfortable, even for long trips.

I sold my like-new Camry with very low miles specifically because the seats gave me a terribly sore back. When I was looking for a new car, I decided against a 2017 RAV4 because the seats were so uncomfortable.

However, I always found the seats in my 2007 Yaris and 2014 Yaris comfortable, even driving across the country!

[scylla]

I wish car makers would put the same kind of effort into seat technology as they do into the rest of auto tech.