Close to grabbing a Yaris. Help appreciated

[33OH]

Good luck!

[JustFrozen]

i asked this in another thread, but that amounted to hijacking and went unanswered so i will ask here in my own thread:

how does the yaris handle in the rain, especially moderate-to-heavy rain?

reading how the wind affects this light little car has me worried. although it rarely rains here, my wife's last car would feel like it was hydroplaning when she would get above 50mph. of course some good tires can go a long way with that, but some cars just have a better grip than others, and its worth asking your guys' opinions

[supmet]

Originally Posted by JustFrozen

how does the yaris handle in the rain, especially moderate-to-heavy rain?

reading how the wind affects this light little car has me worried. although it rarely rains here, my wife's last car would feel like it was hydroplaning when she would get above 50mph. of course some good tires can go a long way with that, but some cars just have a better grip than others, and its worth asking your guys' opinions

No car should be "prone to hydroplane" with proper tire pressure and tread depth/width. You hit the nail on the head saying good tires can go a long way. I've never hydroplaned, just skipped a tiny bit on some DEEP puddles.

As for the wind, I have a TRD sway bar and crappy tires(arizonian) and it feels fine in the wind now.

[JustFrozen]

Originally Posted by ryank

Good luck!

so much for luck, they jacked the price up. which means i probably won't get it.

1) it's no longer within our budget

2) i feel slighted by the actions of the dealers and have lost my trust in them

what kind of person raises the price of a car that's been sitting on the lot for months when they know people are finally interested in it?