Yaris seems to get stuck in 3rd gear when going uphill

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Altitude

Regardless of transmission the lovable little Yaris just ain't that peppy if it has to fight gravity.

+1

I have the manual transmission. The Yaris gets up hill just fine, just not very fast. There is no way around it, that's just the way it is, I think.

If you have a lot of hills, you probably did the right thing getting an auto. The manual is a bit tricky on a Yaris, possibly not the greatest car to learn on. At times, in San Francisco, I wish I had an auto.

[Kioshi]

Originally Posted by tomato

At times, in San Francisco, I wish I had an auto.

YES! Especially when taxi drivers are bumper to bumper w/ your car and your car rolls back and almost hits their front

I avoid the city, and if i have to i stay in 2nd gear mostly and rarely 3rd....

Auto is best for constant up and down hills...downtown wise~

[markitect]

When your in 3rd you have a lot more torque available, I think you would find in 4th it would take a lot more throttle, and may even require more fuel in some cases.