How long will you own your Yaris?

[b_hickman11]

I will be trading in the 07 this summer on a 2010 or 2011 Tacoma. Then summer of 2011 I will be trading in the 08 on a new Highlander.

[Cutie Pie #2]

Originally Posted by YAR1S

till it breaks down for good, If I require another type of vehicle, or if it gets in a wreck :(

Me too!!

[daf62757]

Till my daughter's car is so bad I have to give her my Yaris.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by wooverstone8

I'm planning to keep my Yaris until it becomes mechanically unreliable or falls apart.

I am with my Eddie Rickenbacker-admiring friend, on average I keep my vehicles for about ten years...that is, unless my oldest son gets a hold of it!

[AlexNet0]

I plan on keeping mine until it falls apart

[IllusionX]

the plans... i tried going according to the plans, but i still managed to trade my echo, after 1.5years for the yaris.

Now, my yaris is going on the 4th years old... hopefully i can keep it long enough to fall apart :)

[CTScott]

I typically keep a vehicle for 10 years.

[nemelek]

I have owned over 25 cars in my lifetime. Some for a month or 2. The longest was a 88sr5 Toyota truck for 16 years. At 10,000 miles/year I put on the yaris I expect to keep it 20 years.

[fmicle]

I think I'll keep the Yaris until I'll have enough money saved to start thinking about the next toy. I don't like car payments, so I'm more about delayed gratification in this respect. Save money first, buy car after

For now, that's not looking too good, so I think I'll be driving the Yaris for at least 5 more years

[TRDMarty]

Well I dunno
My 1971 Z-28 = 35 years
My 1972 DeTomaso Pantera = 22 years
My 1998 Chevy Silverado SS Lowered Single Cab = 12 years
My 2008 Yaris S L-Back = ????

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by hyprmiler

I owned my last car for 16 years, and only replaced it because I wasn't good enough technically to solve the issue.

Ever replace an oil pump seal on a DSM engine? Please shoot me now

My eclipse has 230K miles on it, same engine and transmission. No major engine failure, or anything other than standard maintenance. I just can't afford to drop the entire transfer case / engine / etc. to replace a 12 dollar part.

So the car sits... in the driveway.... cold and alone I can't seem to part with it due to it being my first car and all.... /sigh

Anyway yea. Here is hoping I get 20 years or 2 million miles, which ever comes first!

If the car means that much to you wouldnt it be doing the car justice to have it repaired by a competant mechanic rather than rust away from negloect sitting in your driveway? look at the cost as a couple of belated car payments..
As for driving a Yaris for 20 years? i'm looking forward to my 5 years and your gone criterea.3 years to go

[why?]

as long as I want it.

[goku87]

Originally Posted by CTScott

I typically keep a vehicle for 10 years.

ive had my cavalier for 14 years. :)

[DevilGirl]

Originally Posted by nemelek

At 10,000 miles/year I put on the yaris I expect to keep it 20 years.

Wow, I think I'll get there well before you, at about 36,000 miles/year (damn commute!!!).

In my case, it would depend on when we decide to start having kids. Then again, that's what we have his brand new car for (bought a week before mine, and has less than 6000 miles on it, whereas mine is approaching 14,000). If I'm carting the kids around much, I'd probably have to trade in my '09 3dr for a 5dr model at least (not interested in the sedan at all). Too much of a hassle to to get into the backseat.

But after having had seat heaters installed on the front seats yesterday, and the anticipated power sunroof after I get my tax return, we may keep the car till it dies (or at least 5-7 years anyway).

[hyprmiler]

Originally Posted by jambo101

If the car means that much to you wouldnt it be doing the car justice to have it repaired by a competant mechanic rather than rust away from negloect sitting in your driveway? look at the cost as a couple of belated car payments..
As for driving a Yaris for 20 years? i'm looking forward to my 5 years and your gone criterea.3 years to go

Yea don't remind me

It was one of those things my wife ended up pushing me towards. She's like either FIX this one and it may not fix the issue (and be out the 800 dollars or so) or put that towards a new car.

I plan on fixing it, but it's gonna have to sit this winter. I have no choice.

[BailOut]

My original plan in early 2007 was to just get something fuel efficient, reliable and cheap, which would hold me over until the Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEV) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV, or just EV) came out for the 2010 model year, like Toyota and others said they would do.

It's now 2010 and we have no PHEVs or BEVs from the mainstream manufacturers. Now they say 2012, which I won't hold my breath for.

This may be a good thing, though, as our idea of personal finance and our role within the economy has changed since then. We no longer buy things on credit, which means we'll need to save up cash for our next vehicle. We'll be debt free (sans mortgage, which we consider a living expense) in July of this year, and then will close out a few of the cheaper items on our personal wish lists, and expand our savings beyond the emergency fund we now have. This means that the soonest we'd have the cash to buy an EV will be 2013, so we're not in so much of a hurry anymore.

Once that happens my wife and I will have to decide which of our two paid-for vehicles to sell off: the 1996 Tacoma 4x4 which she's had since before we met, or my 2007 Yaris. It will be a tough decision as she doesn't drive much and the insurance cost is the same. I'm no fan of trucks but she still loves it, so there will be a strong emotional component to the final decision.

[scape]

i might keep it forever, too bad i didn't get 4 doors and split rear seats; maybe i'll keep the next one forever, haha.

[90tsi]

Originally Posted by hyprmiler

Yea don't remind me

It was one of those things my wife ended up pushing me towards. She's like either FIX this one and it may not fix the issue (and be out the 800 dollars or so) or put that towards a new car.

I plan on fixing it, but it's gonna have to sit this winter. I have no choice.

you dont have to drop the bottom end to pull the pump out. just take the front case cover off and the timing belt. i had to rebuild my engine like 3 times.(long story each time) the 4g63T is a pretty simple motor to figure out and tear down.