July 2010 Yaris Sales: Down again

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by Slummy

What strange to me is, I feel like I'm seeing more Yari than before. Maybe because its cuz I'm looking for 'em.

That's just because they've now been accumulating for 4 years. Even if the lastest sales have tumbled, we're still seeing all the '07's-'10's together.

[Hershey]

Originally Posted by krolos

I think one of the main reasons is price at the pump went down again,
from the oil crunch we had a few years ago.
I know where I live there seem to be more big trucks and SUVs than ever,
stupid people have not learned.
when gas goes 4+$ Gal. and stays there and does not go down again but only up, this time for good.
small car sales will go way up again, soon enough.

. Only a matter of time before something occurs to make gas prices spike again and the recession gets worse . CHINA car sales have passed us . Thus their thirst will increase . My other 1/2s' sister says she'll buy another FORD Explorer because it's safer than a smaller car . She was paying $100 a week for gas when it was at its peak . She would have to ask relatives for money to fill the tank to get to work . Her payment is over $600 a month . Some people will never learn .

[chrisj]

We moved from an Avalon to a Yaris just this month. While everywhere I look I see Tahoes and other Yank Tanks, it's fine and dandy with me that I can bypass the gas stations while they stand there filling up for $100. Nah. I'll save my money for something more important than gasoline. We changed model for a couple of reasons, but one of them was the gas savings.

We kept our Avalon for 9 years. I did some calculating, and if we keep the Yari for that long, we will almost be getting the Yaris for free, due to the savings in gas over the 9 years we drove the Avalon. We drove it around 150,000 miles in those years, with about 500 fillups.

I'll take an "almost" free car any day.

[Dorkinheimer]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

Funny you mention that. I literally have an appointment to bring mine in due to loud rattles on both pillars where the seatbelts are and for the windows. The rattles don't bother me too much, but my warranty ends on the 18th, so I figured I'd might as well have them checked out.

Another reason for slower sales is probably the fact that this car is nearing the end of its design cycle. Many of the other subcompacts have recently been redesigned or are new. However, Toyota has already sold 22,000+, which still isn't too bad.

The amazing thing to me is how most of the the car makers' numbers were up. However, people are again starting to buy bigger CUVs and SUVs. Small cars, as you can see, however, are quite a ways down despite having more choices than in recent memory. Americans have short memories. Gas is $3.06 a gallon here.

Gee, NO TOYOTA should rattle !!!!!
Toyota should be synonym of quality

And that's why Toyota is falling back to competitors, because they don't put the quality they used to have.

[ddongbap]

I wonder if my car rattles. I'm nearly deaf cause of constant loud music.

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by Dorkinheimer

Gee, NO TOYOTA should rattle !!!!!
Toyota should be synonym of quality

And that's why Toyota is falling back to competitors, because they don't put the quality they used to have.

Or maybe people thought their Toyota will unexpectedly accelerate into walls.

Then eventually find out that most cases, people didn't bother hitting their brakes.