Yaris coming soon?

[brg88tx]

Originally Posted by Astroman

Wow you're horribly misinformed! First off, the Yaris has been in production since '99, 2nd gen since '05 as an '06 model. So "07 model (first year)" is untrue. The Yaris was first introduced in the US as a 2007 model.

Second, where did you get your data that the '07 has the most problems?!?! I've had my '07 for over 4 years and 89k miles with NO PROBLEMS, and another member has a sedan with over 420,000 miles with pretty much just maintenance. He just recently had a problem with his clutch and that was wiring. Was this coming from the "don't buy the first year model, so they can work the bugs out" routine??

sorry to offend you dude, i just thought the 07 model had the most tsbs, maybe i was wrong. like i said i have had no problems with mine either.

[hyprmiler]

What would you say you like most about your Yaris?

MPG (solid 40+ on highway driving in the summer, and I have an automatic / Resale Value (it's a toyota, it didn't cost much to begin with so depreciation is low). Low cost of overall ownership (ranked #1 in class)

What would you say you like the least about your Yaris?

If you take a completely neutral stance some people hate the cluster / gauge. The plastic feel of the interior / etc.

to me it's an econobox and does exactly what it should (run long / run hard / run well)

It is what it is, don't like it don't complain. Don't turn the car into something it isn't.

If you could change one thing with the Yaris what would it be?

I always wanted more options on my car, and I wish Toyota offered it when it comes to OEM solutions (moon roof / etc.) I understand why they didn't due to the cost and it's well an econobox but makes me wish they treated it like the corolla a bit more (options wise)

The only real thing I would change is what they already changed. Default Tacometer on all models.

Is there any years I should strongly consider or avoid?

Some people have said 2010's due to a head gasket leak, but i haven't seen too much about that overall to state that fact.

I would avoid the early 2007's as well due to the gauge / cluster changes that were offered after 2008 (tac / etc.)

I'd strongly push you towards the sedan over the hatch (no flames please). The only rationale I have with it is due to the car being longer. I have driven both and I prefer the handling in wind and highway conditions when it comes to the sedan..... not to mention there are more hatch backs on the road so it stands out a bit more.


I should also point out i'm a bigger guy (6' 5 ) and the car fits me well. No matter what you do get it with cruse control... avoid any Yaris that doesn't come with it as a standard option. I find myself stretching my right leg out on long highway trips, and I can get it fully flexed in this car.


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Other things to note....

I have a 2008 Sedan and the wife now has a 2009. I drive 1600+ miles a month with just work commuting. Over the last year I'm looking at around 1800 to be more exact. With that being said I've had zero problems with my car. I'm due for a new pair of tires, but that's standard with the miles I have on it (over 50K now)

It's also a great car for out of college if you ask me. Low overhead and cheap if you put some money down on it 0% for 60 with 2K down put me at a monthly payment of around 160.00 before tax and crap.

If you are a DIY kind of guy the car is also easy to work on. MUCH easier than previous cars I've owned. You also don't have to worry about the timing belt (Yaris has a chain) so if you had an interference engine you'd always be worried as heck on the higher mileage cars. With the timing chain it's not as much of a big deal (if it snaps it's a pain to replace, but at least it doesn't total your engine)

I'm curious what you decide, but to be honest you can't go wrong. =)

[Astroman]

Originally Posted by brg88tx

sorry to offend you dude, i just thought the 07 model had the most tsbs, maybe i was wrong. like i said i have had no problems with mine either.

Sorry if I came off rude, I just get a little defensive of the '07. It's amazing how many people assumed ALL toyotas were affected by the wave of recalls earlier this year and made it a point to try and point out I had a defective car. I took pleasure in informing them the yaris wasn't affected and 100% Japanese built. I did take my Yaris in for the stinky cat tsb, but honestly the odor wasn't bad. I just wanted it done before it did get bad and my warranty ran out.

[RualStorge]

Thank you for all of the responses, I'm doing my rounds a little early test driving and the like. Currently at a dealer getting a quote on my trade in. I'm still thinking the Yaris is my best bet but since several if the dealers have competitors next door just to be fair I'm going to give a few models a ride before I sign. I really enjoyed driving a 10 2dr hatch. Had more pep then I expected which is a plus because I tweaked my miata so was concerned the adjustment would be painful. But yeah I'll let you know what I settle on. Thanks again.

[kimona]

I had a couple of Miatas before the Vitz (Yaris HB), and they were great cars! The Vitz is definitely no Miata, but it's a sporty little car with a quirky yet appealing design IMHO, has a surprisingly big interior with lots of storage and luggage space compared to the Miata, plus with some basic wheel/tyre/suspension mods the Vitz will handle quite nicely. If you're coming out of a manual shift Miata, then the Vitz stick shift will be hugely disappointing to say the least; in fact, I thought it was so poor, I decided on the automatic, which is probably one of the most intelligent and responsive automatic transmissions I've ever driven.

[RualStorge]

Thank you all for your input, after going through three dealerships and testing competing models I actually went with a 2011 Fiesta. (After I verbally bloodied a salesman over the coarse of 5 hours dragging the price down 8000$)

While I will say the Yaris was a bit more sporty in performance, as they say the price was right and the Fiesta's ride was a much nicer ride (It's in a completely different class) The other reason I opted for the Fiesta was I found myself rather disappointed with the salesman I dealt with at the two promising Toyota dealers I visited.

I came in with a sheet with their invoice prices, sticker prices, allowances, etc do properly negotiate the prices, and the moment they saw the data I had at Toyota the salesman basically pushed me off on to each other not wanting to even bother. When I went to the local Ford Dealer the salesman I worked with saw the sheet and was rather impressed (he actually took down numbers because some of the information I had collected was more then the salesman usually have access too) He then flat out told me he was on flat rate comission so he'd do what he could for me after about 3 laps I worked directly witht he sales manager and bought my car, ultimately as they say the price was right considering they went lower then Toyota was willing to go on the new Yaris.

Yaris does look like a fantastic car alot more mod friendly then a Fiesta which due to it's complexity non cosmetic mods are far more complicated. Thank you all for your input, had the Toyota salesman been more willing to actually treat me like a potential customer I would have likely never wound up at the dealer I got my fiesta, their loss, my gain.

[why?]

Originally Posted by RualStorge

Thank you all for your input, after going through three dealerships and testing competing models I actually went with a 2011 Fiesta. (After I verbally bloodied a salesman over the coarse of 5 hours dragging the price down 8000$)

While I will say the Yaris was a bit more sporty in performance, as they say the price was right and the Fiesta's ride was a much nicer ride (It's in a completely different class) The other reason I opted for the Fiesta was I found myself rather disappointed with the salesman I dealt with at the two promising Toyota dealers I visited.

I came in with a sheet with their invoice prices, sticker prices, allowances, etc do properly negotiate the prices, and the moment they saw the data I had at Toyota the salesman basically pushed me off on to each other not wanting to even bother. When I went to the local Ford Dealer the salesman I worked with saw the sheet and was rather impressed (he actually took down numbers because some of the information I had collected was more then the salesman usually have access too) He then flat out told me he was on flat rate comission so he'd do what he could for me after about 3 laps I worked directly witht he sales manager and bought my car, ultimately as they say the price was right considering they went lower then Toyota was willing to go on the new Yaris.

Yaris does look like a fantastic car alot more mod friendly then a Fiesta which due to it's complexity non cosmetic mods are far more complicated. Thank you all for your input, had the Toyota salesman been more willing to actually treat me like a potential customer I would have likely never wound up at the dealer I got my fiesta, their loss, my gain.

Wow, i don't get that response. To me it would be an easy, quick sale. As a salesperson i'd let you beat on my manager.

congrats on the new car.