Persuade me to buy a Yaris!

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Originally Posted by HYang

Despite being an enthusiastic Yaris driver, I have to wonder if now is the most economically advantageous time to trade-in your SUV for a subcompact.

Afterall, gasoline prices are higher every day- demand for SUV's are tanking while prices for all subcompacts are ratcheting up. Throw in the Fukushima factor, which in the short term means the supply of Yari is uncertain (and even more excuse for sellers to raise prices), and you might wonder if you might not like to try holding your 4runner for a while longer- until prices at the pump stabilize a bit or the factories in Japan start running again.

It may not be the most advantageous time to trade-in your 4runner for that Yaris. YOu could lose more money than you normally would; ie. when fuel prices are more 'normal' and no Tsunami after-effects in Japan.

Sure enough, I just checked Yaris prices on truecar.com, and people are paying more than two-grand higher than they were back in January, when I bought mine.

Having said all that, go for it!
Yaris is a great little car, if Best Value For Your Money is what you are shooting for.
In addition to fuel cost savings, you might also save money on car insurance.

Don't think I'll save with insurance. I would need to get the $1000 deductible coverage since I'll be financing.

Originally Posted by bigdoglover

its a big adjustment from an suv to the yaris and i know because i did it almost 4 years ago. i do miss the suv, but not when i pull into the gas station and fill up. its not as comfy, i don't consider the yaris to be anything more than a great little car for running around. long trips, no-but you can rent a suv if you take a road trip. i have the 3 door liftback and have put lots of large items in it-i always leave the rear seat folded flat and my large labrador jumps right in and off we go! i still long for the comfort of an suv, but right now i am loving the great gas mileage. i do wish mine was the 5 door because the 3 door gets hot in the summer-it would have been nice to be able to crack the rear windows for some fresh air. sounds like a nice little car you are looking at-
my driving style has certainly changed with the yaris-i drive faster-i used to lumber down the road with my trailblazer, now i zip right along hugging curves. this is from a grey haired old senior woman.

Here we go! An SUV to Yaris owner. I noticed you didn't mention anything about winter driving with the Yaris. Do you miss the SUV in the winter? What would you consider a long trip? 1hr each way? I didn't feel any discomfort when test driving the Yaris. But that was only for 5 minutes.