Persuade me to buy a Yaris!

[why?]

If your really have rough winter conditions you have to drive through, the Yaris as an only car is not the solution you are looking for.

I literally got my car stuck in maybe 6 inches of slush. I had to get out and push it a foot to get traction. I will admit the current tires are from down south, so probably were not made for dealing with snow. But my car got squirrely in any amount of snow.

No way should you go from a fully paid off vehicle to car payments if you only drive 20 miles a day. Do you fill your tank up more than once a week?

See if there is another subcompact that gets good gas mileage that you could afford to have both vehicles. Even 2007 model year Yaris can be had for 6 or 7 grand.

Echo's get great gas mileage as well and are even less expensive. Corrolla's the same.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by why?

If your really have rough winter conditions you have to drive through, the Yaris as an only car is not the solution you are looking for.

I literally got my car stuck in maybe 6 inches of slush. I had to get out and push it a foot to get traction. I will admit the current tires are from down south, so probably were not made for dealing with snow.

I'd not blame the car for its lack of traction in the winter,i'd blame the southern probably summer tires for the problems.
I have no problems with my Yaris or Echo using proper winter tires.
Using southern tires in winter conditions is adding unnecessary risk and danger to you and those that could be involved in an accident you may cause .

[TONIZZLE]

Originally Posted by why?

If your really have rough winter conditions you have to drive through, the Yaris as an only car is not the solution you are looking for.

I literally got my car stuck in maybe 6 inches of slush. I had to get out and push it a foot to get traction. I will admit the current tires are from down south, so probably were not made for dealing with snow. But my car got squirrely in any amount of snow.

No way should you go from a fully paid off vehicle to car payments if you only drive 20 miles a day. Do you fill your tank up more than once a week?

Good point. With the 4Runner I only fill up once a week. If I get the Yaris I would need to get blizzaks.

I just remembered about inflation when comparing the price of my 4Runner back in '99 to today. So it's like trading in a $51K car for an $18K car. And I don't know if it really matters, but my 4Runner was assembled in Japan. Just like to throw that in. http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

[carnageehw]

Originally Posted by TONIZZLE

Good point. With the 4Runner I only fill up once a week. If I get the Yaris I would need to get blizzaks.

I just remembered about inflation when comparing the price of my 4Runner back in '99 to today. So it's like trading in a $51K car for an $18K car. And I don't know if it really matters, but my 4Runner was assembled in Japan. Just like to throw that in. http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

If you fill up once a week with a not-very-fuel-efficient 4runner, I won't even say a high MPG car is even something you should care about.

While the Yaris is pretty good with good winter tires, I'd only trade in your 4runner if it's on it's last legs.

[TONIZZLE]

Originally Posted by carnageehw

If you fill up once a week with a not-very-fuel-efficient 4runner, I won't even say a high MPG car is even something you should care about.

While the Yaris is pretty good with good winter tires, I'd only trade in your 4runner if it's on it's last legs.

That's true. I can just use the loan money on repairs for the 4Runner. Though the repairs are adding.

Here's what I will need to do to the 4Runner in the next year:

Timing belt + water pump = $1200
Brakes + Rotors = $500
New Cat (maybe can wait since I passed emissions 2/11) = $500

The loan for the Yaris would be around $6K. Has 11K miles, S pkg w/ sunroof (seems rare). Other than oil changes, I don't expect any major service for a long time.

[DMZ]

Originally Posted by why?

See if there is another subcompact that gets good gas mileage that you could afford to have both vehicles. Even 2007 model year Yaris can be had for 6 or 7 grand.

Echo's get great gas mileage as well and are even less expensive. Corrolla's the same.

In my area Echos are very hard to find. Used Corollas are selling at premium prices as are Yaris'. When I bought my Yaris there were two Corollas on the lot, a 2005 w/159k miles for $8,999 and a 2003 w/315k miles for $4,999 . Both were well maintained local trades, but jeez loueez.