Is the Yaris outdated?

[racerb]

I'm looking to buy a Yaris because it reminds me of a VW Beetle or Opel Cadet from the '60s, just a good simple and practical car. As some of the others have said, new technoligy is great but not always needed. My wife recently took delivery of a 2011 F-150 (her company vehicle) with the Ecoboost V-6, which Ford claims to get 22 mpg. Well the best mileage we've acheived with this thing has been 18.8 on a round trip to Savannah Georgia about 600 miles total. On most trips my 2001 Tundra V-8 gets an average of 20 mpg on the interstate and normally 15-17 towing my open car trailer.

I'll take the Yaris any day, good mileage, great reliabilty, and it's a Toyota above all!!

racerb