No tach ... again?

[The Limo]

I looked at the fact sheet I received with my 2007 Yaris sedan (Canadian model) and under "Equipment on all Yaris models" it says "Instrumentation: Tachometer".
Roy

[broody]

In Canada, the packages/trim are quite different fom USA, the 3 door hatch only comes in CE trim, which has no tach and nothing powered.

The 5 doors only comes in LE (1000$ more than the 3 doors CE) or SE, the LE has standard tach, power door locks and mirrors. For 1000$, the extra features and doors are worth it imo, and for another 1000$ you add cruise control, air conditioning, keyless entry and power windows, with the convinience package.

So, the 3 door canadian version is really for an appealing price more than anything else, I don't really get why it's not available in LE trim...
It reminds me the Civic hatchback CX, which was as comfortable, well built and powerfull as any other civic, but had really nothing fancy.

Otherwise, it's cool to know what rpm you are at, but it's not really usefull, my first car (geo metro 1998) didn't have one and I didn't mind, you just have to hit the redline once to know what's the limit.

Anyways, I'll wait a year or two to get a yaris, not only my civic is still fine but they will probably fix some small issues and have end of the year sales. In late 2009, a yaris 2009 (base trim) was sold 2000$ under msrp, which was quite a nice deal, but Honda did better (-2500$ on the Fit, which my mom bought).

Originally Posted by The Limo

I looked at the fact sheet I received with my 2007 Yaris sedan (Canadian model) and under "Equipment on all Yaris models" it says "Instrumentation: Tachometer".
Roy

They find somehwere to cut on newer models to keep the price low. The 04-05 echo hatchback (Canada) had standard ABS, while the 06-10 Yaris didn't have it standard...