2nd Gen owner's impressions: 3 days with a 3rd Gen (2013 5-door LE 18k miles)

[bentjazz]

nook,
We need to get you a job with JDPower, Cars.com or Edmunds. Great write up, dude. Thanks.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bentjazz

nook,
We need to get you a job with JDPower, Cars.com or Edmunds. Great write up, dude. Thanks.

LOL. I did forget one thing. The cruise control. The 3rd Gen rental did have cruise control and I did use it...one of the better ones I've encountered. I drove from Conroe to Montgomery on SR105 and tried to time the lights, using the cruise control and seeing how long I could go without touching the gas pedal (and the same thing on the return trip). I've only spent 2-3 out of the last 30 years without at least one manual transmission car, and the car I had during that period was an Acura. The Acura had a lot of 'lag' ('hang time' before responding, whereas the response on the Yaris was smooth and instantaneous). I remember using the cruise control on that Acura far more often than on some cars I've had that had manual transmissions and cruise control. The only time I enjoyed the fact that the 3rd Gen rental was an automatic was while I was using the cruise control.