3 door vs 5 door hatch

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Astroman

Not silly at all. Part of the cool light feature is it lets the engine and cat get up to temperature quickly to reduce emissions.

Smart.

I meant the mod was silly. Although urgently requested by me!

I would love to test an mt and at side by side to see how fast they actually warm up. I bet it isnt much different.

I would also like to hear from the people who did the 3rd gear until warm thing WHY they did it.

Of course on a mt theres no preventing high gear when cold.

I wonder what the dammage is? (if any)

[why?]

There really isn't much of a difference, I've had 5 people in my 3 door a few times before I took out the rear seats, there was plenty of room in the back.

I can't really see any way the 5 door is better than the 3. It is all personal preference I guess.

[enviri]

i owned both, i traded my 3dr for a 5door, because its JDM MAAADD...among other reasons lol.

[mirapatec]

Being somewhat tall in stature, the three-door hatch model was my choice. The larger doors allow me to look to the side and see out through the glass instead of looking in to a door pillar.

I like the more sporty appearance of the three-door hatch.

[dj92]

Originally Posted by bronsin

I would also like to hear from the people who did the 3rd gear until warm thing WHY they did it.

E.g. to get along fast enough while keeping the RPM low while the engine warms up.
However, it takes me of course several kilometers until I get near 60°C due to the downhill track where I live.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by why?

There really isn't much of a difference, I've had 5 people in my 3 door a few times before I took out the rear seats, there was plenty of room in the back.

I can't really see any way the 5 door is better than the 3. It is all personal preference I guess.

Size-wise there is no difference between the 3- and 5-door, the latter just has shorter doors added to it but otherwise the interior is the same size...

[MadMax]

I suspect the 5-door is more popular in Asia and Europe as smaller cars are more popular and often used for transporting families. I am still amazed that Toyota didn't offer the 3-door overseas as I would have thought they still would have been popular with the younger generation. I don't think the Yaris was marketed the same there as it was in the States (what little marketing we got for the Yaris)...

[DebbyM46227]

I chose the 3 door because, in my way of thinking, 5 doors are for people with kids. I'm single with no kids and don't want anyone to think I have any kids. No maternal instincts whatsoever.

[NEexpat]

^lol

Well I don't have kids, but I do have a gf, and my gf has a dog, not just any dog, a Shepard. and not just any Shepard but an Aussie Shepard. Who is actually a lot more clever than most people I meet.

I did take that into consideration when I bought my car. Of course when I saw what a PITA it was to vacuum these Yaris seats (they just don't want to give up that stuff that seems to weave itself into the fabric) and how much Miss Smartypants sheds, I always suggest, rather insist, we always take the FIT with the doggie.

Look, I end up vacuuming out the FIT anyway, why make a mess of both cars.

[nookandcrannycar]

^^ lol

I don't have either, but my cousin has both. My cousin and her daughter are among the very small number of people I love more than their dog. That dog. Even other dog owners who spend time with him think he is the most human like dog they have ever encountered. He's a Black Lab and Flat Coat Retriever mix. My cousin has to constantly vacuum her Ford Escape and her house to keep up with his shedding (I helped when I rented from them ), but he's worth it. He's hilarious. He loves me 2nd best ( and he recognizes the sound of her Escape and also my Yaris...both blocks away (but not any other cars)), but I'm light years behind my cousin. He is SO attached to her. I dog sat him while they went on a cruise to Mexico....and by the 4th day he was so depressed...he missed her so much. He's got to be one of the most fortunate dogs on the planet. My cousin is a commercial property manager. She manages a large building that one family built and owns. Two of the daughters now own the building, along with other family members. The smaller top floor houses my cousin's office and an office for each of these two ladies (they like spending time there...the view is great). My cousin brings her dog to work almost every day. The ladies each have a dog and do the same. These 3 dogs have a ball playing on the expansive roof (very safe....they sometimes rent it out for movie and tv shoots).

Kids......sometimes the stength of feeling of wanting to protect them, etc (that paternal/maternal instinct) comes when you don't expect that intensity. I didn't hold a baby until I was 36 (my friend's first child...a daughter). Seventeen months later, her brother was born...and I was later named the godfather. Those feelings somewhat prepared me for how I would feel about the baby my cousin adopted in China, but not really. She is the most precious person on the planet (to me), and there isn't anything she could ever do that would diminish how I feel. She's 11. When I think about what will happen to the world after my life, her welfare is light years more important to me than anything else (no matter how old she is...hopefully middle aged ....when that happens).

[matti]

I bought the 2012 L (5sp) with 3 doors. I actually liked the 5-door model better as I think it looks cooler, but I'm a cheap SOB and I didn't want to spend the extra few hundred dollars. I'm married with no kids....really no need for 5 doors, technically.

[yougojay]

The 2 door hatch is MUCH sportier - I'll take a coupe over a sedan anytime. I guess it's a matter of personal preference, utility. Just 2 of us here, I'm the only one who has been in the back seat (to clean the rear windows) Love the looks of a coupe way better then a sedan. You made the right choice, it is the better looking of the 2 models by far

Plus, the 3 Door Coupe is faster



and my 2013 3rd gen

[Idahotom]

I love my '08 3 dr just as it is, BUT my dog really wishes the rear windows cranked down. I have given serious thought to a mod that would allow the rear windows to open. But....it probably ain't going to happen. I have considered the 5 dr just for the opening rear windows. The dog much prefers going places in the '99 RAV 4 as it's rear windows open, it's funny to see his excitement grow when it's clear we are taking the RAV as opposed to the Yaris. Sure I could let him ride in front, but I got the front pass seat full of crap usually plus he sheds, and with the rear seat out it's not a problem back there. I have a platform built that gets him up to optimum height.

[Yaristeve]

Originally Posted by yougojay

and my 2013 3rd gen

Hmmm... wow.... Toyota really cleaned up the front end with the 3rd gen. Almost (but not quite) enough to trade in my 2011... However, when the time comes for a replacement commuter car, if the 3rd gen is still around (I only have 95k miles on mine), that is what I'll get.

Back to the original question, I grew up in the 70s when four doors were for old folks or family cars. Two doors still just look so much cooler to me. Strangely, as someone else mentioned, most of the rest of the world seemed to prefer four doors, even back then. I guess the US is just catching up now...

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

^^ lol
Kids......sometimes the stength of feeling of wanting to protect them, etc (that paternal/maternal instinct) comes when you don't expect that intensity. I didn't hold a baby until I was 36 (my friend's first child...a daughter). Seventeen months later, her brother was born...and I was later named the godfather. Those feelings somewhat prepared me for how I would feel about the baby my cousin adopted in China, but not really. She is the most precious person on the planet (to me), and there isn't anything she could ever do that would diminish how I feel. She's 11. When I think about what will happen to the world after my life, her welfare is light years more important to me than anything else (no matter how old she is...hopefully middle aged ....when that happens).

That's awesome you feel like that! I never have, not even with my 2 young nephews. I have 3 cats and I feel more love towards them. They don't like to ride in my Yaris anywhere, they are homebodies.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

That's awesome you feel like that! I never have, not even with my 2 young nephews. I have 3 cats and I feel more love towards them. They don't like to ride in my Yaris anywhere, they are homebodies.

I had two cats (given to me by that same cousin) for 12 years before I had my Yaris, and they DID NOT LIKE riding in any car. Perhaps they realized the destination was always the same ...the vet.

[MiSFiTx87]

Originally Posted by MadMax

I suspect the 5-door is more popular in Asia and Europe as smaller cars are more popular and often used for transporting families. I am still amazed that Toyota didn't offer the 3-door overseas

so that explains why I see more pictures of 5dr's overseas

I chose the 3dr cause It's usually just me or 1 other person, that it is also weighs lighter than the 5dr?

toyota was the only ones with a 3dr version that I was looking for

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by MiSFiTx87

so that explains why I see more pictures of 5dr's overseas

I chose the 3dr cause It's usually just me or 1 other person, that it is also weighs lighter than the 5dr?

toyota was the only ones with a 3dr version that I was looking for

I think 'S' hatches are pretty rare. I've been to 46 states since the Yaris was introduced and I've only seen two --- one in my zip code here in Texas, and one in San Rafael, CA.