renting a 2015 this weekend

[428CobraJet]

Dash unreadable at mid day. Thats pretty poor design. Banner tint might fix this.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

Dash unreadable at mid day. Thats pretty poor design. Banner tint might fix this.

No tach . I wonder if the fellow base L, but in the 3-door configuration with a manual, has a tach.

[428CobraJet]

Just turned it in.
4 days. 1141 miles driven. 32.6mpg. Mostly at 80. $88.10otd
Likes:
Seats
4 short doors
Solid straight line stability (markedly better than 09 3doir without and with trd sway bar)
VERY QUIET
Exceptional sound system. Easy to use blue tooth.
When i get in car...blue tooth is automatic. Can my 2013 f150 do that? I cant figure how.
Far more solid than my well built 09 (who'd a thought! )
Dislikes
Mirrors look fancy enuff to be electric but aren't
Poverty carpets
Can't roll front windows down when moving due to buffeting
Front doesn't match back (take one design philosophy or the other)
Right calf rubs on console constantly
Cruise-less
Glare on instruments (designer should fall on his sword)
No center armrest

I think that's it. Wish Toyota would make a 'FiestaST' Yaris.
Craig

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

Just turned it in.
4 days. 1141 miles driven. 32.6mpg. Mostly at 80. $88.10otd
Likes:
Seats
4 short doors
Solid straight line stability (markedly better than 09 3doir without and with trd sway bar)
VERY QUIET
Exceptional sound system. Easy to use blue tooth.
When i get in car...blue tooth is automatic. Can my 2013 f150 do that? I cant figure how.
Far more solid than my well built 09 (who'd a thought! )
Dislikes
Mirrors look fancy enuff to be electric but aren't
Poverty carpets
Can't roll front windows down when moving due to buffeting
Front doesn't match back (take one design philosophy or the other)
Right calf rubs on console constantly
Cruise-less
Glare on instruments (designer should fall on his sword)
No center armrest

I think that's it. Wish Toyota would make a 'FiestaST' Yaris.
Craig

Especially agree with the seats, solid straight line stability (especially given the crappier + skinnier tires), and just the right amount of 'quietness'.

{P.S. Thinking 2nd Gen owner spending a few days with a '3rd Gen'....unsure if the 2015 has the same tire size as the 2014)

[428CobraJet]

Ps....a 140mph speedo is really dumb. And it makes the speedo harder to read.
120 is more than enough for 99% of us.

[Kalispel]

Except for lame marketing reasons, I never did understand why cars in the USA have a speedometers that reads over 120 - especially cars in this "commuter" class.

I'm not sure what you mean by the front/back design disparity. I guess that falls into "the eye of the beholder" category.

I'm not a fan of that big black plastic "filler" section on the side of the car, in front of the side-view mirrors - especially on a non-black car. Also not a fan of the shape of the fog-light housings (especially when empty) - which look worse than any other ones on the 2007-2014 Yaris.

[BLKHILLSGUY]

Anybody know if the new SE comes with a temperature guage? I'm figuring it wouldn't, since the SE comes with a tachometer.

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by BLKHILLSGUY

Anybody know if the new SE comes with a temperature guage? I'm figuring it wouldn't, since the SE comes with a tachometer.

I don't believe that it does.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by BLKHILLSGUY

Anybody know if the new SE comes with a temperature guage? I'm figuring it wouldn't, since the SE comes with a tachometer.

Yaris = most confidence of any car I've ever owned that it will never overheat.

[tdinut]

Thank you for the update. I really appreciate it.

[Hershey]

What was the gas mileage ?

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Hershey

What was the gas mileage ?

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

Just turned it in.
4 days. 1141 miles driven. 32.6mpg. Mostly at 80. $88.10otd

[Hershey]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

Oops . Didn't have the P.C. glasses on . Thanks ern-diz .

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

..test drove both a new 2015 non-Recaro FiestaST and an Abarth this afternoon.

What are your thoughts on the ST?

Originally Posted by Hershey

Oops . Didn't have the P.C. glasses on . Thanks ern-diz .

All good!

[428CobraJet]

Originally Posted by Hershey

What was the gas mileage ?

32 to 33 by the math. Car calculator was accurate.

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[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

32 to 33 by the math. Car calculator was accurate.

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The only times my MPG has been that bad = 'a tankful of 80 MPH' (for me, the 400 + miles of the 80 MPH limit part of I-10 between (but not quite extending to) San Antonio and El Paso) as your tank was as well .

[428CobraJet]

Back in my 09 Yaris with 131000 miles today. Mine feels quicker and more agile. That also makes it more nervous in on the road manners.

Funny...my phone charger has the same 'wiggle to work' feature in either...they're obviously using the same cigarette lighter. It's rock solid in every other car o have used it in.

On another note. ..test drove both a new 2015 non-Recaro FiestaST and an Abarth this afternoon.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

more agile.

I'm thinking the 2015 L has the same or similar 'crappy + skinnier than almost all 2nd Gen' tires that the 2014 has .