Transmission flush, brake bleeding and oil change

[06YarisRS]

That sounds like an amazing car you have. AWD on a Yaris. Never heard of that before.

I'm guessing that you've come to the conclusion that a lifetime ATF is a fallacy. Yes, a car will reach its expected life without fluid service, but that 'expected life' is much shorter than it would be with maintenance. ATF will collect debris - even though it's a closed system. I have seen contamination in the transmissions of cars with less than a few thousand kms on them. Contamination could be from initial break in of the clutch packs and possibly some swarf from the manufacturing process even though I think they take steps to clean everything. I have changed the ATF on very low km vehicles that I've purchased. For example, I bought a Kia Rondo with 12000 kms on it. The fluid I drained was cloudy and opaque. After a couple flush and fills and another 30000 - 40000 kms, the fluid was crystal clear.

I did change the filter on the 2008 LE that I sold not long ago. I have not yet changed the filter on my turbo RS. I don't worry about its condition as the fluid in the system is impeccably clean. I will, though, at some point in the not too distant future, change that. There is a drain bolt on the trans pan that takes a 10mm hex.

I hear ya about stockpiling used fluid. In my case, it's very useful as I use it as a rustproofing agent. My neighbour gets a gallon or so from me on occasion to rustproof his vehicles.