Consumer Reports says the Yaris is the most reliable subcompact.

[Gogogordy]

Originally Posted by mirapatec

I have found the Yaris to be extremely reliable. I just wish Toyota promoted this car better in the US.

What impact would Toyota's increased promotion of the Yaris have on your ownership experience?

Just curious....

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Gogogordy

What impact would Toyota's increased promotion of the Yaris have on your ownership experience?

Just curious....

If there was more promotion there would be more Yaris's out there. If there were more Yaris's out there the price of gas would go down. (less demand for gas)

Its a cascade effect....

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by bronsin

If there was more promotion there would be more Yaris's out there. If there were more Yaris's out there the price of gas would go down. (less demand for gas)

Its a cascade effect....

doubtful, since people that might buy the yaris are just buying other subcompacts that get close to or the same mileage.

[428CobraJet]

Originally Posted by bronsin

If there was more promotion there would be more Yaris's out there. If there were more Yaris's out there the price of gas would go down. (less demand for gas)

Its a cascade effect....

I think that's funny.
:-)

[Gogogordy]

Originally Posted by bronsin

If there was more promotion there would be more Yaris's out there. If there were more Yaris's out there the price of gas would go down. (less demand for gas)

Its a cascade effect....

But that hasn't happened in other markets...say Europe for instance.

OTOH if demand were higher here in the US production MAY have to be moved elsewhere...say Mexico.

Be careful what you wish for!

[why?]

Originally Posted by bronsin

If there was more promotion there would be more Yaris's out there. If there were more Yaris's out there the price of gas would go down. (less demand for gas)

Its a cascade effect....

actually the demand for gas going down would make the price of gas go up in the long run. One of the reasons even though a barrel of oil is dirt cheap the price of gas is taking forever to drop.

[why?]

This is a sign of the apocalypse. CR never says anything even remotely positive about the Yaris.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by why?

This is a sign of the apocalypse. CR never says anything even remotely positive about the Yaris.

[bronsin]

Gas $2.61 here in NJ this AM.

[mrpj]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Gas $2.61 here in NJ this AM.

Is that per U.S gallon?
Here in the U.K. petrol(gas) has dropped to it's lowest for some time at around the 1.98 U.S. Dollars/litre (£1.24). That equates to 8.99 U.S. Dollars/ Imperial gallon. I'll let someone else do the conversion to U.S.(Queen Anne) gallons.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by mrpj

Is that per U.S gallon?
Here in the U.K. petrol(gas) has dropped to it's lowest for some time at around the 1.98 U.S. Dollars/litre (£1.24). That equates to 8.99 U.S. Dollars/ Imperial gallon. I'll let someone else do the conversion to U.S.(Queen Anne) gallons.

As you know.....Treasure Island !

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by mrpj

Is that per U.S gallon?
Here in the U.K. petrol(gas) has dropped to it's lowest for some time at around the 1.98 U.S. Dollars/litre (£1.24). That equates to 8.99 U.S. Dollars/ Imperial gallon. I'll let someone else do the conversion to U.S.(Queen Anne) gallons.

Yes it is!

[Hershey]

. They slammed the Mirage .

[The Limo 2]

Gas is $1.189 CAD a Litre ($4.50 CAD a US Gallon) in Chilliwack this morning.
Roy

[bronsin]

This picture was taken 7/2011 somewhere in the Yukon on the AlCan Highway on my trip to AK in my Yaris. At the time a Canadian $ cost $1.10US too!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

This picture was taken 7/2011 somewhere in the Yukon on the AlCan Highway on my trip to AK in my Yaris. At the time a Canadian $ cost $1.10US too!

That 'No Sniveling' sign is too funny ! Love the old 'rotating wheel' gas pump. I haven't seen one in the U.S. since 2013, in Denton, TX. Last one before that was in 2007 in Tupelo, MS.

I once walked by a beachfront restaurant on the island of Santorini that was closed for the season. The name of the restaurant was.....Snack Bar Without Name ...and the sign was in English.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

That 'No Sniveling' sign is too funny ! Love the old 'rotating wheel' gas pump. I haven't seen one in the U.S. since 2013, in Denton, TX. Last one before that was in 2007 in Tupelo, MS.
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Those kinds of pumps were the norm in Canada in 2011, at least where I went in Alberta, Yukon, and BC.

I was in Tupelo in 2000 on a round the country motorcycle trip on my ST1100! Someone tried to break the door down of my motel room! Very exciting!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Someone tried to break the door down of my motel room! Very exciting!

In college, I happened to go on a ski trip with two of my fraternity brothers. We were headed to the north end of Lake Tahoe to stay with one of our little sisters (and her parents) at their lake house. On the way there, we stopped in South Lake Tahoe for a night. We finally found a motel with a vacancy. We paid for the room, found it, and opened the door. Four girls were asleep in two beds and they bolted upright and started screaming. We went back to the front desk and explained the situation. The clerk assigned us another room. We found that room and opened the door. The floor was stripped all the way down to the sub floor, all of the furniture was in the corner, and the beds needed to be assembled. We went back to the front desk, and the clerk assigned us yet another room. Finally, the third time was the charm...unoccupied and not being renovated .