Goodbye Yaris! - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

WorkTL · 03-16-2015, 08:35 AM

Good luck.

Thirty-Nine · 03-16-2015, 01:31 PM

If my Yaris blew up tomorrow, this is probably what I'd get. Nice choice; definitely one of the most fun cars on the market!

bentjazz · 03-16-2015, 07:51 PM

Good luck and wish you the best. I'd personally never in a million years get a Fiat, but that's just me. If someone gave one to me, maybe. Like a Volkswagon mechanic once told me about modern Volkswagons, they are nice as long as they have a warranty. That's how I feel about Fiats, as well.
Be that as it may, I wish you the best....

pjon · 03-17-2015, 06:25 AM

Not the same engine or model I know, but the 1.2 litre version was not able to progress up steep hills. It ran out of "puff". Fiat, after denying a problem did eventually fix it with a software update. They'd apparently erred too far towards fuel economy at the expense of power. Hence the inability to go uphill!
http://www.motoringresearch.com/car-...dog-1107954951

bronsin · 03-17-2015, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pjon

Not the same engine or model I know, but the 1.2 litre version was not able to progress up steep hills. It ran out of "puff". Fiat, after denying a problem did eventually fix it with a software update. They'd apparently erred too far towards fuel economy at the expense of power. Hence the inability to go uphill!
http://www.motoringresearch.com/car-...dog-1107954951

1974 VW Beetle: 48 hp. Very slow on hills! VW Bus even worse!

Ah for the good old days!

The Limo 2 · 03-17-2015, 02:46 PM

My 1959 blue window VW bus had 36 hp and my 1963 NSU Prinz had 30 hp. Yes, the good old days. I had a Fiat in the 1960's. I think it was a 127? or 128? It was used when I got it but the maintenance was so high I finally just gave it away. Also had a 1968 Fiat 850 Spyder. Nice car. Then I got married in 1972 and had to sell it when the first child came.
Roy

nookandcrannycar · 03-17-2015, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Limo 2

My 1959 blue window VW bus had 36 hp and my 1963 NSU Prinz had 30 hp. Yes, the good old days. I had a Fiat in the 1960's. I think it was a 127? or 128? It was used when I got it but the maintenance was so high I finally just gave it away. Also had a 1968 Fiat 850 Spyder. Nice car. Then I got married in 1973 and had to sell it when the first child came.
Roy

I learned to drive a manual driving my friend's Fiat 128 SL Coupe.

*kimona* · 03-17-2015, 05:07 PM

^ Reason often gives way to foolish desire.

nortonfb · 03-17-2015, 05:49 PM

I had two 124's great car. Had a 131 noise box, hated it, hot, uncomfortable
and needed attention most of the time.
Norton

nookandcrannycar · 04-27-2015, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nortonfb

I had two 124's great car. Had a 131 noise box, hated it, hot, uncomfortable
and needed attention most of the time.
Norton

The 124 Spyder sure turned girls heads in the 70s. The much older brother of one of my best friends had one. After he graduated from college, he got a company car and sold the 124 to his mom. My friend had a Le Cat Black Capri with a manual transmission, but every chance he had he'd borrow his mom's 124.

attrapereves · 03-18-2015, 12:17 AM

Those Fiats are certainly cooler than a Yaris, but the reliability just isn't the same.

bentjazz · 03-19-2015, 10:58 AM

Who cares about a car being fun to drive if the reliability is 2nd rate? I think the Yaris is fun to drive, but I could care less about that sort of thing. I work 80 hours per week and don't have time to contemplate how fun a car is to drive. Fuel efficiency and reliability is what I care about. A to B driving. But that's just me. Also, the Fiat is obnoxiously subcompact. It's just too small, and for me it's just way too teeny bopperish. But, like I said, that's just me.....

428CobraJet · 05-13-2015, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bentjazz

Who cares about a car being fun to drive if the reliability is 2nd rate? .....

Drive the Mitsubishi and you won't say that.

trunkout · 03-19-2015, 10:56 PM

My god the bashing! I know Toyota is a better make! You do all know this is just a Dart engine made by Chrysler? Here... Read this (I have a 2013 but close enough): http://www.netcarshow.com/fiat/2012-500_abarth/

Also... It has 12,500 miles on it and plenty of warranty left. Plus Carmax warranty. It's brand new, trust me.

bronsin · 04-07-2015, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trunkout

My god the bashing! .

I wouldnt call it "bashing". Some are willing to put up with problems in relationships.

Some arent.

fnkngrv · 04-26-2015, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trunkout

My god the bashing! I know Toyota is a better make! You do all know this is just a Dart engine made by Chrysler? Here... Read this (I have a 2013 but close enough): http://www.netcarshow.com/fiat/2012-500_abarth/

Also... It has 12,500 miles on it and plenty of warranty left. Plus Carmax warranty. It's brand new, trust me.

Folks are religious about the Yaris generally once they have owned one unless they become jaded with how STALE the big T has become with their entire line. It is to be expected. You also went into one of the most unreliable chassis around which will also net people's ire. I personally have no intention of buying another Yaris. I think the 2007-2010 sedan was awesome. I am just not an LB guy. I think they can be hella sharp for sure, but just not for me to own. I have stealed myself to the fact that if I buy from another manufacturer I will just be sure to pick up any and all warranties possible. I am actually seriously considering the Focus RS if I don't by a Lexus IS or Tundra.

nookandcrannycar · 04-27-2015, 12:49 AM

In order to like the driving experience, I think you have to feel physically comfortable in the car. A friend of mine had a Miata, that I drove, and I felt cramped. She went from a Golf convertible to the Miata to a 3 series BMW coupe. I felt comfortable driving the Golf and the BMW...I had enough room in both. It also may matter how one's height is distributed. I have a friend who is the same height I am, but he looks like a midget sitting in the passenger seat of a car where I am the driver.

I have more room, or at least feel as though I do, behind the wheel of the Fiat vs the Miata.

If I eventually get another new car to compliment my '14 Yaris, I'm thinking it will be a base Subaru Forester with a manual transmission. It is my understanding that all of the different levels of Impreza Crosstrek only come with the black plastic liners/wedges/coping/whatever you want to call it around the edges of the wheel well cutout. I really, really don't like the way it looks. There is probably some way to remove it, but I started thinking about the Forester. The Forester has the same ride height as the Crosstrek. It has more interior room, and the real world mileage penalty vs a similarly manual Crosstrek isn't too great. My understanding is that they have different bodies, but that quite a bit of the rest of the car is very similar or the same.

428CobraJet · 04-07-2015, 09:41 AM

The 500 has the sizzle the Yaris needs.

03-16-2015, 01:31 PM	#2
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	If my Yaris blew up tomorrow, this is probably what I'd get. Nice choice; definitely one of the most fun cars on the market! __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

03-17-2015, 02:46 PM	#6
The Limo 2 Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Chilliwack, BC Canada Posts: 104	My 1959 blue window VW bus had 36 hp and my 1963 NSU Prinz had 30 hp. Yes, the good old days. I had a Fiat in the 1960's. I think it was a 127? or 128? It was used when I got it but the maintenance was so high I finally just gave it away. Also had a 1968 Fiat 850 Spyder. Nice car. Then I got married in 1972 and had to sell it when the first child came. Roy Last edited by The Limo 2; 03-17-2015 at 04:51 PM.

04-07-2015, 09:41 AM	#18
428CobraJet View User's Garage Drives: '09 Yaris 3dr, 13 F150rcsb 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: downtown Houston Posts: 259	The 500 has the sizzle the Yaris needs. __________________ You are what you drive.

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03-16-2015, 08:35 AM	#1
WorkTL View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris LE Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 216	Good luck.

03-16-2015, 07:51 PM	#3
bentjazz Drives: 2009 Yaris--3dr MT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 542	Good luck and wish you the best. I'd personally never in a million years get a Fiat, but that's just me. If someone gave one to me, maybe. Like a Volkswagon mechanic once told me about modern Volkswagons, they are nice as long as they have a warranty. That's how I feel about Fiats, as well. Be that as it may, I wish you the best....

03-17-2015, 06:25 AM	#4
pjon View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Icon+ 1.33 vvti Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: U.K. Posts: 25	Not the same engine or model I know, but the 1.2 litre version was not able to progress up steep hills. It ran out of "puff". Fiat, after denying a problem did eventually fix it with a software update. They'd apparently erred too far towards fuel economy at the expense of power. Hence the inability to go uphill! http://www.motoringresearch.com/car-...dog-1107954951

03-17-2015, 05:07 PM	#8
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	^ Reason often gives way to foolish desire.

03-17-2015, 05:49 PM	#9
nortonfb Drives: 2007 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: motown Posts: 339	I had two 124's great car. Had a 131 noise box, hated it, hot, uncomfortable and needed attention most of the time. Norton

03-18-2015, 12:17 AM	#11
attrapereves Drives: 2010 Yaris 2dr 5spd Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: KCMO Posts: 78	Those Fiats are certainly cooler than a Yaris, but the reliability just isn't the same.

03-19-2015, 10:58 AM	#12
bentjazz Drives: 2009 Yaris--3dr MT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 542	Who cares about a car being fun to drive if the reliability is 2nd rate? I think the Yaris is fun to drive, but I could care less about that sort of thing. I work 80 hours per week and don't have time to contemplate how fun a car is to drive. Fuel efficiency and reliability is what I care about. A to B driving. But that's just me. Also, the Fiat is obnoxiously subcompact. It's just too small, and for me it's just way too teeny bopperish. But, like I said, that's just me.....

03-19-2015, 10:56 PM	#14
trunkout 4 years of P90X! View User's Garage Drives: 09 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: KCMO Posts: 162	My god the bashing! I know Toyota is a better make! You do all know this is just a Dart engine made by Chrysler? Here... Read this (I have a 2013 but close enough): http://www.netcarshow.com/fiat/2012-500_abarth/ Also... It has 12,500 miles on it and plenty of warranty left. Plus Carmax warranty. It's brand new, trust me.

04-27-2015, 12:49 AM	#17
nookandcrannycar Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009 Location: S.MontgomeryCnty,TX(HoustonMSA) '07=BayouBlue=300,125miles=OrigOwnr '14=ClassicSilvr=29,059miles Posts: 4,839	In order to like the driving experience, I think you have to feel physically comfortable in the car. A friend of mine had a Miata, that I drove, and I felt cramped. She went from a Golf convertible to the Miata to a 3 series BMW coupe. I felt comfortable driving the Golf and the BMW...I had enough room in both. It also may matter how one's height is distributed. I have a friend who is the same height I am, but he looks like a midget sitting in the passenger seat of a car where I am the driver. I have more room, or at least feel as though I do, behind the wheel of the Fiat vs the Miata. If I eventually get another new car to compliment my '14 Yaris, I'm thinking it will be a base Subaru Forester with a manual transmission. It is my understanding that all of the different levels of Impreza Crosstrek only come with the black plastic liners/wedges/coping/whatever you want to call it around the edges of the wheel well cutout. I really, really don't like the way it looks. There is probably some way to remove it, but I started thinking about the Forester. The Forester has the same ride height as the Crosstrek. It has more interior room, and the real world mileage penalty vs a similarly manual Crosstrek isn't too great. My understanding is that they have different bodies, but that quite a bit of the rest of the car is very similar or the same.