Worst thing about the Yaris? "Hurrr, I'll just bomb you out of my way"

[Foot]

I have done the windshield spray, I normally get a pretty good laugh. I should look into the hella horn, sounds like they maybe fun too.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by why?

It takes 5 minutes at most to take out the box for the drl's. First and still the easiest mod I've done, and I am sure I am not the only one.

Oops, I believe I was wrong. I believe it's the All Weather Guard Package that comes with the DRLs from the factory (not the Cold Weather Package), and I didn't add my DRLs. I did a search for cold weather package 2007 Yaris and the DRLs weren't included on any of the hits I found. One hit mentioned the All Weather Guard Package, so I tried that, and the 9th hit on that search was a description of Astroman's Yaris on CarDomain.com !...Astroman included DRLs in that description, and other hits on that search also included the DRLs in the description of the All Weather Guard Package.

Too bad the OP hasn't added DRLs. I really like having them.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kar98

The last few incidents of rage against the Yaris were mostly domestic pickup trucks, but also a Scion coupe and something two-doorsy from Hyundai. The latter two driven by girls. Oh, and a Acura SUV of some kind.

Were the girls texting. Last year I was driving down Biscayne Blvd in Miami and got 'cut off' 3 times. The behavior of the driver each time after that led me to think the driver was DUI. Once I pulled alongside the driver each time, each driver had their head buried in their phone texting away and not looking at the road at all. One car was driven by a man in his 70s, and the other two were driven by fairly young women.

[bairjo]

I think my next youtube video will be a composite of my spray victims and their reactions...maybe not. You may be one of them....

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bairjo

Well, I'll tell ya what I always do when some a-hole tailgates me when I'm already going 80mph. I give them a blast of the windshield washer juice...about 5 seconds worth. They always get a nice shower due the over spray and contour of the Yaris. You should try it...It always works. After they get the wash cycle, look in the rear view mirror and watch them turn their wipers on..and most of the time they will back off. If not....the get the rinse cycle. They really get mad at me sometimes when I do that....that makes my day.

When you've experienced someone tailgating you when you're already going 80, has that been in Florida .....only place in the U.S. I've seen that particular a*****e behavior.

[why?]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Oops, I believe I was wrong. I believe it's the All Weather Guard Package that comes with the DRLs from the factory (not the Cold Weather Package), and I didn't add my DRLs. I did a search for cold weather package 2007 Yaris and the DRLs weren't included on any of the hits I found. One hit mentioned the All Weather Guard Package, so I tried that, and the 9th hit on that search was a description of Astroman's Yaris on CarDomain.com !...Astroman included DRLs in that description, and other hits on that search also included the DRLs in the description of the All Weather Guard Package.

Too bad the OP hasn't added DRLs. I really like having them.

I don't know the package name, but every hatch sold in the Northeast had them. I hate them. I am not too stupid to know when I need to turn my lights on.

I don't need a nanny. Just a screwdriver to kill the nanny's with.

[Idahotom]

I have been on the alert for such behavior, but have not experienced any, we are pretty laid back rural types here, even in the big city of Pocatello.

I live part way up a mountain, and a local ski area is above me. When heading up to "the rock", I have to enter the two lane road heading up with a very limited viewpoint, and people are going at least 45, sometimes higher if it's a powder day! Nobody there one second, so I coast through the stop sign and floor it, (12% grade) and even then there can often be someone on my ass just like that. Now I don't blame them, driving this mountain is all about keeping your rpms up, and the best part is in about a 1/2 mile the long straightaway changes to a can full of worms, lots of switchbacks. The big rigs, with their high center of gravity, are quickly left behind and by the time they park I am already getting on the chairlift.

[edmscan]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Too bad the OP hasn't added DRLs. I really like having them.

I love my DRL's. I wouldn't think for a moment to remove them. They are there to ENHANCE my safety on the road. Thus .. I will keep them as they make it easier for the other drivers to see me. Anyone that purposely disables them on their cars are dorks.

[jayeh]

Originally Posted by edmscan

I love my DRL's. I wouldn't think for a moment to remove them. They are there to ENHANCE my safety on the road. Thus .. I will keep them as they make it easier for the other drivers to see me. Anyone that purposely disables them on their cars are dorks.

I'd rather they didn't exist personally. When it's a crappy dark rainy or snowy day out I see about 1 in 4 cars that actually turn their lights on. Most of those ones are cars with automatic headlights anyway.

I'd rather DRL's didn't exist and people were forced to turn their headlights on when needed.

[Absolutely Red 12]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Yes. I love Texas. It will always be my official state of residence..........(unless I someday decide to pay the 15% 'exit fee' and give up my citizenship...the way this country is headed...I want to (and I can trace my family in what became the U.S back to 1607), but I worry permanently leaving would be too disrespectful to the memory of my grandfather)..........but the stereotype of a full size pickup driving Texan driving like he owns the world is at least partially true. I've also noticed some similar behavior from such drivers in Southern California and in Arizona.

Socal and Arizona, substitute Texas pick up for oversize SUV!!!
Hummers, and Yukon XL still try to rule the roads here!!

I miss my Expedition!!

[why?]

Originally Posted by edmscan

I love my DRL's. I wouldn't think for a moment to remove them. They are there to ENHANCE my safety on the road. Thus .. I will keep them as they make it easier for the other drivers to see me. Anyone that purposely disables them on their cars are dorks.

so underpowering headlights, which actually damages them, is a good thing?

If a car in front of me can see the drl's, I can see them. If I can see them, I can avoid them. So precisely what do they do to enhance your safety?

Remember drl's don't turn on the rear lights at all.

[edmscan]

If you drive with your headlights on 100% of the time, I will cut you some slack. Otherwise .. drl's are an improvement over nothing. If you have disabled your DRL's, and don't drive with your headlights on, I maintain my position.

[jayeh]

Originally Posted by why?

so underpowering headlights, which actually damages them, is a good thing?

If a car in front of me can see the drl's, I can see them. If I can see them, I can avoid them. So precisely what do they do to enhance your safety?

Remember drl's don't turn on the rear lights at all.

They are extremely helpful for spotting police cruisers from a distance since cop cars don't have DRL's.

They are semi helpful when passing on 2 lane highways, or more accurately when dumbasses pull into oncoming traffic (ie me) when they try to pass and shouldn't be.

[Kar98]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Too bad the OP hasn't added DRLs. I really like having them.

I'm wondering. I did have DRLs in my 97 Golf (I also had heated seats, a lockable glovebox, and power mirrors) and didn't mind them. There's a "disable DRLs" tutorial somewhere. I wonder if enabling them is as simple as putting that relay in.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Absolutely Red 12

Socal and Arizona, substitute Texas pick up for oversize SUV!!!
Hummers, and Yukon XL still try to rule the roads here!!

I miss my Expedition!!

I don't see too many Yukon XLs nor Expeditions around here, but there are LOTS of Hummers. One household in my family lives way up in the hills in Marin County, CA. The husband bought the wife an Expedition. The only thing wrong with this is the location of their neighborhood (only reachable by narrow, winding, steep roads) and the fact that she could barely see over the dash. She got in a couple of accidents with the Expedition, so they traded it in an a new AWD Volvo station wagon.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by why?

every hatch sold in the Northeast had them.

That's what I thought.

Even though having them is kind of 'nannyish' (and I normally don't like 'nanny state' things), I do like the DRLs. When the 2011 model was new, I thought about trading in my 07 in order to have a 2nd gen Yaris as far into the future as possible. While doing research for this, I found out the distributor (Gulf States Toyota) doesn't allow that same package that all the Northeast cars gave to be ordered. I thought about getting an out of state car. If equipment differences exist between the distributors when I eventually get a 3rd Gen Yaris, I may again consider getting an out of state car.

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Did they do away with the DRLs for 09 with the cold weather package? Or not insist on bundling the cold weather package from your distributor? I bought my car in Rhode Island and all the new Yari I saw online in the Northeast at that time (07 model year) had the cold weather package (which included the DRLs) and I would think the distributor for Michigan would look at Michigan winters in the same light as Northeast winters.

I can't say for certain, but mine was bought in CA, then sold in MI when the owner moved here. Apparently she spent 1 month here and decided to join the full-sized SUV arms race.

[DeathBeard]

A lot of testerone neandrathols in Texas