Why didn't you invest 1000$ more to buy a Corolla instead

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by PaidTimeOff

srsly dude. We know you love your fit to death,

but fitfreak.net is that way ------->

Whichever car you prefer is your subjective opinion, but don't try to act like you're in on some kind of secret that we're not privy to. Most of us compared many of the cars in the subcompact class and we made the decision that was best for ourselves.

my point is this..

people drive around in yarii with chips on their shoulders and are overly jumpy to defend their decision for their purchase.

my "honda fit" has been the brunt of many jokes over the last 4 years and i've learned the best thing to do is laugh it off. why get uptight over what people think about what you drive? waste of energy IMO.

not once did i bash the Yaris. i'd never bash the yaris.. stock for stock it should out perform my "honda fit" in every way.

[Tamago]

by the way, how in the world did you come to the conclusion that i'm a fit owner?

[Rich k]

i had a corolla once and it sucked ass, swore never to own one again, if toyota hadn't added the Yaris under the corolla in their lineup i probably woulnd't have bought the brand ever again

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by Rich k

i had a corolla once and it sucked ass, swore never to own one again, if toyota hadn't added the Yaris under the corolla in their lineup i probably woulnd't have bought the brand ever again

more information please

and you're aware, the Yaris is just toyota's replacement for the ECHO right?

[Rich k]

The corolla travelling at 28 mph (2mph under the posted limit, and a solid 10mph under what other cars had been traversing this road at) going around a not too sharp bend that had been a tad bit over sanded (no snow, no ice, just salt and sand) completely gave up on the turn and went sideways off the road and into boulder and a tree. Thats a car sucking in my opinion. No it wasn't my first car, no it wasn't my first slide, yes i did turn into the slide, and yes i did turn out of the slide, and no i wasn't on the brake. Horrbly unsafe suspension, cute little wheels had no grip.

[Russelt3hPirate]

sounds like your tires failed.

[PaidTimeOff]

Originally Posted by Tamago

not once did i bash the Yaris. i'd never bash the yaris.. stock for stock it should out perform my "honda fit" in every way.

Funny you should say that when you just posted this...

Originally Posted by Tamago

..and blindly defend the lowest car on the USDM toyota totem pole..

Sounds like a bash to me.. I'm just sayin'...

Just because it's a company's entry model vehicle doesn't automatically make it worse than any other vehicle in the company's lineup. You can buy an ipod shuffle over the ipod touch, and it doesn't necessarily make the shuffle work any worse than the touch. Companies don't create crappy cars on their bottom end just to convince you to spend more and buy their higher-end models. You buy whatever fits your needs/wants.

Again, most yaris owners here on this site have done the research on their vehicles. We're coming from real world experiences with the Yaris, and to some of us, it's the top of the heap when it comes to subcompacts. Just because some people love the car and you don't doesn't necessarily mean they're blindly defending it.

[Rich k]

Hey Toyota chose to put those on that car, seeing as they were part of the original equipment supplied by the mfr, they were properly inflated, well maintained, and the car was only 3 mos old i reserve the right to say its the car as a whole that failed and therefore sucked.

[Russelt3hPirate]

Originally Posted by Rich k

Hey Toyota chose to put those on that car, seeing as they were part of the original equipment supplied by the mfr, they were properly inflated, well maintained, and the car was only 3 mos old i reserve the right to say its the car as a whole that failed and therefore sucked.

doesn't mean they were any good.

same goes for the yaris stock tires RE92s = Fail. haha.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by Rich k

The corolla travelling at 28 mph (2mph under the posted limit, and a solid 10mph under what other cars had been traversing this road at) going around a not too sharp bend that had been a tad bit over sanded (no snow, no ice, just salt and sand) completely gave up on the turn and went sideways off the road and into boulder and a tree. Thats a car sucking in my opinion. No it wasn't my first car, no it wasn't my first slide, yes i did turn into the slide, and yes i did turn out of the slide, and no i wasn't on the brake. Horrbly unsafe suspension, cute little wheels had no grip.

sounds like someone needs driving school..

or to have bought a good set of tires, had them properly inflated, and a good alignment done..

what is "safer" about your trailing arm semi-solid rear axle and mac strut front suspension than a corolla?

what year of corolla?

[Rich k]

00 corolla 3 mos old at time of accident

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by PaidTimeOff

Funny you should say that when you just posted this...



Sounds like a bash to me.. I'm just sayin'...

Just because it's a company's entry model vehicle doesn't automatically make it worse than any other vehicle in the company's lineup. You can buy an ipod shuffle over the ipod touch, and it doesn't necessarily make the shuffle work any worse than the touch. Companies don't create crappy cars on their bottom end just to convince you to spend more and buy their higher-end models. You buy whatever fits your needs/wants.

Again, most yaris owners here on this site have done the research on their vehicles. We're coming from real world experiences with the Yaris, and to some of us, it's the top of the heap when it comes to subcompacts. Just because some people love the car and you don't doesn't necessarily mean they're blindly defending it.

saying something is low on the totem pole does not make it a bad thing lol, you're overly sensitive.

at least it's on the pole!

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by Rich k

00 corolla 3 mos old at time of accident

omg hahahaah

ok so you were driving a corolla that had independant rear suspension, factory rear swaybar swaybar, independant mac strut suspension

your yaris has a semi solid rear axle.

your yaris has 185/60/15 tire most likely bfgoodrich?
the corolla had 185/60/14 tires iirc bfgoodrich

your corolla weighed about 250lbs more than a yaris


you really just don't know how to drive, accept the fact.

[PaidTimeOff]

Originally Posted by Tamago

by the way, how in the world did you come to the conclusion that i'm a fit owner?

well, judging by this...

Originally Posted by Tamago

my "honda fit" has been the brunt of many jokes over the last 4 years and i've learned the best thing to do is laugh it off. why get uptight over what people think about what you drive? waste of energy IMO.

I was right, wasn't I? Man, I'm getting good at these psychic abilities

Let's just say that there are cues specific to some fit owners. Sorta like PK's uncanny ability to spot caveatipse within a 3 post margin...

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by PaidTimeOff

well, judging by this...



I was right, wasn't I? Man, I'm getting good at these psychic abilities

Let's just say that there are cues specific to some fit owners. Sorta like PK's uncanny ability to spot caveatipse within a 3 post margin...

you said FIT before i did


i put "honda fit" in my post with quotation marks since that's what you want to assume i drive.. do a little research next time

[Russelt3hPirate]

Originally Posted by PaidTimeOff

well, judging by this...



I was right, wasn't I? Man, I'm getting good at these psychic abilities

Let's just say that there are cues specific to some fit owners. Sorta like PK's uncanny ability to spot caveatipse within a 3 post margin...

hahaha you fail at internet research. hahaha.

I'll let you figure out why he put " " haha.

[PaidTimeOff]

Originally Posted by Tamago

saying something is low on the totem pole does not make it a bad thing lol, you're overly sensitive.

at least it's on the pole!

I was never upset about it, but it sounds like you're generalizing that yaris owners who announce their love of their vehicles are doing so blindly because there are better vehicles in Toyota's lineup... Or at least that's what I took from it. Was I wrong? I have an open mind, please clarify.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by PaidTimeOff

nothing gets the posts going like someone undermining our cars (and the sole reason we're all here in the first place). It's a call to arms and most of us are willing and ready to step up.

Originally Posted by PaidTimeOff

I was never upset about it, but it sounds like you're generalizing that yaris owners who announce their love of their vehicles are doing so blindly because there are better vehicles in Toyota's lineup... Or at least that's what I took from it. Was I wrong? I have an open mind, please clarify.

no one is undermining the yaris. it has its place. i would pick a yaris over a corolla..

this is not a car argument, this is an attitude argument. the car is great.. blindly defending it is not so great.. all cars have faults, defects, oversights..

my car came without a mirror on the passenger side sun visor.. that's an oversight.. but if someone were to get in my car, flip down the visor and say "oh my god, you dont' have a mirror" should i say "stop undermining my car!" ? no.. because that's childish.