Five month report on the Yaris

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Hello folks....

I bought a Yaris for the wife in October in order for her to save money on fuel. Her commute is from San Francisco to Silicon Valley 4 days a week.

We traded in a C Class Mercedes that was giving us about 23mpg. We figured that in a couple years a high MPG vehicle would "basically" pay for itself. We were looking for a car that would get a minimum of 35mpg on her commute. The Yaris was the answer.

It is now almost 5 months since we bought the car and immediatly put it into service. Its ration of use is appx 95/5, Commuting vs other driving.

Immediatly the Yaris got about 34mpg. My wife was a little concerned that we didnt break 35mpg. I told her to give it a few tank fulls and see how it goes. Sure enough the mpg's climed to a high of 38 for her 90 mile daily commute.

So here we are at almost 7k miles. Just as planned, the car is pretty much paying for itself. It is comfortable. Sips fuel. Quiet and everything that a commuter car should be.

No "real" complaints other then the occassional...

"I can believe that I am driving a Yaris now" in reflection to driving a Mercedes before. But being the intelligent lady she is, she quickly understands that the Yaris was purchased for one reason. To save money and for a reliable transport to the office.

So, with quick calculations it looks like we have saved close to $600 dollars in fuel costs in five months. And as the fuel prices go up the savings are more apparent.

We dont use it too often for driving in the City. Trying to keep the dings and scratches off of the car. Otherwise, it is a great car and its doing everything we expected.



Miguel