Compliments/funny things people have said about the yaris [Archive] - Toyota Yaris Forums

bulldogs2k

08-01-2006, 04:17 AM

I got back from walmart to see 4 guys, each dressed like thugs, looking at my car. They laffed because it couldn't take up a whole parking spot. They even said "it wasn't a real car." :iono: We walked up to the yaris and my gf asked them if they where making fun of our ride. They stopped and then commented on it as a, "nice girl car." Of course I was driving :mad: . Also, I get alot of people calling the yaris a bubble on wheels. :laugh: . Does anyone else have any funny stories.

KSIbucky

08-01-2006, 05:08 AM

yes great story

same thing almost. at walmart about to leave, guys laughing, then i start it up and my exhaust sounds unbelieve able (new muff) pull out

the guys are right behind the car and i rev the engin there still saying gay car then i just burnout right there probaly for like a good lond 10 second burn beautiful smoke and everything

KSIbucky

08-01-2006, 05:10 AM

Idjiit

08-01-2006, 10:30 AM

i did get my girlfriend with my car there were to guys me and some other fag i had the cool car. I no i got a girlfriend from my car not my studly bod or any thing

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry at this.

Buckethead

08-01-2006, 11:25 AM

Okay, first things first. Consider the source... WALMART!!!! In no way is this a "chick" car. I'm 6'3 220. I know the difference between a chick car, and a man's car. The Yaris is all man, baby!

They were obviously hating. That, and they were at a Walmart parking lot.
I've gotten nothing but props on my Yaris. I've got friends that drive Mercedes, Lexus, brand new Altimas, and Maximas. Those are real opinions.

:respekt:

oktaren

08-01-2006, 11:28 AM

no one has laughed at my car yet, actually everyone is just very inquisitive about it, asking questions.

fnkngrv

08-01-2006, 11:40 AM

fnkngrv

08-01-2006, 11:44 AM

and burn away from the light at break-neck speed (if that's even possible in a J-Body)...[/IMG]

Cheers

:laughabove: :laughabove: :bellyroll: :bellyroll:

riceboy

08-01-2006, 12:21 PM

So far it's been all good,.. I get asked what kind of car it is a lot... and just yesterday I received a couple of compliments about how nice they thought it was.

Ran Kizama

08-01-2006, 12:37 PM

I got flamed pretty hard on my local forums when I posted that I got a Yaris. Most of them because I traded in my 200HP Miata for it. So yeah, people were upset. Still, on the street I always catch somebody looking at the car since there are virtually no liftbacks in my area. The sedans are out in force but I've only seen one other liftback. :biggrin:

The funny thing is, everybody on my local forums (www.importatlanta.com) flame the hell out of me and the Yaris, but at the car meets, there's always a crowd around it. Makes me wonder... :iono:

I get asked what kind of car it is a lot...lol, same here. Especially after I debadged the back. I only have the "TRD Sportivo" badge that came with spings on the back.

ECHOKnight2000

08-01-2006, 01:45 PM

I have no real bad remarks about my S Sedan....I have had a few peeps call it "cute" or remark that the Jade Sea looks kind of "import tunish" which is fine by me. I have had a few peeps say that with the color I have that I should have a graphics kit put on it to make it look more fun....what ever that means about looking more "fun". So far everyone that I have had ride with me or drive it loves it...and they are say that the center console for instruments is a little weird, but they like it.

fnkngrv-Don't but graphics on it! I like your car's color a lot, it unique and so perdy! Of course I'm sure you wouldn't put a graphics kit on it right?? Nice car though!

And Ran Kizama don't worry about those people flamming you, they're making up for something they don't have! Ha! Also deep down they love your car so they put up a shield to pretend not to like it-jeoulousy?.:thumbsup:

fnkngrv

08-01-2006, 01:53 PM

Yeah on the graphics note I had been looking for something subtle, but could not find anything to my liking....plus if i was ever to soup it up i would leave the look stock...i have always liked sleepers.

bulldogs2k

08-01-2006, 02:00 PM

I catch alot of stares at the lights, its really cool actually. I never got this much attention with my old civic or anyother econobox. My work out partner suggested that I save more gas by, " lifting the rear and carting it around." At that point water almost came out of my nose from LOL!

bulldogs2k

08-01-2006, 02:06 PM

[QUOTE=Buckethead]Okay, first things first. Consider the source... WALMART!!!! In no way is this a "chick" car. I'm 6'3 220. I know the difference between a chick car, and a man's car. The Yaris is all man, baby!

I agree with you on that one! I'm also 210 at 5'4 and drying out for competition.

dandj

08-01-2006, 03:47 PM

After three months I am still getting ?s about it at work. Most remarks are positive, wherever we go.

boxerboy

08-01-2006, 04:30 PM

PixieDawn

08-01-2006, 05:08 PM

I get all kinds of commets moslty jokes.. like...

Why didnt they give you a front to your car?
Why didnt they give you a back to your car?
Does that thing come with ejection seats?
How many clowns can you fit in that thing?
Wheres the crank?
Do you have to pull it backwards to wind it up?
Everyone thinks is a Hybrid...dont know why..

People wave at me all the time when I am driving.. and I get smiles from tons of bums (or home impaired people to be pc)..

fnkngrv

08-01-2006, 05:10 PM

bulldogs2k

08-01-2006, 05:37 PM

johnnyfive

08-02-2006, 02:36 AM

best thing i heard was "is that car that when you buy it you get another little toy car with it?" (refering to the yaris and yaris comercial)

after typing that it isnt very funny, but i definetly thought it was...maybe i typed it wrong...lol

swng

08-02-2006, 03:09 AM

twixt

08-02-2006, 05:51 AM

I have gotton the, is it a hybrid? question almost 20x now. my gf wont even ride in it, prolly is going to break up with me over my car choice. she also thinks i spend to o much time on yarisworld.

boxerboy

08-02-2006, 06:06 AM

The hybrid question is the one I get the most and whats the mileage.

Ran Kizama

08-02-2006, 07:48 AM

I have gotton the, is it a hybrid? question almost 20x now.Same here. Then when you tell them it's not, but it still gets around 40 MPG, they really start to freak. :laugh:

bulldogs2k

08-02-2006, 05:30 PM

I have gotton the, is it a hybrid? question almost 20x now. my gf wont even ride in it, prolly is going to break up with me over my car choice. she also thinks i spend to o much time on yarisworld.

Whats wrong with the GF?

Buckethead

08-02-2006, 05:48 PM

Yeah, get another girlfriend.

:barf:

foober

08-02-2006, 06:16 PM

alot of folks think my yaris is a hybrid. So they look at me like i'm a yuppy or something. I have to tell them its not a hybrid but still gets 40 miles to the gallon. Most or almost all folks say its "cute".

swng

08-02-2006, 07:47 PM

Yes, I have been asked several times if my car was a hybrid too!

Violin

08-03-2006, 10:17 AM

I wonder about people who need external validation for everything. Sorry about your thingy.

To me, the Yaris HB is a great looking car that is fun to drive, easy on the wallet and reduces my environmental footprint. If it’s not for everyone, there are a lot of other cars out there.

Several people thought it was a hybrid (it does look a little like a Prius from the front). My brother-in-law asked when I was getting the rest of the car. I’ve had several strangers come up and ask me how I like it as they are thinking of buying one. I do get a lot of looks with it. The last car I had that turned so many heads was my 1985 special edition RX-7. This one is a lot cheaper to own.

seriousfun

08-03-2006, 11:28 AM

I was completely invisible driving my last car - a white Dodge Grand Caravan.

Now, I get looks and smiles! People driving 7xx Benzies stop me and ask what my mileage is! My girlfriend loves it! I swear that I can read lips backwards - I see people behind me saying "that's one of those new Toyotas."

fnkngrv

08-03-2006, 02:10 PM

Alright Today I was a bit put back. I have shaved the badges on my S and someone actually came up to me and asked me what body kit I had put on my Corolla cause they thought that it looked sweet!!!

Corolla....wtf batman???

http://www.nigelsmith.net/assets/images/head_up_arse.jpg

bpreston

08-28-2006, 09:10 PM

I have never been so stared at since I bought my Yaris. The thing is a conversation piece. I have not seen another HB around in the northeast Phoenix / Scottsdale area. So, I see a lot of turning heads.

One guy said, "Hey, do you take that thing inside at night?".

I replied, "Yep, and hang it up."

St.Francis

08-28-2006, 11:38 PM

at work they call mine a 'pedal car'

dngz

08-29-2006, 02:23 AM

I got the Yaris Sedan S right when it came out. When people ask me what kinda car I bought, they think i got the hatchback. I got my car lowered right away by toyota too and when people first saw it, they seemed pretty amazed! I've only had 1 person call it cute and that was from some girl on the viosclub in malaysia! Everybody else thinks it looks really aggressive!

No way this is cute! Like buckethead said, its all man!!

DJ_Trizzak

08-29-2006, 02:37 AM

girls call my car "cute" and also is called a "rhino"

pxpaulx

08-29-2006, 09:54 AM

I have once been asked if my car was a "Smart":smile:.
This morning, I saw an SLK on the road, the car was cute and so I took a good look at it, only to find that the SLK's driver was staring at my Yaris with his eyes wide open. He looked so amazed:biggrin:.

As I was walking away from my cousin's house one time, her kids asked their dad if my HONDA ELEMENT was a smart car!

xfatefailsx07

08-29-2006, 02:36 PM

:iono: [QUOTE=fnkngrv]Alright Today I was a bit put back. I have shaved the badges on my S and someone actually came up to me and asked me what body kit I had put on my Corolla cause they thought that it looked sweet!!!
QUOTE]

I have the standard Sedan with shaved badges and I too got the corolla thing. I laughed in their face and told them they were not worthy of knowing what it truly was.

Ive been told that mine looks like a dinosaur head as well...

captainzerocool

08-29-2006, 05:06 PM

echo_hrs that is a great color for the Yaris.

Hawaiian Bluzman

08-29-2006, 05:48 PM

From day 1, always have people asking and wanting to look and sit in the car. At the beach, home, stores where ever I go people would ask about the car. Its so amazing that such a small car can draw so much attention!
"YARIS NO KA OI!"

Yaris Dick

08-30-2006, 09:16 AM

I get the obligatory "hybrid" question a lot. One guy even argued with me in the grocery store parking lot for about 5 minutes until I popped the hood for him and convinced him there was no battery!

The funniest comment came from my best friend when he first saw my Pacific Blue LB... "Will it make a blue omlet if I crack it open?"

bigsky2

08-30-2006, 07:25 PM

While I was in Seattle:
"What the heck is a Vitz?"

While I'm on the road in Vancouver:
"Your high beams are on!"

While parked on Vancouver and I'm near my car:
"That's really cute!"
"That's hot!" (Not joking here)

Weirdest thing I've heard:
"The Vitz is the Japanese racing version of the Yaris. I think it's turbo charged."

This comment came from some people in their early teens. I laughed pretty hard when I heard that as I was sitting in my car waiting for someone.

Pars

08-30-2006, 11:08 PM

I've had my Yaris for 2 month and I've already had 10 people inquire about the car. Which is weard considering the Yaris Liftback is extremely common in Toronto. Granted, 6 of the enquires were fellow delivery people that I ran into on the streets. It's too bad I'm not collecting commision, cause I must have sold the car to all of them.

I did have one negative comment from a couple of rough looking guys in a very old Acura sedan while at the stop light. They were talking very loudly about the centre dash being the stupidest design ever. I look over, told them that I was used to looking at the centre of the dash cause of my portable NAV (which I've had for over a year). They looked confused, so I just yelled out that I don't use the speedo! They reply "oh ok, sorry". and street light turns green.

ECHOKnight2000

08-30-2006, 11:14 PM

^^^That's awesome Pars.

Bidoup

08-31-2006, 08:06 AM

I have alot of the "hybrid" question too and the "its cute" comment but here in Canada, liftback are ways more commons so I don't really received bad comments about it.. I guy ask me if they would let me drive my car on a golf course..

stuffy

08-31-2006, 11:22 AM

well i think if any car could be classified as "cute", the yaris fits the description,

personally, i don't care what other people think of it, it is just supposed to get me from point A to point B with reasonable efficiency, not make me look cool.

H2XcapePod

09-05-2006, 09:26 PM

I don't get nearly as many looks as I did with my Stratus(debadged, srt4 wheels, painted headlights), or maybe I just don't notice them. I have been stopped a few times walking away from it and gotten compliments and questions though. To this date I've only come across two haters, both friends of mine. Evidently they think it bears a striking resemblance to Steve Urkel's car.

Pars

09-05-2006, 10:36 PM

Here a new one. Today, my friend's mom described it as a ball of sushi (basically the sushi rice without the topping). :iono:

ECHOKnight2000

09-05-2006, 10:43 PM

Here a new one. Today, my friend's mom described it as a ball of sushi (basically the sushi rice without the topping). :iono:

I can taste it now:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

stuffy

09-05-2006, 10:51 PM

mmmmmm, that's making me hungry

daq421

09-06-2006, 01:32 PM

you need some mods
bad
easy car to mod
i did get my girlfriend with my car there were to guys me and some other fag i had the cool car. I no i got a girlfriend from my car not my studly bod or any thing

No mods required.. this car is cool all on it's own. The "wanna be's" that cannot appreciate the car for it's technical merits deserve the crappy mileage and repair bills in their future.

My humble .02cents:respekt:

BensVitz

09-06-2006, 04:13 PM

I had a 1990 RX-7 and know what you mean :-)

Ben

H2XcapePod

09-08-2006, 11:56 AM

I had a 1990 RX-7 and know what you mean :-)

Ben
what a PITA, but I loved mine none the less

fred812

09-10-2006, 01:09 PM

I describe mine as it looks like a soft ball complete with black stitching...AHHHHHH

daq421

09-10-2006, 01:23 PM

I always get "cute"... As for funny reations, I love the reaction I get from people that say it's too small for me.. Then they get in it and are shocked at the room inside..
-Peter

Prohibit

08-03-2010, 12:42 PM

i get a lot of compliments... and pretty much every time i look at someone driving - they are staring at my car. it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside :) :)

Altitude

08-03-2010, 01:06 PM

i get a lot of compliments... and pretty much every time i look at someone driving - they are staring at my car. it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside :) :)

Maybe they're trying to decide if you ran into a bucket of blue paint :wink: :thumbup:

marcus

08-03-2010, 01:12 PM

cute...cute....and cute..why is it always cute???

Prohibit

08-03-2010, 01:47 PM

cute...cute....and cute..why is it always cute???

lmao so true.

RedRide

08-03-2010, 01:53 PM

cute...cute....and cute..why is it always cute???
That's about all I ever hear also.
It really doesn't bother me however, as I really don't want to drive an ugly car.

Also, I'm used to it as I also have an '02 Celia and even litte old ladies call that cute.

I guess I like cute women and cute cars. :smile:

toyo

08-03-2010, 02:46 PM

I always get the old: you're car is really good on gas, aint it?

I've been getting a lot of comments like: your yaris stands out for its black wheels :bow: so props to the wheels, not the ride lol.

marcus

08-03-2010, 03:30 PM

the only time this cute thing came in handy is when she said my car is so CUTE i told her "nooo.. shes cuter" got her to blushed a little and smile..then i walk away..lolz

That's about all I ever hear also.
It really doesn't bother me however, as I really don't want to drive an ugly car.

Also, I'm used to it as I also have an '02 Celia and even litte old ladies call that cute.

I guess I like cute women and cute cars. :smile:

Stove

08-03-2010, 03:57 PM

Only two comments so far, my neighbor ask if it was electric and "Wow, that's a small car" (From the clerk at 7-11 when I parked between 2 full size trucks in front of the store.).
Once I get around to doing the exhaust, my neighbor will probably wish that it was electric.:biggrin:

brg88tx

08-03-2010, 06:37 PM

my mom saw my car for the first time this past weekend and asked if it will even do 70 on the freeway. my dad thinks it's a death trap.

Gr8ful_Ken

08-03-2010, 09:14 PM

The first time I brought it to work, a co-worker (not knowing who's car it was) said he wanted to pick it up with the backhoe and spin it around. Everyone asks about mileage.

Girlfriend said it looks like an egg. She loves it.

DeathBeard

08-03-2010, 09:55 PM

yaris= girl repellent

Chuck G

08-04-2010, 01:18 AM

yaris= girl repellent

They have cooties anyways. :smile:

Stove

08-04-2010, 02:20 AM

yaris= girl repellent

That's what I tell my wife.:biggrin:

cali yaris

08-04-2010, 02:24 AM

"What IS that?" :wink:

Stove

08-04-2010, 02:27 AM

"What IS that?" :wink:

Yes, but what do people that don't own a Yaris say about your car?

detroiter

08-04-2010, 02:55 AM

I mostly get..."You get like 70 miles to the gallon with that thing?" or "Reminds me of one of those little wind up cars". I also get worse comments sometimes but that's usually from the redneck crybabies who work for one of the Little 3.

bkndacn

08-04-2010, 03:13 AM

I just got the "what is that?" and a 'Is that a Hybrid?" for the 10,000 th time today by one of my neighbors! she liked it though!

coffiend

08-04-2010, 03:53 AM

"WHAT IS THAT?"

"a toyota yaris"

"THATS a Yars?"

"yep"

"looks good for what it is."

"thanks."

that exact conversation has happened probably 15x

bkndacn

08-04-2010, 07:55 PM

I was just at the mechanics and we where looking under the hood in the parking lot when another customer came up (btw he had a pretty cool WWII era JEEP) he looked at my engine and asked "Didnt those used to be called Singer? ... me and the mechanic just looked at each other not understanding the comment .... and the other guy then said "ya know like the sewing machine" and laughed! It was all in good fun but It defiantly was a first for me lol

Lorenzo1950

08-06-2010, 10:44 AM

The Yaris looks to me like half a car. Like someone forgot to add the rear end to the car.
It fits into a lot of parking spaces though. All of the sudden I am seeing half cars everywhere. I saw a "cube" a few days ago. They are making some vehicles square now. It's hip to be square.

KrazyDawg

08-06-2010, 01:52 PM

When I had my car valet since there was no street parking available, the attendant said he loves small cars because they're easy to park. No would would be laughing trying to find a parking spot on the residential streets of San Francisco.

vwtech

09-06-2010, 12:41 PM

A friend at work calls it a boat.....he drives a smart car.

Gr8ful_Ken

09-08-2010, 09:38 PM

Dec24th

09-09-2010, 12:44 PM

"Where's the rest of your car?"

EPyarisdriver

11-17-2011, 12:02 PM

When I first got it:
"thats cute"
"is it a PRIUS?" (really a f***** PRIUS?!?)

After drop, rims, fogs and other stuff:
"wow... it looks good"
"it looks much better"
I catch a lot of people staring and since I have the Vitz badges I get the infamous question about 10x a day: "Whats a Vitz?"
I love my jellybean or what my mom calls it "hot tamale" (since its red)

ROCKLAND TOYOTA

11-17-2011, 12:54 PM

^^ owners at my job refer to my car as THE VITZ or VITZ MAN....

Yaristeve

11-17-2011, 01:05 PM

Don't know if it's been posted before but my GF and her cousins call it "the roller skate".

Killchain

11-19-2011, 10:37 AM

As I was stepping into my 2drHB, two guys pasted me and said. "Isn't that a girls car." I said yes, its easier now to get a girls phone number..................:biggrin:

A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby

11-19-2011, 11:46 AM

my GF calls it 'Cookie Jarvis'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_Crisp

I think she is somewhat bats, but so am I

The Limo

11-19-2011, 02:22 PM

My wife calls our Yaris " The Limo" as our other car is a diesel smart "rollerskate".
Roy

mr_miles

11-20-2011, 01:56 AM

One of my GF's co-workers offered me rubber bands to fix the engine for if and when things break :p

thepartsmancometh

11-20-2011, 11:09 AM

one of my wife's friends thinks its cool and calls it the "escape pod"

yea, she's a sci-fi nut

Idahotom

11-24-2011, 01:32 AM

Yesterday I was parallel parking in a tiny Yaris sized spot, and an older lady with one of those 4 legged things stroke victims use to get around was standing at the curb the whole time. I thought maybe she was having a problem.....and was maybe going to topple over or something, but when I got out, it turned out she was wanting to ask me about the Yaris, thought it was pretty cool, etc., then she moved out at a pretty good clip.

I love getting looks from guys in jacked up pickups, like "you pussy", knowing I'm getting triple or more their MPG, and have no need to prove my machismo with my rig, screw 'em. "Pregnant roller skate" works for me.

JumpmanYaris

11-24-2011, 11:58 AM

When I first got it people would ask if its a new PRIUS

now they ask me what is it and I tell em a Yaris and they won't believe me :eyebulge:

refotsirk

11-24-2011, 03:21 PM

I got the Big one ton truck guy park next to my Yaris 4 door and he
says," My rotors are bigger than your wheels".
And your point is.....................?

thepartsmancometh

11-26-2011, 05:45 PM

yep, gotta love the people with giant trucks. They have that attitude with my wrx too.

wait, I STILL get better fuel economy AND I'm way faster.....hmmmm

Suey 1958

11-27-2011, 09:27 AM

Shortly after I bought my Yaris I was speeding home from the grocery store when a highway patrol passing flipped his blue lights on an pulled me over. He was very nice and asked me for the usual credentials. When he returned with only a warning ticket he started asking questions about the car. We chatted for a while when he suddenly looked at the left dash and looked confused when he didnt see a speedometer. I think he maybe wasnt sure if it really had one. I turned on the key and the instrument panel lit up. He just grinned from ear to ear.

Sam8madness

11-28-2011, 12:33 AM

All my odd ghetto friends love it haha

Had one bosnian fellow ask me a few questions about my car, he liked it quite a bit. Other then that it's been pretty fine.

charlieXX

11-28-2011, 02:25 AM

My issue the car is not being respected here on Saudi hi-ways......I'm already travelling at 120-140kmh and still getting flashed from behind from Camry's and GMC's WTF.

joe keeney

11-29-2011, 01:08 PM

Down in Sabine Co. Hilly and snake roads run run as fast as you can you can't keep up with the yaris man. This car handles everyone knows it.

Spidermandud

01-31-2012, 11:38 PM

. . . . "It's so cute."

If I hear one more girl call my car cute; I'm going to go grab my Suzuki Samurai and run them over. And run their cars over. And their non-centered clusters. YEA.

Kaotic Lazagna

01-31-2012, 11:49 PM

Went back to the same dealership I bought my sedan from and was asked if my car was a Scion. smh

Sparcoboy

02-01-2012, 04:50 PM

Where the hell is your dashboard? :D

MattS.

02-01-2012, 04:50 PM

The gals think it is sooo cute, and the guys..... well, who cares what they think ;)

cruzerbotz

02-01-2012, 06:42 PM

Going through the drive-thru at McDonald's with the left side glove box open. The girl handing me the food saw it and thought it was so neat. She called some of the other people over to look at it.

mazilla

02-01-2012, 06:51 PM

Right after I had the body kit put on a kid going through the crosswalk looked at my car and I could read his lips "whoa, what the f*ck is that!?" in a good way...lol.

fnkngrv

02-01-2012, 07:13 PM

I have a couple...

one was this summer on the way to Maine from Alabama after being boosted for my first month. I was at a Toll Booth in Jersey. The kid in the lane next to me had just pulled up to the booth right as I was leaving mine and was all, "Holy Batshit look at that Corolla go!" when I took off with boost...lmao.

the other was about 3 weeks ago. was at a light with a guy in a 90s Buick Regal. we both took off when the light went green and I didn't really push into it, but he decided to give it some quick gas and I responded. I let into it and he was able to stay about a 1/4 car length behind til my boost lag passed and I left him covered in snow. Saw him this weekend and he found out it was me. He walked up to me and said that I had to have done a v swap or something with nitrous to leave him standing like that.

Yury

02-01-2012, 08:29 PM

A coworker who owns an Echo said once "it's so small you can almost put it on a kitchen table to wash it".

caineroad

02-04-2012, 04:47 PM

when i had it in 2008, quite a lot of people talking to me about the car especially in gas station LOL for some reason they all knew my car was getting very good mpg. but now 2012 i see MANY yaris on the road, i don't get a single compliment or question anymore

billfires

02-05-2012, 10:58 AM

My other vehicle is a 2004 Ford F350 4x4 duallie with a V10, 4.30 gears and a 6 speed manual (with 28000 miles on it). My fellow firefighters asked if my LB was going in the bed of the Ford in case the truck broke down. Bill C

carrotCup

02-16-2012, 03:48 PM

My coworkers ALWAYS make fun of my car. They joke about picking it up with the forklift and putting it in the back of people's trucks. D:

Mostly I get the usual, "Oh, it's so cute!" And when people ride with me it's always, "Whoa, I didn't think it was this big inside!"
A lot of people are scared to drive with me because I'm reckless. They assume that I'm so small no one will see me.

People will laugh and make fun. They don't believe me when I tell them it's actually pretty sporty. For instance, a few months ago I was racing an RX-8 down the Silver Strand here and I ended up winning. Now, I realize this is because he wouldn't go over 90, but lemme brag, okay? 8D

Kioshi

02-16-2012, 03:56 PM

carrotCup

02-16-2012, 05:20 PM

^ do you work at Home Depot/Lowe's?

Usually I get the comment of "picking it up and putting on someone's truck" comment around my part-time job haha. Once this car sees turns...its game over for everyone else :D

No, I'm in the military. I work in supply, so we have forklifts and such here.

Turns = game over for me, in a different way though. I always hit curbs! I forget that I have to turn wide sometimes. xD

mr_miles

02-16-2012, 05:24 PM

No, I'm in the military. I work in supply, so we have forklifts and such here.

Turns = game over for me, in a different way though. I always hit curbs! I forget that I have to turn wide sometimes. xD

Gives a whole new meaning to "bump steer" doesn't it? :p

Betrivent

02-16-2012, 06:31 PM

I also get a lot of girls saying "oh it's SOOO cute!" and guys going "Oh, LOL".

403RS

02-16-2012, 09:29 PM

^ do you work at Home Depot/Lowe's?

Usually I get the comment of "picking it up and putting on someone's truck" comment around my part-time job haha.

I get this EVERY SINGLE DAY with Alberta being big truck country.

malibuguy

02-16-2012, 10:21 PM

BIGTAZ351

04-24-2012, 12:15 AM

The hybrid question DRIVES ME NUTS! I bought a 2Dr LB car that costs WAY less and gets High 30's at 75 on the freeway (low 40's taking it easy) Not the "Green Soccer Mom Status Symbol" ARGH!

My favorite comparison is My Father-in-law (Who hates little cars especially Japanese ones) Drives a 2000 GMC 1500 4x4, But drives his 200? HONDA GL1800 Goldwing in the summer for MPG's. I KNOW the bike is WAY more fun to drive/ride but I get within 5 MPG's of it and I can drive mine year round in MN....also 2 tires on the 'wing cost $500 and last about 15K...not really saving anything...I told him when he buys an American Bike he can spout off about MY Jap. car.

I have a buddy with a 200? PumpeDuse TDi Jetta that rips on me 'cuz I only get 35-40 he gets 50-52. I asked him; How much his car MSRP? $25K New Timing Belt every 80K? $1K New Turbo? $500-800 oh and how much is your fuel, and does EVERY gas station sell it? 20% higher and NO....And I could buy and maintain 2 Yarii for that! (I've handed him a rubber binder and said Hey look spare parts for "Your" Car!) LOL Can you tell I HATE Timing BELTS?

Black_griffin6

04-24-2012, 02:16 AM

My most common comment about my Yaris used to be: "Is that a hybrid?" or: "Is that a prius?"

Now since i've put my rear tow hook on my car everyone asks: "What the hell is that red thing on the back of your car?" I've had one group of kids looking at it and one asked if it was some kind of key. :laugh:

mr_miles

04-24-2012, 04:00 AM

I just usually get asked about the mpg...i explain to them with not much effort low 50s arent hard to get and that ive had like 17tanks over 50mpg...they become dumbfounded. I say toyota down plays these cars so they can sell prius. Sticker says 30-36...i tell them my worst tank was 38 beating the fuck out of it.

worst i ever did was 34, i think. toyota really does downplay this car, it's ridiculous!

somebody asked me if it was a IQ today..........

DebbyM46227

04-24-2012, 10:09 AM

I agree on Toyota downplaying this car. I have NEVER seen a Yaris commercial on TV here. I see them all the time for the Camry and recently a lot of Corolla commercials.

07stlYaris

04-24-2012, 03:07 PM

I used to get the "is that a hybrid?" crap a lot but now that I Loudened (<-- not a word but you get my drift) up the exhaust, no more stupid questions. I also used to get cut off a lot too before I got noisy. Bring the Noise boyeee.

1.5

04-24-2012, 03:32 PM

My girl says its the mouse car :(

fnkngrv

04-24-2012, 04:37 PM

The latest would be, "How did you only manage 75k on your Yaris engine???"

;-)

fnkngrv

04-24-2012, 04:38 PM

somebody asked me if it was a IQ today..........

Did you retort with, "what is yours?"

:bellyroll:

why?

04-24-2012, 06:38 PM

I agree on Toyota downplaying this car. I have NEVER seen a Yaris commercial on TV here. I see them all the time for the Camry and recently a lot of Corolla commercials.

There were only a few US Yaris commercials right when it first came out. They definitely don't want anyone looking too hard for it, they want their dealers to be able to guide people to the Prius. Especially now that used Prius are common.

nighthawk421

05-12-2012, 03:15 PM

I've gotten a couple of comments regarding my 2007 Yaris:

a. Is that car a hybrid?

b. Some guy I worked with at a previous job told me that he wouldn't feel safe driving such a small car. Considering that this guy drove a 3/4-ton diesel Dodge 4wd pickup and entered it in pulling contests, it comes as no suprise. His wife probably drives an Excursion or Hummer H2 that gets 8 mpg. I have nothing against pickup trucks (used to own an F-150) or SUV's, but don't have the need for one anymore and enjoy the ability to get 40 mpg and park in small, tight spaces.

c. What kind of gas mileage do you get?

tooter

05-12-2012, 03:21 PM

"Is that a new Gremlin?" :laugh:

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f162/51852d1176924390-want-buy-amc-gremlin-1970-amc-gremlin-white-640.jpeg

nookandcrannycar

05-13-2012, 04:37 PM

I can think of two plausible reasons for the paucity of TV ads for the Yaris. First, I would imagine that the target demographic for the car doesn't watch that much cable or satellite TV and spends quite a bit of time on the Internet. I have seen ads for the Yaris on the Internet. Second, I wonder if the Yaris is that high a marketing priority within Toyota as they don't make that much profit per unit, but need to have it in the lineup to help keep their CAFE numbers where they need to be.

Golddeenoh

05-13-2012, 05:35 PM

My Father-in-Law said it looked like a supped up beetle.

An old timer at the VA hospital asked if it was a VW.

I get asked what kind of gas mileage i get in it a lot.

and I have walked off on 3 RX-8s from a rolling start. Seems like they are more show than actual go. probably just means that the kids driving them didn't know how to drive.

I toyed with a 90s vet the other day on the highway, he didn't seem to like it probalby could use a good service on his vet as well as i pulled off on him.

Had some Nissan ridding my ass on a back road that I was already doing 60 on so I dropped it into 3rd and left behind. They tried catching up but almost wrecked when they almost passed their turn doing to 60+ that they where going.

shinlee

05-13-2012, 06:50 PM

I think we all get the mpg/hybrid questions, lol. My questions though usually revolve around my stripes on my car -_-

1) do those stripes make it faster?

2) is your car what a mustang looks like before it gets the steriod injection? (my personal fav, lol)

3) I bet I can whip that car's a**! (my usual ricer statement I get, which isn't exactly a question, lol)

oliveskate

05-13-2012, 08:00 PM

Why the f*ck did you buy a Yaris? lol
I usually say, I didn't like spending $150 to fill up my truck anymore :P

TPA5

05-13-2012, 08:52 PM

I don't live in a place where people really are rude enough to make lame comments...My friend ribbed me about it for a bit until he sat in my '12 Yaris and commented how nice it felt. Now he regrets owning a Jeep and spending three times as much per month in fuel compared to me.

Volcano

05-14-2012, 01:23 AM

Most people are finding the car ridiculous. (Size)

Suspecting I am a tree hugger.

Did your wife take the house and the pickup ?

A guy your age certainly should drive something else

bronsin

05-14-2012, 08:14 AM

Nobody has ever had anything negative to say about my Yaris bit if they did I would be quick to tell them what a great, well designed, reliable, practical car it is.

dumbo0

05-14-2012, 11:15 AM

lady asked me, what's the mileage? i told her 40 at most :)

then she said, too bad all my shoes wont fit in there!

*why would you put all your shoes in your car, mam? hahahaha

and there's something in the rear, that makes it look good! i always get compliments about my rear (my car!) lololol

Steve L.

05-15-2012, 06:40 AM

I had a couple of friends pick on me about my car. Saying it is a girl car or even a gay car. Well the only thing I say is if it is a girls car then good, that means all of the girls will like my car. And they are wrong when they say it is a gay car because it is my car, and I am NOT gay. I also like to brag to my friends that I always average 36 miles per gallon. So, it doesn't really bother me that much when people make fun of my car. I like it, and that is what counts!!! Oh yeah, a lot of people like my car also.

RikBakke

05-15-2012, 10:10 AM

My sister-in-law calls it 'the car with the little piggy nose'.

RedStickHam

05-18-2012, 11:01 PM

I've been asked if it's an electric car. When I tell them what kind of mileage I get, they think it's pretty good. I get 32mpg, but my driving is all city driving.

yak

12-14-2012, 10:42 PM

I bought my '07, Bayou Blue Hatch without my wife & kids seeing it, when I drove them over to see it my eldest laughed and said "dad that's Fugly"....well, the name stuck.

cheers

Idahotom

12-16-2012, 07:05 PM

I was cruising down the interstate the other day and noticed an unusually small something coming from the other direction. I kept my eye on it wondering what it was, as it got closer I identified it as...... an HB Yaris just like mine! Point being I forget how tiny they are, they feel much bigger when inside driving one, mine does to me anyway.

BTW: I left the gas hog 4x4 at home today ('99 Rav4, it only gets 28 to 30 mpg, thus the term, at least as compared to the Yaris), and as luck would have it a big storm blew in. Getting back up the mountain was going to be a bitch, 35 years of living up here I know all the signs, so I stopped at the bottom and aired down my tires to 25 psi from the usual 46. Made it home, not something I'd want to do often but it beat walking.

Double0

12-16-2012, 11:45 PM

im 6'4 220, no one says anything other than "you rule"

mr_miles

12-17-2012, 12:56 AM

I've been getting more and more "what the hell car is that?!" with the 2013 lol. Once I go badge-less I think I'm going to create some sort of crazy story about how I won it in a Japanese game show or something.

yarisse54

12-31-2012, 06:50 PM

Funniest thing that happened? A 30 something guy walks by my Yaris SE and keeps on staring. I ignore him, but the next thing that happens stuns me. The guy walks right into a moving cyclist and they both wipe out. Next thing I know, the 30 something guy, bloody-teeth and cut-up-hands and all, says:

"Is your Yaris okay (pointing to the cyclist). . . Be my witness (turning to me)?".

Long story short, the cyclist walked away with his mangled bike and the 30 something guy turned out to be a Yaris fan (albeit a silly one.).