Do I own a sports hybrid yaris??? Please help.

[watersoilair]

Hello everyone.

I actaully have a couple of questions for the seasoned Yaris owner/researcher. I bought my car last summer and it is a base model, no bells and whistles. This style matched my ability to make monthly payments...and I figure that it'll cost less to repair later on.

Anyway, because it is a base model, I thought that I would only have 14" tires - but I have 15". Does anyone else have 15" tires on a base model? Also, I noticed in the forum here a while back that the sport models have a tachometer and the non-sport ones do not. I do have a tachometer. It was my understanding that a manual transmission vehicle came with a tachometer, no questions asked. I have NEVER driven stick without being able to look at a tach.

Do you think that I got a sport hybrid of sorts? Can anyone offer some insight or little bits of information? Thanks in advance!!

[SailDesign]

You have a standard base-model, with 15's. Exactly what I got - 15" wheels, no tach, manual everything.
You will get used to not having a tach. Honest.

[thebarber]

canadian models from 08+ all have 15" rims on them now whether theyre base or RS models. 06-07 models came with 14's in the non-RS models

all canadian models from 06+ always have tachometer, unlike US models...

so try not to feel too special, lol, you got what you paid for...

welcome to the forum, where in ON are you?

[watersoilair]

Yeah, but i DO have a tach...that's the thing.

[watersoilair]

Hehehe, thanks barber...I wasn't feeling special - just wanting to make sure that what I had was the base model - and not some sort of variation requiring extra costs in repair in the long run. I wonder why they don't put a tach on in the states.

I'm from Ottawa...see that you're in Fredriction! :) I have some family friends in NS.

[thebarber]

Hehehe, thanks barber...I wasn't feeling special - just wanting to make sure that what I had was the base model - and not some sort of variation requiring extra costs in repair in the long run. I wonder why they don't put a tach on in the states.

I'm from Ottawa...see that you're in Fredriction! :) I have some family friends in NS.

ya, canadian model > USDM model

if youre TRUELY base you won't have a rear wiper!

mine is an 07 base w/ a B package (so i have a rear wiper, power mirrors, rear mudflaps, and a 4 speaker stereo, lol)

there's a fairly strong toyota community in o-town...have a couple of matrix/corolla friends out your way....plus there are a few ppl from this board in ottawa and montreal too

im actually moving back to ontario in a few weeks....aiming to drive back feb 14th....going to be in kitchener

again, welcome to the forum, don't be a stranger!

[SailDesign]

Yeah, but i DO have a tach...that's the thing.

Oops! Missed that.
Yeah - you North-of-the-Border folks do get a better deal than us USers. Such is life, i guess.:smile:

[Ryu]

Simple answer to the question:

All the model in Canada 08+ have 15" wheel
All the model in Canada 06+ have tachometer

So all those on your yaris is standard for every base model in Canada.

[b_hickman11]

You have a standard base-model, with 15's. Exactly what I got - 15" wheels, no tach, manual everything.
You will get used to not having a tach. Honest.

If you would read his post closely you would see that he has a tach.....

[ddongbap]

I REALLLLLLLY want that electronic dash you AU and EU guys have.

[SailDesign]

If you would read his post closely you would see that he has a tach.....

And if YOU read the thread closely you would see that I already knew that, and answered it with a "Oops!".

[koala]

canadian models from 08+ all have 15" rims on them now whether theyre base or RS models. 06-07 models came with 14's in the non-RS models

all canadian models from 06+ always have tachometer, unlike US models...

so try not to feel too special, lol, you got what you paid for...

welcome to the forum, where in ON are you?

Our (Canadian) '08 Yaris has 14" wheels w/ hubcaps. It's an LE w/ convenience pkg.

[thebarber]

actually now that you mention it, i think some early 08's had 14's in canada....they seemed to switch to 15's on the second wave from japan....

[ZING]

15's here.

[ztlonewolf]

i have a base model with tach,15" rims and rear wiper,i also have the cold weather package

[koala]

actually now that you mention it, i think some early 08's had 14's in canada....they seemed to switch to 15's on the second wave from japan....

Could be... ours was sitting on the lot for quite a long time before we bought it (below invoice).

[watersoilair]

Well thanks everyone...and just to let you know...I DON'T have a rear wiper! ;) Base all the way;)