2007 Yaris S 5spd Sedan doing 300,000 miles in less than 2 1/2yrs.

[trini_per4mance]

Hey guys,
it's me again! I've recently turned 300,000 miles on my yaris in less than 2 1/2yrs. I'm still running on the original factory equipped brakes, clutch and sensors. I've NEVER had any mechanical problems with the car. The car still runs like a dream. The only things I've done on the car is regular oil changes @ 5000 miles using Wal-mart Super Tech 5w-30 Synthetic oil with Toyota OEM oil filters, install new tires every 60,000 - 80,000 miles, replace spark plugs with OEM Denso iridium spark plugs and Toyota OEM drive belt every 100,000 miles, and replaced shocks and struts with Toyota OEM shocks and struts on the car's 2yr anniversary. The brake rotors are still smooth like glass to where you can still see your reflection in it and it has no lip on the edge of it and the brake pads have about 3.5mm remaining on them right now. All the mods on the car were done after 150,000 miles. I have a Weapon R short ram intake with an Arospeed SUS filter, Megan exhaust headers, NST under drive pulley, Tanabe lowering springs and front upper strutbar, TRD rear swaybar, and custom 2 1/4" magnaflow exhaust.

Check my youtube video of the car turning 300,000 miles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0L2GwV38XQ

[Malaya1221]

congratz!:smile:

[GeneW]

Very good show! Thanks for the inspiration.

Too bad that my Yaris will be eaten by road salt before then, but it helps to give the mind peace at 0300 hours to know that with reasonable maintenance that a Yaris will work. Period.

Gene

[Yawesh]

Hey guys,
it's me again! I've recently turned 300,000 miles on my yaris in less than 2 1/2yrs. I'm still running on the original factory equipped brakes, clutch and sensors. I've NEVER had any mechanical problems with the car. The car still runs like a dream. The only things I've done on the car is regular oil changes @ 5000 miles using Wal-mart Super Tech 5w-30 Synthetic oil with Toyota OEM oil filters, install new tires every 60,000 - 80,000 miles, replace spark plugs with OEM Denso iridium spark plugs and Toyota OEM drive belt every 100,000 miles, and replaced shocks and struts with Toyota OEM shocks and struts on the car's 2yr anniversary. The brake rotors are still smooth like glass to where you can still see your reflection in it and it has no lip on the edge of it and the brake pads have about 3.5mm remaining on them right now. All the mods on the car were done after 150,000 miles. I have a Weapon R short ram intake with an Arospeed SUS filter, Megan exhaust headers, NST under drive pulley, Tanabe lowering springs and front upper strutbar, TRD rear swaybar, and custom 2 1/4" magnaflow exhaust.

Check my youtube video of the car turning 300,000 miles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0L2GwV38XQ

you bring pride and honor to yarisworld :bow:

just curious....what if you go over 999,999? will it reset to 0?

at this rate, in another 4+ years it could become reality

[GeneralDon7]

Congrats, That gives me great hope of my yaris lasting forever:biggrin:, did you notice any noticeable difference adding those parts after your engine had so many miles on it?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Holy, I hope my sedan lasts that long.

[Pars]

After seeing your top speed run, I'm starting to miss my Yaris (I traded it for Rav4). However, I did manage to put on 150,000km (but mostly city) in 2 yrs. Even with all the city driving, I still had 80% left on the front pads, since the transmission was doing most of the work.

Your header and the exhaust really do make a difference judging from how quickly you were able to reach the cut-out. I was able to do it as quick with my stock setup, but it was on a bit of a down hill and I had the wind behind me.

Seeya at 500,000 miles. :respekt:

[SilverBack]

That's amazing! The legend of Toyota engines being highly reliable continues. Congrats! :w00t:

How many more miles you plan on keeping it?

[tetzyamis]

Wow, 300k miles is just amazing.
I think most cars don't last that long.

[ddongbap]

I could swear that I've seen this exact same post, with nearly the same miles before the hack.

[trini_per4mance]

you bring pride and honor to yarisworld :bow:

just curious....what if you go over 999,999? will it reset to 0?

at this rate, in another 4+ years it could become reality

I'm trying to convince the local Toyota dealerships to sponsor the maintenance on my yaris. One dealership is considering giving taking my yaris and giving me a new yaris for free. Although, most ppl would jump at the offer. I can't be assured that the next yaris I get would perform as well. I prefer to keep mine and have them maintain it. But, they are still conidering the offer for the new yaris. it's not final as yet. I LOVE my yaris!

[trini_per4mance]

Congrats, That gives me great hope of my yaris lasting forever:biggrin:, did you notice any noticeable difference adding those parts after your engine had so many miles on it?

Yeah, the most noticeable difference was the intake. the headers and exhaust made a difference on top end.

[Yawesh]

I'm trying to convince the local Toyota dealerships to sponsor the maintenance on my yaris. One dealership is considering giving taking my yaris and giving me a new yaris for free. Although, most ppl would jump at the offer. I can't be assured that the next yaris I get would perform as well. I prefer to keep mine and have them maintain it. But, they are still conidering the offer for the new yaris. it's not final as yet. I LOVE my yaris!

hmm, wat financial gain do they get by giving you a new yaris and taking ur 300k? i wonder...., you know dealershipss...there has to be a catch

you should really have a ribbon as ur signature........most mileage in yarisworld! i think another yw member has a ribbon for best beard, best something award.

also, i'm curious - my yaris (7k) makes the same engine noise like urs(watched ur youtube)

was it like that when ur yaris was at 7k? thanks!!!

[train317]

Very cool video. I have a 2008 S Sedan. I'll be hoping for the best! What do you do that requiresyou to drive so much????

[trini_per4mance]

hmm, wat financial gain do they get by giving you a new yaris and taking ur 300k? i wonder...., you know dealershipss...there has to be a catch

you should really have a ribbon as ur signature........most mileage in yarisworld! i think another yw member has a ribbon for best beard, best something award.

also, i'm curious - my yaris (7k) makes the same engine noise like urs(watched ur youtube)

was it like that when ur yaris was at 7k? thanks!!!

that noise were my lifters or my headers leaking. but that noise is no longer there.

[darkmoon87]

Toyota North America should give props to OP for advertising Yaris reliability in such a distintive way

[trini_per4mance]

today is exactly 2 1/2yrs since I've owned my yaris and I have 303,000 miles on it.

[thewifesyaris]

:eek::clap::eek::clap::eek::clap::respekt:

nuf said

[Kal-El]

:bow::bow::bow:

Great to see you around YW again trini_per4mance!

Please stick around and keep us updated!

Congrats on the milestone. :thumbsup:

[andruboz]

what? you live in pembroke and commute to gainsville every day??

[trini_per4mance]

what? you live in pembroke and commute to gainsville every day??

No, not anymore. Ilive in Hallandale and drive to Jupiter and other cities twice a day. Average 380 miles per day.

[CKaelin]

THat's killer but how many speeding tickets have you got? 115 mph in a Yaris? =0

[andruboz]

never heard of pembroke until yesterday and then today i see the obama stimulus package...
Patrol Rifles Pembroke Pines FL 0 $393,000.00 Public Safety
the zero is supposedly how many jobs it creates.

better check the DIY section to see if yaris can be assault rifle proofed..

[trini_per4mance]

never heard of pembroke until yesterday and then today i see the obama stimulus package...

the zero is supposedly how many jobs it creates.

better check the DIY section to see if yaris can be assault rifle proofed..

LOL:bellyroll:

[trini_per4mance]

hey guys, my 115mph run on youtube right before my car turned 300,000 miles, was done on spark plugs with 100,000 miles on them. I've since put in new plugs. so, I'm gonna do another topend run and post it on youtube. this time it should be more impressive. :burnrubber: thanx for the support!

[Shroomster]

any fluid leaks?

when are you thinking of doing the timing chain?

coolant changes?


I hope your brakes aren't really 'mirrored' as you said...that indicates glazed rotors....heated and cooled too rapidly....
^^that should be your next big maintenance operation (replacing pads/rotors)

congrats on the milestone btw hope you get it to at least 500k

[trini_per4mance]

any fluid leaks?

when are you thinking of doing the timing chain?

coolant changes?


I hope your brakes aren't really 'mirrored' as you said...that indicates glazed rotors....heated and cooled too rapidly....
^^that should be your next big maintenance operation (replacing pads/rotors)

congrats on the milestone btw hope you get it to at least 500k

nope, no fluid leaks.

nope, never flushed coolant.

no intention of ever changing timing chain.

nope, rotors are not glazed. rotors have not even begun to wear and has no lip on the edge. so, I'm only changing brake pads and inspecting rear drums just in case, and replacing brake shoes. all with Toyota OEM parts, of course!

[Sabretooth]

Just wow...

I think you should honestly send some info to Edmunds/Consumer Reports...
Shows them for rating our car so low, when it can outlast and outdrive any small car that we have seen as of yet!

[Kal-El]

hey guys, my 115mph run on youtube right before my car turned 300,000 miles, was done on spark plugs with 100,000 miles on them. I've since put in new plugs. so, I'm gonna do another topend run and post it on youtube. this time it should be more impressive. :burnrubber: thanx for the support!

Just be careful with these high speed runs! For safety's sake and if you're caught, you could lose your license (very bad since driving is your job). State laws are different, but 115 mph could even land you in jail for a short time.

Just some friendly advice. :wink:

[Kal-El]

So, how far do you really see yourself taking your Yaris (in miles)?

500,000 perhaps?

[mr_choung]

holy WHAT THE! damz i give you props. i never could drive that much, i'd just fall asleep. so how many mpg u get? fillup once a day? argh hopefully work pays for that


ChinG

[Kal-El]

It's the equivalent of 3 1/3 cross country trips each month or 10,000 miles each month (which is as much as many people drive in a whole year).

[trini_per4mance]

Just be careful with these high speed runs! For safety's sake and if you're caught, you could lose your license (very bad since driving is your job). State laws are different, but 115 mph could even land you in jail for a short time.

Just some friendly advice. :wink:

thanx for the advice. but in FL everyone speeds.

[trini_per4mance]

So, how far do you really see yourself taking your Yaris (in miles)?

500,000 perhaps?

I'm planning on taking it to 999,990 miles! and the other 10 miles, I'll save it for Toyota of North America.

[Pars]

any fluid leaks?

when are you thinking of doing the timing chain?

coolant changes?


I hope your brakes aren't really 'mirrored' as you said...that indicates glazed rotors....heated and cooled too rapidly....
^^that should be your next big maintenance operation (replacing pads/rotors)

congrats on the milestone btw hope you get it to at least 500k

When I did my 100,000km checkup, the service guy reported that my brakes was glazed and advised me machine it. I felt it would have been a waste of money since real world performance was still at 100%. Perhaps it's because the Yaris doesn't need a lot of braking power or brakes are over engineered or service guy is trying to BS me out of money. Whatever the reason, I'm not going to waste good money on useless preventative measures.

[Pars]

I'm trying to convince the local Toyota dealerships to sponsor the maintenance on my yaris. One dealership is considering giving taking my yaris and giving me a new yaris for free. Although, most ppl would jump at the offer. I can't be assured that the next yaris I get would perform as well. I prefer to keep mine and have them maintain it. But, they are still conidering the offer for the new yaris. it's not final as yet. I LOVE my yaris!

I'd take the new Yaris. The engine is probably going to work amazingly until one day something cracks. Metal, especially aluminum can only handle a specific amount of cycles before it fails, especially if you're constantly pushing it to the max. Do yourself a favour and get fresh engine that you know will do 300,000 miles instead of waiting for the inevitable.

Also, the reason why the current car is working well, is because of the maintenance and the constant highway driving. A new Yaris will behave like the old one, once you've got it broken-in for the highway/high-speed.

[supmet]

wow.. 300k miles on one set of brakes? All very flat freeway I'm assuming?

I'm jealous... I'm at 60k with 5 sets of pads and 2 rotors down. (I live at the top of a big hill :frown: )

[Kal-El]

I'd take the new Yaris. The engine is probably going to work amazingly until one day something cracks. Metal, especially aluminum can only handle a specific amount of cycles before it fails, especially if you're constantly pushing it to the max. Do yourself a favour and get fresh engine that you know will do 300,000 miles instead of waiting for the inevitable.

Also, the reason why the current car is working well, is because of the maintenance and the constant highway driving. A new Yaris will behave like the old one, once you've got it broken-in for the highway/high-speed.

There's a sentimental value to this Yaris that he's taking to the limit. A new one wouldn't be as special. The higher the miles, the more pride he has in it.

Also, if he were to switch out the engine, then the miles are meaningless and illegitimate to the car.

Wouldn't you feel a sense of pride for achieving 500,000 miles in 4-5 years and still be going strong in a car?

:smile:

[Kal-El]

I'm jealous... I'm at 60k with 5 sets of pads and 2 rotors down. (I live at the top of a big hill :frown: )

Wow, that's ridiculous! :eek:

I'm assuming you don't use engine braking?? You should.

Don't keep it in drive when going down the hills, cruise down the hill in low gears 1,2, or 3 depending on what speed you want to descend. Your brakes will thank you.

:wink:

[trini_per4mance]

There's a sentimental value to this Yaris that he's taking to the limit. A new one wouldn't be as special. The higher the miles, the more pride he has in it.

Also, if he were to switch out the engine, then the miles are meaningless and illegitimate to the car.

Wouldn't you feel a sense of pride for achieving 500,000 miles in 4-5 years and still be going strong in a car?

:smile:

you're right! it's sentimental value and the more miles I put on it, the more pride I have in it.

[Pars]

There's a sentimental value to this Yaris that he's taking to the limit. A new one wouldn't be as special. The higher the miles, the more pride he has in it.

Also, if he were to switch out the engine, then the miles are meaningless and illegitimate to the car.

Wouldn't you feel a sense of pride for achieving 500,000 miles in 4-5 years and still be going strong in a car?

:smile:

Huh? I didn't say anything about switching out the engine. Unless I misread a previous post, Trini said that one of the dealerships was willing to swap his old Yaris and give him a new one in its place. Sound like an awsome deal to me, especially when it's a work car.

But, it would be cool to see a Yaris with 1/2 million miles on it do a top speed run (in a controlled race track and hopefully with sponsors footing the bill).

[Kal-El]

I'd take the new Yaris. The engine is probably going to work amazingly until one day something cracks. Metal, especially aluminum can only handle a specific amount of cycles before it fails, especially if you're constantly pushing it to the max. Do yourself a favour and get fresh engine that you know will do 300,000 miles instead of waiting for the inevitable.


Huh? I didn't say anything about switching out the engine.

I guess I'm misunderstanding you? Unless when you say fresh engine you mean new car.

Anyway, this car with 300K is worth more to him than a new one. It's kinda like how an antique becomes more valuable even though it becomes less functional.

[auxmike]

I'd take the new one and run.
There's only so much longer before things will start to fail little by little.....

[GeneralDon7]

Couldn't this be considered with the old saying "They don't build them like they use to":biggrin:

[Vinsanity]

thats amazing. i hope my yaris last tat long without doing too much

[Kal-El]

Trini.. is a very valuable asset for Yaris owners because it gives us a rare glimpse of the quality, reliability, and longevity of our cars while there still so young ('07 and up). Most new car owners never have this kind of example and have to find out themselves as they pile on the mileage.

This beats the hell out of Consumer Reports!! :biggrin:

:thumbsup:

[YAR1S]

wow...

[Benggolf2]

Congratulations! Good to know the Yaris will last that long without major drive train issues with proper maintenance. :thumbsup:

300,000 miles in 2.5 years means that you are driving 10,000 miles/month!
Wow, what do you do for a living? :w00t:

[rningonfumes]

Consumer reports has no qualms over the reliability of the car, they do have (unwarranted) issues with safety.

[Sodium Duck]

yea, what exactly do you that entails you driving so much??

[Forrest]

I could swear that I've seen this exact same post, with nearly the same miles before the hack.

Ditto...some how I remember something similar as well with similar mileage and info.

[Kal-El]

Ditto...some how I remember something similar as well with similar mileage and info.

He did a 150K thread (which I think people are thinking about). But this is the only 300K thread.

[Forrest]

The 150000 I remember was last fall before the hack so that means he did 150000 more in a little over 7 months??? Yikes. If it was 7 months since posting 150000 story, if I put in 210 days into 150000, that yields a daily average drive (7 days a week) of 714 miles. Is that possible?????????????????????????????????????????

[supmet]

The 150000 I remember was last fall before the hack so that means he did 150000 more in a little over 7 months??? Yikes. If it was 7 months since posting 150000 story, if I put in 210 days into 150000, that yields a daily average drive (7 days a week) of 714 miles. Is that possible?????????????????????????????????????????

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7895

He had 150,000 in august 07, and 300,000 in february 09 - not 7 months. And very possible given his occupation

[Kal-El]

The 150000 I remember was last fall before the hack so that means he did 150000 more in a little over 7 months??? Yikes. If it was 7 months since posting 150000 story, if I put in 210 days into 150000, that yields a daily average drive (7 days a week) of 714 miles. Is that possible?????????????????????????????????????????

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7895&highlight=150K

150K was reached in August '07. He achieved 300K in February '09. About 1 1/2 years in between. An average of 2307 miles a week or 330 miles a day (based on 7 days a week).

:smile:

[Forrest]

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7895&highlight=150K

150K was reached in August '07. He achieved 300K in February '09. About 1 1/2 years in between. An average of 2307 miles a week or 330 miles a day (based on 7 days a week).

:smile:

Wow. This driver sure must love to commute/drive his Yaris

[alch3miss]

I have 70k on my 07' Sedan.. I thought I drove a lot..lol, I did put 5k in my first month, I think u outdid me after that.

[auxmike]

That video is on you tube somewhere.

[Kal-El]

That video is on you tube somewhere.

The links of both videos is in the first post of each thread (150K and 300K).

[TinyGiant]

I use to deliver unprocessed checks for Bank of America from one processng center in Miami to another in Tampa from April 2006 - April 2007. Now I pickup specimen from several clinics all over south Florida for a labatory from April 2007 to present day. In case you guys are wondering, the $$$ is well worth it. And the $$$ I saved on gas on a monthly basis by using this Yaris, I actually saved $$$ by buying this Yaris. I get anywhere from 40mpg@80mph to 50mpg@70mph highway driving. I do very little city driving. I use to spend $1600/monthly on gas using a 2000 Mazda Protege that I still have with 400,000 miles on it and never touched the engine except for maintenence reasons. With the Yaris I put $1200/montly. That's $400 savings on gas which is the same as a montly car payment.

this was in that thread that supmet posted

[N9QGS]

I could not sit in my car that long, I commute 119 miles a day for work (round trip) x4 days a week, and do some trips on the weekend, and I am only at 135,000. If that is the guy I read a thread on somewhere , I think he finally had a major problem with the vehicle, I'd be curious what failed I never heard anything further. I'm very happy with my Automatic Yaris at 135,000 its running great.

[Rain]

How is this yaris doing?

[Kal-El]

How is this yaris doing?

His last thread about 2 months ago showed him at 400,000 miles with no problems.

[KrazyDawg]

I could not sit in my car that long, I commute 119 miles a day for work (round trip) x4 days a week, and do some trips on the weekend, and I am only at 135,000. If that is the guy I read a thread on somewhere , I think he finally had a major problem with the vehicle, I'd be curious what failed I never heard anything further. I'm very happy with my Automatic Yaris at 135,000 its running great.

Your commute is just as long as mine. I have 130 mile RT but at 5 days a week. :( I'm at 60k. Time to see the doctor for a checkup.

What's your MPG?

[brg88tx]

like the op's, my 07 sedan was also manufactured in june of 2006. hope mine lasts as long as his. keep us posted op.

[brg88tx]

I could not sit in my car that long, I commute 119 miles a day for work (round trip) x4 days a week, and do some trips on the weekend, and I am only at 135,000. If that is the guy I read a thread on somewhere , I think he finally had a major problem with the vehicle, I'd be curious what failed I never heard anything further. I'm very happy with my Automatic Yaris at 135,000 its running great.

good to hear the auto transmission is going strong at 135,000 miles. that is the highest auto tranny i've heard of. keep us posted on this if you don't mind.

[bankrobber]

There should be a 500K mile club for the lucky drivers that make it.

[bronsin]

install new tires every 60,000 - 80,000 miles, ]


What kind of tires? My OEM Bridgestones (fronts) are 2 0r 3 mms above the wear bars at 26k miles. The rears of course are more than half there.

I would say the fronts and backs together might (might) last 40ks altogether.

[bronsin]

good to hear the auto transmission is going strong at 135,000 miles. that is the highest auto tranny i've heard of. keep us posted on this if you don't mind.

My 1979 Chevy Silverado automatic has 400,000+ thousand on the origional transmission. Gave it to a brother in law who gave it to a friend who owns it now.

Three engines in that time. Some of them abused.

[ramishrrr]

I have been following this never-stop-running-Yaris-story for a long time.
I am from Trinidad, and I do not believe the post about this Yaris doing all that mileage.
410,000 miles in 4 years = 102,500 miles per year.
That is 1,971 miles per week or 281 miles per day.
If you do an average of 50 mph, it means that you drive 5 hours 10 minutes per day, every day for 4 years ?

In our newspaper classifieds you can find odometer resetting services.

trini per4mance, this is a cock-and-bull story.

Worse than being a cock-and-bull story, is the amount of people actually believing the tripe !

Regards,
RR.

[bronsin]

I have been following this never-stop-running-Yaris-story for a long time.
I am from Trinidad, and I do not believe the post about this Yaris doing all that mileage.
410,000 miles in 4 years = 102,500 miles per year.
That is 1,971 miles per week or 281 miles per day.
If you do an average of 50 mph, it means that you drive 5 hours 10 minutes per day, every day for 4 years ?

In our newspaper classifieds you can find odometer resetting services.

trini per4mance, this is a cock-and-bull story.

Worse than being a cock-and-bull story, is the amount of people actually believing the tripe !

Regards,
RR.

Oh ye of little faith! :biggrin:

[bankrobber]

I have been following this never-stop-running-Yaris-story for a long time.
I am from Trinidad, and I do not believe the post about this Yaris doing all that mileage.
410,000 miles in 4 years = 102,500 miles per year.
That is 1,971 miles per week or 281 miles per day.
If you do an average of 50 mph, it means that you drive 5 hours 10 minutes per day, every day for 4 years ?

In our newspaper classifieds you can find odometer resetting services.

trini per4mance, this is a cock-and-bull story.

Worse than being a cock-and-bull story, is the amount of people actually believing the tripe !

Regards,
RR.

Nobody asked for your opinion. You do not understand what you are talking about...

[bankrobber]

What kind of tires? My OEM Bridgestones (fronts) are 2 0r 3 mms above the wear bars at 26k miles. The rears of course are more than half there.

I would say the fronts and backs together might (might) last 40ks altogether.

MY OEM rear tires never rotated went 113,000 miles and got around 60,000 from the fronts never rotated

[bronsin]

MY OEM rear tires never rotated went 113,000 miles and got around 60,000 from the fronts never rotated

Those were the Potenzas?

My ECHO got about 40k out of a set of Potenzas. I almost never went over 45mph either since I drove mostly to work.

Ditto the Yaris but Ive taken a trip each past summer.

How could there be such a discrepency?

[bankrobber]

Those were the Potenzas?

My ECHO got about 40k out of a set of Potenzas. I almost never went over 45mph either since I drove mostly to work.

Ditto the Yaris but Ive taken a trip each past summer.

How could there be such a discrepency?

Hmm, I think they were Potenzas. I know they were OEM. I drive mostly highway miles with just me in the car. I ran about 35 PSI in the tires
But like I said never rotated so the rear tires usually last twice as long as front tires. When I replaced them they were worn to wearbars and pretty scary in the rain. I just bought a set of 4 hankook optimo h727 from tirerack.com. Hope to get same life out of them.

[mazilla]

From Feb/March 2011.



http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/2843ed85.jpg

[Idahotom]

As a long time Toyota driver of various types, I would expect this! I bought a '90 pickup, one of the old little ones, and worked the hell out of it for 245K with NO problems, the original clutch and brakes were fine etc. Years later I still see it from time to time (it had a custom flatbed I built so easy to recognize) and every time I do a different small contractor is driving it and it's always loaded to the gunwales with tools and material. Mid 300,000 miles last time I checked, and they all report "no problems"! This experience was a huge reason why I bought my '08 HB, Toyota just has my trust, and so far, for good reasons.

[Kal-El]

From Feb/March 2011.



http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/2843ed85.jpg


I forget, is this your car or just one you remember posted?


Also, in case some aren't aware, the OP of this thread sits around 435,000+miles with no problems (followed him a bit on YouTube). Shortly after passing 400K last year, he quit his courier job and went down to a normal pace. Not sure why he stopped posting after that.

[Shroomster]

so did trini die or did the yaris? or is he just another M.I.A from the forums?

[daf62757]

I have been following this never-stop-running-Yaris-story for a long time.
I am from Trinidad, and I do not believe the post about this Yaris doing all that mileage.
410,000 miles in 4 years = 102,500 miles per year.
That is 1,971 miles per week or 281 miles per day.
If you do an average of 50 mph, it means that you drive 5 hours 10 minutes per day, every day for 4 years ?

In our newspaper classifieds you can find odometer resetting services.

trini per4mance, this is a cock-and-bull story.

Worse than being a cock-and-bull story, is the amount of people actually believing the tripe !

Regards,
RR.

Do you have any proof or are you just stating an opinion? If proof...show it. If its just your opinion, you are on thin ice!

[randeez]

good to see this yaris puttin in some work lol, i also thought i drove a lot... 100 miles round trip to the office 6 days a week, and 2 or 3 days a week an extra 100-200 miles depending on what i need to do. and i can attest that central-south florida you can easily run 85-90mph (pending traffic) without fhp caring to much, and you'll still be in someones way going to slow lol

[mazilla]

I have been following this never-stop-running-Yaris-story for a long time.
I am from Trinidad, and I do not believe the post about this Yaris doing all that mileage.
410,000 miles in 4 years = 102,500 miles per year.
That is 1,971 miles per week or 281 miles per day.
If you do an average of 50 mph, it means that you drive 5 hours 10 minutes per day, every day for 4 years ?

In our newspaper classifieds you can find odometer resetting services.

trini per4mance, this is a cock-and-bull story.

Worse than being a cock-and-bull story, is the amount of people actually believing the tripe !

Regards,
RR.


Did you follow it closely enough to see my post yet doofus? Lots of people drive that much, in my case my car was driven more like 580 per day, 5 days a week....along with the other 15 or so Yaris the company owned.


My car is the only one that had the motor swapped out, which is why I bought it....for 2000.00.

From Feb 2011.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb230/mr-mazilla/2843ed85.jpg

[Kal-El]

I have been following this never-stop-running-Yaris-story for a long time.
I am from Trinidad, and I do not believe the post about this Yaris doing all that mileage.
410,000 miles in 4 years = 102,500 miles per year.
That is 1,971 miles per week or 281 miles per day.
If you do an average of 50 mph, it means that you drive 5 hours 10 minutes per day, every day for 4 years ?

In our newspaper classifieds you can find odometer resetting services.

trini per4mance, this is a cock-and-bull story.

Worse than being a cock-and-bull story, is the amount of people actually believing the tripe !

Regards,
RR.

Wow, you're clueless.

You think no one drives 5 hours a day? Millions of Americans drive more than that everyday for a living. Try 8-10+ hours everyday.

You seem to forgetting that he was a courier. We're not talking about someone who drove over 100K a year off the clock. That would indeed be hard to believe. You have any idea how much cross country tractor trailer drivers drive?

:rolleyes:

All of your numbers are way off. Triniper4mance laid out is driving schedules. He did 8+ hours a day on the Florida highways delivering medical specimen. Why is that so hard to believe?

5 hours a day would be a part time job cake walk LOL.

[fnkngrv]

^ per the official website:

Geography of Trinidad:
Area: 5,128 sq. km. (1,980 sq. mi.), about the size of Delaware.


This means that ramishrrr obviously has no real clue. The State of Florida is the 4th largest state in the union and Delaware ranks 45th. I have been in many countries, but I would never presume to attempt to judge if I haven't been there. Hell, you could get on I-95 and literally drive from the top of the state to the bottom and feel worn out! That is with a really decent stretch of freeway too. I totally believe Triniper4mance. With his experiences for example for windshield wipers it helped me immensely as I performed the wiper arm/blade mod he suggested (Civic/Fit) and have been loving it. Even at higher speeds which he had to have been driving those arms and blades are super awesome.

[ramishrrr]

Yes you believers, don't forget that this is the same guy who claimed that his Yaris came with a LSD from Toyota!!!!!
Regards,
RR.



My Yaris came with an LSD from Toyota!!! ( 1 2)
trini_per4mance
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37148

[Kal-El]

Yes you believers, don't forget that this is the same guy who claimed that his Yaris came with a LSD from Toyota!!!!!
Regards,
RR.



My Yaris came with an LSD from Toyota!!! ( 1 2)
trini_per4mance

Huh? :iono:

How about an official CNN report?

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/autos/1004/gallery.ireport_mega_mile_cars/5.html

What the heck is so hard to believe? Maybe people don't drive in Trinidad but this is commonplace in the US for work related vehicles. You do realize a workday is 8++ hours a day and is often done at 75 mph?

:respekt:

[Paul MacLean]

I can speak for myself. I drive a delivery route around central New York, which is around 250-290 miles a day and takes around 7-8 hours (depending on the number of stops). I'm about to hit the 100,000 mile mark (probably within the week).
:burnrubber:

Other than replacing the water pump and alternator last year it's been relatively trouble-free.

[trini_per4mance]

Yes you believers, don't forget that this is the same guy who claimed that his Yaris came with a LSD from Toyota!!!!!
Regards,
RR.



My Yaris came with an LSD from Toyota!!! ( 1 2)
trini_per4mance
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37148

You ppl have to understand that ramishrrr is a typical Trinidadian. What I mean is that, he's like a crab in a barrel. Have you guys ever see how crabs in a barrel behave? As soon as one crab is getting to the top, there comes another one and pulls down the one on top, so as prevent him from accomplishing his goal, which is to get out of the barrel. Trinidadians don't like to see their own kind do better than them. So they'll say or do anything to make it happen.

Ramishrrr, as for my post about having LSD in my tranny. Well it was brought to my attention that because my both tires had the same amount of traction, it was possible to leave 2 tire marks. I was always under the impression that if your 2 tires spun, you had an LSD, but I was wrong. So, I was wrong in assuming that, and I admit it.

[FrankM]

?Hey guys,
it's me again! I've recently turned 300,000 miles on my yaris in less than 2 1/2yrs. I'm still running on the original factory equipped brakes, clutch and sensors. I've NEVER had any mechanical problems with the car. The car still runs like a dream. The only things I've done on the car is regular oil changes @ 5000 miles using Wal-mart Super Tech 5w-30 Synthetic oil with Toyota OEM oil filters, install new tires every 60,000 - 80,000 miles, replace spark plugs with OEM Denso iridium spark plugs and Toyota OEM drive belt every 100,000 miles, and replaced shocks and struts with Toyota OEM shocks and struts on the car's 2yr anniversary. The brake rotors are still smooth like glass to where you can still see your reflection in it and it has no lip on the edge of it and the brake pads have about 3.5mm remaining on them right now. All the mods on the car were done after 150,000 miles. I have a Weapon R short ram intake with an Arospeed SUS filter, Megan exhaust headers, NST under drive pulley, Tanabe lowering springs and front upper strutbar, TRD rear swaybar, and custom 2 1/4" magnaflow exhaust.

Check my youtube video of the car turning 300,000 miles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0L2GwV38XQ

[12 yaris]

It's not even broke in yet,keep up on the oil chages you'll be fine.

[Kal-El]

Wonder why this thread keeps getting bumped, when subsequent milestone threads have been made including 450,000 miles.

http://yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37147

[valchrist90731]

Op the original owner Must have never left the driver seat.

300000 miles?

Their job must have been to drive the car.

I did 130000 miles in my old Honda and that took 9 years.

Wow where do you all drive to?

I hate traffic on the 405 in California.
It is horrible.

If you plain on driving in California drive at midnight.

[ern-diz]

Op the original owner Must have never left the driver seat.

300000 miles?

Their job must have been to drive the car.

I did 130000 miles in my old Honda and that took 9 years.

Wow where do you all drive to?

I hate traffic on the 405 in California.
It is horrible.

If you plain on driving in California drive at midnight.

Quite the achievement indeed.

On a related note, as the post above yours (from 2012) stated, subsequent milestone threads have been made. A very recent comment from the OP on another thread indicated he's closer to 550,000 now.

[nookandcrannycar]

Op the original owner Must have never left the driver seat.

Most of the miles the OP has put on his Yaris (now over 543,000) were from his previous job driving all over Florida as a medical courier.


300000 miles?

Their job must have been to drive the car.

I did 130000 miles in my old Honda and that took 9 years.

Wow where do you all drive to?

Another member just hit 300,000 miles. His mileage has come mostly from his commute...from up in the mountains near Asheville, NC to Charlotte, NC and back. The 300,000 on my blue Yaris came from various trips to 48 states and to Toronto, lots of trips between the SF Bay Area and Houston, and driving around the very spread out metro where I live...the City of Houston alone covers over 600 square miles.

If you plain on driving in California drive at midnight

:laugh: I'm in California right now with my silver Yaris. I'm a native Californian, and I understand this sentiment....more validated now than ever, IMO.

[RutherfordmanX]

CONGRATULATIONS!
Posted my 300,000 mark a month ago. Still going strong doing my 180+ mile commute most every day. Would buy another one but I wonder what they have changed since my 2008. I really believe the engine will make 500,000 but the auto tranny....not sure.

[nookandcrannycar]

CONGRATULATIONS!
Posted my 300,000 mark a month ago. Still going strong doing my 180+ mile commute most every day. Would buy another one but I wonder what they have changed since my 2008. I really believe the engine will make 500,000 but the auto tranny....not sure.

:smile: He now has over 543,000 miles on this Yaris and is planning to install a turbocharger :thumbsup:

....and it has a manual transmission, not an automatic :thumbsup:.

[BLKHILLSGUY]

:smile: He now has over 543,000 miles on this Yaris and is planning to install a turbocharger :thumbsup:

....and it has a manual transmission, not an automatic :thumbsup:.

Impressive. That's why I think I'd take the Yaris over the Aygo if it came to the US. I think the Aygo has more character, but it's a European car, and we drive a lot more here in the US. Haven't heard of a 200k mile Aygo.

[mazilla]

My Yaris is still alive! Haha, first post in a minute...but my car is still alive and well although it hasn't been driven in about 8 months. The clutch went out and I've bought another toy(motorcycle) and moved to a new town so I haven't gotten around to fixing it yet. It's just sitting collecting dust. :(

[yaris rules]

Just passed 100k and it feels solid, like a well built car should. I am getting fantastic mileage. Very pleased with my purchase.

[blktiger60]

Jeez. I feel sorry for your yaris. At 12yrs, 2mo mine has 108,400 miles. At this rate I'll die before my car does.

[QLing]

Australian Yaris, 2008 1.5L manual, purchased at 265 Kkm, now 288 KKM. so far so good.