Is Yaris hatred a result of ignorance?

[arcticvitz]

I have received ample criticism and negative judgment from "friends" of mine for dismissing the notion of spending my parent's money and purchasing a Yaris. This is the first vehicle I've ever financed and it's been a liberating experience ever since I rolled off the lot. The first night I brought the car home I rolled into the driveway at a slant, engaged the emergency brake, hastily hopped out, and stared in awe as the engine purred timidly with only 50 miles on it. I've never been happier.
I like to think that people only hate what they don't understand :rolleyes:

[detroiter]

It's different, that's it. At least you don't have to deal with the ignorant and uneducated fools here in Detroit as I do. Somehow they think the "American" car they are driving is somehow made 100% in the U.S. with U.S. parts only, no outside or foreign parts in the vehicle. And they think some how my Yaris killed the economy and auto sales...

[KCALB SIRAY]

I have received ample criticism and negative judgment from "friends" of mine for dismissing the notion of spending my parent's money and purchasing a Yaris. This is the first vehicle I've ever financed and it's been a liberating experience ever since I rolled off the lot. The first night I brought the car home I rolled into the driveway at a slant, engaged the emergency brake, hastily hopped out, and stared in awe as the engine purred timidly with only 50 miles on it. I've never been happier.
I like to think that people only hate what they don't understand :rolleyes:

This all you need to know:thumbsup:

[arcticvitz]

It's different, that's it. At least you don't have to deal with the ignorant and uneducated fools here in Detroit as I do. Somehow they think the "American" car they are driving is somehow made 100% in the U.S. with U.S. parts only, no outside or foreign parts in the vehicle. And they think some how my Yaris killed the economy and auto sales...

True I don't get that living here in L.A. :laugh:

[jinxor]

I bet no one on this forum hates their yaris... thats like what... more than a thousand ppl??

I rest my case :thumbsup:

[1NZYaris1]

There just jealous :laugh:

[tomato]

I have received ample criticism and negative judgment from "friends" of mine for dismissing the notion of spending my parent's money and purchasing a Yaris.

Maybe you need new "friends" !

You've made a decision, you got yourself a car, it's your life, not theirs.

Enjoy your cute car and don't pay attention to the criticism. :headbang:

[LtNoogie]

I had a Corvette Z06 park next to my Yaris at Costco on Sunday. We spent the next 5 minutes with him and his wife talking about what they liked about my car.

There's lots to like about our cars. Ask yourself, is it important whether your friends like your car? Some of mine don't and it's more of their problem than it is mine.

BTW, when are we going to see your car? There's got to be at least 6 SFV Yarii here on YW. We should set up mini-meets in-between the bigger meets.

[babie y]

Who cares what people think!!! As long as you are satisfied of what you got. There are lots of ignorant people in the world. I seriously think it's jealousy. Life is too short. Live life to its fullest. Enjoy it...:respekt:

[Gideon]

Yeah, just enjoy the car.

I take crap even from local Fit tuners, who make fun of me for modifying a "cheap economy car", I haven't successfully pointed out the irony to them yet. :laugh:

[eii]

My friends and family love my yaris and all i ever get is good comments. I live mostly around people who only like american cars and lifted pickup trucks, yet they always comment on how nice my car is. The only bad comments I get are from the 'oh snapz v-tec kicked in' kids. Deyz gotta stop hatinz and start appreciatin, ya herd mi?

[Woody_Woodchuck]

I just mention my current tank MPG and ask them how ready they are for $4.00 or $5.00 a gallon gas. Most PU truck/SUV drivers will quote the EPA highway MPG for their vehicles. I ask them when the last time they actually verified that is and they never have. They accept the EPA highway numbers as gospel no matter how they drive.

If they press further ask them what their vehicle payments are and then ask insurance premiums. There are a lot of other places I need to spend money besides a bigger vehicle than I need and high insurance payments.

Safety always comes up, ‘that’s too small you’ll be squashed by a big vehicle like mine!’ Not if morons like you learned to pay attention to your driving instead of texting or talking on the phone.

Mine has been a great little car so far and I have little to complain about and a lot to compliment. For me this decision was about finances and saving money.

[ddongbap]

True I don't get that living here in L.A. :laugh:

Nor in OC. Cept all the girlys call my car.. cute..

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

I take crap even from local Fit tuners, who make fun of me for modifying a "cheap economy car",

pot calling kettle black???

[Syroyizhka]

I live in cleveland, and so far I had my yaris for 5 months, and I had more than 100 people come up to me and ask me what kind of car that was, cuz the previous owner took off the Yaris emblem, and i think that's funny. Their second question always is "how many mpg do you get?" , and i got "...prob more than you.."

[yaris-me]

Cars are a status item. People equate social status with the status of the car. Mercedes E series being upper class and refined. BMW 5 series being upwardly mobile. You get the idea. So, people with no social status buy cars to give the impression of what they want others to think. The disdain that people show about your car is an act of trying to elevate their own social status. You bought the Yaris for you and not for others, so enjoy your Yaris with pride.:smile:

[rningonfumes]

^... yes, let them have their pride, you can laugh all the way to the bank. There are many other areas to fight a good fight, cars isn't exactly one of the better fights.

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

The only bad comments I get are from the 'oh snapz v-tec kicked in' kids. Deyz gotta stop hatinz and start appreciatin, ya herd mi?

Since I fit the profile as an asian, underaged boy behind the wheel of a riced out Yaris, I get this comment a lot. Whether it be online or in person lol.


Cars are a status item. People equate social status with the status of the car. Mercedes E series being upper class and refined. BMW 5 series being upwardly mobile. You get the idea. So, people with no social status buy cars to give the impression of what they want others to think. The disdain that people show about your car is an act of trying to elevate their own social status. You bought the Yaris for you and not for others, so enjoy your Yaris with pride.:smile:

What ever happened to the simple car that can take you from point A to point B? It's sad how nowadays the car is looked at and paired with it's driver as a ranking system. It's sad that it's mostly true.

But like you said, who cares what others think. You love the Yaris, and we all do. That's why we're all here. :smile:

^... yes, let them have their pride, you can laugh all the way to the bank. There are many other areas to fight a good fight, cars isn't exactly one of the better fights.

We can laugh all the way to the gas station as well. :bellyroll:

[ChinoCharles]

Answer: yes.
Solution: Garm's engine.

[tomato]

BTW, I don't see how people can hate a car they've never driven. You can hate the looks of a car, or you can hate the car when it sends you to the mechanic all the time because it never works...

I think the poster who wrote about cars being status symbols is absolutely correct! People may look down on the fact that the Yaris is an entry level car but clearly do not appreciate its qualities.

F'em :middlefinger: :biggrin:


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[detroiter]

I don't think the Fit drivers have much room to talk about modifying a "cheap economy car". Put some suspension mods on your Yaris and see who gets the last laugh my friend.

[cali yaris]

^ so true. I ate Fits for lunch at the track with bolt-on mods and some suspension work.

People only think in terms of straight-line performance (which is really fun, don't get me wrong). But on a road coarse, a canyon run, or other driving where turns are involved, the Yaris is really quite good.

[tomato]

... or other driving where turns are involved, the Yaris is really quite good.

+1 :thumbsup:

Great quality when you're trying to find parking. You can turn on a dime.

[neo1985]

hehe.. i love my yaris.. thats why we bought it at the 1st place

[Altitude]

One day you'll learn to not give a flying fart what anyone thinks about what car you choose to drive. Until then tell your 'friends' to frak off.

[jdinrc]

I've had my Yaris for less than 6 months and I've already had 3 people ask me about it because they were thinking of getting a more fuel-efficient car, and were amazed at how much car I got for the money I spent. The guy who was driving the HUGE Chevy truck 135 miles each way every day to work was especially interested.

[Kioshi]

^ so true. I ate Fits for lunch at the track with bolt-on mods and some suspension work.

People only think in terms of straight-line performance (which is really fun, don't get me wrong). But on a road coarse, a canyon run, or other driving where turns are involved, the Yaris is really quite good.

Exactly what i tell people...and if they dont believe you, take the on ramp on the freeway where it goes in a loop. You'll easily leave them in the dust, power isnt everything~

I'm jacking your quote and using it as a sig Garm:smile:

[tomato]

"I ate Fits for lunch..." It IS pretty funny :laugh:

[CtrlAltDefeat]

^ so true. I ate Fits for lunch at the track with bolt-on mods and some suspension work.

People only think in terms of straight-line performance (which is really fun, don't get me wrong). But on a road coarse, a canyon run, or other driving where turns are involved, the Yaris is really quite good.

+1 :biggrin:

[cali yaris]

haha, you're welcome to it. Just don't post in on FitFreak, please, I'm trying to sell them stuff - LOL

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Just about everyone who sees my car likes it. Any one who rides in it is pretty amazed at how quick it is, even in straight line acceleration. I out accelerated my friend in her manual Chevy Cavalier and she was amazed... She really likes my Yaris now :biggrin:

[detroiter]

The Yaris is definately a "threat in disguise". I find it interesting with this car though that it can be modded into so many different spectrums. The Yaris looks awesome if you decide to go the style and pimp type of look, it looks and performs awesome if you go performance direction with it...and not to mention that the car is a perfect blend of style and function already in it's stock form! Not too many other cars I can think of that can be made into something so great in so many different directions.

[marlondog]

It's because the Yaris hasn't had the chance to prove itself to the American Public. I live in L.A, and everyone thinks that that because it isn't a Honda,it ain't about $#!+. Most the people who drive these beat up Civics or Integras look down their nose at the car because it has not proven to be a racer and they try to make themselves feel better because their car is 12 years old, and they aren't driving a high-end car. I say supe your car up, challenge one of these punks on a track, and give them that laugh or giggle that they give you when you beat them. Other than that, you have to deal with the criticism if you are driving stock.

[tomato]

^ I drive stock, and I know the limitations of the car :wink:, but anyone criticizing my new ride can kiss my :moon: :biggrin: :headbang:

[firebob]

Part of the problem in is your living in a materialistic world. You need to take a long road trip and look at the way people live. You would not believe how many people out there are living in the crappiest apartments with bugs running around but drive modded out cars that cost 3 times as much as a comparably modded out Yaris. You also see places where people own nice homes that are driving new cheap stock cars or junkers because they are sinking there money into the house but not there rides.

There are groups of people on both sides of this and none of them are better than the next. You live the life of what you want to live just be happy with it.

I’m sure you have been talking to someone about sports and they said “my team” did this. So he owns the team? No. So he plays for the team? No. So he has stock in the team? No. So they pay you in some way to do something for the team? No. Then why dose he call it “my team”? because he came form a materialistic generation.

^ I drive stock, and I know the limitations of the car :wink:, but anyone criticizing my new ride can kiss my :moon: :biggrin: :headbang:

I’m all most 98% with you on this. I tossed in a rear sway bar to make it handle better because I spend 20+ hours in my car most weeks. If I tossed out 300 pounds of the crap I needed for my job then I would not need the sway bar.


It's different, that's it. At least you don't have to deal with the ignorant and uneducated fools here in Detroit as I do. Somehow they think the "American" car they are driving is somehow made 100% in the U.S. with U.S. parts only, no outside or foreign parts in the vehicle. And they think some how my Yaris killed the economy and auto sales...

Some one needs to reread the NAFTA agreement and play by there rules. If a part is made out of the USA and repacked in the USA with a bunch of paperwork and meat the conditions then you can toss the made in the USA on it. I can think of a few plants I have been in that have departments that repack over seas parts and call it made in the USA.

[SilverBack]

Just about everyone who sees my car likes it. Any one who rides in it is pretty amazed at how quick it is, even in straight line acceleration. I out accelerated my friend in her manual Chevy Cavalier and she was amazed... She really likes my Yaris now :biggrin:

Right on! :clap:

It almost seems to "boost" at mid-range even on stock power

[Mad Goon]

Just my http://ua.dnr.wi.gov/org/es/science/lc/OUTREACH/BODresource/images%5C2cents2.jpg
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I used to be on the "2.0 liters is the size of my soft drink, not my engine" side of the chasm. However, since driving an '07 Yaris every other day, I have come to appreciate these little cars. They really are fun to drive! Conversely, my wife, God bless her heart, used to believe that American cars were trash, too heavy, blah blah blah (the basic "ricer" mentality here in the South Bay) and after the first rides I took her in, has grown a massive liking to my 71 Comet and 69 1/2 Maverick. I think it's nice when people with differing opinions(especially about cars) can come to appreciate each other's point of view.

In short, I used to be an "American Muscle Only" kind of guy. The Yaris is an awesome little car and has changed my opinion on that.

[Mad Goon]

Right on! :clap:

It almost seems to "boost" at mid-range even on stock power

Yeah the sweet spot seems to be right around that huh? Gotta love keeping it in 1st til about 20 then in 2nd til about 42....:thumbsup: Auto transmissions haha!

[sliiice]

My husband gave me such flack when I told him I wanted a Yaris. He thought it was too small, had a Barbie engine and said it was a colossal waste of money. On occasion I would "build" my Yaris on the Toyota website and dream.

A few weeks ago he gave me permission (rolls eyes) to go buy one. I bought a used '07 one because I got a tremendous deal, although I was originally going to get an '09. He's looked over every square inch of the car and read the user's manual (!). He's been surprised at what a nice little car it is and has changed his whole outlook on the Yaris. He now says it was a good purchase. He's even started talking about when the time comes to retire his Mustang, he would like a Yaris. What a turn around!

[sqcomp]

I bought my Yaris S because it was a Toyota. I was also looking at the Carolla. I'm hoping one of these days to step up into a Camry SE...they look pretty sharp. I really love my gas mileage (41.88 MPG real world driving), love the insurance cost (My wife's Tacoma plus the Yaris is $92 per month full coverage), I absolutely love the dealership (Wilsonville Toyota), and I give Toyota high marks for build quality, quality engineering, A+ customer service, and a very high overall brand standard.

This is coming from someone who got out of a Dodge SRT-4 and LOVES power! I can honestly say I don't miss it a lot. However, there is the look that the 350Z and S2000owners give you when you're passing them in a drag at the top of second gear going into third...it was like, "OMG! I paid how much for this and I'm losing to a souped up NEON?!?!"