anyone else serious about a IQ trade-in this summer

[regal]

1950 curb weight
54 mpg

Bet it handles like on rails

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

more like NEXT summer but should be a nice little scion.....

[Zaphod]

1950 curb weight
54 mpg

Bet it handles like on rails
The Yaris is too practical for me, in my opinion it's just perfect.

54 mpg though? Wow, I bet it's reasonably priced as well!

[regal]

Oh man I thought it was the 2010 MY in July?

[thebarber]

lol, toyota make anything that handles like its on rails these days? LOL

and ya, trade in on a yaris and lose money due to depreication to get a car thats smaller and a bit better on gas? fail.

[Lewis]

I've test driven the Smartcar and believe me even Toyota can't make something with THAT short a wheelbase (on the IQ) ride like anything but a bucking bronco. The Yaris will seem like a stretch limo compared to this puppy.

[staypuft]

im thinking about going with a nissan cube

[staticorex]

^ Why? Just curious.

[MadMax]

Nope, the iQ is not even in the same class as the Yaris. More along the lines of a Smart car competitor, but I need the ability to carry three other people and some cargo; and, as previously stated, nothing with such a short wheelbase is going to corner that well. The COG is too high!

Plus, I love my Yaris too much! :thumbsup:

[MUSKOKA800]

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trade in on a yaris and lose money due to depreication to get a car thats smaller and a bit better on gas? fail.[/QUOTE]

My thoughts exactly.

[enviri]

badged as a scion too, wouldnt it be priced REALLY high too?

[regal]

It looks low weight and low center of gravity, great mpg

[wooverstone8]

I'll probably won't be trading my Yaris for the IQ, but am glad to see it coming to the states.

[Morgan]

yeah the cog is too high for autox so i'll be sticking with the yaris for now... and I have an awesome supercharger to play with and keep me happy for a while :biggrin:

[tuckevalastin]

well since it's US competitors will most likely be:
Fiat 500
Ford Ka
Chevy Spark
Smart Fortwo,
I doubt it will be any cheaper of a car than the Yaris when it comes to initial cost.

Also it's a city car and a Toyota so it's not going to handle so let's forget about that.

Finally it's just not useful for me so I'd never even consider one.

[Morgan]

yeah if it was between the iQ and the 500... well, how could you not?

http://p.webwombat.com.au/motoring/car-photos/fiat-500-abarth-1-big.jpg

[Tamago]

i bet it handles like garbage

[The little red pill]

I plan on keeping my car for 5+ years at a minimum. People lose so much money trading cars. Plus, even though I've got 30 years, I saving for retirement. I don't plan on working the rest of my life to support auto dealers. lol.

[IsLNdbOi]

I'll be keeping my Yaris, BUT will also be getting an iQ depending on how I like it after a test drive.

I don't know how you guys know it's going to drive like shit if you personally haven't driven one yet.

[auxmike]

Morgan, That 500 is HOT!:drool:
My Dad had one of the original ones back in the 1960's. We live in Brooklyn, it was stolen one night right in front of the house.
They probably just carried it away....:mad:
I think it was like a 2 cylinder, not sure. But it had the cool canvas sunroof.
Expect that Fiat to be in MiniCooper range $ wise. I doubt you'll touch one at $14k...

[tuckevalastin]

500 starting at around $17k

[Morgan]

Morgan, That 500 is HOT!:drool:
My Dad had one of the original ones back in the 1960's. We live in Brooklyn, it was stolen one night right in front of the house.
They probably just carried it away....:mad:
I think it was like a 2 cylinder, not sure. But it had the cool canvas sunroof.
Expect that Fiat to be in MiniCooper range $ wise. I doubt you'll touch one at $14k...

its the abarth edition... which I'm sure we probably wont get but its still pretty

[nemelek]

At 10,000 miles a year that I put on the Yaris I plan to drive for 20 years. When I retire I might get a car to restore but the Yaris is here to stay.

[maryinredding]

im thinking about going with a nissan cube

We were just looking at the Cube also. The only thing that would stop me is the mileage. Our Yaris gets around 35 mpg in town which I doubt the Cube could get. My husband goes out of town a couple of times a month and it sure saves us money when he takes the Yaris.

[Airforce1]

any word when it should come out?

[mryaris]

Morgan, That 500 is HOT!:drool:
My Dad had one of the original ones back in the 1960's. We live in Brooklyn, it was stolen one night right in front of the house.
They probably just carried it away....:mad:
I think it was like a 2 cylinder, not sure. But it had the cool canvas sunroof.
Expect that Fiat to be in MiniCooper range $ wise. I doubt you'll touch one at $14k...

The old Fiat 500's weighed about 1100 pounds, so having yours literally carried away was very possible!

It was a 499cc 2-cylinder engine making around 17HP, although the later models had the "huge" 594cc 23HP engine (a big block, I suppose). :rolleyes:

They are cool cars and I have come close to buying one on many occasions.....I will eventually own a classic 500.

As for the new 500......I will trade in my Yaris and cut off my left arm (don't need it to shift!) for an Abarth model!!! As long as they don't "Americanize" it and rebadge it as a Chrysler I'm getting one when they arrive on our shores. :headbang:

[tuckevalastin]

The old Fiat 500's weighed about 1100 pounds, so having yours literally carried away was very possible!

It was a 499cc 2-cylinder engine making around 17HP, although the later models had the "huge" 594cc 23HP engine (a big block, I suppose). :rolleyes:

They are cool cars and I have come close to buying one on many occasions.....I will eventually own a classic 500.

As for the new 500......I will trade in my Yaris and cut off my left arm (don't need it to shift!) for an Abarth model!!! As long as they don't "Americanize" it and rebadge it as a Chrysler I'm getting one when they arrive on our shores. :headbang:

They are going to "Americanize" it some in order to meet US regulations and to meet the wants of US buyers but this will be the one initial Fiat model brought to the states as a Fiat and not a Chrysler.

[NJBob]

If I don't buy a Mustang in the fall, I'll be keeping Lil' Blue.:rolleyes: I like the Fiat and IQ but no enuff to give up the Yaris......I think.... :iono:

[kustom play]

i drove the cube and wasnt impressed at all

if the 500 comes i might have to pick it up!

but for now, the yaris stays, i cant give up the cargo room and passenger room for a smart like car

and i only owe like 3800 on the yaris so it would be stupid to trade it

[Bob Dog]

I'm old enough to have been around when Fiats were sold new in the US. They were the most notoriously unreliable car of their day. My european friends , and the reviews that I read in the european press assure me that this has not changed. Chrysler and Fiat would therefore seem a perfect match.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

I bet it costs way too much. I plan on keeping my Yaris until it either falls apart or I can afford a daily driver and use my Yaris for a toy/track car/project car. The IQ might make a good DD for someone who can't afford a smart car but wants one. My LB is about the smallest car I would want. Any thing smaller would be impractical for most people, I'd think.

[Yaris Hilton]

My Yaris will be elderly when I give it up, barring a crash or some such disaster.

[voodoo22]

From what I've read so far, the iQ is being marketed as a premium small car. If this holds true in NA, there won't be much price difference between an iQ and a Yaris. You'd probably be better off waiting for the new Yaris hybrid built off of the iQ platform which will be out in a year or two.

For me there's no temptation, because from the dimensions listed on toyota japan, I won't fit in an iQ anyways. Now that Mitsubishi imiev, that's the kind of car I'm going to hold out for. All electric and no oil changes or trips to the gas station....ahhh just imagine.

[Bob Dog]

I will probably run mine until the wheels fall off, then put the wheels back on and run it a little more unless I decide to sell it and go back to driving the old Tacoma full time.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

I will probably run mine until the wheels fall off, then put the wheels back on and run it a little more unless I decide to sell it and go back to driving the old Tacoma full time.

till the wheels fall off and then back to the truck? you going to garage the truck for 10-15years? :biggrin: