View Full Version : OVERWEIGHT PASSENGERS -- Can Yaris withstand?
zyovka
10-20-2006, 12:59 AM
Don't laugh :laughabove:, but a few years ago, a friend who is extremely obese accompanied me to Europe, got into a taxi cab, broke the front seat and had us thrown out of that cab.
Now, we have a friend coming to visit us, and he is in the range of approximately 300 lbs., and we are wondering whether our Yaris Sedan will be able to withstand this weight in the front passenger seat.
HELP! Any advice and or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.
:thumbsup:
hasher22
10-20-2006, 01:01 AM
im not being mean or anything, maybe he should sit at the back? Since there is more room and all.....
jdgriswald
10-20-2006, 03:12 AM
Rent a Buick for a week.
Violin
10-20-2006, 06:59 AM
300 lbs. isn't that big.
eTiMaGo
10-20-2006, 07:19 AM
By McDonalds-fueled american standards I guess not :biggrin:
But remmeber the Yaris is a European-designed Japanese car, and there's not thaaat many overweight people in those places (except sumo wrestlers of course, but I doubt they drive Yarii), so it's not really recommended, though I suppose sitting in the back would be OK.
Hardax
10-20-2006, 09:48 AM
Funny this is being asked as i had a friend in my Yaris sedan yesterday who is about 270lbs and I noticed a huge difference it my cars ability to accelerate efficiently etc.
stuffy
10-20-2006, 10:19 AM
300 lbs will be no problem
now if you have 4 300lb friends in the car, that might not work.
Katana
10-20-2006, 10:42 AM
Rent a car.
argylesocks
10-20-2006, 10:42 AM
300 lbs. isn't that big.
depends on what you are comparing it to, i guess.
in general, a 300lb dude, is a BIG dude.
Teruyume
10-20-2006, 10:46 AM
last time on the street i saw a Yaris HB rental car has to 3 200lb women in it, two in the front and 1 in the back, it looks like lowered 3 inches. lmao
riceboy
10-20-2006, 11:05 AM
The car should be fine, provided you don't have it lowered, or fitted w/ sport seats... then of course there'll be plenty of clown car jokes...
rocketxr7
10-20-2006, 11:10 AM
Now, we have a friend coming to visit us, and he is in the range of approximately 300 lbs., and we are wondering whether our Yaris Sedan will be able to withstand this weight in the front passenger seat.
HELP! Any advice and or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.
:thumbsup:
I would not worry about it . I have had friends in my Yaris HB that are over the 300 lb mark with out a problem with the seats front or back. Only thing I noticed was took a bit more to get the car up to speed , But that is to be expected when adding weight to such a small car/motor
daq421
10-20-2006, 12:20 PM
Don't laugh :laughabove:, but a few years ago, a friend who is extremely obese accompanied me to Europe, got into a taxi cab, broke the front seat and had us thrown out of that cab.
Now, we have a friend coming to visit us, and he is in the range of approximately 300 lbs., and we are wondering whether our Yaris Sedan will be able to withstand this weight in the front passenger seat.
HELP! Any advice and or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.
:thumbsup:
Ok... As a 280lb Yaris owner I can honestly say the Yaris is well up to the big friend challange..
-Peter
naaaaaaaah Iam in 245 and my seat is not broken LOL the car works fine and my engine is 2nz-fe (1.3)
Yaris Dick
10-20-2006, 06:55 PM
The weight won't be an issue. If he farts, you might have a problem.
I'm 250lb and tend to take the turn as fast a possible. The driver seat is holding up well in my 07 Yaris, but the car is only 3 month hold. Hopefully, it'll just be the seat fabric that wears in the years to come (I tend to wear-out the bottom left corner of the seat fabric for all my previous cars). Even so, I'm keeping an eye out for an extra driving seat from the wreckers, because, from experience, that's always one of the first thing to go.
I just spent a week in the Dodge Caliber and the seats on that car is not meant for anyone above 150lb. I think I already broke them, and the car only has 6000 miles. That car has decent fuel economy and power with the 2.0L CVT, but there's not much else you could say about the car. The chassis feel like it's made out of butter.
tiksman
10-20-2006, 09:14 PM
I have had a 300 pounder drive and ride in my Yaris.. No problem
rstb88
10-20-2006, 09:40 PM
I had my car packed with 5 people. 3-180 1-250 1-98. It looked like 3 inch drop. And we got caught on a hill, it had basically a 90 degree angle where it met the level road. We kinda floated there for a second. Just put 'em in the back and always carry a can opener, or butter(not for them to eat.)
Katana
10-21-2006, 04:43 AM
Poor Yaris!
SimmZ
10-23-2006, 08:18 PM
300 lbs. isn't that big.
I hope so... cause i'm 270 lbs and I don't look like an excessive fat ass! :biggrin:
eTiMaGo
10-23-2006, 10:28 PM
This is scary... I'm about 190 pounds (90kg), and that's waaay above my average (70kg, about 150 pounds), I really gotta do more exercise... And average height too, about 5"10...
No offense, but you north americans scare me :biggrin:
07WYarisRS
10-23-2006, 10:41 PM
This is scary... I'm about 190 pounds (90kg), and that's waaay above my average (70kg, about 150 pounds), I really gotta do more exercise... And average height too, about 5"10...
No offense, but you north americans scare me :biggrin:
when I played hockey I was in awesom shape at 160 but I have a big upper body from years of working cutting firewood and tree harvesting. Now I'm 190 and that's big IMO.
but I'm only 5' 8"
That being said I have hauled around 700 lbs of people in my car plus tools and food and the yaris did just fine.
johnnyfive
10-23-2006, 11:33 PM
it can take it, my droped sedan can take 900 punds of "cargo" and then it only has slight wheel scrubbing in the rear.. with stock suspension, you likley wont notice much of a difference in the ride, and the seats will be more than capable to handle him...but the only question is if he can handle it :)
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