Took a 3000 mile trip in my new Yaris

[machine1]

My brother and I took a trek from Dallas,Texas to Southern California in my new Liftback...

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/gogohatchie/Yaris/61124084.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/gogohatchie/Yaris/61126028.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/gogohatchie/Yaris/61124073.jpg

We went to SuperAutobacs in Garden Grove, California and found this on display in the parking lot...

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/gogohatchie/Yaris/PICT1667.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r147/gogohatchie/Yaris/PICT1665.jpg

It was a very smooth trip, fuel economy was from 32 mpg in the mountains to 41 mpg on the Pacific Coast Highway.

My only gripes are...
1. I didn't have cruise control
2. I don't have a center armrest

Other than that, the Yaris is an excellent cross country traveler. I only saw 2 other Yaris' during the whole trip. I saw about 25+ Prius Hybrids during the whole trip, 6 of them in the Grand Canyon area.

Here's some math I did on the trip...

California Trip 11/06

Fuel Costs
Total mileage - 3341.3
Vehicle Odometer Mileage - 5398.1

Fuel stops:
Gallons Price Rate Location
6.829 $14.33 $2.099 Chevron Fort Worth,TX
4.394 $9.40 $2.139 Skinny's Abilene,TX
4.298 $9.45 $2.199 Exxon Midland,TX
7.835 $16.45 $2.099 Mobil El Paso,TX
3.448 $8.27 $2.399 I-10 Chevron Deming,NM
7.470 $17.55 $2.349 Express Stop #514 Eloy,AZ
5.351 $12.52 $2.339 Chevron Yuma,AZ
5.382 $13.99 $2.599 Shell San Diego,CA
3.881 $9.93 $2.559 Chevron Phelan,CA
7.930 $20.61 $2.599 Shell San Diego,CA
5.770 $16.15 $2.799 Shell Las Vegas,NV
5.549 $15.53 $2.799 Shell Seligman,AZ
4.410 $10.58 $2.399 Shell Flagstaff,AZ
9.439 $21.70 $2.299 Trailswest DQ Edgewood,NM
6.704 $14.68 $2.190 Love's Amarillo,TX
9.303 $19.34 $2.079 QuickTrip Haltom City,TX

Totals:
97.99 $230.48 $2.35

Average Fuel Economy - 34.1 MPG

[eTiMaGo]

cool! Glad to hear everythign ran fine, I'll probably be taking a long drive with my cousin for the holidays, though nowhere near 3000 miles (this country isn't quite that big!), but about 300, I'll be sure to share my experiences :wink:

[swng]

Congratulations machine1 on the smooth completion of such a long journey!
Nice pictures!
You know, the centre armrest can be purchased from Toyota.
And eTiMaGo, I am looking forward to hearing about your trip. Bon voyage!

[foober]

thanks for the pictures. I still love my little yaris. Found out its really good on icy and snowy roads. Seems very balanced.

[machine1]

Thanks for the comments everyone :)
I saw the center armrest in the toyota optional accessories, I'll probably get it for Christmas, lol.
I just finished calculating the trip, I added it to the end of my original post.

[H8SGAS]

Nice shots, awesome scenery and some very cheap gas in some states!! (yeah we pay a TON in taxes here in NY.)

[spkrman]

amazing to see such large swings in gas prices...

[Driver]

:biggrin: Looks like you had a good trip. My first long trip will be in January when I travel from NYC to Ottawa Canada. Only about 900 miles round trip in all but from what you enjoyed on your trip I think mine will be even better since I have cruise control. :thumbup: