Is this forum dead or what?

[JumpmanYaris]

Seems like every other time I log in I don't see much of a difference in posts or new threads some of the London time members haven't been on in long time. Vacation?
If you don't post here with your thoughts only proves a point :laugh:

[ilikerice]

economy is hurting me in upgrades... I'm trying but also my girlfriend likes to remind me that we are moving in november and she is all stressed about it.. hopefully beginning of next year will bring better income

[Flipper_1938]

The fact that this generation is at the end of its run, doesn't seem to help with the lack of enthusiasm.

I've had my car less than a year, but I plan on keeping it at least 10 years. I'm here for the long haul.

[djct_watt]

Still alive. If you want to see dead, check out the "news" section of the most common other non-luxury brand of Toyota forum (I will not name names). Their newsworthy topics used to change everyday. . . but now they've been the same for over 6 months. Add to that, the news that the two door model was quoted by Jalopnik as being a "poser" car is still a top ten news story, and the story was posted September 9, 2010, over a year ago.

I honestly enjoy the pace of this forum. It may not have new posts every second, but we sure manage to avoid 5 posts a minute about how an economy car with an exhaust, intake, and "chip" can manage to out perform Ferarri's, BMW's, and Corvette's in street "races." It's a very realistic (and helpful) group here. We USUALLY don't make outrageous and unrealistic claims about our cars (because we know exactly what they are and make no pretenses), and we still can manage to make fun of ourselves, without having someone come in and whine about being "mean" or not being constructive. Of course, there are places on the internet where the one guy becomes the hero and champion of the forum; the ONE heavily modified car who argues to death about how his car is the END-ALL-BE-ALL of all things on 4 wheels; the one car they use as an excuse for making fun of cars 5 times their performance and 5 times their sticker price (and yes, price isn't everything).

Now there used to be some problems between members here that may have caused some problems, but that was before my time joining this forum. So far, I kinda like it here.

I bought a Yaris because I moved to a country that has a 100-200% tax (I'm not paying $USD100k on a BMW 318 thank you) on imported cars, and the Yaris is locally built, taxed ONLY (hahahahhaah) 30%. I moved to this forum because I discovered that there are some cool, level-headed people here. It's one of the few economy car forums where the mods won't warn you for saying bast**d (I was threatened with a ban-hammer elsewhere for that very word, written in exactly the same manner). We can post NSFW threads with warnings, and not see a fuss of complaints from Mommy and Daddy who bought their kid the same car and are part of the same forum. We, for the most part, bought and own our own cars here. . . and it shows. And I've owned luxury cars and motorcycles (and am a member on other forums for such).

[eTiMaGo]

^ well said, well said :)

[henrylee]

Yea this forum is slow paced compared to g35driver that I'm also on..

[Betrivent]

I'm still around..

[Klink10]

Me 2

[Chuck G]

we don't count

[ciscobear]

Yeh I've noticed it as well but the fact is, the model is changing and its not like a performance car where tonnes of aftermarket support is out there.

I've joined this year and articles from 2007-2010 have helped me alot. Thanks, I love it here. Will try to keep the Sedan flame going, seems hatchbacks rule here :D lol

[mazilla]

I can still remember back when I joined...where has the time gone?



;)

[jpmck03]

I'm still around.

I don't think the forum is dead, it's just slowed down a bit. I'd rather see a slower forum where the new stuff is worth reading and discussing, versus a forum with a zillion new posts that aren't worth bothering with. I personally think we have a great group of down-to-earth guys (and girls!) who are fun to converse with and to learn from. Hell, I've turned my car into a little hobby thanks to the fine folks here.

Long live YW! :bow:

[SailDesign]

If old pharts like me are still around and posting, it isn't dead yet. We tend to get bored and distracted easily. :biggrin:

[Kioshi]

If you ever feel lonely, stop by the California section on here. It's pretty active right now, I my opinion.

But as everyone stated, the year is ending (most people just want to wait for a fresh start) and funds aren't available for financial reasons~
Others are busy with college like myself....

[Kaotic Lazagna]

For me, I'm not as active on any forum I'm on. Not really sure what happened...

[Shroomster]

I'm active on xda now.....here not so much, the site kind of turned south after the whole mod changeup but thats just how I see it.....

[djct_watt]

It also doesn't help that Toyota gives us nothing to look forward to. Unfortunately Hyundai, Kia, and Ford are doing much better jobs on product updates.

[cali yaris]

its not like a performance car where tonnes of aftermarket support is out there.

It's not?? Oh crap.

[tomato]

^ LOL!!


Dead? No. Just slow. It's a law of the Internet that people's interest on a topic peaks for a while , they stay really active for a while, then they just drop out or only post very little now and then. Plus there is a lot of competition from other forums, social networks, etc. for our time.

I don't know if I'm alone or what, but 2011 hasn't been a good financial year for me. I have put on the back burner a few things I had in mind for the Yaris.

[SilverBack]

There's very little new to talk about regarding the Yaris. Everything that had to be said has been said pretty much. All that's left to do now is promote the search button for the noobs, and continue having fun with the threads that keep going off-topic.

[JumpmanYaris]

Mmmm. Ok time to revive some old threads for old time sake? Lol

[eTiMaGo]

yes, let's bring back the..... plastic vs metal dipstick debate?

[djct_watt]

Or we can follow the lead of the other fantabulous forums out there and add another "I want to swap a 2jz into my car/what engines can I swap" thread.

Or

"My mommy bought me this car and I think it sucks. How many ***** do I need to suck to buy a nicer one. Vote on which car (and how many ****s) in my poll" thread.

[JumpmanYaris]

yes, let's bring back the..... plastic vs metal dipstick debate?

I think I liked better the "when do I have to change my fuel filter or the tranny oil ones where the best ones.
Lol

[eTiMaGo]

Or we can follow the lead of the other fantabulous forums out there and add another "I want to swap a 2jz into my car/what engines can I swap" thread.

Or

"My mommy bought me this car and I think it sucks. How many ***** do I need to suck to buy a nicer one. Vote on which car (and how many ****s) in my poll" thread.

In your case, 236 for a Honda Brio :biggrin:

[padre1964]

I love this car, just dont feel the need to post here daily.

[djct_watt]

In your case, 236 for a Honda Brio :biggrin:

Hahaha. The Honda Brio. . . don't get me started. It looks like some of the deformities I see walking around Soi Nana. If I were that cheap, I'd just buy a used Yaris or new March.

[eTiMaGo]

yeah it reminds me of some rejected design from Ssanyong... A shot in the right direction from Honda to compete with the March, but horrible execution...

[fnkngrv]

I truly believe that it is the financials that are impacting all over the interwebz. I have spent 10k on the car in the last year, year and a half, but this year has only seen a little over a grand of it. I am now having to save for my body kit install over the winter with Bo (3-5k) and to complete my projector retrofit. My biggest concerns are ones that Garm rose I think in the last year or so which is to decide whether or not to keep the car a DD or go full track. After racing at the Land Speed Races this weekend it is making it ubber tough to decide because to get to my goals I might have to take it off the road. It will be an interesting challenge and journey. I will be sure to work on getting my blog up to date and keep it up to date. Another reason very well could be schedules. When someone first gets a ride new to them they spend a LOT of time typically and many find I think that they impact either work or family time as the months/years go on.

[Klink10]

^^^^^ I agree. Alot of folks have moved on and the change in body styles has limited many in mods because of aftermarket parts availability. I'm in a holding pattern because of funds as I would really love to SC mine. That is a ways down the road unless a miracle charger shows up.

[Darb]

I still pop in from time to time. I just have less time to do so now because of two jobs and school. :cry:

[TLyttle]

Which, the jobs, or school? My advice would be school; sitting in a classroom filling your head with useless crap doesn't work as well as an apprenticeship...

[SilverBack]

Mostly disagree. Most of the stuff I'm learning in school is coming in very handy already, and I still have a year til graduation (matter of fact just did my first real project this year for a friend, and another one for the school as part of a team). But I agree if you're talking about "electives", which is utter bullshit.

I suppose usefulness varies by major and level of deep interest.

[SilverBack]

Yeah, tell that to the student loan lenders LOL. But yeah, being put through hell to get a degree is worth a potentially higher income in the end.

And here's one for you: http://tinyurl.com/24r9qq

[tomato]

^ Yeah, so do I. School is necessary, even if they fill your head full of crap. Get it out of the way now, cause it's a pain to have to go back to school later in life when other obligations will undoubtedly compete for your time.

[TLyttle]

Student loan? If one is employed as an apprentice, there is income, not outgo. If you math it out, the apprentice is making tradesman's wages by the time the degree holder has accumulated a debt that will eat his entry-level wages for the next 5 or 10 years. An intelligent apprentice will make about the same amount of money by the time he is 40, and never be short of work. Then he has the luxury of going to school without the financial pressure.

I'm old. Few of my classmates made it to college or university, and those who did are no farther ahead than the rest of us, unless one counts ego trips. The "dumb" guys who went into apprenticeships out of Grade 10 are doing very well, some of them owning their own companies, or in many cases, sold them off for a comfortable retirement.

I do wish the college/university guys lots of luck, but I suggest that they look carefully at their future...

[TLyttle]

Exactly my point: which is better? Making good money from the beginning as a technician out in the community, or being in debt while you struggle from one cubicle to another seeing Dilbert characters all day? Some choice...

[SilverBack]

All I'm gonna say is that I'm studying Graphic Design and I'm on a partial scholarship and a portfolio grant. I already finished one year and my student loan debt is only $1200, which at the current salary rate can be paid-off with only ONE weekly paycheck if you're damn good at what you do (which I know I am) (and lately I've been working even harder than before so I don't need another loan while building an even stronger portfolio). There are plenty of job opportunities for us because there are multiple types of work in this field such as magazine design, advertising, branding, stationary systems, package design etc. (and in the works right now: web design and motion graphics). The ones that are success-driven think way outside the box and push themselves to the limit to make sure the best things happen to them. One company already offered me a paid internship a few months back, which I had to turn down because it would mean being a part time student. I'm almost at the end so I rather just stick to full-time status and get it over with, like tomato said (and yes, I do feel lucky enough to not have other priorities competing with my time).

And IMO, it's not about the money in the end anyway. PASSION is what counts more to any REAL artist and designer. If you're passionate about what you do, you'll be naturally driven to fulfill it. Throw-in a few important business and marketing strategies to the mix, and the money will almost seem like it's rolling-in automatically (this is where some people fail and fall into the "starving artist" stereotype. I'm sorry but it's their own damn fault for not thinking a little). That's it.

Didn't mean to make a long post, but I hope I sent my point across clearly. Anyways, now back on topic: How can we hit the forums with jumper cables and get this thing rolling again? Thoughts? Ideas?

[tomato]

I agree with TLittle to a degree: a good trade (being a good mechanic, plumber, etc.) is invaluable and is pretty much recession proof, and in the end, might make quite a bit more $$ than many corporate jobs. But even if you have a good trade, sometimes, having an education as well can help make you stand out from the rest of the pack. Just my .02 of course.

I can only speak with the perspective of my own life and career. I didn't have a "normal" path [go to school, get married, have kids, have one and only one career] so maybe it's different for me, but I do know that it is hard to make it as an autodidact. People don't always take you seriously. And when you apply for jobs, often you have to fill out applications online and if you don't check the box that says "degree in this or that at such and such school" then your application never even makes the cut, because these days, computers do the selection, so even though you have the skill and experience, you might never get your foot in the door. Having to go to night school later in life when you're working full time is kind of a pain in the @ss... So just keep that in mind, that's all I was saying.


Sorry about the thread-jack, Jumpman.

No, the forum is not dead. Most of the regulars have done their mods, and it's slow, but sometimes when I check in at night, I see a ton of guests looking at the technical threads and getting information.

So keep posting, go to local meets and post pictures, necro bump oldies, whatever ... just have fun!

[TLyttle]

Clearly SilverBack picked a lucrative field and is benefitting from it. The only graphic artist I know quit the field (after 25 years) and is now into horticulture (gardener, right?), making the same money, and enjoying the change.

As far as my trade is concerned, I don't have one, I've had about six. I've done plating, been a driver, built heavy trucks, designed and built handicap aids, instrument technician, and had my own businesses building RVs and repairing small engines. I have certificates for most of them, use them for buttwipe when I need to, now that I am retired.

If one is a thinker and/or innovator, the world is open, simple as that. The world needs fewer Gates trainees (work inside the box), and more open-minded people in industry. While most jobs for non-post-secondary workers have been shipped offshore, some stuff simply must be done locally, and that is where the money is. Like tomato, this is only my $.02....

[SilverBack]

I didn't pick it, it picked me :biggrin:. Some of us instantly find our destiny as early as age 5 when we take a pencil or crayon to paper (after we completely fill the sleeping kids' pants with playground sand, then later on feed our own curiosity about the flavor of paste).

[Crims0n5]

I just got a new job this year and I find that the only time I have for this site is when I'm at work... just don't tell my boss...

[TLyttle]

Funny stuff, SilverBack... I know what you mean: I used to sit on the curb and watch the cars go by at rush hour. I pumped gas (for free) at the local service station; they didn't pay me until I was 13, but I learned a lot. Times were different then, one could get an apprenticeship at 16, and no one thought anything of it, and certainly no one was shouting about post-secondary or lack of same!

[JBougie]

I'm still here .... sometimes .... my life has been a clusterf*$k of failure over the last 14 months financially and otherwise. This whole adjustment from married and having tons of money to single, broke, and dealing with sh*t from insane men has pretty much made me forget about the Yaris all together.

But, I check in on here from time to time. I still love yall :)

[TLyttle]

Wow, you sure sounded confident a year or more ago... Live and blunder, I always say. You still have lots to learn, just like I (and every other older person) did at your age.

[RHDVIPbB]

Just a fly on the wall here. Been occupying my time traveling and working more than I have in the past few years.

[JBougie]

Wow, you sure sounded confident a year or more ago... Live and blunder, I always say. You still have lots to learn, just like I (and every other older person) did at your age.

All is getting better now ... I had to make some huge life changes, but seriously this week was like the best week ever. Life is just crazy through your 20s, and it should be ... that's the trial-and-error period for life. You get out on your own, and it takes a while to figure out how to make it work. Life shouldn't be easy right away.

I am always confident - just get down sometimes, but I have a strong enough support system I'll never get too down.

But like I said, this week has been awesome. So I know it's just up, up, up from here :)

And HELLO - it's almost Halloween!! That's my *favorite* Holiday!!! Then it's Fall IA, my birthday, and a few days later Turkeyday. This time of the year rules.

[hatchbackkid82]

I've noticed it as well. YW has been on slight decline, no new posts very often sometimes even a few days. People get busy and it's understandable. I always used to look forward to logging in and seeing what new posts were up. Even so I still like stopping by every once in a while and seeing what everyone is up to. I'm may be planning to come back to YW again:burnrubber: regardless of what's happened with the site.

[Yesusk]

I ran a forum of Ford Ka enthusiast for Mexico, it had a LOT of action at first and the first tutorials, the new mods, the new ppl, kept it moving, then like this forum, a LOT of the subjects are writen already, so it gets slower but its a cicle, some people go, others come, ive learned tons here in just a few days cause its all right here, and found help when i needed (thnx Cali yaris), so dont worry just keep on chatting and helping new ppl!! we used to say "tha Ka got us here, but friendship made us stay"

:thumbup:

[Kal-El]

We should soon see a big bump in action on this forum since we are now transitioning into a new generation. Naturally, we have seen a forum die down but that, I think, is fairly normal at the tail end of a generation for a one model forum.

The 2012's are only now slowly going on sale. Many new 2012 owners will be coming around and contributing a lot of new thoughts and ideas.

:smile:

[JumpmanYaris]

We should soon see a big bump in action on this forum since we are now transitioning into a new generation. Naturally, we have seen a forum die down but that, I think, is fairly normal at the tail end of a generation for a one model forum.

The 2012's are only now slowly going on sale. Many new 2012 owners will be coming around and contributing a lot of new thoughts and ideas.

:smile:

True that