My new-to-me yaris(kind of...)

[toad]

well, i just couldn't get away from the 'yarisworld family'! if you've been reading any of my recent posts you know i've been in the market for a second-car for a little while now. i've been looking at used fits and yarii and found a few i liked, but they basically were going to wipe-out all my savings. yeah, i would have had a newer car, but it was going to cost me!

anyways, i've heard some decent things from the canadians on here(and a couple americans) about the echo and thought 'why not?'. found some with not that much more mileage, a bit more wear and tear, same center-mount instrument cluster(which i like), and less than HALF the best price i could find on the yaris or fit.

found an 01 2-door in white(like my old car) with 2/3 the miles of my 07! it's a manual too! yeah...it's a little beat-up on the outside, but i got a good deal on it and should(hopefully) provide realiable transportation to/from work and for errands around town. so wish they made the 2-door hatchback in america, but that's only for our canadian friends...

pic from the dealership(just got it home and not really sure it's photo-shoot material, but whatever):

http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac71/magnum_p_i/toadyaris/3G53F63N55N85G65K3d5b5a45f3793b861d3f.jpg (http://s887.photobucket.com/user/magnum_p_i/media/toadyaris/3G53F63N55N85G65K3d5b5a45f3793b861d3f.jpg.html)

[kimona]

Great little car!

[Flipper_1938]

The 01 Echo I had (also 2 door/manual trans) was the best car I've ever owned. After it got crashed, I tried finding a used one, but didn't have any luck.

Hopefully your will be as good as mine was. I took it on a 4,100 mile trip when it already had over 300,000 miles showing on the odometer...no problems at all.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/2010%20Speed%20Week/IMG_0899.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/Flipper_1938/media/2010%20Speed%20Week/IMG_0899.jpg.html)

It was a great little car, that protected me when it mattered.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/Echo%20crash/66566_1648607981699_1431934673_31671432_84504_n.jp g (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/Flipper_1938/media/Echo%20crash/66566_1648607981699_1431934673_31671432_84504_n.jp g.html)

[Septembersrain]

My heart hurts a little looking at your car Flipper. ='[

[Flipper_1938]

My heart hurts a little looking at your car Flipper. ='[

Me too!

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/Echo%20crash/IMG_0057.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/Flipper_1938/media/Echo%20crash/IMG_0057.jpg.html)

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/Echo%20crash/IMG_0056.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/Flipper_1938/media/Echo%20crash/IMG_0056.jpg.html)

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/Echo%20crash/IMG_0054.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/Flipper_1938/media/Echo%20crash/IMG_0054.jpg.html)

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/Flipper_1938/Echo%20crash/66566_1648608021700_1431934673_31671433_4803193_n. jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/Flipper_1938/media/Echo%20crash/66566_1648608021700_1431934673_31671433_4803193_n. jpg.html)

[jpmck03]

Me too!
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:eyebulge:

Wow, looks like that Echo won that fight... even though I'm sure that nobody really "won." Glad you made it out of that safely.

[toad]

thanks for the nice comments everyone! i've been on vacation for a week and was very close to taking the 01, but decided on the 07 because we have a hitch-mounted bike carrier on it and wanted to do some riding.

flipper, sorry about your echo. looks like you took really good care of it!

[verongome]

That Echo really looks like a mess really sorry to see it in that state