Wife's Yaris is so bulletproof....

[5ABIVT]

And we like the car so much I'm buying one for myself lol! After dd'ng an e46 m3, passat, sunfire (lol) .. Hell I'm just going to buy another yaris. Amazing on gas has all the basics and is pretty fun to drive. For years I always take the wife's car when I make Timmies runs etc .. Soon to be double owner !:thumbup:


Time for some coilovers and lm reps and mods to begin lol !

[yarisugi]

Don't do it! Drive your wife's car and give her the sunfire.
What is "Timmies" runs?

[WeeYari]

What is "Timmies" runs?

The Canadian ritual of driving to the local Tim Horton's for coffee.

[5ABIVT]

Sunfire is long gone I sold that for a passat.. Just flipped that and now it's a yaris.. Or mk5 jetta. Leaning towards the yaris because of fuel mileage

[jtsimaras]

Timmies run--- I think I'm going for one -- reminded me that it has been a while. :laugh:

[nookandcrannycar]

Timmies run-----last one about 8 weeks ago in Madawaska, Maine.....first one in about 6 years.

[WeeYari]

.....first one in about 6 years.

One more notch in the aging belt :redface:.

Can't believe it's been at least that long since Horton's branched out into the U.S. Sort of makes me realize just how little time I have left with my daughter before she leaves the nest. Time flies so fast.

[nookandcrannycar]

One more notch in the aging belt :redface:.

Can't believe it's been at least that long since Horton's branched out into the U.S. Sort of makes me realize just how little time I have left with my daughter before she leaves the nest. Time flies so fast.

No, no...I don't know how long Horton's has been in the U.S. I'm pretty sure the Horton's in Madawaska is the only one I've been to in the U.S. In 2006 I spent 4 months driving across Canada (Whistler/Lion's Bay/Vancouver/Surrey BC to Port aux Basques/L'Anse aux Meadows/St. John's NL (after taking the car ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port aux Basques)....and many points in between.....in my 2001 Suzuki Swift (the car I had before my Yaris). In 2007 I drove from Niagara Falls to Toronto (and back) in my Yaris.

[WeeYari]

I see. Still, I decided to look it up. 1997! Even longer ago than I thought. That even goes back to before the birth of my daughter.

GROWTH OF TIM HORTONS:
Store #1 - Hamilton, Ontario - May 1964
Store #100 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - December 1978
Store #200 - Hamilton, Ontario - December 1984
Store #300 - Calgary, Alberta - February 1987
Store #400 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - February 1989
Store #500 - Aylmer, Quebec - January 29, 1991
Store #700 - Moncton, New Brunswick - October 22, 1993
Store #1000 - Ancaster, Ontario - August 2, 1995
Store #1500 - Pickerington, Ohio - March 18, 1997
Store #2000 - Toronto, Ontario – December 8, 2000
Store #2200 - Brampton, Ontario – February 12, 2002
100th U.S. store – Columbus, Ohio - July 31, 1998
The chain presently has over 2,200 stores in Canada and approximately 160 in the
United States. Growth objectives call for further expansion and continued renovation
plans across Canada and into the U.S. over the next several years.

[nookandcrannycar]

One more notch in the aging belt :redface:.

Can't believe it's been at least that long since Horton's branched out into the U.S. Sort of makes me realize just how little time I have left with my daughter before she leaves the nest. Time flies so fast.

There is a public service ad that airs on TV in the U.S. I'm not sure which organization sponsors the ad, but the 'prompt' is 'to appreciate parents'. The two characterrs are a dad (presumably a single dad) and a daughter. The daughter is leaving for college and is saying goodbye to her dad. After saying goodbye, the daughter gets in the car and motors down the street a bit. The car stops. The daughter gets out of the car and comes back to give the dad one last hug. The first time I saw this ad, my first thought was that when my little cousin (who will be 12 in a few months) leaves for college that (in some ways) will be the hardest day of her mother's life....17 years and a few months after the day that her mother, her grandmother, and I first met her in person in China (on what was deemed to be her first birthday).

[nookandcrannycar]

I see. Still, I decided to look it up. 1997! Even longer ago than I thought. That even goes back to before the birth of my daughter.

GROWTH OF TIM HORTONS:
Store #1 - Hamilton, Ontario - May 1964
Store #100 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - December 1978
Store #200 - Hamilton, Ontario - December 1984
Store #300 - Calgary, Alberta - February 1987
Store #400 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - February 1989
Store #500 - Aylmer, Quebec - January 29, 1991
Store #700 - Moncton, New Brunswick - October 22, 1993
Store #1000 - Ancaster, Ontario - August 2, 1995
Store #1500 - Pickerington, Ohio - March 18, 1997
Store #2000 - Toronto, Ontario – December 8, 2000
Store #2200 - Brampton, Ontario – February 12, 2002
100th U.S. store – Columbus, Ohio - July 31, 1998
The chain presently has over 2,200 stores in Canada and approximately 160 in the
United States. Growth objectives call for further expansion and continued renovation
plans across Canada and into the U.S. over the next several years.

Wow. I much preferred Tim Horton's to U.S. based competitors while traveling through Canada. I know when I visited so many during the latter half of 2006, both employees and other customers were very happy that the company was a separate company again, rather than being part of Wendy's.