Just bought a 2007 yaris 4d sedan

[le_butters]

As it says I just bought my first yaris. It's a great little vehicle as far as I can tell. I have only test drove it once and my mechanic gave it the approval.
2007 4 door with power everything, abs, cruise control, cd and aux cable, automatic. It has 41800 miles on it. 1 owner before me bought new from from dealer. Clean under the hood and inside the car. Brand new tires and battery put on this year.
So I bring it home on Thursday when I get back from work.
I'm paying 8800 for the vehicle. Is this a fair price?
Also what can I start doing to help improve gas mileage? I've been reading a lot on here already and I guess I'm not seeing what I'm looking for.
My average drive is 84 miles round trip to and from work. mostly highway and interstate. So 65-75 mph most the drive.
Sorry for the long winded post just trying to start figuring out what I should do. Plan on getting a full synthetic oil and good air filter. But beyond that what should I do?

Thank you for the help!


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[why?]

Welcome. For a car with that few miles it is probably a pretty good deal.

As to getting better gas mileage, slow down, accelerate slowly, and don't use the brakes. You drive enough that you should be able to get good gas mileage.

What car are you coming from?

[le_butters]

Thank. I'm a member on a few other forums. I have to get use to new forum rules and the members.
I'm coming from a 98 nissan pathfinder 4x4. I will keep it for winter and I when I get called on a search. I'm a k9 handler my shepherd wouldn't enjoy the yaris much haha. This car is to get back and forth from the job (I'm a police officer) to home.
I can't wait to get it and stop driving the 12-14 miles a gallon hog.

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[bronsin]

I think the price was a little high on the one hand. On the other hand you've bought a very reliable car that gets great mpg with very low miles on it.

Every Yaris comes with Yaris World where people are happy to answer any questions you may have about your car.

And if anything goes wrong every Yaris comes with something no other car has. That would be CT Scott who can tell you whats likely to be the problem. Even if you take the car to a dealer or your own mechanic its good to know what to steer them to so you don't get flim flamed.

[nookandcrannycar]

Every Yaris comes with Yaris World where people are happy to answer any questions you may have about your car.

And if anything goes wrong every Yaris comes with something no other car has. That would be CT Scott who can tell you whats likely to be the problem. Even if you take the car to a dealer or your own mechanic its good to know what to steer them to so you don't get flim flamed.

:clap::clap::clap:

[le_butters]

Thanks everyone. I feel I didn't do to bad on the price. I watched a youtube video of a guy that got 400000 in 3 and a half years and could still do 115 no worries. I'm feeling good about my purchase

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[IllusionX]

It all depends with how the cars were driven and maintenance. If the previous owner did only 2mi round trips for the past 7 years, that means the car would have barely be over 5000miles and I probably would not buy it for even 3000$ ...
Where I prob would still pay 6000$ for trini's yaris with 500000miles.

[nookandcrannycar]

I watched a youtube video of a guy that got 400000 in 3 and a half years and could still do 115 no worries.

He's a member. His screen name is trini_per4mance. He now has over 500,000 miles on that Yaris. See link below. He edits post #1 regularly when he does something new to the car. He knows how to do everything himself, so he can replace things without figuring in an expense for labor.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45522&highlight=500%2C000+miles+Yaris

[le_butters]

I'm impressed with the yaris from all I have read. I can't wait to see what mine might turn out like. I'm loving the ideas on this forum. Is the scanguage II worth getting?

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[IllusionX]

If you want to see your mpg, sure. It can also see many other things...

[le_butters]

Besides getting from synthetic oil air filter a good oil filter. What are other basic upgrades that I can preform to help improve my mpg

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[IllusionX]

I would say get a set of low resistance tires. Like the Bridgestone ecopia

[malibuguy]

Pump the tires up. I personally run 54-56psi in mine. Take out the carbon trap that is riveted into your airbox lid. Otherwise good synthetic oil and thats it. The stock style air filter is fine. Its cotton and flows well.

Drive easy. Anything else will cost you mileage. Leave the stock exhaust alone.

[trunkout]

I would say get a set of low resistance tires. Like the Bridgestone ecopia

also see: http://hypermiling.com/

[IllusionX]

I wouldn't go as high as 50psi on the tires...

going that high will wear the middle of the tires prematurely and you risk of exploding at high speed.

[le_butters]

What full synthetic would you recommend?

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[malibuguy]

I wouldn't go as high as 50psi on the tires...

going that high will wear the middle of the tires prematurely and you risk of exploding at high speed.

Ok. Yet my edges of my tires always wear out first and I regularly drive 75+mph and often over 100.

On my xB I ran 63psi

[IllusionX]

WTH... 63PSI!!!

anyways...
http://s10.postimg.org/8bhntjluh/techcenter_tireinflation.jpg

[le_butters]

Well I got my yaris Thursday.
Did an oil change Saturday. Used mobile 1 5w-20. And a mobile 1 oil filter.
Alignment friday. Front end and brakes are in great shape according to the the guys I use. (Been using them along time).
Washed the car and cleaned up inside yesterday as well. Went to take pictures and birds pooped on it before I could get good photos :( been working since so have to wait till I can get another good wash in.
I've been reading the threads on hypermilling and what to do to increase gas mileage. Really debating getting the scanguage e or ii. I want to get the best possible mileage. Just can't bring myself to do some of the stuff. Shutting the car down driving isn't on the to do list. And I need the scanguage for some of the techniques.
So in the coming couple of days I'm about to be doing a lot of driving. going to see my my buddy 80 miles south and then taking him to get his truck which is 4 hour drive from him. So alot to drive. Going to keep all my receipts and calculate my mpg driving as close to granny as possible. Still plan on doing 70-80 mph tho which I know will hurt me.
Sorry again for long wind posts but I would like to become a educated member here and learn what I can so I figured post what I'm doing and get advice based on what I'm doing.
Thanks everyone

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