KEEP or SELL: 2012 Yaris hatch

[JustPassinThru]

Keep it or dump it?

My whole circumstances have changed with a move...where I lived in a medium-size city, I'm now living in a largish college-town. With a bus line.

Where I used to drive 35 miles to work, now I'm three miles away.

Where I used to have shaded parking, now I park in a dusty industrial area.

I needed a beater; I found a rust-free Tacoma pickup, a 1999. Not nearly as good on gas; but with a two-mile drive to work (with work duffle; can't walk it) there's scarcely any difference.

I don't like starting up a good car to just drive a couple of miles. So the beater fits well.

I could keep the Yaris...in the future I might need it. But right now, it's just sitting in a storage unit.

Keep or sell? I have an idea what's gonna happen with gas. But the truck is actually cheaper all-around...

[fnkngrv]

so are you looking for someone to talk you out of selling it because you seem to have your mind made up.

[JustPassinThru]

so are you looking for someone to talk you out of selling it because you seem to have your mind made up.

No.

I don't wanna sell; but I can't really think of a logical reason to keep. The best reason I have for hanging on, is that depreciation would hit me hardest here...from where I bought it, new, to now.

It's got 25,000 miles on it.

It probably will have some future use, either as a distance-travel machine (reliable and relatively new) or should I eventually move out of town. But in the interim it's costing me monthly storage. I could park it outside, but it would be at work - dusty and industrial; and the hot mountain sun would burn the paint and damage the interior.

So I just don't know. Don't have to do anything quickly; it's paid for.

[fnkngrv]

are you the type that drives at all for the joy of it?

[yarisugi]

Did you buy the truck already?
If your car is paid in full, then keep it.
Crisis in Iraq is already driving gas prices up...

or sell it and get a bicycle!

[JustPassinThru]

Did you buy the truck already?
If your car is paid in full, then keep it.
Crisis in Iraq is already driving gas prices up...

or sell it and get a bicycle!

Yeah.

Truck's paid for. It's a beater...solid; but looks like a fleet rig. So it was cheap.

It's not necessarily either/or.

The Middle East situation is worrisome. But with it, there's those crazies in Washingtoon who want to force us to use TWENTY PERCENT ethanol gas.

Toyota won't sign on with that; they have said, rightly, that it will damage their cars and most other cars. If I'm going to ruin a car with bad/improper fuel, I'd rather it was a cheap car. And if I can't get the proper fuel for a car, a (relatively) expensive car...what good is it to me?

[JustPassinThru]

are you the type that drives at all for the joy of it?

Don't have the time now.

Frankly...no. I'm older and driving (a car) for the hell of it is a lost pleasure.

I also have a BMW motorcycle, for joyrides. Don't have time for THAT, either, anymore.

[bronsin]

Interesting situation.

A truck is a handy thing to have regardless of the circumstances. Although my Yaris does haul almost everything I need to still there will be times it wont.

If it were me I would keep the Yaris. Youre taking a hit when you sell it. Buying a truck is another hit. The Yaris is just the best thing out there period. Im sure your situation will change again in its lifetime.

Physical appearance is financially meaningless.

Just my opinions!

[JustPassinThru]

Physical appearance is financially meaningless.


Not true in today's truck market; where fashion is nine-tenths of it all. A vast majority of truck buyers have only limited need for 4wd; yet that's the rage. Someone who's buying a crew-cab truck (the more-common new style now) is really better off with just a CAR.

But it is what it is.

I bought this Tacoma from a Toyota dealer; it was priced BELOW KBB prices. It's 2wd, which is a market liability here; it's painted an oxidized white...as I said, looks like a city-DPW truck, even though it never was.

So I got it, cheap. And it's cheap transport to the gritty yard where I work; and it'll be cheap to move furniture and crap in.

I could take it "home" (my old residence) where 4wd is much-less in demand, and sell it for a $1000 profit. But there's no need for that. I did okay and I'm happy.

I'm leaning towards keeping the Yaris...I just keep asking myself, "What for?"

[IllusionX]

Sell the yaris.

But if it was me, I'd keep the yaris and beat it up and never have bought a truck.

[JustPassinThru]

Sell the yaris.

But if it was me, I'd keep the yaris and beat it up and never have bought a truck.

That would be you.

The Yaris is like-new; been garaged all the time I've owned it. No point tearing up a good car.

The first week on the job, someone splattered a mortar-water mix on the passenger-side door. Cost me $50 to get that buffed out.

With time; with the sun and the grit and the abuse a car gets in that lot...I'll lose a lot more in value on that car than the $3000 I spent on that old Toyota truck.

[bronsin]

Not true in today's truck market; where fashion is nine-tenths of it all. A vast majority of truck buyers have only limited need for 4wd; yet that's the rage.

Oh if you want to include the public anything goes.

4WD also a waste of money. Also non differential front and rear wheels gonna cause problems!

I understand Chevy is selling Silverados for $65,000. Well, some of them.

Pretty crazy.

[WeeYari]

I'm leaning towards keeping the Yaris...I just keep asking myself, "What for?"

You, and only you, can truly answer your own question.

[IllusionX]

That would be you.



The Yaris is like-new; been garaged all the time I've owned it. No point tearing up a good car.



The first week on the job, someone splattered a mortar-water mix on the passenger-side door. Cost me $50 to get that buffed out.



With time; with the sun and the grit and the abuse a car gets in that lot...I'll lose a lot more in value on that car than the $3000 I spent on that old Toyota truck.


Perhaps. But if the intention is to keep is a long time, I don't see a problem. That's what is happening with my 07. It's 8 years old this year and despite trying to keep it clean/babied, it's showing its abuse now.

I gotta say that your workplace is intense against cars. Lol

[ilikerice]

Keep it or dump it?

I could keep the Yaris...in the future I might need it. But right now, it's just sitting in a storage unit.

Keep or sell? I have an idea what's gonna happen with gas. But the truck is actually cheaper all-around...

This whole thread is pointless. OP obviously already made the decision while typing this post to begin with. 9 out of 10 reply's say OP should keep the yaris, yet OP still has a defense on why the truck is better.

I don't get understand the reasoning behind this thread. :iono:

[fnkngrv]

This whole thread is pointless. OP obviously already made the decision while typing this post to begin with. 9 out of 10 reply's say OP should keep the yaris, yet OP still has a defense on why the truck is better.

I don't get understand the reasoning behind this thread. :iono:
At this point I say sell all the vehicles and pock up a Segway then

[vaironl]

This whole thread is pointless. OP obviously already made the decision while typing this post to begin with. 9 out of 10 reply's say OP should keep the yaris, yet OP still has a defense on why the truck is better.

I don't get understand the reasoning behind this thread. :iono:

:laugh: Thought I was the only one who noticed that.

[why?]

Because people are bored, curious, and have nothing else to do.

I honestly don't care what my car looks like, as long as there is no rust and the mechanical bits are in good working order, everything is fine.

But if you own the car outright, and don't think you will live where you do forever, or plan on driving anywhere but work, you should keep the Yaris. A 2 mile commute is one thing, a much longer trip for any reason at all and you will want the Yaris.

[WeeYari]

a much longer trip for any reason at all and you will want the Yaris.

He's already done that, and as a result, we had a big thread about whether or not he should drive the Yaris or rent a car for the trip.

[JustPassinThru]

He's already done that, and as a result, we had a big thread about whether or not he should drive the Yaris or rent a car for the trip.

Yup.

The rental turned out to be worth it; inexpensive and roomy. Could I have saved money with my own? A few bucks.

I had no idea I would get the job. Also didn't know I'd be thinking of dumping the car; that my needs would change so drastically.

[bentjazz]

Keep it, and after 20 years in storage you'll have a classic.

[LTHatch]

Keep it, it sounds like it is in great condition.

[trunkout]

sell it. buy a nice bicycle... and tons of bus passes...

[chocolab]

If it's a black or gray MT, sell it to me. :biggrin:

[nookandcrannycar]

Still mulling it over ? :smile:

[Superfly]

Dude, if you bought the beater truck, then you already know. What's the point of keeping something in storage? Sell her, trade her in, do whatever and invest on keeping the truck in working order. And get used to working on the truck yourself. When I had my beater, I wrenched it all the time because the age was showing.

Personally though, I would have just kept the Yaris and beat the living shit out of it. You know that it has sound, reliable mechanical components and bodywork is the least of your worries if you are driving and working in an industrial area. My 2012 lives in a similar environment and it keeps chugging like a champ. Eventually I'll give her a wash and get rid of those dings....

[timothyone]

If your life changes again, and it will, you will have a difficult time finding a car that's as good and as certain to be what it's suppose to be. It is much easier for lots to change odometers today, and rebuilders can often hide a cars history. You won't know what you're getting unless you buy new. I'd find a really good cover and let it sit most of the time. I wish I had the years left to let a great car sit and wait for me to need it someday. You also don't seem to need the money too much as you didn't make much mention of that aspect.

[JustPassinThru]

Still mulling it over ? :smile:

It's up for sale this week.

Two trips from my old home to my new, decided it for me. The truck was roomier, of course; going east, empty, I saved hotel money by setting up my Kamp-Rite cot/tent in the back at rest areas.

Coming back: Towing my 700-lb motorcycle trailer (total weight of the towed unit) the Yaris bogged down. Had to run it it "3" and the gas mileage was about 22. Not a good trip; watching speed and hoping nothing overheated (didn't).

Pulling a much-larger U-Haul with the Tacoma ALSO got me 22 mpg. Easier trip and took a lot more on the second trip, of course.

At my new home: trip to work is four miles; so gas mileage isn't critical. Avoiding depreciation is much more attractive.

Yup, it's for sale.

[nookandcrannycar]

It's up for sale this week.

Two trips from my old home to my new, decided it for me. The truck was roomier, of course; going east, empty, I saved hotel money by setting up my Kamp-Rite cot/tent in the back at rest areas.

Coming back: Towing my 700-lb motorcycle trailer (total weight of the towed unit) the Yaris bogged down. Had to run it it "3" and the gas mileage was about 22. Not a good trip; watching speed and hoping nothing overheated (didn't).

Pulling a much-larger U-Haul with the Tacoma ALSO got me 22 mpg. Easier trip and took a lot more on the second trip, of course.

At my new home: trip to work is four miles; so gas mileage isn't critical. Avoiding depreciation is much more attractive.

Yup, it's for sale.

:thumbsup:. I think I'm getting used to having two vehicles again :biggrin: (first time since 2001 or so). It will be interesting having two different generations of the same car. When my blue Yaris gives out, I could see complimenting my 2014 Yaris with a previously owned Tacoma (your purchase sounds like a good one :thumbsup:....as does tooter's), or a second generation Prius (see the Prius RV blog......and IIRC, she doesn't have the 'hatch tent' that is made for the Prius...I'd definitely add that) if I could find one in good condition and had also depreciated quite a bit....that task might = :eek:....:biggrin:.