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nookandcrannycar

08-14-2014, 02:22 PM

I am glad you posted this, I had been following that post but missed the good news somehow :iono:

Awesome! You deserve it!

Be safe driving back to Texas & I am reading but am I missing ...:iono:

Is it a 3 Door ??? :drool:

Your 'old' Yaris is a Coupe I know... (where's the suspense smile?)

OK, I see now, it's a COUPE! :headbang::headbang::headbang:

:thumbsup: Thanks! Yeah, I finished that post quite late at a new Mickey D's in the eastern part of Dunedin (away from the water)...lobby open til at least midnight... before heading back to my hotel. I had just driven up Gulf Blvd from the Pass-A-Grille neighborhood in St. Pete's Beach all the way up to Clearwater Beach. I had only driven about 95 miles, but I wanted to get my first 'Fill up'...where.I'll start 'calculating' (my log book)...at the station closest to Pass-a-Grille. I just love that area. YW member Jambo101 posted (on another forum...not YW) a picture (don't know if he found it, or took the picture) taken from the rooftop (3rd floor, 4th floor?) of the Hurricane Restaurant in Pass-a-Grille. The photo = looking up the beach extending all the way to Clearwater Beach. Beautiful photo. I saw that photo in 2012 and saved it. It is more like I remember that area when I was last there in 2012. There have long been some high-rises in some of the southern parts of that sweep of beach and to the far north in Clearwater Beach...but the area in between was largely unspoiled...mostly modest SFRs, and some very low-rise condos. Yesterday I noticed in 'that middle' (except for Bellaire Beach) = many developers must have paid a bit over market to convince locals to sell until they had parcels large enough for their projects. I imagine the developers spread some gold to the cities (the planting and the bike path does look better). Those cities in the middle of that stretch, I'd imagine, might have struggled a bit in the past re a smallish retail tax base. Increased development re these new projects will help with that, but the best part about that area was that it had charm...unlike places with canyons of high rises...Panama City, FL and Orange Beach, AL come to mind. I'm glad I spent time in this middle area before this recent spat of development. I don't think this can happen to Pass-a-Grille...I think that is an area that has some sort of historic preservation status. I continued my drive into Dunedin (near the water). A little bit of this development has crept into Dunedin, but there appears to be a cap on height (4 stories). I hope Dunedin retains the charm that it still has.

nookandcrannycar

08-14-2014, 02:51 PM

Glad you're gonna be around for another 300,000 miles, nook. Congrats on your new car, dude!

:thumbsup: Thanks! At the beginning of 2014 I had 4 goals re my blue Yaris:

1. To 'take it' to MT and ID (the only 2 states in the 'lower 48' my blue Yaris hadn't made it to).

2. To 'take it' to Blaine, WA and to Cape Flattery, WA....completing the '4th corner'. I wanted to be the first person to drive to all of the 'lower 48' in a Yaris. In 2010, I found a comment post on Yahoo! Autos that revealed that someone else had already done that over 6 trips during the first 75,000 miles on their Yaris. I decided to add going as far as someone (other than a representative of the government :biggrin:) can DRIVE to the 4 corners of the U.S. (looking at the U.S. on a flat map page). I'd already driven to Key West (in 2007) and all along the A1A on the east coast of Florida...so I could check off the 'Florida corner'. I drove to the parking lot for Border Field State Park (bordered on 2 sides by Mexico and the Pacific Ocean) in Late 2010. This is a few miles west of the San Ysidro border station that is part of the '4 corners tour for motorcycle enthusiasts' (San Ysidro, CA.....Blaine, WA.....Madawaska, ME.....and Key West, FL). So, I could then check off the 'California corner'. I drove to Lubec, ME in 2009 and Madawaska, ME in 2013, so I could then check off the 'Maine corner'.....and I made it to Blaine, WA and Cape Flattery, WA in June of 2014, completing the 'Washington corner'.

3. I wanted to get to 292,320 miles on my blue Yaris by October 7th, 2014

4. I wanted to get to 300,000 miles on my blue Yaris by October 7th, 2014

I completed the first 3, but won't hit the last one. Hopefully I'll get to 300,000 miles on the blue one before it 'conks out' :thumbup::thumbup:.

yougojay

08-14-2014, 08:56 PM

Oh, you'll get to 300,000 miles not problem. Really still amazes me how many places (& States) you've been to with your 'older' Yaris -
I swear - I am not going to worry about putting miles on my 2013 - It's all going to be local miles only, anyways...Work is 10.8 miles round-trip. NO TRAFFIC AT ALL, EVER! 45 & 55 MPH speed limit the whole way. It's awesome living here...roads are great and NO stop & go :headbang:
Car always gets up to full operating temp. when it gets driven (which is always good)
SO Nook - You like the new dash set up in the 3rd gen's?
It's pretty wide looking across the dash when you are in the drivers seat. Doesn't seem like you are in a small car.

nookandcrannycar

08-14-2014, 09:49 PM

SO Nook - You like the new dash set up in the 3rd gen's?
It's pretty wide looking across the dash when you are in the drivers seat. Doesn't seem like you are in a small car.

Yeah, I do. Driving both is going to be interesting. For the first day, my eyes 'went to the center AC/Heat vents' because that is the location of the Speedometer, etc. on the 2nd Gen. I've also reached out, multiple times, with a beverage in my left hand to put it in front of the left AC/Heat vent :laugh:. My brain must sense 'fitment into a holder or not', as I haven't yet let go of a beverage during such futile reaches into thin air. I really like the front of the center console on the 3rd Gen, and the clearance it has under the dash. My new Yaris did come with a 1 USB 12v plug, but I ended up buying a 2 USB 12v plug at Wal-Mart for $12 something plus tax. I can now put a beverage in the right front cup holder, put a phone in the left cup holder, and another phone in the space behind those two holders. I use those really thin retractable USB cables with each phone...so I can now charge two phones at once with no fuss, plus hold a beverage, all without worrying about any of that falling out of where it has been placed.

nookandcrannycar

08-15-2014, 03:07 AM

^^^^^ I've also noticed that the cup holder directly behind the 'parking brake hinge' on the 3rd Gen is a bit smaller than the two cup holders forward from the shifter. It is better suited for coffee and the ones forward from the shifter are better suited for larger convenience store/fast food diet soda cups.

bronsin

08-15-2014, 06:55 AM

nookandcrannycar

08-15-2014, 10:21 AM

with only ~200k on your present one! :eek:

Ahem :biggrin:. Only 6,231 miles away from 300,000 miles :biggrin:.

JUST KIDDING! :biggrin:

We motorcyclists do "fly and rides" to get exactly the bike we want and I see no reason car buyers cant to the same thing if it comes down to it. Especially getting that deal! I flew from Philly to Houston to get my 2004 Honda ST1300 with less than 3000 miles on it for $6995. The local dealer had the exact same bike with 30,000 miles on it for $7000. so I saved five bucks! :headbang:

I wish you many miles of safe motoring! :thumbsup:

Thanks. I talked to several dealers in Texas about when the 2015 Yaris would be available. The consensus seemed to be November. I plan to head to California before that to move stuff I have in storage to a cheaper storage space, and to start to go through all the stuff again (lots of trips to the dump!) and make arrangements to bring all of the remainder to Texas in January. I want to make that trip (do that hauling) in a new car, and I don't want to potentially wait until November to start that process. Additionally.....I didn't want to miss out on the hand crank windows :biggrin:! (not available on the 2015 :frown:)

yougojay

08-15-2014, 04:07 PM

Yeah, I do. Driving both is going to be interesting. For the first day, my eyes 'went to the center AC/Heat vents' because that is the location of the Speedometer, etc. on the 2nd Gen. I've also reached out, multiple times, with a beverage in my left hand to put it in front of the left AC/Heat vent :laugh:. My brain must sense 'fitment into a holder or not', as I haven't yet let go of a beverage during such futile reaches into thin air. I really like the front of the center console on the 3rd Gen, and the clearance it has under the dash. My new Yaris did come with a 1 USB 12v plug, but I ended up buying a 2 USB 12v plug at Wal-Mart for $12 something plus tax. I can now put a beverage in the right front cup holder, put a phone in the left cup holder, and another phone in the space behind those two holders. I use those really thin retractable USB cables with each phone...so I can now charge two phones at once with no fuss, plus hold a beverage, all without worrying about any of that falling out of where it has been placed.
I don't have 2nd gen. experience (driving one all the time) but I knew this would be interesting for you. (or STRANGE, more like it :laugh:) It's basically the same car (size & feel) but totally rearranged on the inside! It's like coming home in the dark and having all the furniture rearranged, lol -
I use the USB hook-up for the iPod in the glove box, but that's about all tech. wise. Charge the phone upstairs when it needs it (once a month, LOL) I just turn it off & leave it in the glove box. We've always had a land-line.
I LOVE sitting HIGH in this car. I mostly drive the Yaris, when I'm driving the other car I do find myself going for a window crank instead of the PW switch on the console now and then
I just need to find a few Toyota 5.0 emblems for the front fender space, or maybe just one for the rear - that would freak a few teenagers out :bellyroll:

nookandcrannycar

08-15-2014, 06:53 PM

I don't have 2nd gen. experience (driving one all the time) but I knew this would be interesting for you. (or STRANGE, more like it :laugh:) It's basically the same car (size & feel) but totally rearranged on the inside! It's like coming home in the dark and having all the furniture rearranged, lol -

Exactly

I use the USB hook-up for the iPod in the glove box, but that's about all tech. wise.

What is the capacity of your iPod? I'm just curious if the head unit works well with the 'big daddy' iPod (160 GB?) I don't have one.

Charge the phone upstairs when it needs it (once a month, LOL) I just turn it off & leave it in the glove box.

Is it an iPhone that holds a charge that long?

I LOVE sitting HIGH in this car.

The vantage point is pretty high, but I think it's lower than the 2nd Gen. I remember, in the past, my Mustang, my Acura, and my Swift were a lot lower.

yougojay

08-16-2014, 11:04 AM

Exactly

What is the capacity of your iPod? I'm just curious if the head unit works well with the 'big daddy' iPod (160 GB?) I don't have one.

Is it an iPhone that holds a charge that long?

The vantage point is pretty high, but I think it's lower than the 2nd Gen. I remember, in the past, my Mustang, my Acura, and my Swift were a lot lower.

I have an 8 GB iPod Nano (forget the generation) that I WON at our Christmas Party in 2007 - It's the nearly square Nano that has a good-sized screen - sheesh, holds MORE than enough tunes! It is nice, it was a special edition red one.

There is no reason any sized iPod would not work in this car. The classic iPod (160GB or however much storage it has now) just holds more tunes, hooks up the same way.

We've had our little flip phone cell for 10 years or more (I believe) It's a Motorola with a Verizon LOGO on each side. For cry Pete's I had to run down to the garage to see what brand it is...:eek:
You can see how much that tech piece means to me...
It a phone for quick conversation or emergency - I turn it on when I go out (usually for an hour) & turn it off when I am driving home. It only uses 'juice' when you talk on it

nookandcrannycar

08-16-2014, 06:26 PM

I have an 8 GB iPod Nano (forget the generation) that I WON at our Christmas Party in 2007 - It's the nearly square Nano that has a good-sized screen - sheesh, holds MORE than enough tunes! It is nice, it was a special edition red one.

There is no reason any sized iPod would not work in this car. The classic iPod (160GB or however much storage it has now) just holds more tunes, hooks up the same way.

We've had our little flip phone cell for 10 years or more (I believe) It's a Motorola with a Verizon LOGO on each side. For cry Pete's I had to run down to the garage to see what brand it is...:eek:
You can see how much that tech piece means to me...
It a phone for quick conversation or emergency - I turn it on when I go out (usually for an hour) & turn it off when I am driving home. It only uses 'juice' when you talk on it

:thumbsup: Thanks. Some USB powered hard drives (generally with files stored in FAT32 or NTFS, not the HFS+ that Apple uses) balk when connected to some car head units if the drive's total capacity is above a certain size. I remember this being discussed a year + ago on another thread, but iPod capacity wasn't discussed on that thread. I'm glad, though, that you mentioned that an iPod works from that location. I definitely plan to do the same thing. I've put off buying an iPod until I move all my music to Texas, hoping the maximum capacity would increase. I'll start a thread and see if any members have hooked up the 160 GB iPod, and if so if any issues have arisen.

bentjazz

08-17-2014, 09:10 AM

My goal is to reach 300,000 miles for my Yaris. Hope I make it. I don't drive nearly as much as nook, but if I can get 10-15 years outta my Yaris, I'll be very happy.....

yougojay

08-17-2014, 11:36 AM

:thumbsup: Thanks. Some USB powered hard drives (generally with files stored in FAT32 or NTFS, not the HFS+ that Apple uses) balk when connected to some car head units if the drive's total capacity is above a certain size. I remember this being discussed a year + ago on another thread, but iPod capacity wasn't discussed on that thread. I'm glad, though, that you mentioned that an iPod works from that location. I definitely plan to do the same thing. I've put off buying an iPod until I move all my music to Texas, hoping the maximum capacity would increase. I'll start a thread and see if any members have hooked up the 160 GB iPod, and if so if any issues have arisen.

YES, my iPod hooks up to the USB port in the glove box & works perfectly. It has since Day 1. You can flip through the songs using the little 'arrow knob' on the stereo. The performer/band/singer/group & song name comes up on the little screen. It's really pretty cool. I know I speak in very layman terms, but I know enough to be dangerous in many situation! :biggrin: I worked in Records Management for years, the song information that I included in my iTunes is nothing short of amazing! :laugh:

I will look for an iPod thread - be interesting to see if anyone out there in Yar Yar Land has had problems with the bigger iPod units

yougojay

08-17-2014, 11:41 AM

My goal is to reach 300,000 miles for my Yaris. Hope I make it. I don't drive nearly as much as nook, but if I can get 10-15 years outta my Yaris, I'll be very happy.....

Probably won't be any trouble doing that from what we've seen/heard reading here. I'll be lucky to have 40,000 miles on mine in 10 years!

nookandcrannycar

08-17-2014, 12:54 PM

My goal is to reach 300,000 miles for my Yaris. Hope I make it. I don't drive nearly as much as nook, but if I can get 10-15 years outta my Yaris, I'll be very happy.....

:thumbsup: The number of ECHOs I still see on the road is a positive indicator.

nookandcrannycar

08-17-2014, 01:03 PM

Yeah, I do. Driving both is going to be interesting. For the first day, my eyes 'went to the center AC/Heat vents' because that is the location of the Speedometer, etc. on the 2nd Gen. I've also reached out, multiple times, with a beverage in my left hand to put it in front of the left AC/Heat vent :laugh:. My brain must sense 'fitment into a holder or not', as I haven't yet let go of a beverage during such futile reaches into thin air. I really like the front of the center console on the 3rd Gen, and the clearance it has under the dash. My new Yaris did come with a 1 USB 12v plug, but I ended up buying a 2 USB 12v plug at Wal-Mart for $12 something plus tax. I can now put a beverage in the right front cup holder, put a phone in the left cup holder, and another phone in the space behind those two holders. I use those really thin retractable USB cables with each phone...so I can now charge two phones at once with no fuss, plus hold a beverage, all without worrying about any of that falling out of where it has been placed.

I just noticed that with the way the center of the dash is designed in my 2014, the fitment/particular profile of the glove compartment, and my use of the spaghetti/retractable USB cables, I can charge both of those phones (mentioned above) with the phones in the glove compartment....leaving both center front cup holders free, and allowing 3 devices to be placed in the glove compartment with all of them charging.

yougojay

08-18-2014, 09:10 PM

I just noticed that with the way the center of the dash is designed in my 2014, the fitment/particular profile of the glove compartment, and my use of the spaghetti/retractable USB cables, I can charge both of those phones (mentioned above) with the phones in the glove compartment....leaving both center front cup holders free, and allowing 3 devices to be placed in the glove compartment with all of them charging.
:hitcomputer:< (Insert Phone)
HOW MANY phones do you have in your car, 3???

nookandcrannycar

08-19-2014, 12:40 AM

:hitcomputer:< (Insert Phone)
HOW MANY phones do you have in your car, 3???

:laugh: I have 4 cell phones. 3 of them are smart phones. I have 2 connected phone lines, one on the non smart phone and one on one of the smart phones. I don't have a data plan on the connected smart phone. One of the smart phones that isn't connected is a ZTE Flash. The battery door broke on my little point and shoot, and another cheap point and shoot cost almost as much as the ZTE Flash. The ZTE Flash was marked down from 279.00 to 99.00 as a Kroger 'card' purchase. It is for their iWireless network, but I never have intended to activate it. I bought it just for the camera....at 12MP, etc. it comes prette close to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and its competitors. The other smart phone that isn't connected is a Nokia E5. I mainly bought that phone because it is the only phone I'm aware of that has 'non cellular data GPS mapping' which allows for map/directions use through a GPS technology that doesn't use cellular data/a cell signal, so you don't have to have a data plan or even a connected line. It also has an FM radio and other neat features I like. The connected smartphone I have is the first generation (?) AT&T Fusion (GSM) and the non smart phone I have is the Verizon Cosmos 3 (CDMA). Sometimes in rural areas I'll get a CDMA signal, but not a GSM signal. Sometimes vice versa. Over the years, I've found it great to have both. These networks have been replaced by newer, faster networks...but the prepaid plans are still on these networks. I'm like you, I usually only turn onr of those two phones on to make a call...otherwise off. I might spend an entire day making calls, but then go days without making a call, so flat rate per day prepaid works best for me. One of my lines has a Texas area code, and the other a California area code, so the maximum number of people can call and leave a message without any cost to them (I have older relatives who don't have cell phones). I disconnected the land line in my house in California in the early 2000s because I never used it. I haven't had a landline since. I also have a Fuji FinePix S8200 40x optical zoom camera. I also have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ27 camera, but the charger mount for the proprietary battery sometimes doesn't work.

P.S. I usually use the alarm, and the calculator (for MPG figuring :biggrin:), on the Verizon Cosmos 3.

nookandcrannycar

08-20-2014, 12:39 AM

You can flip through the songs using the little 'arrow knob' on the stereo. The performer/band/singer/group & song name comes up on the little screen.

:thumbsup: Great! I think this shows that you have the same stereo/head unit that I have. IIRC, some USDM 3rd Gen Yari have a head unit that is a level below and doesn't have the above features.

why?

08-20-2014, 11:14 AM

What!?! Im shocked shocked youve seen reason to buy a new Yaris with only ~200k on your present one! :eek:

JUST KIDDING! :biggrin:

We motorcyclists do "fly and rides" to get exactly the bike we want and I see no reason car buyers cant to the same thing if it comes down to it. Especially getting that deal! I flew from Philly to Houston to get my 2004 Honda ST1300 with less than 3000 miles on it for $6995. The local dealer had the exact same bike with 30,000 miles on it for $7000. so I saved five bucks! :headbang:

I wish you many miles of safe motoring! :thumbsup:

I don't get why more people don't do this, especially with the many national car selling websites. It is the best way to get a good deal.

:thumbsup: Thanks. Some USB powered hard drives (generally with files stored in FAT32 or NTFS, not the HFS+ that Apple uses) balk when connected to some car head units if the drive's total capacity is above a certain size. I remember this being discussed a year + ago on another thread, but iPod capacity wasn't discussed on that thread. I'm glad, though, that you mentioned that an iPod works from that location. I definitely plan to do the same thing. I've put off buying an iPod until I move all my music to Texas, hoping the maximum capacity would increase. I'll start a thread and see if any members have hooked up the 160 GB iPod, and if so if any issues have arisen.

The 160 gb ipod is a total waste of money. If you really want to store that much music you should just get a real hard drive. Give Sqcomp a pm and I am sure there are many headunits that would support a 1tb hard drive, which can be had in super duty form for less than $100.

IllusionX

08-20-2014, 01:58 PM

I don't get why more people don't do this, especially with the many national car selling websites. It is the best way to get a good deal.

The 160 gb ipod is a total waste of money. If you really want to store that much music you should just get a real hard drive. Give Sqcomp a pm and I am sure there are many headunits that would support a 1tb hard drive, which can be had in super duty form for less than $100.

It is not always easy to browse through a mass storage device (usb) while most HU will have an easy to browse menu or you can directly browse from the iPod.

An issue I have with my JVC HU is every time I start the car, the hdd doesn't power up fast enough to be readable, so nothing plays until I select the USB port again.

JustPassinThru

08-20-2014, 02:16 PM

nookandcrannycar

08-20-2014, 04:26 PM

I don't get why more people don't do this, especially with the many national car selling websites. It is the best way to get a good deal.

Yep. Thumbs up to roxy1 for including a link to the cars.com inventory search engine that can do a nationwide search (and for advice just before my purchase). IIRC, tooter and a few other members have traveled at least a few hundred miles to get the equipment and the deal they desired.

The 160 gb ipod is a total waste of money. If you really want to store that much music you should just get a real hard drive. Give Sqcomp a pm and I am sure there are many headunits that would support a 1tb hard drive, which can be had in super duty form for less than $100.

I'd rather not get an alarm....so I'd like to minimize any extra attention by keeping the stock head unit (even though the '14 now gets the available room in the garage :biggrin:). I'd use the iPod outside the car, so I wouldn't look at it as a waste of money. If the 160GB iPod/stock head unit combo proves inadequate, then you're right, Sqcomp (and also Derick) would have the most knowledge and I would follow your suggestion. Even if I end up liking the stock head unit/iPod combo, if eventually pairing the stock head unit with the JL Audio 300/4 amp I have would be problematic, I'd also follow your suggestion.

nookandcrannycar

08-20-2014, 04:56 PM

Wish I'd seen this earlier.

You could have gotten MT and ID off your bucket-list; and saved $4k on a Gen3.

Mine.

Enjoy. Elsewhere, someone commented how Yaris sales are dropping as Yaris owners are getting older and young people are not being recruited. Well, that's me...frankly, at my age, I'm tired of driving. Delighted I'm only going four miles in to work. And a Yaris isn't what I need anymore.

Enjoy these quality small cars while they're still around.

:laugh::thumbsup: The 'buy new, well built, and inexpensive....and drive it until it has depreciated to zero or near zero' philosophy has worked well for me for a long time. I guess I'm just too much like my late grandfather when it coms to driving. When he started his business (in the early 1930's), he made his brother (and only sibling) a junior partner. From the time my mother and my aunt were in college (and living on campus) until the late 1970s, my grandfather would leave the business in his brother's capable hands and my grandparents would spend 1-3 months a year on trips, driving around the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (my grandfather was afraid to fly and also didn't like being suspended over ground (think: chairlift)). After college, my mother (my aunt had already married) accompanied them on some of the trips...but she never did any driving. In later years, my aunt and uncle also took many such trips...and my aunt (who's also like my grandfather in this regard) did much of the driving.

nookandcrannycar

09-09-2014, 11:16 PM

I received a refund check today for $312.77 re the purchase of my 2014 Yaris. The check came from the dealer (I would have e-mailed the dealership about this had I not received a check within the next few days). The amount the dealer ended up having to pay government tax + titling authorities (Tax-Florida, Titling-Texas) ended up being less than they originally charged me (detail = today's post# 118 on Yaris Sales Hit a New Low thread). So...my out the door price ended up being $15,677.23 (not $15,990).

bronsin

09-10-2014, 06:53 AM

Great deal which would be dificult to score here in NJ!

nookandcrannycar

09-10-2014, 04:48 PM

Great deal which would be dificult to score here in NJ!

:thumbsup:. It was definitely worth the trip (not that there were any 5 speed manuals that were really any closer :biggrin:)! It ended up being almost exactly $2,000 more than my 07 was new. With my '07 I paid the full factory sticker (the dealer knew they had one of only 5 manual transmission hatches in the NE U.S. with a new configuration/body style/model, and another person wandered in wanting to buy it after I was already there), plus T (higher rate) & L. With the '14, I'm sure getting the tail end of the outgoing model year (rather than the beginning of a new exterior/model name, as with the '07) helped re the overall search for the lowest price.