Hi Everyone.

[Imagine]

How's it going? New member here, I just bought a 2007 Bayou Blue Yaris last night.. I'm still out on the color, but I love the car. I've been into Honda's for years. Then bought an Explorer, it was a nice truck but they gas was killing me. I loved the look of the Yaris, and the price tag was just to tempting so I broke down and bought it.

I'm going to try to keep this car practical and not mod the hell out of it, but you know how that goes.:bellyroll: :drinking:

[ChinoCharles]

Hey, more Ohio members! Nice! Welcome to the forums Imagine! Where in Ohio are ya?

[Imagine]

Around the Wilmington area kinda SW Ohio. I bought the Yaris from Walker Toyota in Miamisburg.

[ChinoCharles]

Cool, you're closer to Joe. Good luck on not modding it. Its tough! :laugh:

[Imagine]

Cool, thanks.. I'm already sitting looking at wheels, coilovers, rear sway bar, hitch (for bike rack), TRD foot pedals, and Toyota arm rest. :thumbup:

[ChinoCharles]

Doomed!

:evil:

[Imagine]

Always.. I can never leave well enough alone.:iono:

[jmjonesey]

I tried to resist, but the first thing i did was pull up the carpet under the clutch and cut that foam block in half (i believe its referred to as the Bigfoot Mod) cuz after about 2 days i started wearing the carpet out!

[kaboom]

i bought silver 2007 yaris sedan three days ago - talked them down $ 560 to $ 13 630 ; i traded in '00 subaru outback ltd. w/ 131 k miles on it ( they gave me $ 5K for outback....:smoking: ) i wrote them a check for $ 9500 and i drove out of the lot in my yaris; by the way did you guys pay $ 200 " state mandated documentation fee"? - a salesman persistently claimed that state of ohio requires that fee.... because i hate to waste my time i paid them but i also told tham that if i find out they lied to me i will get'em to the small claim court to get my $ 200 back ( plus court fees plus interest :laugh: )

[Imagine]

Yes, I had to pay the doc fee.

Congrats to you on the new Yaris as well.:w00t:

[boris13]

I bought my car in Toledo and had to pay the Ohio documentation fee as well.

[Mead]

your state limit is 250 for the doc fee. I don't think it's a goverment fee so you 'can' negioate your way out of it. Yeah dealers charge lots of BS fees to make money on the back end...

like you I was tired from the haggling so I paid it too, I hate car dealerships

http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/articles/117494/article.html

[Imagine]

You would think, if it WAS state law then motorcycle dealers would be forced to do the same. I can usually get most places to either wave or they just don't include the doc fees. I don't know why cars would be different.

[Classair]

Another new member here, I am going to buy a 2007 Black Sand Pearl Yaris this week.. Mods in the future, YES!
Aeroover Lip Kit, C-One engine mount, C-One front aluminum undertray, C-One front sway bar, C-One front lower brace, C-One solid shifter bushings, C-One rear strut bar, C-One lower center brace, C-One rear bumper bar and Willwood big brake kit. With all that said I see there are some interesting and drop-dead gorgeous cars in some of the forums.

[kaboom]

welcome to the forum, classair - me and my wife will be hitting the road in a month: we live in NE Ohio and are going on vacation in Fort Pierce, Fl. I need to break in my Yaris beforehand ..... On my first tank of gas average mpg was 45 ---- 90% city stop and go (mostly stop) driving, so i'm looking at well over 50 mpg on our vacation trip. I believe EPA "sticker estimate" is BS in this case. My salesguy told me that hwy mileage for broken-in Yaris is about 50 mpg but Toyota cannot advertise it due to the fact that Prius , that costs twice as much doesn't even get that mpg as an AVERAGE ( city/hwy) figure.And guess what is the main reason for folks to buy Prius ?.......
I will keep you informed on my mpg readings
kd