Changing oil in new Yaris that sat on dealer lot for >9 months.

[matti]

Hello.

I bought a 2017 Yaris L (5sp stick) last weekend for a great price. The car probably sat on the dealer lot for >9 months, however. Does it make sense to change the oil early, say 1k miles?

Thanks.

[Sirius-XM]

If you go the 1K, you might as well go the 5K. Oil wouldn't break down in 9 months and water moisture in the oil, which would be my primary concern, should have long ago burned off at 1K. This is assuming that the oil was fresh 9 months ago

[bronsin]

Prolly not necessary BUT hear the story of my 2001 BMW F650. First scheduled valve adjustment 6000 miles but I did it at 600 miles. Both exhaust valves had LESS THAN ZERO clearance! :eek: Valves easily would have burnt long before 6000 miles. :cry:

If you decide to change the oil do it at 600 miles.

[bentjazz]

Matti,

How much did you pay, if you don't mind me asking, for your new Yaris?

Thanks.

BJ

[matti]

Matti,

How much did you pay, if you don't mind me asking, for your new Yaris?

Thanks.

BJ

Hello. I suppose I should say that I "think" it was a "great" price :) I paid $13,585 plus TTL. Assuming Truecar is accurate, it says the price I paid was in the bottom 15% of prices paid for this car recently.

What do you think about the price?

[bentjazz]

Hi Matti,

I think that's really a great price. Good for you. Reason I ask is that when my
nephew graduates in a few years, I'm thinking of giving him my Yaris and buying
for myself a new 5 speed manual Yaris, which is what I always wanted, anyway. I
regret buying the automatic. Who knows if the Yaris will be in production when he
graduates, but I do hope it is and man I'd love to get a 5 speed Yaris for what you paid
for yours. Good job.

BJ

[matti]

Hi Matti,

I think that's really a great price. Good for you. Reason I ask is that when my
nephew graduates in a few years, I'm thinking of giving him my Yaris and buying
for myself a new 5 speed manual Yaris, which is what I always wanted, anyway. I
regret buying the automatic. Who knows if the Yaris will be in production when he
graduates, but I do hope it is and man I'd love to get a 5 speed Yaris for what you paid
for yours. Good job.

BJ

That sounds like a great plan for you and your nephew.

I wasn't necessarily looking for a new car at the time, but I got whiff of the price on this car and I haggled them down a bit. I think they just wanted to get rid of it. Also, like you, I'm not 100% sure that there will be a stripped-down, 5 (or 6?)-speed stick Yaris available in a few years, at least in the U.S. market.

[Kalispel]

My 5-spd manual Yaris sat around unwanted at a dealership in CO for almost a full year before I found it online and had it shipped to AZ. I'm not sure if the dealership refreshed the car or not prior to selling/shipping it to me, but there were no issues with me waiting until 5K for my first oil change. I'm at 29K now & all is fine. She purrs like a kitten. I switched to full synthetic as of my 25K oil change, but still plan to change the filter/oil every 5K (& both Air filters every 15-20K).

[Dodge Aries K]

My Yaris sat on a dealer lot over a year before I bought it. Now I don't drive it much (really, at all unfortunately) so it got it's first oil change with like 1700 miles on it since they do them for free every 6 months. The next one it will have 2200 miles on it when I pull it out if storage for the winter lol

[matti]

My 5-spd manual Yaris sat around unwanted at a dealership in CO for almost a full year before I found it online and had it shipped to AZ. I'm not sure if the dealership refreshed the car or not prior to selling/shipping it to me, but there were no issues with me waiting until 5K for my first oil change. I'm at 29K now & all is fine. She purrs like a kitten. I switched to full synthetic as of my 25K oil change, but still plan to change the filter/oil every 5K (& both Air filters every 15-20K).

Thanks!

[xdarkxfirex]

My personally, I would go the regular interval unless I know it sat for years and years.