driving impressions - Toyota Yaris Forums

Mead · 05-05-2007, 09:13 PM

I love my little black Yaris LB, I've had 6 cars in my 15 years of driving, from Wranglers to Mercedes, 90s civics, Mustang v8s lately I've owned convertibles exclusively and I can say no car is perfect BUT the Yaris... considering it's price point and fuel efficiency, design, quality, ride and comfort is very very impressive.

I showed it to my car designer friends and they were

. The interior is very stylish, yes some interior bits feel thin but the door (tho big) feels solid and 'thumps' like a lexus.

at first I thought the door is too big but opening it feels weighty and very 'safe'. The door handle actuator feels robust. I perused the honda lot and most of their door handles feel hollow and a bit cheap. (dunno why I have so much to write about the door

)

ok the insider of the door

, my criticisms is the door lock switch, it's not finger friendly, secondly the off-the-shelf window crank doesn't match the interior design, luckly its out of the way... speaking of the crank it gets in the way of a bottle water if one is in the holder.

blacksan · 05-05-2007, 10:01 PM

I just came out of a Toy pickup and love my little YARIS! I too have owned just about everything, but find this Toy satisfying to say the least.

spkrman · 05-05-2007, 10:10 PM

I drink alot of water, and thought that bottle holder would be handy, but in practice its way out of the way and difficult to get to with my big legs... particularly in the seating position the steering wheel puts me in.

It has its quirks, but agreed, sweet car :)

blacksan · 05-05-2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by spkrman

I drink alot of water, and thought that bottle holder would be handy, but in practice its way out of the way and difficult to get to with my big legs... particularly in the seating position the steering wheel puts me in.

It has its quirks, but agreed, sweet car :)

Are you the squat master?

I have monster legs, but bony everything else.

Mead · 05-05-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by blacksan

I just came out of a Toy pickup and love my little YARIS! I too have owned just about everything, but find this Toy satisfying to say the least.

another satisfying part is driving pass a gas station... especially when they want 2.93 for a gallon of 87

and I'm in Texas

blacksan · 05-05-2007, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mead

another satisfying part is driving pass a gas station... especially when they want 2.93 for a gallon of 87

and I'm in Texas

The remainder of my family is in New Bruanfels. I am TX by relation, but not birth.

Black Yaris · 05-05-2007, 11:22 PM

only 2.93 a gallon in Texas? still sitting at 3.19 a gallon here in Ohio

Mead · 05-05-2007, 11:29 PM

ouch, i visit gasbuddy.com to find the lowest pumps

blacksan · 05-05-2007, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

only 2.93 a gallon in Texas? still sitting at 3.19 a gallon here in Ohio

It is currently at $2.89 here in VA, but hat can change overnight.

barebonedvitz · 05-06-2007, 02:22 AM

damnnnn u guys are lucky! it's about 3.30+ for 87 here

GuySmily · 05-06-2007, 03:40 AM

Funny you mentioned the door locks/windows. I noticed that the locks especially seemed really odd. LuckilyMy girlfriend's Yaris has power so we don't have to deal with it. However, even the power stuff is wierd, because the passenger door doesn't have a lock switch. Instead, the passenger has to reach down next to the aux jack...

I'm spending the night in SF tonight, and the gas station by the hotel is 3.89 for regular. Thank god we'll be able to make it back to Sac before we need to fill up again.

Quatro · 05-06-2007, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

only 2.93 a gallon in Texas? still sitting at 3.19 a gallon here in Ohio

$3.79 for regular here in west LA.

91 runs you about four bucks... 3.99 9/10 to be exact.

Typer73 · 05-06-2007, 12:09 PM

Ya'll bring it on down to Georgia... still "just" $2.799 per gallon.

Mead · 05-06-2007, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quatro

$3.79 for regular here in west LA.

91 runs you about four bucks... 3.99 9/10 to be exact.

I lived in WLA for 7 years

, near Wilshire and Bundy. I miss the WLA-SM vibe... $3.79 a gallon that's crazy

Mead · 05-06-2007, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by blacksan

The remainder of my family is in New Bruanfels. I am TX by relation, but not birth.

I've only lived in TX about a year, personally I don't get the texan thing, people here are REALLY pround of their state, flags everywhere. People are super friendly especially away from pretentous DFW, the weather.... that's another thread LOL

05-05-2007, 09:13 PM	#1
Mead Drives: BSP Yaris LB 2007 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LBC Posts: 315	driving impressions I love my little black Yaris LB, I've had 6 cars in my 15 years of driving, from Wranglers to Mercedes, 90s civics, Mustang v8s lately I've owned convertibles exclusively and I can say no car is perfect BUT the Yaris... considering it's price point and fuel efficiency, design, quality, ride and comfort is very very impressive. I showed it to my car designer friends and they were . The interior is very stylish, yes some interior bits feel thin but the door (tho big) feels solid and 'thumps' like a lexus. at first I thought the door is too big but opening it feels weighty and very 'safe'. The door handle actuator feels robust. I perused the honda lot and most of their door handles feel hollow and a bit cheap. (dunno why I have so much to write about the door ) ok the insider of the door , my criticisms is the door lock switch, it's not finger friendly, secondly the off-the-shelf window crank doesn't match the interior design, luckly its out of the way... speaking of the crank it gets in the way of a bottle water if one is in the holder.

05-05-2007, 11:22 PM	#7
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	only 2.93 a gallon in Texas? still sitting at 3.19 a gallon here in Ohio __________________

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spkrman Banned View User's Garage Drives: 1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 2 Posts: 1,476	I drink alot of water, and thought that bottle holder would be handy, but in practice its way out of the way and difficult to get to with my big legs... particularly in the seating position the steering wheel puts me in. It has its quirks, but agreed, sweet car :)

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GuySmily Drives: 2005 Toyota MR2 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 158	Funny you mentioned the door locks/windows. I noticed that the locks especially seemed really odd. LuckilyMy girlfriend's Yaris has power so we don't have to deal with it. However, even the power stuff is wierd, because the passenger door doesn't have a lock switch. Instead, the passenger has to reach down next to the aux jack... I'm spending the night in SF tonight, and the gas station by the hotel is 3.89 for regular. Thank god we'll be able to make it back to Sac before we need to fill up again.

05-06-2007, 12:09 PM	#13
Typer73 Tired of the Stars! View User's Garage Drives: '07 Meteorite LB Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NE GA Posts: 281	Ya'll bring it on down to Georgia... still "just" $2.799 per gallon.