Any unexpectedly high maintenance expenses?

[Sir A.Y. Atoyot]

Originally Posted by rtom

I'm finally getting ready to buy, and I just thought I'd ask if anyone has run into any unexpectedly high service/maintenance items.

After all, one of the main reasons to buy a Yaris is that it should be cheap to run and maintain, right?

I'm planning on doing things like oil changes myself (keeping receipts of course). I saw the Toyota DIY website (http://www.toyotaownersonline.com/pa...rvice/diy.html) which bodes well for me -- I prefer to do things myself if possible.

Any other tips appreciated.

Make sure you know what you want before you buy. It's difficult and expensive to add those power windows, remote locks etc. as an afterthought. It's expensive to buy them from Toyota at the outset, but at least they work, and are well integrated with the rest of the car.