You know you've had the Yaris too long when...

[Yaris Hilton]

My Yaris sedan gets better mileage than I normally got with either my 1963 Panhead FL or my 1985 FLTC, both Big Twin dressers. When very attentive to mileage and keeping the speed down to 55 MPH on long highway rides I could just crack 50 MPG on the '85 Evo. The Pan would get in the low 40s under similar conditions. 65-70 MPH would drop the Evo to the low 40s-high 30s, and the Pan to mid 30s. Neither would get out of the 30s with my normal riding, happily twisting the throttle a lot and grooving on the stereo music from the tailpipes.

[Zaphod]

Big twin bleh ;) I like my little 1200 Sportster just fine.

When I ever get tired of Little Blue, I'll replace him with a Buell XB12.

[Yaris Hilton]

Oh, I like sporties fine. I just don't fit on them.

[Zaphod]

I'm only 6'3", but I have the long leg syndrome. So I went with the engine guard and highway pegs to help that out, and of course forward controls.

I tell you the only thing that worries me about the XB12R is mid controls. I just can't imagine getting used to them after the forward controls.

You should at least put some pictures of the panhead up! I bet it's a heck of a bike. I need to have the bike and Yaris pose together for a garage picture on here :)

[twowheels]

Things I can do in my Yaris that I can't in my Outback
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Come home from the east side and pull a U turn
Drive the wrong way up a row of parking spaces and swing around to get into an empty spot facing the opposite direction
Park sideways when there is less than a full spot for parallel parking
Shift gears while a drink is in the cup holder :-)
Take two drinks along for each passenger
Get 40+ MPG
Store maps and other such stuff
Go an entire oil change w/o topping off the oil
Park in the garage, and STILL have room to walk around the car
Squeeze through tight spaces
Think about what a 'cute' car I'm driving
Feel smug
Recline the back seats! (I just found this one a few days ago!!)
Fold the rear seats down w/o removing the headrests (with the front seat all of the way back)


Things I can do in my Outback that I can't in my Yaris
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Carry loads of bricks
Drive down rutted steep dirt roads with a kayak and two bikes on the roof and camping gear in the rear
Pull a brand new F-350 diesel pickup out of a snowbank
Pass chain controls w/o getting out of the car
Take a shortcut through parking lots (over curbs) when they're designed like a maze
Consistently start out in first gear w/o restarting the engine
Leave the headlight switch in the on position at all times
Carry five passengers (including driver) AND their luggage
Estimate how much fuel is left using the fuel gauge!
Tell how fast the engine is reving for shift points
Span and park over a deep ditch w/ three wheels on the ground and one hanging
Drive it on those rare days when both cars are in use... No way I'm allowed to take the Yaris then.

[Yaris Hilton]

I traded the Panhead for the '85 FLTC. I've got an old pic or two I need to find and scan. The Pan was a total junker when I got it, and really pretty by the time I let it go. Sold the '85 a few years ago when I was fixing up a house and needed the cash. Got off it the wrong way (high sided) 9 years ago and wrapped my right arm behind my head and around my back. I recommend not doing that, if you can avoid it.

[regal]

The Yaris has been offered in the USA for 4 years got another 6 years at leat tilll we can say we've owed one too long.

[DefStarYaris]

I had someone ask me once if my car was highway legal!

I often tell people, "No, not hybrid, just gasoline"

I think it's weird when I can see the hood of another car while I'm driving it.

I haven't found a U-turn yet that the Yaris couldn't beat!

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by yarswiss

I didn't see any other thread like this so here it is! This could also be "You know you're obsessed with the Yaris/You know you're a fan of the Yaris when..."

While driving a more "conventional car" you pull out "too far" into traffic.

Your head moves more than people are accustomed to in a car because "you don't want to be smashed".

You appear "out of nowhere" because folks miss you coming up behind them, you're "too small".

Gene

[etech]

I re-assure my friends before they get into the car, "Trust me, once you get in... you'll have enough room."

[MadMax]

− When you start playing "Slug Yaris" with your kids (an adaption of "Slug Bug," but only hatchbacks)

− When you starting waving at other Yarii (again, only hatchbacks)

− When you seen another Yaris, you immediately start a mental list of the mods on it (or lack thereof)

− When you laugh at all the souped up/riced Civics and Neons for being so “common”

− When you take pictures of your Yaris in front of every interesting thing you see

− When you turn your nose up when you see a Pruis

− When you compute how much less gas your Yaris takes to make the round-trip commute to work as compared to your Jeep

− When you quit computing how much less gas your Yaris takes to make the round-trip commute to work as compared to your Jeep because the monetary difference makes you cringe

− When you realize you can clean the windshield of the car while standing in front of it!

− When you start surfing YarisWorld on your smart phone while on the toilet

Cheers! M2

[Jerkratt]

Originally Posted by etech

I re-assure my friends before they get into the car, "Trust me, once you get in... you'll have enough room."

+11111111111111111111111

[yaris2010RS]

the look on ppl's faces when a yaris unloads 5 ppl :) lol

doing a corner at 90 thats posted 20...... then telling ure friends to do it

when u start to act like its a SUV cuz of its storage space (seats down)

redlining each gear cuz u can and thinking your badass!

[PaddyMac]

Are working on a way to get a D4D across the pound and in your Yaris.

[eTiMaGo]

Originally Posted by MadMax

− When you start playing "Slug Yaris" with your kids (an adaption of "Slug Bug," but only hatchbacks)

− When you starting waving at other Yarii (again, only hatchbacks)

− When you seen another Yaris, you immediately start a mental list of the mods on it (or lack thereof)

− When you laugh at all the souped up/riced Civics and Neons for being so “common”

− When you take pictures of your Yaris in front of every interesting thing you see

− When you turn your nose up when you see a Pruis

− When you compute how much less gas your Yaris takes to make the round-trip commute to work as compared to your Jeep

− When you quit computing how much less gas your Yaris takes to make the round-trip commute to work as compared to your Jeep because the monetary difference makes you cringe

− When you realize you can clean the windshield of the car while standing in front of it!

− When you start surfing YarisWorld on your smart phone while on the toilet

Cheers! M2

LOL you got all those perfect

[SpaceShot]

When you are amazed and baffled about why it was so hard to break 40+ Mpg on your commute. (when you first purchased)

[CtrlAltDefeat]

...when you sit and read this whole thread and wish there were more.
...when you agree with and do most of them.
...when you are almost late coming back from lunch because you are trying to think of some to add.
...when you spot modified Yari with the enthusiasm most people reserve for Ferrari's and Lamborghini's.
...when your "just won the lottery" fantasy involves what fantastic mods you would do to your Yaris, rather than getting rid of it and buying something else.
...when you have owned your Yaris for years, and still admire it when you catch sight of it or when looking over your shoulder walking away from it.

[matanfr]

..when people driving at the freeway with windows open at 70 miles an hour look at your car and ask "how much will you sell it for me?"
..when you have mazda3 from your work for half a month and you are eager to drive the yaris instead.
..when you look at member's rides in yarisworld and microimage and get jealous!
..when you look at all the accessories to the yaris people have abroad and you can hardly import here a decent floor mats without selling your kidney.
..looking at people's faces at the supermarket when your fill up a yaris with 2 shopping carts and still have a place for 2.
..when you are filling your tank once every 2 weeks
..when you see a yaris with a dent or a broken side mirror and curse the hell out of the people who did the damage..
..when you give it a name.
..when YOUR GIRLFRIEND calls it by it's name instead of "the car"..
..when your mother prefers to drive it instead!