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04-14-2016, 05:57 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2014 Yaris SE Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: NYC
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2 Year Anniversary FE Report
So I took my car in today for the final free ToyotaCare scheduled maintenance. Seems like a good time to reflect on my 2 years of ownership.
As of today I have 14.5K miles on the car and overall I am very pleased with it. I have had no issues attributable to Toyota. (There was one issue with the first ToyotaCare maintenance but that was a dealer fault, not Toyota proper. I used a different dealer after that.) I did have one SLIGHT accident where someone hit me from behind and dislodged the bumper cover. I snapped it back into place. No one would ever know. Also one SLIGHT door ding from some parking lot idiot. About par for the course in NYC. As for mods I have added a TRD rear sway bar and have installed mirror turn signals. Now my car looks like a proper ROTW Yaris. I have tracked my Fuel Economy since my first tank. My overall average to this point is 33.8 MPG. The vast majority of my driving is city stop and go traffic, (not necessarily gridlock but I've had my share of that as well) but I do get on the highway about 2-3 times a month. Also my car is automatic transmission. Pretty good as far as I am concerned. My best tank was 41.2 MPG. That was an all highway trip. My worst tank was 28.8 MPG. That was an all city tank in the dead of winter. I have only had one other tank below 30 MPG and that was also during winter. Love the car. Definitely made the right choice. |
04-14-2016, 06:38 PM | #2 | |
Drives: '15 Yaris SE 5MT Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Arizona (USA)
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On your TRD rear-sway-bar, was it direct "plug-and-play" for your 2014 SE or did you need to buy longer bolts? I recall reading something about that somewhere regarding 2nd vs 3rd gen fitment, but can't remember. I just wanted to know what to expect when I purchase my TRD rear-sway-bar later this month. I would love to have side-mirror turn-signals also, but I'm not sure it's worth the headache to obtain the parts and then try to install and wire-all-up. That should have been standard on the SE, damnit. I don't trust myself around auto electronics. Last edited by Kalispel; 04-14-2016 at 07:07 PM. |
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Drives: 2014 Yaris SE Join Date: Apr 2014
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http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52593 Quote:
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54875 If you do want to give it a try I have the signals and terminal wires for sale here: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55574 Other parts are required as well (as discussed in previous thread). |
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04-14-2016, 09:50 PM | #4 |
Drives: '15 Yaris SE 5MT Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Arizona (USA)
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Thanks for the links!
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