Bought a Yaris

[happywanderer]

Well.
I'm a Ford guy. I have been for a long time. I've bought 4 new fords in the past 14 years. And I was set to buy a new Ford Fiesta (cool little car). But I didn't.

I bought a Yaris. 09 2dr lb, manual, sky blue. I got it used at $2000 under KBB from a Ford Dealership. Only had 24,000 miles on it.

I must say, I love this little car. It was the base model with winter package and ABS. So - no power locks/windows and no tacho. I like simplicity.

I installed a tacho (thanks to DIY posts on this forum for that).

My first fill-up yielded an impressive 36.38mpg in city driving. And that was with a lot of (hadn't driven a stick in 10 years). I was doing DFCO whenever I could but not really doing any other hypermiling techniques. (again thanks to this forum for DFCO).

Anyway. Next mod is going to be the stereo (for better iPod control and sound). Then I'll worry about swapping all bulbs to LEDs (blue LEDs in the cabin for a cooler look). :)

Love this little car. Who would have thought...