Toyota Recalls

[eht13]

Updated FAQ's for the US HERE

[Hershey]

2009 and 2010 PONTIAC is now added to the list .CHINA and EUROPE are have been notified for recalls too .

[Twistoffate0817]

Hello, today I went to buy a honda civic, due to im sort of unsatisfied with my yaris, and I hate to report that the yaris is worth way less then before toyota started having issues. The salesman basically told me im screwed now, due to toyotas recalls. So stick with your cars for a long time :)

[marcus]

that dealers know s%$T... yaris is not even affected since yaris still made in japan..

[BuildCode]

Of course the HONDA salesperson told you your Toyota is worth less!

[marcus]

not affected are Toyota Prius, Tacoma, Sienna, Venza, Solara, Yaris, 4Runner, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, Highlander hybrids and Camry hybrids

[UTVitz]

Any reason to low ball a person on their trade I say. Sell it private party or prepare to give it up for whole sale. And from everything I've read so far the cars with Japenese Denso parts are perfectly fine. Just some little connection wearing out prematurely from CTS-US built components in the floor pedal.

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by UTVitz

Any reason to low ball a person on their trade I say.

QFT.

[specialeducator]

Actually, I am planning on sticking with my car a long time. That's the reason I bought a Toyota.

[ozmdd]

Originally Posted by specialeducator

Actually, I am planning on sticking with my car a long time. That's the reason I bought a Toyota.

Best idea of all, and most financially-sound. No car payment for 5 or 6 years after the loan is paid is super-sweet!

[ozmdd]

Twist...you went to buy a civic when you have an 09 Yaris? Yeah, the salesman thinks he's got an easy mark, I'm afraid. And "yes", your value will appear to suck on a 1-year old car. You are smack dab in the worst possible spot for depreciation. After a couple more years, your depreciation will level-off when many other cars continue to drop. Of course, the Yaris is an economy car at heart, and will never have high resale, other than compared to similar market vehicles. Even Mini Coopers and Prius' take a big hit at resale in the first 2 years, and they are high on the supply/demand curve.

Take a look at what Echo's are selling for in the US used market. I found that they were about a grand higher than most 2000-01 Econo-boxes (Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, Chevy, Ford, etc.) In about 8-10 years, your Yaris will have good value because it will still run well and be reliable while much of the competition in this segment will be worth $1500-$2000. Yaris might be closer to $3K. You didn't really expect to get more than 75% of what you paid after a year, I hope.

Always plan on eating 40% of what you pay for a new car. The trick is to be 100% paid off by the time that 40% mark rolls around (usually about 3 years), then sell privately and reinvest in another car. With some cars you get lucky and get a little more for it, but the key is to pay it off in 3 years. That's the highest point on the resale curve, relative to cost and value.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by ozmdd

Twist...you went to buy a civic when you have an 09 Yaris? Yeah, the salesman thinks he's got an easy mark, I'm afraid. And "yes", your value will appear to suck on a 1-year old car. You are smack dab in the worst possible spot for depreciation..

Lot of people never realize that depreciation is real money leaving your pocket,trading a new car after just 1 year in this particular case will cost the owner around $4000 for the Yaris and another $4-$5k depreciation on the HondaI'll guarantee if the OP was dealing in real cash instead of plastic, paperwork and monthly payments the wisdom of this move might be more apparent.

[bzinn 1]

yeah anyone selling a toyota now is gonna get screwed,bad idea,should of kept it and enjoyed it......but if not happy with car then hey perhaps it was not right for you.

[yarisugi]

[Hershey]

HONDA dealers don't like to give good trade ins or discounts . It's the car that sells itself . Thats why we buy TOYOTAs . More chance of a dealer discount and the TOYO rebates that go along with good trade in value . Otherwise we'd have a HONDA by now . Last , HONDA dealers act like they're doing you a favor or just ignore you when in their showroom or on the lot . Can't always judge a book by its cover .

[Black Yaris]

best trade in is always at the dealer of said model being traded in

[toyo]

sell your yaris elsewhere, don't believe everything a salesperson says, you should be ok lol

seriously, sell it on your own and then get the honda

[SilverBack]