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05-15-2006, 11:12 PM | #1 |
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It's Final... EPA Estimates
Well, maybe I'm just a little odd, but I've been waiting for the EPA's website to list the fuel economy estimates for the 2007 model year vehicles. They were posted today !!!
Here's the link: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm Enjoy, Ben |
05-15-2006, 11:41 PM | #2 |
Drives: Subaru Impreza Join Date: Apr 2006
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manual:
city:34 hwy:40 auto: city:34 hwy:39 Nope thats not a typo, auto gets the same city gas milage as the manual. |
05-16-2006, 12:42 AM | #3 |
I stay G'd Up
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5 speed is still better
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05-16-2006, 01:00 AM | #4 |
Drives: Ford Taurus...ew yeah i know Join Date: Feb 2006
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the only reason why im not going to be getting the 5 speed is this.
im expecting the yaris to last around 8-10 years, and i think when im 30, i wont look at shifting gears as a fun/nice way to drive, more like a hassel |
05-16-2006, 03:00 AM | #5 |
Only Happy When it Rains
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You sound like your a teenager with that type of post lol.
I didn't even learn to drive a manual till I graduated college. Granted I am 27, but I simply cannot picture myself purchasing an auto unless I had absolutely no choice.
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05-16-2006, 04:10 AM | #6 | |
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PS just turned 31. |
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05-16-2006, 05:20 AM | #7 |
Drives: WRX ,Tacoma and Yaris Join Date: Apr 2006
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I have been driving for 30 years. I still love shifting gears. It makes sense in a yaris hatch.
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05-16-2006, 08:45 AM | #8 |
Drives: Ford Taurus...ew yeah i know Join Date: Feb 2006
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heh, i am a teenager, only 19 here.
im not saying ill be old and feeble, my past two car have been sticks, i drove a civic hatch, and mazda miata. i love them both. but having gone from driving a manual to driving an automatic sedan, ive realized that i can relax alittle more when im driving especially when it's in traffic. |
05-16-2006, 09:22 AM | #9 | |
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My gripe is that majority of cars built are AUTO so the auto option should not be "extra" and the manual (less made) should be the add-on option. Kevin |
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05-16-2006, 10:42 AM | #10 |
5 Stars, Bitches
Drives: Prius, Silver Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2006
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I'm 31 and I wouldn't own the Yaris if I couldn't get it in manual. The manual is a full second faster to 60 than the auto, and the car wouldn't be nearly as fun to drive in an auto.
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05-16-2006, 11:09 AM | #11 |
Old Folks
Drives: 2007 Yaris LB, 2006 4Runner V8 Join Date: May 2006
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At 63, I still prefer a stick-shift - same goes for the wife. A/T on a small car is just too inexact/sloppy/gutless. The only minus with stick would be on steep hills, but there is always the parking brake.
I was only able to test drive an A/T Yaris Sedan before purchase - would have not been happy with it. The stick on our liftback is great. We had to accept an A/T on our 2006 4Runner (no choice anymore, anyway) to get a vehicle with the needed towing capacity. It's A/T does a pretty good job of holding the RPM I want, in the gear I want to be in. Lou |
05-16-2006, 12:59 PM | #12 |
Small cars are a big deal
Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006
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I'd buy an automatic in a heartbeat ... if I had a leg amputated.
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05-16-2006, 03:03 PM | #13 |
Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006
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i'm 32 and still love to drive a stick (that won't change), i think especially with a small car, you want to get as much out of that little engine as you can.
i have driven a few auto yarii and it isn't the same, although, i thought it was still surprisingly peppy |
05-16-2006, 03:32 PM | #14 |
(at nearly 50...) I considered getting a stick 3-door Yaris, but settled on auto. Almost all of my driving is on the Los Angeles freeways and I couldn't imagine all that shifting and clutching.
I'm teaching my 17-year-old son how to drive, and (for him) learning how to drive a stick might swear him off driving for all time. The second gear right below the D3 on the auto is very well placed, ergonomically, and has served brilliantly for downshifting. |
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05-16-2006, 04:09 PM | #15 |
Drives: 2001 Mazda P/U Join Date: Apr 2006
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I knew what the EPA estimates were for the Yaris. Just thought you might like to see what the estimates were for OTHER 2007 vehicles. I think it's interesting.
Ben |
05-16-2006, 07:06 PM | #16 | |
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05-16-2006, 07:13 PM | #17 |
Drives: Yaris Sedan,Pacific Blue Join Date: Mar 2006
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Its still a matter of personal opinion , I prefer the automatic and my Yaris sedan is coming in this week and its an automatic. I prefer them bc of hills, and city where I live the auto is better for me.
But, lets get this topic back to the real deal the Fuel that this little car is going to get me I hope ? :) 39 and 34 is sounding sweeter and sweeter!!! YotaYarisUSA |
05-16-2006, 08:40 PM | #18 |
Drives: Copper-Orange Yaris RS Join Date: Apr 2006
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Hey Film, I felt the same way about getting older when I was in my twenties. There are times when being 55 sucks, but it sure beats the alternative. Actually I am probably in better shape now than when I was 40.
BTW my Yaris RS is a 5-speed, and shifting gears is NEVER a chore in this car. I do NOT have to do much city driving though. |
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