My Yaris just turned 400,000 miles in 3yrs 6mths.

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

I sure hope your not a pilot

LOL.....I'm j/k Mad Dog. I understand where you're coming from with the whole preventive maintenance thing. I will attend to my fluids in the very near future though.

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

Why should you get your brakes checked? Are you kidding? You've done over 400,000mi and said that you have no idea what % pad you have left, for all you know you could be running piston onto rotor.

Also brake fluid, like most automotive fluids dont last forever http://www.aa1car.com/library/bfluid.htm.

Rather than you be invovled in a crash because you could not stop your vehicle due to brake failure i'd rather you have your brakes looked at. It would be a heavy burden to wear if you killed or injured someone and also your insurance policy probably states in it somewhere (assuming you have insurance, no offense intended) that you must keep your car roadworthy to be covered by the policy.

He said "why check them ASAP?" Because he plans on changing the pads this week. Same reason that you wouldn't check your oil level when you're about to go for an oil change anyway.

Also, it isn't like he hasn't checked once in 400K. In past threads, he has made it clear that they were checked periodically and it was determined that the pads had very little wear since it was 98% highway miles requiring no brakes.

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

That's amazing!

I did a bit on his car in last August.

http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...-miles-on.html

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine(taken from the above link)

"....he explains that maintenance has been standard...."

It's 4:20am where I am and I can't be bothered going out to my car to get my service manual, but I’m pretty sure you need to have your fluids (other than just engine oil) changed at regular ("standard") intervals.

[Kal-El]

So Trini... when are you going to post up a video?

Also, do you have exterior shots following the paint job you just got?

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

So Trini... when are you going to post up a video?

Also, do you have exterior shots following the paint job you just got?

Video in this article by Thirty-Nine. http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...-miles-on.html

[*MAD DOG*]

Oh and trini_per4mance don't get me wrong, i'm glad of your achievement, just would not want you to come to grief that's all.

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

So Trini... when are you going to post up a video?

Also, do you have exterior shots following the paint job you just got?

Yes, I do Kal-E. Soon! Very soon!

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

Oh and trini_per4mance don't get me wrong, i'm glad of your achievement, just would not want you to come to grief that's all.

Thanx for your concerns Mad Dog. But, I don't think I would have accomplished 400k miles if I didn't know how to maintain my vehicle properly Believe me, my Yaris is my BABY! Any little noise or anything out of the ordinary gets taken care of immediately.

[*MAD DOG*]

The video shows you doing 119MPH on i95. The speed limit would be 55mph right? You drive (400mi a day) for a living, would'nt you want to keep your license?

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

Video in this article by Thirty-Nine. http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...-miles-on.html

It's the 400K milestone video I'm waiting for. That is for the 354K.

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

The video shows you doing 119MPH on i95. The speed limit would be 55mph right? You drive (400mi a day) for a living, would'nt you want to keep your license?

It's actually 65mph. and I only did it to show the reliability after 350k miles.

[Altitude]

A bit of a side note. Yesterday, for the first time, I saw a Toyota commercial that featured the Yaris. They were touting the Prius and followed it up with a silver Yaris HB. Yay!

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

The video shows you doing 119MPH on i95. The speed limit would be 55mph right? You drive (400mi a day) for a living, would'nt you want to keep your license?

Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

It's actually 65mph. and I only did it to show the reliability after 350k miles.

Tell that to the judge....

"I hereby sentance you to 3 years of license suspension with conviction and a fine of blah blah blah"

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

It's the 400K milestone video I'm waiting for. That is for the 354K.

Kal-E, you making it sound like the 400k video is going to be spectacular. But, it's just a couple minutes long. I had to deal with the glare from the sun and try and make the best of it. But, I'll post it soon.

[Lucas13]

I change my brake fluid every two years, I drive around 17.000 a year not as much as you, but after the brake fluid is replaced I can feel a huge difference on my brakes as well in my clutch pedal, believe me is worth it!!!

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

Kal-E, you making it sound like the 400k video is going to be spectacular. But, it's just a couple minutes long. I had to deal with the glare from the sun and try and make the best of it. But, I'll post it soon.

Not at all. It simply serves as proof to the doubters out there. Don't worry, I'm not looking for excitement.

[trini_per4mance]

Originally Posted by Lucas13

I change my brake fluid every two years, I drive around 17.000 a year not as much as you, but after the brake fluid is replaced I can feel a huge difference on my brakes as well in my clutch pedal, believe me is worth it!!!

I'm gonna install a steel braided clutch line when I change the clutch. I hope it makes a difference in the pedal pressure.

[Astroman]

This car never ceases to amaze me!