Why people choose a 5dr Liftback instead of a Sedan?? - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

60 Somethings · 12-14-2006, 09:31 PM

When I was a teenager, NOBODY drove a 4dr sedan unless it was their parents car!!! and........2dr Coupes were better than 2 dr sedans!!! Then came 2dr hardtops (circa 1954-55) and they became the hot ticket.

Guess it stuck, because we still prefer the LB. A sedan is a sedan. Not having any kids also helps, although our daughter survived riding on the shelf behind the seats in our '74 Alfa Spider - grossly illegal today!

eTiMaGo · 12-14-2006, 09:45 PM

no such thing as a sedan version here

Although we do have the Vios, which you could consider a sedan equivalent of a Yaris here, same engine, same platform too I believe, but the interior is much different.

It's a decent car, but the one thing that will always turn me away is that they used Britney Spears for the advertising when it first came out, and that will always and forever put a black mark on this car for me. No offense to Britney fans.

And anyway yeah hatches are a lot sportier and versatile

ChinoCharles · 12-14-2006, 10:00 PM

I don't know why... maybe it is my "American-ness." I just don't think a hatch that small should have four doors.

Its... just... unnatural.

Having said that, I am partial to the five door liftbacks. I would never own one (I am a single 21 year old male... two doors is plenty, don't want her to think I'm ready to use a third!) but I took Siphon mag into work today and all my boys I work with who have been teasing about my tiny ass car were taken aback by the five door s/c Blitz Yaris... but mostly about the fact that there is a 5 door version in existence. It does make the car a lot more practical.

ECHOKnight2000 · 12-14-2006, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DorytheYaris

She tells me that my Blazing Blue Metallic liftback is ugly, but she honestly needs to get her eyes checked!

She really does need her eyes checked...that would be the color I get when or if I got a Yaris hatch. I like that color a lot, and it seems fitting with a funky looking car.

DorytheYaris · 12-15-2006, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ECHOKnight2000

She really does need her eyes checked...that would be the color I get when or if I got a Yaris hatch. I like that color a lot, and it seems fitting with a funky looking car.

I agree! My second choice would've been Meteorite Metallic. Polar White is pretty nice but it's too hard to keep clean. I've owned white, black, and silver cars before my Yaris and I fell in love with this blue!

Andrew Chalmers · 12-15-2006, 10:44 AM

I like hatchbacks and think they're the best way to design a compact car. Never understood compact cars with a trunk, because a hatchback can generally give you more luggage flexibility without sacrificing passenger space when you're not lugging boxes (assuming both designs within the same vehicle length).

Over time, I've also grown to dislike the Yaris sedan... in the few times I've sat in the back, I've wondered why did the vehicle have a trunk? Because there could have been so much more space in the passenger compartment given its length... but that's just me... I'll only want a trunk in a large luxury sedan...

boris13 · 12-15-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 60 Somethings

When I was a teenager, NOBODY drove a 4dr sedan unless it was their parents car!!! and........2dr Coupes were better than 2 dr sedans!!! Then came 2dr hardtops (circa 1954-55) and they became the hot ticket.

Exactly. To me, sedan = stodgy.

punch · 12-15-2006, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KSIbucky

the sedan is ugly

Nice way to make enemies, ass

BMGYaris · 12-15-2006, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by punch

Nice way to make enemies, ass

COME on boss. He only said that he thinks sedan's are ugly, thats his buisness. it sounds like you are the one with a bit of a problem if someone having a negative opinion about a car design is worth being enemies with him

KittenRD · 12-15-2006, 07:01 PM

You can fit more in a hatchback!

Black Yaris · 12-15-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KSIbucky

the sedan is ugly

I second that

Typer73 · 12-15-2006, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by boris13

Exactly. To me, sedan = stodgy.

I'll second your second! Only had 1 4-door car which I drove for over 10 years. The only time I used the back doors was when the front doors were frozen shut. Hope to NEVER have more than 3 doors again!

Yaris · 12-15-2006, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KittenRD

You can fit more in a hatchback!

That is very true. I was able to fit a fridge from Costco thru the hatch. Try that in a sedan.

punch · 12-16-2006, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BMGYaris

COME on boss. He only said that he thinks sedan's are ugly, thats his buisness. it sounds like you are the one with a bit of a problem if someone having a negative opinion about a car design is worth being enemies with him

Well as far as i'm concerned he, and the others just called my yaris ugly!

punch · 12-16-2006, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KittenRD

You can fit more in a hatchback!

not with the seats up, and people sitting in them

punch · 12-16-2006, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Chalmers

I like hatchbacks and think they're the best way to design a compact car. Never understood compact cars with a trunk, because a hatchback can generally give you more luggage flexibility without sacrificing passenger space when you're not lugging boxes (assuming both designs within the same vehicle length).

Over time, I've also grown to dislike the Yaris sedan... in the few times I've sat in the back, I've wondered why did the vehicle have a trunk? Because there could have been so much more space in the passenger compartment given its length... but that's just me... I'll only want a trunk in a large luxury sedan...

it would then be called a station wagon!

regulus · 12-16-2006, 01:04 AM

I like my sedan more than the liftback

to each his own

BMGYaris · 12-16-2006, 03:59 PM

I guess its time for me to throw mine into this thread. Im going to get 3 inch high density foam and 1 1/2 inch memory foam and create a bed in the back with a plastick layer over the top for storing camping stuff or other goods. Then when i go out with my woman we can pull up on the side of the road, lift the hatch and watch the stars, making love with the heater on. Or we can drive down near the beach or a lake and watch the seagulls or geese...again, eventually making love in the back:) Try to do that in a Sedan...its going to be a very different experience. lol. Anyway, then if i could have id have gotten the five door so i wouldnt be embarresed when im taking friends out. but hatch over sedan anyday! alot more romantic possibliities with it!

12-14-2006, 09:31 PM	#19
60 Somethings Old Folks View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB, 2006 4Runner V8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vancouver, USA Posts: 222	When I was a teenager, *NOBODY* drove a 4dr sedan unless it was their parents car!!! and........2dr Coupes were better than 2 dr sedans!!! Then came 2dr hardtops (circa 1954-55) and they became the hot ticket. Guess it stuck, because we still prefer the LB. A sedan is a sedan. Not having any kids also helps, although our daughter survived riding on the shelf behind the seats in our '74 Alfa Spider - grossly illegal today! __________________ We are the proud owners YARI - He's a loaded Silver LB with ATTITUDE!

12-14-2006, 09:45 PM	#20
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	no such thing as a sedan version here Although we do have the Vios, which you could consider a sedan equivalent of a Yaris here, same engine, same platform too I believe, but the interior is much different. It's a decent car, but the one thing that will always turn me away is that they used Britney Spears for the advertising when it first came out, and that will always and forever put a black mark on this car for me. No offense to Britney fans. And anyway yeah hatches are a lot sportier and versatile __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

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12-14-2006, 10:00 PM	#21
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	I don't know why... maybe it is my "American-ness." I just don't think a hatch that small should have four doors. Its... just... unnatural. Having said that, I am partial to the five door liftbacks. I would never own one (I am a single 21 year old male... two doors is plenty, don't want her to think I'm ready to use a third!) but I took Siphon mag into work today and all my boys I work with who have been teasing about my tiny ass car were taken aback by the five door s/c Blitz Yaris... but mostly about the fact that there is a 5 door version in existence. It does make the car a lot more practical.

12-15-2006, 10:44 AM	#24
Andrew Chalmers Drives: NA Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NA Posts: 27	I like hatchbacks and think they're the best way to design a compact car. Never understood compact cars with a trunk, because a hatchback can generally give you more luggage flexibility without sacrificing passenger space when you're not lugging boxes (assuming both designs within the same vehicle length). Over time, I've also grown to dislike the Yaris sedan... in the few times I've sat in the back, I've wondered why did the vehicle have a trunk? Because there could have been so much more space in the passenger compartment given its length... but that's just me... I'll only want a trunk in a large luxury sedan...

12-15-2006, 07:01 PM	#28
KittenRD Drives: Metallic Meteorite Liftback Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Harvard, Massachusetts Posts: 109	You can fit more in a hatchback!

12-16-2006, 01:04 AM	#35
regulus Drives: yaris sedan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: boston Posts: 20	I like my sedan more than the liftback to each his own

12-16-2006, 03:59 PM	#36
BMGYaris Drives: Yaris 3dr Hatchback Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 255	I guess its time for me to throw mine into this thread. Im going to get 3 inch high density foam and 1 1/2 inch memory foam and create a bed in the back with a plastick layer over the top for storing camping stuff or other goods. Then when i go out with my woman we can pull up on the side of the road, lift the hatch and watch the stars, making love with the heater on. Or we can drive down near the beach or a lake and watch the seagulls or geese...again, eventually making love in the back:) Try to do that in a Sedan...its going to be a very different experience. lol. Anyway, then if i could have id have gotten the five door so i wouldnt be embarresed when im taking friends out. but hatch over sedan anyday! alot more romantic possibliities with it!