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04-02-2010, 02:53 AM | #19 | |
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Just to be clear. This forum is a virtual community for people with a common interest, the Yaris. Nobody said anything about like-minded individuals ; there is a bit of a difference As a matter of fact, the personalities and backgrounds of the people on this board are literally all over the map. You can't expect people to just think alike or shut up. However, we do ask that you all puuuuleeeeez all try to make an effort to get along. People will and do disagree on a lot of issues, and are free to debate with each other (isn't it what forums like this one are for, as well?) so long as the debates stays civil Enuff said. - - - Brian, you knew that snide comment was gonna raise some trouble in the thread right? *sigh* |
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04-02-2010, 03:35 AM | #20 |
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ok sorry Dad "tomato"
come on jclo3313,TK & BailOut kiss and make up |
04-02-2010, 12:05 PM | #21 |
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All,
While I stand by the sentiment of my first post in this thread I realize that I could have and should have gotten it across in a much less incendiary manner. For that I apologize and will work to check myself more thoroughly in the future. It is worth noting that most of the responses to me were just as, if not even more, incendiary than my own post. This is a clear indicator that many of us need to calm down and make an effort to be more kind to each other.
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04-02-2010, 03:49 PM | #22 | |
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But I've heard it's been closed for a while, due to landslides. Do you know if any progress has been made on clearing the roads?!? Cheers! M2
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04-02-2010, 07:05 PM | #23 |
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04-02-2010, 07:23 PM | #24 |
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In so far as I know the road is good to go. Let me know when you would like to do run on the Dragon.
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04-02-2010, 07:48 PM | #25 |
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LOL
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04-02-2010, 07:48 PM | #26 |
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It doesn't handle as well around turns as most people make it out to be on this forum either. My last car that I spent 3000.00 on could handle turns at almost double the speed my Yaris does. I guess its not really fair to compare based on something like price point and used vs. new but still.
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04-02-2010, 07:58 PM | #27 | |
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Don't get me wrong I do like my Yaris I am just aware of negatives as much as positives. |
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04-02-2010, 08:08 PM | #28 |
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Mine came with 205/40/17 Pirelli P-Zero Nero's and I've added chassis bars, front, mid and rear. Mine is fun. Is it a rally car, well no, but you can still enjoy the car for what it is.
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04-06-2010, 12:46 AM | #29 |
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a little over the top? sorry about that, putting the soap box away now
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04-06-2010, 01:13 AM | #30 |
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barber! lol, look at what u've done!! lol. instead of starting ure car in 3rd, try it in 1st, lol (jksjks)
maybe i drive it hard or i dont have alot to compare it to but not alot of cars pass me. and off the line i'm usually first. yes its not a V6 or V8 (or even has over 110hp) lol, but its fun, keeps me going and safe but keeps me out of trouble too. its peppy.....not sporty. i really find at cruzing speeds when i plan to overtake it jsut makes alot of noise.... lol, but it gets there....eventually, lol. its a yaris, what do u want? lol and oh, FYI, +1 on the supercharger idea. lol, let me know how it goes, plan on doing the same (2 years down the road or so) oh, and here is something my friends made up at work for my car (canadian RS model), they jsut couldn't figure out what RS ment and i wouldn't tell them, so they came up with RS meaning Really slow.....lol, (instead of Rally Sport) lol, i thought it was funny and felt i should share, lol. and really, i'm sorry, its reality (kinda)
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04-06-2010, 05:00 AM | #31 | |
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04-06-2010, 12:11 PM | #32 | |
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04-06-2010, 12:13 PM | #33 |
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we drove a diesel smart car right before a 5spd yaris....yaris felt like it had a million hp
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But I'd never trade the fuel efficiency and the quiet, comfortable, smooth, precise ride that the Yaris offers. Oh yeah, it puts that bike of mine to shame in corners too :) |
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04-06-2010, 04:25 PM | #35 |
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I do drive slower than I used to do, I used to routinely drive 90 mph on my 87 Chevy Sprint when I was on the interstate. I was always the first one out of the stoplight.
I'm happy with the performance of my Yaris so far. It has more acceleration than my 91 Civic had, which means that changing lanes in rush hour is easier. With the Civic, I would see an open spot, but often couldn't quite accelerate enough to take advantage of it. Plus, when I get on the freeway going home from work, the on-ramp goes uphill. My Civic really struggled with that. With my Yaris, the lane changes are much easier, and going uphill with it is no problem. I didn't buy my Yaris for performance, I bought it based on price, gas mileage and reliability. But it performs to my satisfaction, I'm happier with it than I expected. It feels big (I drive the sedan, haven't looked at the hatchback much). Maybe it's because the seat is higher than I am used to. I thought it would take a lot of getting used to, but I got used to it fast. |
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If you want highway power like you never felt in you Yar before, try this oil filter combo:
M1 AFE 0w-30 and a BOSCH/Purolator filter with filtech media. Something about this combo puts the VVTI in the highway performance zone - feels like 20 more HP! IDK why but this combo is the POWER combo. |
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