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CTScott · 04-19-2009, 10:59 PM

I just came back from a Caribbean cruise that departed from Puerto Rico and hit St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, and Barbados. I was amazed with how many Yaris/Vitz/Belta I saw throughout the trip. My wife and kids were amazed that I could get so excited about seeing Yaris's while on vacation.

On Puerto Rico, we rented a car to kill a few hours between the time we landed in San Juan, and when we could board our ship. In 4 hours of driving around, I saw hundreds of liftbacks and sedans. I saw 4 liftback colors there that I have never seen before in person: Dark metallic green (photo below from the Hertz rental car lot), orange, light blue metallic, and navy blue.

On St. Thomas, I also saw quite a few liftbacks and sedans. I saw one orange one and one of the light blue ones there as well. Here's a silver one I snapped a picture of there:

On St. Maarten / St. Martin we took a bus from the Dutch side to the French side and saw quite a few as well. I only saw red, white and silver liftbacks there:

On Antigua, I only saw a couple of sedans, but our time on land was short there, as we spent most of the day snorkeling various shipwreck and reef sites from a boat.

On St. Lucia, I saw lots of sedans, but only one liftback (a silver one that was for sale in front of a banana plantation)

Finally, on Barbados, they were Vitz and Belta, rather than Yaris like on the other islands. I saw lots of sedans, and a handful of liftbacks, including this copper metallic one (different from the flat orange seen on Puerto Rico and St. Thomas). This copper Vitz had just been unloaded from a ship along with a couple of sedans and various other make/models of cars:

MadMax · 04-19-2009, 11:10 PM

Nice pics!

And don't feel bad about getting excited about seeing Yarii, I was the same way last January when I was in Germany, Austria and the UK! I snapped several pics of Yarii that I saw, and even went hunting for brochures but I was only able to find an Austrian one!

Cheers! M2

jdinrc · 04-19-2009, 11:16 PM

If they had that green in the USDM, that's what I would have got!

CTScott · 04-19-2009, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdinrc

If they had that green in the USDM, that's what I would have got!

The green was really sharp. I shot that one with my iphone, so the color saturation wasn't great.

edmcc · 04-19-2009, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdinrc

If they had that green in the USDM, that's what I would have got!

Me too!

eTiMaGo · 04-20-2009, 12:42 AM

yarrrr!!! (sorry, had to say it)

cool pics!

DefStarYaris · 04-20-2009, 02:50 AM

Oh man, I REALLY like that green one.

I want it.

dallas · 04-21-2009, 12:41 AM

I'll take the Landrover.

04-19-2009, 10:59 PM	#1
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	Yaris of the Caribbean I just came back from a Caribbean cruise that departed from Puerto Rico and hit St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, and Barbados. I was amazed with how many Yaris/Vitz/Belta I saw throughout the trip. My wife and kids were amazed that I could get so excited about seeing Yaris's while on vacation. On Puerto Rico, we rented a car to kill a few hours between the time we landed in San Juan, and when we could board our ship. In 4 hours of driving around, I saw hundreds of liftbacks and sedans. I saw 4 liftback colors there that I have never seen before in person: Dark metallic green (photo below from the Hertz rental car lot), orange, light blue metallic, and navy blue. On St. Thomas, I also saw quite a few liftbacks and sedans. I saw one orange one and one of the light blue ones there as well. Here's a silver one I snapped a picture of there: On St. Maarten / St. Martin we took a bus from the Dutch side to the French side and saw quite a few as well. I only saw red, white and silver liftbacks there: On Antigua, I only saw a couple of sedans, but our time on land was short there, as we spent most of the day snorkeling various shipwreck and reef sites from a boat. On St. Lucia, I saw lots of sedans, but only one liftback (a silver one that was for sale in front of a banana plantation) Finally, on Barbados, they were Vitz and Belta, rather than Yaris like on the other islands. I saw lots of sedans, and a handful of liftbacks, including this copper metallic one (different from the flat orange seen on Puerto Rico and St. Thomas). This copper Vitz had just been unloaded from a ship along with a couple of sedans and various other make/models of cars:

04-20-2009, 12:42 AM	#6
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	yarrrr!!! (sorry, had to say it) cool pics! __________________ 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...

04-20-2009, 02:50 AM	#7
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MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Nice pics! And don't feel bad about getting excited about seeing Yarii, I was the same way last January when I was in Germany, Austria and the UK! I snapped several pics of Yarii that I saw, and even went hunting for brochures but I was only able to find an Austrian one! Cheers! M2

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