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Old 06-25-2018, 12:53 AM   #1
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New here...First Yaris.

Hey all,
I bought my first Yaris this week. I'm familiar with them though, having drove an 07 hatch for a few months on a courier route. When looking for a replacement for my 07 G5 I was told to get a Yaris for this line of work as their reliability is proven.

I found a 2009 Sedan with the power package. CC, PW, PL, TS, keyless entry, and nice microfiber-ish seats. It's a 5 speed with 176k. I drive around 2,400 miles a week. I'm hoping to get this car as close to 500k on the stock engine and clutch. Both of which are still as strong as they should be.

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Old 06-25-2018, 12:00 PM   #2
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Old 06-25-2018, 04:56 PM   #3
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Old 06-26-2018, 01:28 AM   #4
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Old 06-26-2018, 05:24 AM   #5
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Welcome. You chose well with the Yaris.

You might well need the clutch replaced before you hit 500K but it will take it like a champ i'm sure. I'm glad I'm not driving 2500 miles a week anymore. I did it for 14 months. Not again. haha
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Old 06-27-2018, 05:19 AM   #6
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Welcome. You chose well with the Yaris.

You might well need the clutch replaced before you hit 500K but it will take it like a champ i'm sure. I'm glad I'm not driving 2500 miles a week anymore. I did it for 14 months. Not again. haha
The clutch is strong as of right now. (About to hit 177k.) I figured on replacing at about 250k-ish. Who knows, maybe it will go further than that. I baby the car. My last 3 fill ups have been right at 39.7-9 mpg mixed. I drove a couple hundred miles straight at 75mph tonight, so I'm hoping to see 40-41 out of this tank.

I need to get into the habit of shifting at a little higher rpm. I often find myself short shifting and lugging the car around. Just used to the power/torque of my old car I guess.

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Old 06-27-2018, 09:05 PM   #7
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hell yeah nice purchase. My clutch started going soft at 120k...however I do beat it up on the regular & I upgraded to a higher capacity ACT unit
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Old 06-29-2018, 05:08 AM   #8
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Nice. Going on 8 years with my Yaris and not one problem, thus far. Good luck, 40mpg.
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Old 07-01-2018, 01:07 AM   #9
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hell yeah nice purchase. My clutch started going soft at 120k...however I do beat it up on the regular & I upgraded to a higher capacity ACT unit
How was the install? I've done a couple Honda's. I assume it would be a little tougher with the Yaris being a smaller car. I'm very mechanically inclined, however extremely busy. I would have to do it in one day. Possible?

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Old 07-01-2018, 03:02 AM   #10
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How was the install? I've done a couple Honda's. I assume it would be a little tougher with the Yaris being a smaller car. I'm very mechanically inclined, however extremely busy. I would have to do it in one day. Possible?

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I did it in a few hours on my 1.0 hatchback. I thought it was pretty easy. Only major hiccups were the lower ball joints being seized in the control arms. I had to take the upper bolts out that pinch the strut to the knuckle. Meaning i had to get the tracking adjusted afterwards.

The rear engine mount. Specifically the through bolt into the subframe was a BITCH. Impact wouldn't shift it. A meter breaker bar with a cheater backwards and forwards and lots of homebrew penetrating fluid.

I'm sure the engine bay is a little tighter with a 1.5 4 cylinder than a 1.0 3 cylinder so getting the gearbox in and out would probably be a little more troublesome.

Depending on where you live, you might be one of those lucky people where the cars don't rust and hand tools will do everything.

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Old 07-13-2018, 01:57 AM   #11
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I did it in a few hours on my 1.0 hatchback. I thought it was pretty easy. Only major hiccups were the lower ball joints being seized in the control arms. I had to take the upper bolts out that pinch the strut to the knuckle. Meaning i had to get the tracking adjusted afterwards.

The rear engine mount. Specifically the through bolt into the subframe was a BITCH. Impact wouldn't shift it. A meter breaker bar with a cheater backwards and forwards and lots of homebrew penetrating fluid.

I'm sure the engine bay is a little tighter with a 1.5 4 cylinder than a 1.0 3 cylinder so getting the gearbox in and out would probably be a little more troublesome.

Depending on where you live, you might be one of those lucky people where the cars don't rust and hand tools will do everything.

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Old 07-13-2018, 04:12 AM   #12
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