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Old 09-06-2013, 02:13 PM   #37
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Yeah, I don't know they didn't do something similar.. :/
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Old 09-06-2013, 02:43 PM   #38
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Entertaining read.
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Old 09-06-2013, 02:56 PM   #39
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Well if I met him or her, I'd let them know that their additional cooling inlet is letting dirt and rainwater into my engine bay mucking it all up!
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Old 09-06-2013, 02:57 PM   #40
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Post #1 claims a "whole half inch gap".

Is there a picture of that? I think 1/8" to 1/4" is the norm.
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Old 09-06-2013, 10:34 PM   #41
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It is an ugly body line. It does not belong there even if it was 1/8" wide. A longer hood would look a lot better. Screw the pedestrians!
I wish the hood was longer and higher. I find way too much road debris bounces up and right on to my windshield.
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Old 09-07-2013, 12:17 AM   #42
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I wish the hood was longer and higher. I find way too much road debris bounces up and right on to my windshield.
That's what the wipers are for...

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Old 09-07-2013, 01:11 AM   #43
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Old 09-07-2013, 08:35 AM   #44
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Complaining about a tiny gap in the hood? Seriously....you all need to find something else to do with your spare time.
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Old 09-07-2013, 12:58 PM   #45
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I'm glad someone agrees with me. I just took a look at that MAMMOTH gap myself!!! It measures less than 3/16" and looks no different that any other car I checked.

I stand by what I said earlier. Most of you need to find something more important to do with your spare time.

Another reason I find myself here on this forum less and less.
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Old 09-07-2013, 11:39 PM   #46
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I think most of the women in my life and my past (family, friends, and ex-girlfriends) would say that I am one of if not the least sexist male they have ever known. That said.....the meanderings of this thread.....It's a guy thing .
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Old 09-07-2013, 11:42 PM   #47
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The gap in the hood doesn't matter to me, but I disagree with your sentiment on this one.
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Old 09-08-2013, 12:30 AM   #48
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I'm glad someone agrees with me. I just took a look at that MAMMOTH gap myself!!! It measures less than 3/16" and looks no different that any other car I checked.

I stand by what I said earlier. Most of you need to find something more important to do with your spare time.

Another reason I find myself here on this forum less and less.
must be nice. I never really bothered to measure before, but because of this thread I decided to go ahead and do it. My gap is 5/8". As I have said before it very well could be due to sag from over the years. If you don't like the discussion then move on to another instead of complaining about someone else's complaints. Since the Yaris came out in NA even though folks have loved it they have been known to call out flaws. There really are plenty of corners that Toyota cut in the name of "cheap" that other manufacturers have not with the Yaris hence the reason in reviews it has been beaten out every year since the 07 model hit our shores. It is just the nature of the beast.
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Old 09-08-2013, 01:48 AM   #49
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I think most of the women in my life and my past (family, friends, and ex-girlfriends) would say that I am one of if not the least sexist male they have ever known. That said.....the meanderings of this thread.....It's a guy thing .
Also (and you may not share this view), I think if you asked most women if there are more things that guys are picky about that make the eyes of women roll or more things that women are picky about that make the eyes of guys roll, that most women would agree that the latter is the case/true.....and I'd bet my last dollar that most guys think the latter is the case/true (although SOME might hesitate to confirm this).
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Old 09-08-2013, 01:41 PM   #50
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I'm pretty sure they did it for the pedestrian impact standards.

I think this is the reason for the blunt nose and high hood that everything seems to have now.
I agree. Government standards... and I don't mind it at all.






It gives the bumper some free movement before bending the hood. My hood has a really nice snug fitting rubber weatherstrip.
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Old 09-08-2013, 02:48 PM   #51
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I also feel that how prominent the gap appears to be varies with the color of the specific car
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Old 09-08-2013, 04:28 PM   #52
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I agree. Government standards... and I don't mind it at all.




It gives the bumper some free movement before bending the hood. My hood has a really nice snug fitting rubber weatherstrip.
Your hood is the same as mine Tooter - Very minimal gap...must be a second generation Yaris thing (with the big gap)
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Old 09-08-2013, 04:34 PM   #53
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Your hood is the same as mine Tooter - Very minimal gap...must be a second generation Yaris thing (with the big gap)
I thought I'd never see the day when I'd say that 3rd gen styling was better than 2nd gen in any way!
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Old 09-08-2013, 06:42 PM   #54
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One of the things that attracted me to the Yaris in the first place, was it's almost cartoonish type front end look, something like a Pixar Cars kinda thing. That said, I now have an idea of what to call the hood gap, it's now a uni-brow!

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