The 1000cc vs 1300cc - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

jayeh · 10-02-2012, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bentjazz

I'm so sick of other countries getting the efficient cars, and the US being left out.

If they thought they could sell them there they would!

Kar98 · 10-08-2012, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Islander

lol, so i take it most of the guys here are just old fuddy duddies looking for the best gas mileage. :p

It sure sounds like it. I've got the 1.5, too, and I'm sorely missing the extra half liter compared to my previous car. That old VW Golf only had 115 HP vs the 106 in the Yaris, weight and size were not too dissimilar, but damn would it ever outrun the Yaris any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

I know the 1.8 liter engine from a Matrix would bolt right up into my hatchback ;)

bronsin · 10-09-2012, 06:29 AM

No most of the posters here arent happy paying $60 to fill their gastanks once a week they want to pay $100.

If ONLY they could figger out how to get a 2.4 liter in their Yaris they could pay $125.

It must be terribly frustrating for them!

daf62757 · 10-09-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kar98

It sure sounds like it. I've got the 1.5, too, and I'm sorely missing the extra half liter compared to my previous car. That old VW Golf only had 115 HP vs the 106 in the Yaris, weight and size were not too dissimilar, but damn would it ever outrun the Yaris any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

I know the 1.8 liter engine from a Matrix would bolt right up into my hatchback ;)

well......the VW could outrun the Yaris, except when it was in the shop for repairs! The tortoise and the hair paradigm again, eh!

daf62757 · 10-09-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jayeh

If they thought they could sell them there they would!

I don't know if that is true. I think if they sold them here as an option, they would sell. We buy the Yaris to be an economy car, not a performance car. If I had an option for the 1.0 or 1.5, I would go with the 1.0. And if there was an option for a diesel, I would take that too.

A small inexpensive car with extremely high gas mileage is going to sell in these times of high gas prices. I would love to see how many are being sold this week in California. I bet you will be hard pressed to find a Yaris on the lot!

bronsin · 10-09-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by daf62757

A small inexpensive car with extremely high gas mileage is going to sell in these times of high gas prices.
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Really?

Back in 1980 you had to wait six to eight weeks for a small car. Gas had doubled in price to 58 cents a gallon.

Now gas is going over $4 a gallon and everyone wants F150s.

Kar98 · 10-09-2012, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by daf62757

well......the VW could outrun the Yaris, except when it was in the shop for repairs!

I gave up.

After meticulously fixing every problem the instant it arose, it was getting to much and I quit bothering. So by the time I sold it this summer, reverse lights, window cranks, high beams, door locks, most door handles... all had quit working. There were a few other things, like aux-in only had the left channel, finding just the right spot to insert the key to start the car, mystery noises all over that I had just learned to live with.

I gave up when the A/C quit in July, in Texas, and bought the Yaris: ten years newer and 100,000 miles less on the clock. And everything works.

daf62757 · 10-09-2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Really?

Back in 1980 you had to wait six to eight weeks for a small car. Gas had doubled in price to 58 cents a gallon.

Now gas is going over $4 a gallon and everyone wants F150s.

Maybe everyone on your short bus wants a big truck, but most of the people I work with want smaller cars.

bronsin · 10-10-2012, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by daf62757

Maybe everyone on your short bus wants a big truck, but most of the people I work with want smaller cars.

How many small cars sold in the us vs how many cars with 6 and even 8 cylinder engines over the last ten years?

Even my wifes Camry with a 2.4 liter 4 only gets 22 mpg.

It aint even close.

daf62757 · 10-10-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

How many small cars sold in the us vs how many cars with 6 and even 8 cylinder engines over the last ten years?

Even my wifes Camry with a 2.4 liter 4 only gets 22 mpg.

It aint even close.

My Mom's 4 cylinder Camry gets 35 MPG. You are operating on some internal assumptions that make you the perfect person to wear the title assumption king.

bronsin · 10-10-2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by daf62757

My Mom's 4 cylinder Camry gets 35 MPG. You are operating on some internal assumptions that make you the perfect person to wear the title assumption king.

Sorry thats what you get when you drive a 2.4 liter Camry 10 miles to work and back.

I wouldnt DREAM of taking your title away from you.

BEEF · 10-10-2012, 02:51 PM

lol

daf62757 · 10-10-2012, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Sorry thats what you get when you drive a 2.4 liter Camry 10 miles to work and back.

I wouldnt DREAM of taking your title away from you.

I would think anyone who posts anti-synthetic rants....even includes them in their byline, is the professor emeritus of assumption....incorrect assumptions at that!

PS...get you Camry checked out, you are getting screwed on gas mileage!

nookandcrannycar · 10-11-2012, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by daf62757

I would think anyone who posts anti-synthetic rants....even includes them in their byline, is the professor emeritus of assumption....incorrect assumptions at that!

PS...get you Camry checked out, you are getting screwed on gas mileage!

I know it's anecdotal....but....I know a woman in California who has the same car Bronsin's wife does, drives the same distance to work only that Bronsin's wife does, and gets the same MPG Bronsin's wife does.

bronsin · 10-11-2012, 07:13 AM

The official EPA mileage for the Camry is 22 as I recall from the sticker when we bought it.

When she goes on vacation (and drives all day) she reports is better than 30 mpg.

nookandcrannycar · 10-11-2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

The official EPA mileage for the Camry is 22 as I recall from the sticker when we bought it.

When she goes on vacation (and drives all day) she reports is better than 30 mpg.

Separate vacations. The secret to a successful marriage.

bentjazz · 10-12-2012, 03:12 PM

Bought a beautiful 1996 Camry with 40,000 miles around 7 years ago. It was an absolute gem. An older couple had traded it in for a brand new Corolla, and I just happened to be on the lot the same day. I was soooooo lucky to have spotted that car. A year or two later, hit a patch of black ice and wrapped the Camry around a telephone pole. Ugh. Talk about depressing. What a horrible experience all around....

nookandcrannycar · 10-12-2012, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bentjazz

Bought a beautiful 1996 Camry with 40,000 miles around 7 years ago. It was an absolute gem. An older couple had traded it in for a brand new Corolla, and I just happened to be on the lot the same day. I was soooooo lucky to have spotted that car. A year or two later, hit a patch of black ice and wrapped the Camry around a telephone pole. Ugh. Talk about depressing. What a horrible experience all around....

Your state is beautiful, but I just wouldn't want to handle the Winter driving issues in your state. My best friend from High School ended up moving near NYC (from California) in taking a year off before college (his parents had to move -- his dad got transfered). I went back to visit him before Christmas and his younger sister had just had the same bad luck you did re black ice with the same result. If I ever leave Texas, it's only going to be for Florida.

10-09-2012, 06:29 AM	#21
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	No most of the posters here arent happy paying $60 to fill their gastanks once a week they want to pay $100. If ONLY they could figger out how to get a 2.4 liter in their Yaris they could pay $125. It must be terribly frustrating for them! __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

10-10-2012, 02:51 PM	#30
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10-11-2012, 07:13 AM	#33
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	The official EPA mileage for the Camry is 22 as I recall from the sticker when we bought it. When she goes on vacation (and drives all day) she reports is better than 30 mpg. __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

10-12-2012, 03:12 PM	#35
bentjazz Drives: 2009 Yaris--3dr MT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 541	Bought a beautiful 1996 Camry with 40,000 miles around 7 years ago. It was an absolute gem. An older couple had traded it in for a brand new Corolla, and I just happened to be on the lot the same day. I was soooooo lucky to have spotted that car. A year or two later, hit a patch of black ice and wrapped the Camry around a telephone pole. Ugh. Talk about depressing. What a horrible experience all around....