Take a ride with me... - Toyota Yaris Forums

eTiMaGo · 12-17-2008, 12:55 PM

Highlights of my late night commute back from the city... I did go a bit faster than usual for the purposes of this video, but I do always enjoy screeching around onramps if they are clear of traffic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSc_oiwTew

josevenezolano · 12-17-2008, 06:47 PM

Very nice video Thomas. You have pretty good street there. I hope I can go that fast. Here, in Venezuela I have to be looking at the street trying to avoid hole, our street sucks!!! Hole everywhere. Can I get all those hole in my GPS? LOL.

SIPNGAS · 12-17-2008, 07:07 PM

So, is there a speed limit or are you ignoring it the way you're flying by everyone else? lol

That was neat. I didn't realize your steering wheel and driving were on the other side of the road. =) I saw more big cars than I exptected...not sure WHAT I was expecting, really! It's very cool we get to see that...some of us wouldn't otherwise.

thebarber · 12-17-2008, 07:13 PM

damn, thats a rough lookin suspension/wheel setup...

Kaotic Lazagna · 12-17-2008, 07:32 PM

How fast were you going? And the ride looks a little brutal. Do you visit your chiropractor a lot? LOL.

m911gt · 12-17-2008, 08:50 PM

Cool video Thomas, thanks for sharing your commute with us.

What camera mount are you using?

custom Lftback · 12-17-2008, 09:59 PM

yeah Thomas great vid! your yaris is my inspiration! lol

dvlnblkdrs · 12-17-2008, 10:30 PM

oops!

love the end.. great dismount

LtNoogie · 12-17-2008, 10:43 PM

Can we get some closeups and details about your gauge cluster in front of your steering wheel? That's what I found interesting! Thanks

cali yaris · 12-18-2008, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Can I get all those hole in my GPS? LOL.

sure -- Google mosh!

What's the rightmost red gauge doing? looks like it's moving up and down a lot -- beginning of the vid.

Revsson · 12-18-2008, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LtNoogie

Can we get some closeups and details about your gauge cluster in front of your steering wheel? That's what I found interesting! Thanks

Have you looked at his garage? Or do you want even more closeups?

Doc Zaius · 12-18-2008, 01:27 AM

Hey Thomas... I like your location for your GPS... I'm stealing that!

eTiMaGo · 12-18-2008, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josevenezolano

Very nice video Thomas. You have pretty good street there. I hope I can go that fast. Here, in Venezuela I have to be looking at the street trying to avoid hole, our street sucks!!! Hole everywhere. Can I get all those hole in my GPS? LOL.

Ah the highways are pretty smooth, different story for surface roads

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIPNGAS

So, is there a speed limit or are you ignoring it the way you're flying by everyone else? lol

The official speed limit on that highway is 80km/h (50MPH). Maybe one out of 50 cars actually follows that

I do normally drive around 100-120 (60-75MPH) but I wanted to show off a little for you guys

There is sporadic radar gun enforcement, but not in the middle of the night...

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIPNGAS

That was neat. I didn't realize your steering wheel and driving were on the other side of the road. =) I saw more big cars than I exptected...not sure WHAT I was expecting, really! It's very cool we get to see that...some of us wouldn't otherwise.

Pickup trucks are probably the most common "big" cars here, they're cheap a there's less tax on them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

damn, thats a rough lookin suspension/wheel setup...

Hahahhaha sure is

Which is why I really wanna get some 15/16" wheels soon...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

How fast were you going? And the ride looks a little brutal. Do you visit your chiropractor a lot? LOL.

Max I reached in that video was 160km/h - 100MPH

Quote:

Originally Posted by m911gt

Cool video Thomas, thanks for sharing your commute with us.

What camera mount are you using?

Gorillapod wrapped around the upper seatbelt holes in the seat

that's why it's not soooo solid!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PK198105

you crazy Frenchman you're on the wrong zside of z road!!! cool vid Thomas!! very nicly filmed. btw you have a warning light on

That would be my driver's side airbag warning light, as I no longer have an airbag there

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

sure -- Google mosh!

What's the rightmost red gauge doing? looks like it's moving up and down a lot -- beginning of the vid.

narrowband A/F ratio... not quite as accurate as a wideband one but does give some interesting information (at WOT, it stops dancing and stays pegged around 12:1-11:1, and in DFCO is just drops to maximum lean and stays there)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Zaius

Hey Thomas... I like your location for your GPS... I'm stealing that!

I stole that from cleong, it's really ideal! though it does expose the unit to the elements when you open the door...

*tk-421* · 12-18-2008, 04:03 AM

What the heck happened at the end?! My head started tilting to the left as if trying to get the camera to straighten up...

I think I'm gonna do something similar soon.

Kaotic Lazagna · 12-18-2008, 05:50 AM

Wow, that's 10mph faster than I ever drove my Vios. hehe.

eTiMaGo · 12-18-2008, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk-421

What the heck happened at the end?! My head started tilting to the left as if trying to get the camera to straighten up...

too much G forces man! My head unit has an accelerometer, and if it is not inaccurate I often get up to 0.95 lateral G's there

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Wow, that's 10mph faster than I ever drove my Vios. hehe.

Welcome to the unofficial autobahn

Let's make it clear before anyone complains, that I do not condone speeding and driving dangerously

Bob_VT · 12-18-2008, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

too much G forces man! My head unit has an accelerometer, and if it is not inaccurate I often get up to 0.95 lateral G's there

Welcome to the unofficial autobahn

Let's make it clear before anyone complains, that I do not condone speeding and driving dangerously

Then why do you drive on the wrong side of the road

Nice video.

eTiMaGo · 12-18-2008, 09:00 AM

fine, I'll go drive on the right side tonight then and see what happens

Gotta find the charger for the camera and I'll take an opposite video: hypermiling 101

12-17-2008, 12:55 PM	#1
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Take a ride with me... Highlights of my late night commute back from the city... I did go a bit faster than usual for the purposes of this video, but I do always enjoy screeching around onramps if they are clear of traffic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSc_oiwTew __________________ 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... Last edited by eTiMaGo; 12-17-2008 at 01:56 PM.

12-17-2008, 07:07 PM	#3
SIPNGAS I LOVE my Yaris! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Polar White LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 5,164	So, is there a speed limit or are you ignoring it the way you're flying by everyone else? lol That was neat. I didn't realize your steering wheel and driving were on the other side of the road. =) I saw more big cars than I exptected...not sure WHAT I was expecting, really! It's very cool we get to see that...some of us wouldn't otherwise. __________________ We don't see things as THEY are...we see them as WE are. Lisa aka *SIPNGAS*

12-17-2008, 07:13 PM	#4
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	damn, thats a rough lookin suspension/wheel setup... __________________

12-17-2008, 08:50 PM	#6
m911gt Carless in Chicago View User's Garage Drives: 08 Blk LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,479	Cool video Thomas, thanks for sharing your commute with us. What camera mount are you using? __________________ Wanted: Forced Induction Some say that he is the secret love child of Ferrari and Porsche, and others say that he would lap James May twice in a 1/4 mile drag race. All we know is that he is called The Stig.

12-17-2008, 10:30 PM	#8
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	oops! love the end.. great dismount __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

12-17-2008, 06:47 PM	#2
josevenezolano View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris HB 2008 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Venezuela Posts: 173	Very nice video Thomas. You have pretty good street there. I hope I can go that fast. Here, in Venezuela I have to be looking at the street trying to avoid hole, our street sucks!!! Hole everywhere. Can I get all those hole in my GPS? LOL.

12-17-2008, 07:32 PM	#5
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	How fast were you going? And the ride looks a little brutal. Do you visit your chiropractor a lot? LOL.

12-17-2008, 09:59 PM	#7
custom Lftback View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Toyota Yaris Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,054	yeah Thomas great vid! your yaris is my inspiration! lol

12-17-2008, 10:43 PM	#9
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	Can we get some closeups and details about your gauge cluster in front of your steering wheel? That's what I found interesting! Thanks __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

12-18-2008, 01:27 AM	#12
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12-18-2008, 04:03 AM	#14
tk-421 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 5D-07-LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dagobah Posts: 4,263	What the heck happened at the end?! My head started tilting to the left as if trying to get the camera to straighten up... I think I'm gonna do something similar soon. __________________ --[ FORUM RULES ]--[ SEARCHING TIPS ]--[ EYELIDS PICS ]--[ RBK SPOILER ]--[ BEST/WORST INVESTMENTS ]--

12-18-2008, 05:50 AM	#15
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Wow, that's 10mph faster than I ever drove my Vios. hehe.

12-18-2008, 09:00 AM	#18
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	fine, I'll go drive on the right side tonight then and see what happens Gotta find the charger for the camera and I'll take an opposite video: hypermiling 101 __________________ 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...

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