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08-26-2015, 08:46 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2011 3dr LB Polar White Join Date: Apr 2011
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New Yaris SE on Saturday
Talked to the dealer on the other side of the state. Will be picking up a blue 2015 Yaris SE, manual of course, this coming Saturday morning. Will be trading my 13 Avalon Limited for the Yaris SE. Been waiting impatiently for some time on a Yaris. Had an 11 Yaris in Polar White and really miss the manual transmission. Thought I wanted a really nice car, which the Avalon is, but looking forward to the simplicity. The better half isn't extremely thrilled, but I'm driving it so that's all that matters.
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08-26-2015, 09:01 PM | #2 |
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Congrats! . Will be interested to read how the clutch feels to you when compared to your previous Yaris.
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08-26-2015, 09:25 PM | #3 |
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Hopefully, it's a huge improvement. I CONSTANTLY killed the Yaris while in 1st gear on the 2011, and that has never happened to me in any previous manuals I have driven. Looking at genuine sheepskin covers for it now. So many choices. Also looked at Wet Okole but have always enjoyed sheepskin. Had a 10 yr old gray set that I gave to my mom. Got them at Costco. Too bad Costco no longer sells them.
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08-26-2015, 10:20 PM | #4 | |
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re sheepskins.....even if not dealing with a cold winter climate. I bought them for a car while I was living near the beach in Orange County, California (not known for cold winters ). I use covers (not sheepskins) for my '14 because I don't like the two tone seats ('butterscotchish mixed with grayish' inserts = .....rest of the black on the seats = ) . Every 2015 SE I've seen up close.........same as Kalispel's SE. |
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08-26-2015, 10:53 PM | #5 |
Drives: '15 Yaris SE 5MT Join Date: Jun 2014
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Awesome!!!
Hopefully you will like your 2015 S/E manual 5-Spd as much as I do. I like the blue, and thought it looked really sharp in the various YouTube reviews that I saw (the OEM alloy wheels look better with that than the white one). You will really stand out with that color, especially with the bold 2015 front styling I am just more of a drab white, gray, earth-tone type person. I would have been really tempted to purchase a "brown sugar metallic" Yaris if it had been offered in the USA like it was in Canada. That and white are my two personal favorite - but I was seriously considering a go at a gray or blue manual when I thought that a white one wasn't going to be obtainable. I only stalled out once thus far since I started driving my Yaris, and it was the first time I had worn my Skecher boots while driving it (on the 2nd or 3rd day of having Yaris). My size 11W feet feel huge and numb in those boots and it is a bit harder to feel the nuances of the accelerator with them. It was tougher to drive my manual Accord with them on also, so it isn't a Yaris-specific issue. That was my one and only stall thus far on my Yaris, and I am even comfortable driving with the boots on, now that I have gotten the hang of the gas-pedal. Last edited by Kalispel; 08-26-2015 at 11:31 PM. |
08-27-2015, 06:17 AM | #6 | |
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You DID get a nice car and the BEST car!
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08-27-2015, 03:55 PM | #7 |
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08-27-2015, 04:22 PM | #8 |
Drives: '15 Yaris SE 5MT Join Date: Jun 2014
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What extras and/or modifications do you plan for your Blue Streak Metallic SE?
I still have to get the windows tinted on mine, after I get my AZ license tag, and can then pull the temporary paper tag off the inside back window. I also have to purchase/install some alternative 16" wheels later this year or early next, and then try to sell the OEM ones. Not sure if I should do that before or after I build myself a new desktop gaming system. Decisions, decisions. - |
08-27-2015, 05:09 PM | #9 |
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You're trading the Avalon for the Yaris?
May I ask what the trade in value was? Trading in Toyota's top tier model for the bottom tier model is a huge leap! |
08-27-2015, 05:18 PM | #10 |
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08-27-2015, 08:37 PM | #11 |
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Yes it was. First, and last lease. I drive more than 12k miles a year, so not a benefit for me. The payment between the car payment and the lease was $40 bucks, so that wasn't the issue. I just had never had a really nice car with leather, heated front and rear seats, and in dash navigation. I didn't like the in dash navigation from day one. Too complicated to use. My Garmin was $100 and has lifetime free maps. And it sitting on the dash never bothered me. Will go back to that with the Yaris. And the biggest thing I didn't enjoy with the Avalon was the automatic transmission. It was so boring. I enjoy rowing through the gears. I thought I could overlook that with such a cushy car, but I couldn't. And my first car was a 91 Ford Festiva, and me and my dad used to work on that together. Always had a love for small, tiny cars. I'm sure the Corolla makes more sense, but it doesn't have the hatchback appeal that I miss so much. And I like the idea of downsizing. After I finish school and make a great salary, I just don't see myself forking that much money over again for a vehicle. It's just not in my nature. I tried it out, and now I know. Learning experience.
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08-27-2015, 08:40 PM | #12 | |
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08-27-2015, 08:45 PM | #13 |
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Thought about XM since I've had it for years, but I found a great country station that does next to no commercials, and it plays the 70's-90s country that I grew up with. I haven't been using the XM much in the Avalon since I found that station. And I have Google Play with playlists set up. It has all the music you could ever want. And I still like my CD's. Grew up with them.
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08-27-2015, 11:03 PM | #14 | |
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o03_s00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o04_s00 Those two simple items really complete the SE exterior look, in my opinion. Low-key, but great for personality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I also like these VVT-i / TRD badges, and might get one for my upper front passenger-side windshield instead of the tiny little vinyl die-cut TRD logo that I have there now. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A1IDO71EUN1X9A http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A1IDO71EUN1X9A I also bought this OEM lidded-cup for extra concealed storage (for my non-penny coins). It fits perfectly in one of the dual-front cup holders in front of gearbox. Great quality, but not as deep as I thought it would be. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00 - Last edited by Kalispel; 08-27-2015 at 11:24 PM. |
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08-28-2015, 02:43 AM | #16 | |
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08-28-2015, 02:44 AM | #17 |
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And thanks again for the links!!! I have Amazon Prime, so that worked out perfectly!!!
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08-28-2015, 11:02 AM | #18 | |
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I was also spoiled by the monster center-console & storage space in my 2000 accord w/Armrest. I've since learned to minimize cockpit junk, and just keep around what I really need. - Last edited by Kalispel; 08-28-2015 at 03:18 PM. |
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