Looking to buy a new yaris hatch!!

[Mister Z]

Looking to buy a new yaris hatch. Just had a simple question. On toyota's website its not listed. But what is the curb weight difference between the 3door and 5door? Looking to decide between the two. As far as everything goes the parts are interchangeable between the 3dr and 5dr correct?

Thanks in advance

[DevilGirl]

Originally Posted by Mister Z

As far as everything goes the parts are interchangeable between the 3dr and 5dr correct?

Thanks in advance

Anything involving parts for the doors will not be the same and therefore not interchangeable (different size doors).

[WeeYari]

Just pulled out a brochure I have for the '07 model year. The difference then was a 15 pound weight increase with a 5 dr.

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by DevilGirl

Anything involving parts for the doors will not be the same and therefore not interchangeable (different size doors).

+ side skirts.

[Mister Z]

Aite koo. Thanks

[Mister Z]

Went to a local Toyota. Got quote OTD for $17740. This is for a 2010 5-dr hatch 5spd with power package. Is this to much for the car? What price should i be looking for OTD?

[YAR1S]

hmmmm that seems like a lot for a 5speed.....
got the best package(power-everything)?

[Mister Z]

Jus the power door, locks, windows, etc.
This is over 60months w/1.9% APR and 2500 down. They quoted my at 254/month for 60 months. I just did the math and thats the number I got. Is it worth it? or should I try and work my way down? or should I just stick with the base model?

[advocate]

It really depends on your needs and your personality.

Can you love the car enough to not have power locks and windows? Remember you need to reach over across the car every time you unlock it MANUALLY just to let someone in the passenger door.

You have to train all your friends to lock the door themselves whenever they get out.

etc etc.

[why?]

you can't train friends to do that, i've tried. I just lock it for them after they get out, much easier, and much less repetitive.

[tetzyamis]

Originally Posted by Mister Z

Jus the power door, locks, windows, etc.
This is over 60months w/1.9% APR and 2500 down. They quoted my at 254/month for 60 months. I just did the math and thats the number I got. Is it worth it? or should I try and work my way down? or should I just stick with the base model?

2,500 down and 254 x 60 at 1.9% APR is about 16,800, not 17,740.
You can't do this math with a regular calculator.
2,500 + 254 x 60 is wrong.
It's only correct if the APR is 0%.

[Mister Z]

Originally Posted by tetzyamis

2,500 down and 254 x 60 at 1.9% APR is about 16,800, not 17,740.
You can't do this math with a regular calculator.
2,500 + 254 x 60 is wrong.
It's only correct if the APR is 0%.

Okay. My fault. Well as far as options go. It would just be used as a daily driver. Nothing extravagant. The whole point of me getting a yaris is the reliability and gas mileage.

[SilverBack]

If it's just a daily driver, then why not just get a base model? They only go for $13K-$14K too

[specialeducator]

Originally Posted by advocate

It really depends on your needs and your personality.

Can you love the car enough to not have power locks and windows? Remember you need to reach over across the car every time you unlock it MANUALLY just to let someone in the passenger door.

You have to train all your friends to lock the door themselves whenever they get out.

etc etc.

It's part of the little exercise I get

[Sidicas]

Originally Posted by specialeducator

It's part of the little exercise I get

Haha, exactly...
Power door locks break / wear out and the power windows don't work well in the winter, I'd actually pay money to NOT have them.

I grew up with manual locks and windows, I don't even think about it. It's so automatic for me like flipping a light switch when you get into a room.


The only thing that bugs me on the Yaris is the rear hatch doesn't seem to have a pull cord that unlocks it from the driver's seat.. All of our Saturns have a pull cord for the gas cover and a pull cord for the trunk latch. As far as I can tell, the Yaris requires you to pull your key out of the ignition, get out of the car, and unlock / open it yourself.. Of course, I've only been on the test drive, so maybe I'm wrong. Hopefully there's a lever there somewhere that I missed..

[why?]

nope, no lever for the hatch. You have to use the key.

[mr9865]

Okay so I have the 2010 Yaris brochure and the listed weights are: 3 Door 2311/2355 5 Door 2320/2364 Sedan 2313/2346

[Sidicas]

My last car was a two door Saturn. Don't underestimate the 2-doors, they can be advantageous. Less cracks and crevices for air to leak means a cooler car in the summer and a warmer car in the winter. As the car ages, if you don't put chemicals on the rubber door seals, it will stiffen up and then start to crack.. Next thing you know, you start getting drafts of cold air in the winter and your A/C just doesn't seem to work as well no matter how many times the service guys tell you there's nothing wrong with it. The other thing that I see happen a lot on pretty much every car we've ever owned (mostly GM cars) is the rubber seals on the doors start to fall off and you have to glue 'em back on. The more doors you have, the more work it is to maintain and the more likely you're going to have a poor seal somewhere.

Don't forget, you need to keep your doors greased / oiled too. Again, more doors is more work. On my mom's car, we never really oiled the door hinges and then just looking at them recently, I noticed that the metal is grinding itself down. There's considerable wear on the door hinges and where the metal has grinded itself down, the rust is really starting to take over.

I went with a 3 DR Yaris, I pick it up on Saturday.