Montreal, Land of a 1000 Yarii

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I just got back from a long weekend in Montreal. The Yaris is certainly well represented there. There are hundreds of them, you could stand on the street for 5 minutes and see a dozen go by. Where I live in NYC it would take you a week to see a handful. Anyway Montreal is flooded with them. All kinds too, 2 doors, 4 doors, RS models, sedans (although I saw fewer sedans than hatches). I also saw several examples of the 2015 model in person for the first time. The rear looks OK but the front end looks even worse in the flesh. The only color that is somewhat passable is black, it kind of hides the hideousness. Other colors make the front more pronounced. Let me now apologize to any 2015 owners.

Plenty of Echoes there as well. They have the hatchback Echo that we never got in the States. I saw several really good condition RS Echoes which was sort of surprising given the age and the harshness of the winters up there. And again 2 doors, 4 doors, hatches, sedans. LOTS. Also saw a Scion xB, so all the Yaris cousins were represented.

Also got to see two cars that we can't get here in the US, the Nissan Micra and the new Kia Rondo. The Micra seemed like a nice car, a little too small for my tastes, but I really liked the Rondo. That's a nice looking car, not quite a minivan but with the utility of one. Seems like it would work for a small family. Of course it's a no-go here in America, where the birth of a first child requires the purchase of a Chevy Suburban or some other such behemoth. Let me now apologize to any Chevy Suburban owners.

It was a good trip. Hüsker (my car) got to run free with her extended family. (Yes I'm nuts.) I have been there before but didn't own the Yaris when I was so I wasn't really paying attention before. It's amazing what you can see when you do. And BTW if you've never been to Montreal go, it's a great city.