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03-25-2014, 01:30 PM | #1 |
Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009
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Yaris sedan grew overnight !
Must be the Toyota fairy at work .
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03-25-2014, 01:47 PM | #2 |
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New purchase? Details man, details!
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03-25-2014, 02:01 PM | #3 |
Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009
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Nope , it's a loaner . It was mostly interstate heading into a wind of 20+ and temp in the low 20s' . Some it was quite hilly as well . It's an SE and had a full tank of gas at the start .
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03-25-2014, 04:25 PM | #4 |
25, 550 MILES!
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WOW!
That 'Yaris' needs to have a conversation with Marie Osmond...!
Nice car, but sorry, it's too big for my tastes anymore...I like 'em small & 2 doors I DO love those wheels, tho - Really dressy... |
03-25-2014, 07:30 PM | #5 |
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I do too. If one lives in an area that has even moderate population density, parking a big vehicle while shopping, doing errands, etc. is a PITA, IMHO.
I saw a 'marketing gimmick' today that I don't think I've seen elsewhere (??? Perhaps in Florida ???). The Market Street shopping area in The Woodlands, TX has valet parking, now $7 (it used to be less)....but FREE if your car 'is a Sewell' (purchased (New ?) from a Sewell dealership....Auidi, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Infiniti, Lexus, Maserati, MINI, and Subaru). Last edited by nookandcrannycar; 03-25-2014 at 07:42 PM. Reason: added 2nd paragraph |
03-25-2014, 07:55 PM | #6 | |
25, 550 MILES!
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BIG difference from our former place on Capitol Hill - We ACTUALLY had a back yard as wide as the rowhouse (24' by about 34' deep, then a 100 year old 1 1/4 car garage (former little carriage house) WITH an alley running behind the rowhouses. We'd back our C230 carefully into the garage, and it was right up against one of the sides. I had a workbench & shelves and about 3 feet of room from the side of the car. You learn to adapt - it was a real cool place, but it is like night and day compared to the space we have now. If we went anywhere in the city, we'd walk or take the Metro. I doubt I'd EVER valet a car, even a rusted out '74 Pinto. Some of the valet parking horror stories I have heard... Walking home from work in DC I would see the valet signs, $7.00 - $9.00 or more, sorry, no I'm not sorry, forget that! The utility bills were high enough there! |
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03-25-2014, 09:08 PM | #7 | |
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Some cities charge too much for parking at NEARLY every location. I either won't pay it (NYC (other than baseball venues )...stay outside the city unless I fly in), or 'find a deal' (SF)). Re DC, I've always stayed in VA (Woodbridge, Fredericksburg, or with my friends in Manassas (when they lived there)), and would just drive to the end of the Metro in Springfield and just park there. |
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03-25-2014, 09:22 PM | #8 |
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03-25-2014, 11:40 PM | #9 |
Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009
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We wouldn't purchase one . There are some rattles coming from the dash in this '14 model at under 10,000 miles . It also has a good amount of road noise at times , maybe it's the Bridgestone Turanza EL 400-02 tires and could be solved with different ones . There are disc brakes all around , the alloys are nice touch as stated by others . Will try to get the gas mileage up when taking it back and get pics at the rental lot if I remember to .
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