lots of cars for sale here lately

[jack black]

I'm shocked to see so many yaris for sale, some even close to my location. When I was shopping for one in December, there was very hard to find one.
Is summer the best time to buy an used car?

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by jack black

I'm shocked to see so many yaris for sale, some even close to my location. When I was shopping for one in December, there was very hard to find one.
Is summer the best time to buy an used car?

Finding a decent pre-owned Yaris with the color/options/etc. that I want is a serious potluck waiting game when buying locally. Seems like the only way to possibly get close to what I want is to use a nationwide business like CarMax (which has a large selection usually) to deliver it to me from some other part of the country, and pay significantly higher than book value in the process.

[CTScott]

There do seem to be a lot more for sale as of late. Probably a sign that people have gotten used to current gas prices and are returning to large vehicles.

I just traded one of mine in for a low mileage Mini Countryman S All4 and the Lexus dealership that I traded it to was psyched to get the Yaris, as they are located close to a couple colleges and said that the Yaris won't stay a week on their used car lot.

[Absolutely Red 12]

Originally Posted by CTScott

There do seem to be a lot more for sale as of late. Probably a sign that people have gotten used to current gas prices and are returning to large vehicles.

I just traded one of mine in for a low mileage Mini Countryman S All4 and the Lexus dealership that I traded it to was psyched to get the Yaris, as they are located close to a couple colleges and said that the Yaris won't stay a week on their used car lot.

Are you on NAM yet??

Im TVPostSound there, bought a 2013 MCS

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Absolutely Red 12

Are you on NAM yet??

Im TVPostSound there, bought a 2013 MCS

I should probably have done some serious reading on there before I bought my Countryman. I see way too many nightmare stories about wicked premature clutch failures on them. Good thing I kept my other Yaris, so I will have reliable wheels.

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by CTScott

I should probably have done some serious reading on there before I bought my Countryman. I see way too many nightmare stories about wicked premature clutch failures on them. Good thing I kept my other Yaris, so I will have reliable wheels.

I am sure there are plenty of aftermarket upgraded clutch packages out there for it.

[JumpmanYaris]

My wife is selling hers too! And loaded. Lol in South Indiana

[Killchain]

Originally Posted by CTScott

There do seem to be a lot more for sale as of late. Probably a sign that people have gotten used to current gas prices and are returning to large vehicles.

I just traded one of mine in for a low mileage Mini Countryman S All4 and the Lexus dealership that I traded it to was psyched to get the Yaris, as they are located close to a couple colleges and said that the Yaris won't stay a week on their used car lot.

I always had a small vehicle, yet theres not a chance in hell I would buy a large car as long gas is 3 bucks a gallon or more. And its not going to get any lower.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Killchain

as long gas is 3 bucks a gallon or more. And its not going to get any lower.

Would it be different if we had had a different POTUS for the last 5 years and 7 months?

[JustPassinThru]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Would it be different if we had had a different POTUS for the last 5 years and 7 months?

To answer that, look at history.

Why is gas high? Because crude oil is high. Because the sources of almost all the pumped crude are controlled by the OPEC cartel.

We went through this in the late 1970s, as OPEC was coming together. And then a President promised, and meant, to relax regulation and encourage American exploration and drilling.

Oil dropped to SEVEN DOLLARS a barrel. Because the price isn't reflective of extraction cost - it's a monopoly. We finance their jihads and their playboy lifestyles.

Were we to get serious, the world price - the only meaningful price, since oil is fungible and is a worldwide commodity - the world price would again fall with increased supply and a broken monopoly cartel.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by JustPassinThru

To answer that, look at history.

Why is gas high? Because crude oil is high. Because the sources of almost all the pumped crude are controlled by the OPEC cartel.

We went through this in the late 1970s, as OPEC was coming together. And then a President promised, and meant, to relax regulation and encourage American exploration and drilling.

Oil dropped to SEVEN DOLLARS a barrel. Because the price isn't reflective of extraction cost - it's a monopoly. We finance their jihads and their playboy lifestyles.

Were we to get serious, the world price - the only meaningful price, since oil is fungible and is a worldwide commodity - the world price would again fall with increased supply and a broken monopoly cartel.

......but would that balance of power that OPEC enjoys change if Obama had an opposite attitude toward both drilling on federal lands and pipeline construction than 'the hand he has already shown'..

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Would it be different if we had had a different POTUS for the last 5 years and 7 months?

I bet it would have.

Unfortunately, I may be getting older, with less disposable income. I just lost my job of 20+ years and it's hell finding a new one. Only one interview in the past 7 weeks.

[JustPassinThru]

I can't speak for anyone else; but I'm selling mine as my life and work circumstances are completely changed.

I used to commute 38 miles; now it's FOUR. I used to live in the Rust Belt; now I'm in the West.

Old cars where I was, were rust-buckets. Here, I bought a rust-free 15-year-old Tacoma pickup for a song (2WD, which is not popular here) and it's meeting my transportation needs MUCH better.

The Yaris has been parked and it's depreciating. Time to send it off to a new home.

[why?]

I think the community as a whole is getting older and having much more disposable income. While the Yaris is a surprisingly good car for what it is, it still is not good at anything but gas mileage. And now even entry level luxury cars are getting to be as good at mileage as the Yaris. People are just moving on.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by why?

it still is not good at anything but gas mileage

Some might say it is even better at being reliable than it is re MPG.....but I understand your overall point.

[why?]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Some might say it is even better at being reliable than it is re MPG.....but I understand your overall point.

True, the reliability is excellent, and the cost to repair anything is dirt cheap, and working on it is really easy.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Some might say it is even better at being reliable than it is re MPG.....but I understand your overall point.

Our little Yaris' are now trailing technology...
...and people are moving on to newer vehicles. I, however, am a luddite who loves doors with real keys and windows that roll up and down with a hand crank... and will never part with ours because there is nothing else that will replace it.

I'm also in the same situation with my 2012 Tacoma. It's a standard cab 4 cylinder 5 speed manual with keyed locks and hand crank windows. I modified the engine to average 24 mpg around town and 30 mpg on the freeway. Toyota does not manufacture standard cab Tacomas any more, so I'm never letting go of it either.

Keep any vehicle long enough and it becomes a classic...

...and I intend to own classic vehicles.


Greg

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

Our little Yaris' are now trailing technology...
...and people are moving on to newer vehicles. I, however, am a luddite who loves doors with real keys and windows that roll up and down with a hand crank... and will never part with ours because there is nothing else that will replace it.

I'm also in the same situation with my 2012 Tacoma. It's a standard cab 4 cylinder 5 speed manual with keyed locks and hand crank windows. I modified the engine to average 24 mpg around town and 30 mpg on the freeway. Toyota does not manufacture standard cab Tacomas any more, so I'm never letting go of it either.

Keep any vehicle long enough and it becomes a classic...

...and I intend to own classic vehicles.


Greg

I definitely don't share your skill, and I don't think I share your diligence re the above, but I do share the spirit behind it. When my 2007 conks out, my two quite different thoughts re replacement might be equally hard to find (a Tacoma just like yours and a well maintained, low mileage 2nd Gen Prius (think Prius RV blog + tent for the hatch that she doesn't have) with hand crank windows