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cliftback · 03-03-2010, 06:23 PM

...thought I'd introduce myself.

I was on the market for a used car and I wanted to pay for half of it up front with 6 grand I had. That gave me a budget of around $12,000.00 and I drove a wide variety of cars. One day I found an ad for a former lease, 2009 Yaris hatchback in Carmine Red with the Power Package, cruise control, and the set of floor/cargo mats for 12,999. It had 5000 miles on it.

It was the smallest of all the cars I'd looked at, but, in the best condition of any I'd looked as well. It still smelled new! I got it for 12 even and was in and out fairly quickly. That was in January of this year; I believe I am the happiest with this purchase that I've been with any of the four cars I've owned. For the money it can't be beat.

I bought 15" x 6.5" alloy wheels from Toyota (they're Scion wheels, actually) and put on door sill protectors (to be corteous of my fellow drivers in parking lots :-D ). That's all for now. Next is the TRD handling bar.

I feel like the alloys shaved off some of weight that the steel wheels had. In any case the new Potenzas the car came with were transfered right over to the alloys b/c they're the same dimensions, and the TPMs went right over as well. Pretty neat.

I'm including some pictures for reference.

cali yaris · 03-03-2010, 06:44 PM

Cool man, good buy. Please check out my shop in Canoga Park, it's mostly for the Yaris community.

DandiDani · 03-03-2010, 07:57 PM

congrats! welcome to YW!

Mistry · 03-03-2010, 09:45 PM

Looks good and congrats with the deal. The trd sway bar is well worth it, IMO.
Enjoy.

SilverBack · 03-03-2010, 11:44 PM

Congrats on your purchase and welcome! Hope to see you at a meet soon

*tomato* · 03-04-2010, 01:21 AM

Looks great!! I like the wheels, too.
Welcome to the forum!

Kimmy · 03-04-2010, 01:52 AM

nice yaris, welcome!

*tk-421* · 03-04-2010, 03:05 AM

Welcome!

How many miles did the car have when you got it?
I would also suggest getting a v1 short shift kit (SSK) as a first mod. Pretty cheap and easy to put on (and take off).

Those wheels look great too!

babie y · 03-04-2010, 03:33 AM

Nice!!! Welcome!!!

Yari5Love · 03-04-2010, 06:48 PM

nice...

03-03-2010, 06:23 PM	#1
cliftback Drives: 2009 3DR Liftback Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7	Hi Everyone in YarisWorld ...thought I'd introduce myself. I was on the market for a used car and I wanted to pay for half of it up front with 6 grand I had. That gave me a budget of around $12,000.00 and I drove a wide variety of cars. One day I found an ad for a former lease, 2009 Yaris hatchback in Carmine Red with the Power Package, cruise control, and the set of floor/cargo mats for 12,999. It had 5000 miles on it. It was the smallest of all the cars I'd looked at, but, in the best condition of any I'd looked as well. It still smelled new! I got it for 12 even and was in and out fairly quickly. That was in January of this year; I believe I am the happiest with this purchase that I've been with any of the four cars I've owned. For the money it can't be beat. I bought 15" x 6.5" alloy wheels from Toyota (they're Scion wheels, actually) and put on door sill protectors (to be corteous of my fellow drivers in parking lots :-D ). That's all for now. Next is the TRD handling bar. I feel like the alloys shaved off some of weight that the steel wheels had. In any case the new Potenzas the car came with were transfered right over to the alloys b/c they're the same dimensions, and the TPMs went right over as well. Pretty neat. I'm including some pictures for reference. Attached Images

03-03-2010, 06:44 PM	#2
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	Cool man, good buy. Please check out my shop in Canoga Park, it's mostly for the Yaris community. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

03-03-2010, 07:57 PM	#3
DandiDani View User's Garage Drives: 09' Meteorite liftback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jeff,Indiana Posts: 1,374	congrats! welcome to YW! __________________

03-03-2010, 11:44 PM	#5
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Congrats on your purchase and welcome! Hope to see you at a meet soon __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

03-04-2010, 01:21 AM	#6
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	Looks great!! I like the wheels, too. Welcome to the forum! __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

03-03-2010, 09:45 PM	#4
Mistry Drives: Red Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Where Only Yaris' Can Go Posts: 71	Looks good and congrats with the deal. The trd sway bar is well worth it, IMO. Enjoy.

03-04-2010, 01:52 AM	#7
Kimmy Loves to travel Drives: 2008 toyota yaris Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 321	nice yaris, welcome! __________________

03-04-2010, 03:05 AM	#8
tk-421 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 5D-07-LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dagobah Posts: 4,263	Welcome! How many miles did the car have when you got it? I would also suggest getting a v1 short shift kit (SSK) as a first mod. Pretty cheap and easy to put on (and take off). Those wheels look great too! __________________ --[ FORUM RULES ]--[ SEARCHING TIPS ]--[ EYELIDS PICS ]--[ RBK SPOILER ]--[ BEST/WORST INVESTMENTS ]--

03-04-2010, 03:33 AM	#9
babie y www.teamvitz.com View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 245	Nice!!! Welcome!!! __________________ www.teamvitz.com

03-04-2010, 06:48 PM	#10
Yari5Love Drives: 08 Polar White LB Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 15	nice...

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