Having doubts about buying a Yaris now

[kurokoma-kun]

Originally Posted by grampi

regarding the handling of the Yaris at highway speeds, particularly during windy/turbulant conditions. I have test driven a LB, but the amount of time I spent at higway speeds was limited to only about 2 or 3 minutes and it really wasn't very windy that day and I didn't encounter any semis to find out how wind/tubulance effects it. Since most of my driving is highway, it's important that I get a vehicle that can handle highway driving without being a handful for the driver, but I also need something that gets excellent fuel economy because I put 2500-3000 miles on my car per month.

I have experienced some of what you describe in windy conditions at highway speed. This improved a lot with new tires; IMO the stockers are crap! I expect lowering the car a little to help also.

Other than that I find the Yaris to be a very capable highway car. I do 1000 miles minimum per month. It gets up the entrance ramp very well, merges well, handles speed well (I usually go faster than I should, a bad habit I know).

It's not as comfy and quiet as say, a Camry. But I was willing to tolerate a little more noise and a little less comfort than some other cars, in exchange for it being cheap as chips (as my friend in Dorking England says) and more fun than I ever expected