How long will you own your Yaris?

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by pawsplus

Can't speak for others, but I don't drive cars b/c they're cool or fancy or whatever. I'm 47 years old and have always had plain, simple cars. I don't think that's gonna change at this point. I'm also not a big believer in ditching cars and getting new ones. It's neither economical nor ecological. I've only had one other "new" car in my life (and it was a program car so not REALLY new), and this is my first new Toyota. The previous 5 Toyotas were all purchased used and driven until they dropped (or close to it).

I suspect that the Yaris attracts 2 types of people primarily: those who, like me, don't care about having fancy cars and want reliability and good gas mileage, and young folks who are just starting out and think it's cute.

And a 3rd type: those that got tired of spending big $$ on expensive luxury cars, high performance/sporty cars and loaded convertibles, thinking I needed a new one every year or two. Too much wasted on big monthly payments and insurance so I decided to get a 3-door Yaris w/o power options; actually my favorite car of all I've owned.