Got My Yaris From Hertz

[MadMax]

The first Yaris I drove was a rental down in Tampa when I was there for work. I had been looking at them, and when I arrived there the rental car place told me to pick any car in the subcompact lot. There was a bunch of Pontiacs and a Yaris sedan in the corner. It was an easy decision.

No, I did not drive it like a maniac, but I did try and get as much time behind the wheel as I could during my three-day stay. I had a brief "oh shit!" moment when I turned the lights off to go on base, and when I turned them back on I couldn't see the instruments! Well, about a half-second later I remembered they were in the center!

Obviously, I was impressed...I bought mine about a month later. It reminded me of the cars I've owned and driven in Europe, and when I went back to Germany and the UK a few months later I saw tons of them.

Plus, the majority of subcompacts around here are Civics and Neons...

Cheers! M2