what are de good things and bad things about this car?

[voodoo22]

The Good is that it's a Toyota, a good price and does well on gas.

The Bad is that it's an entry level car.

Make sure you check your car out thoroughly before you accept it. Look at it in bright light and go over it very carefully, looking for dents, chips, scratches in the paint. Then look carefully at the interior at the seams, fit and finish and for scratches on the paint, mirrors, lights etc. Fit and finish is a little different on every car and far from perfect, but look for major issues.

Do not let them pressure you into taking the car until you look over it very carefully, much more carefully than you may think neccessary.

Our first Yaris which we picked up had very tiny chips all over the body. Dozens of them. You could only seem them in bright light, by getting closer than a foot from the paint and then rubbing the spots which looked like dust, but were in fact very small chips or some sort of defective paint/damage. There was also a large scratch in the centre console which you could only see in sunlight for some reason.

The Yaris they replaced this one with had an improperly installed dash. There was a gap of about 3/8" between the drivers side window, b-piller, and dash. You could see steel, wires etc in there the gap was so large. Our Japanese salesman was shocked that the car would come from the Toyota factory like this and thinking I could understand no Japanese he said to the Japanese service manager, "Do you think Toyota builds like this now?"

Nothing is ever perfect, and with this entry level segment the standards are lower, so do not have unreasonable expectations for the car, but do expect for it to be properly put together, and make sure you meticulously look over every inch, because one you take delivery of your car you will not be guaranteed fair service. Do not assume that the quality inspectors at the Toyota plant or dealership have properly done their job inspecting your car. It's not their car and they will never care about it as much as you will. Scratches or scuffs which they may not see as a big deal, could be important to you.

We also have a Yaris Sedan which is automatic. Even though we experienced a lot of inconvenience to get our car, we still believe it is the best car in the segment.

I think you will love your Yaris.

[grampi]

Originally Posted by voodoo22

Nothing is ever perfect, and with this entry level segment the standards are lower

I completely disagree with this statement. Toyota has always taken pride in the fact that they build every one of their vehicles, from the flagship models all the way down to their bargin basement models, with the exact same build quality standard. Just because the Yaris is Toyota's least expensive car doesn't mean they cut corners. You may have found some inperfections with your car when you picked it up, but I'm sure there are people who find inperfections with their Avalons as well.

Yes, the Yaris is the lowest priced Toyota, but the build quality standard is the same as any other Toyota.