Disposable Car

[500snakz]

Yeah you are right about DISPOSABLE...I hit a deer going 50 mph and the deer ran away. I was left with 4k damage.
The car should never have been totaled in a 20 mph accident.
There is NOTHING in the front of these cars but a small amount of plastic. My body shop guy said that he would never drive one of these cars for safety reasons and that they are dangerous in an accident.
I like the yaris, but there are some things that I wish were made a little better in a 13k car.


Good thing the deer was gone, I probably would of kicked and beat the snot out of the thing.

[1NZYaris1]

Hmmm thats why the Yaris has the highest safty rating 5 stars ,
opp's wait USA citizens don't like air bags and safty stuff ,my mistake

[500snakz]

Originally Posted by 1NZYaris1

Hmmm thats why the Yaris has the highest safty rating 5 stars ,
opp's wait USA citizens don't like air bags and safty stuff ,my mistake

Thats why my yaris don't have side air bags OR anti-lock brakes...

[Bella]

To the OP - I'm sure when you purchased your car you would have done at least a little bit of research on the Yaris and its safety, right?

If you had have done so you would have learnt that the Yaris is MADE to be recyclable (in fact, in Australia it says as much in the promotion brochures the dealer hands out) - plastic front and rear bumpers are used to take the abuse of being knocked and hit - paint transfers from other surfaces rather than scratching on plastic. They are also made out of plastic to make it cheaper for you if you do have a minor accident to replace body panels. Imagine the cost had your car not been totalled yet your bumpers were made from metal?

It is a lower-level economy car. The Yaris' crumple zone is designed to do exactly that .. Crumple. No matter what car you're driving I would just be thankful to walk from an accident unscathed. If you can walk out unharmed and you're responsible enough to have insurance I wouldn't be stressing about the apparent 'disposable' car you were driving.

Originally Posted by 500snakz

Yeah you are right about DISPOSABLE...I hit a deer going 50 mph and the deer ran away. I was left with 4k damage.
The car should never have been totaled in a 20 mph accident.
There is NOTHING in the front of these cars but a small amount of plastic. My body shop guy said that he would never drive one of these cars for safety reasons and that they are dangerous in an accident.
I like the yaris, but there are some things that I wish were made a little better in a 13k car.


Good thing the deer was gone, I probably would of kicked and beat the snot out of the thing.

Mate that's not a small collision - I would be thankful for just a $4k repair bill! From what I've seen deer aren't the smallest animals out! Out here if you hit a kangaroo in any car (without a bull bar, no matter what safety rating etc it has) it's near on guaranteed to be a write-off! Good thing Australian Yaris' have ABS and all the other awesome stock standard stuff! =)