The grille is so poorly made!

[Yaris Hilton]

Originally Posted by guiltyparty

I do wonder why other plastic-body cars aren't made of a similarly flexible material to that Saturn. (I don't know if current Saturns are made of that, or if it was an older model thing.) The Yaris plastic felt way more brittle to me - believe me, I tried to give it a little push at the dealership just to see :)

My '98 Mercury Villager minivan got banged on a parking lot once. Looked like the plastic covered front bumper was a total mess. Next morning, it had sprung back into shape and the damage was relatively minor, mostly scraped paint.