differences!!

[palsan]

Originally Posted by uncleyaris

I went for example to the toyota site in portugal, and see they have much more accessories to get from the dealer compared to here in Canada. I inquired at a dealership here and even if I get the toyota part #, I still could not get what I would want. I find it stupid that Toyota obviously puts the dash in the middle for many markets, yet limit the selection of goodies by market too. Maybe just an observation, mainly a beef.

Uy

I think the issue is that in North America the Yaris is at the bottom of the heap as far as vehicles go - i.e. it is marketed mostly to entry level buyers. The majority of these people do not have the money (or are not interested - me) to accessorize the car. Therefore, there is a tiny market for the parts you are talking about. No offence to yaris owners in NA (hey I own one), but around here its not very desirable to own one of these babies. So for most people - if they had an extra couple of grand to spend on accessories the wouldn't be buying the yaris in the first place!


In other parts of the world where 1.5L engines are the norm (whereas in NA they are the exception) - there is a much bigger market for the extras.


Just a thought.

[laurijh]

Originally Posted by palsan

In other parts of the world where 1.5L engines are the norm (whereas in NA they are the exception) - there is a much bigger market for the extras.

1.5L? I'm not sure if you know this but in Europe, where Yaris is very popular, we can only get it with 1.0L and 1.3L engines. And 1.4L Diesel.

You're right though, it can't be called an entry-level car over here, on the contrary it's quite expensive for a small family car (but we do get a lot of stuff standard). I could've gotten a new, similarly-equipped Corolla for the same price I paid for my Yaris ($25,000 US), but a Corolla is unnecessarily big for me.

[TrancosRt]

Originally Posted by laurijh

1.5L? I'm not sure if you know this but in Europe, where Yaris is very popular, we can only get it with 1.0L and 1.3L engines. And 1.4L Diesel.
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What he meant (I think) is where small engines (<2L) are common and larger engines are uncommon and "luxury." In NA a car with an engine less than 2l is a compact car, and the Yaris 1.5 a "joke" for many people here (although I laugh at them at the pump, mind you ).

The problem with factory installed options is that they have to adapt their lines to add the different options (although it should be to hard to use the regular ones and just change the haedlight assemblies and bumpers!) and that will increase the cost of the vehicle, which is not what they want for an "entry level" car.

[laurijh]

Originally Posted by TrancosRt

What he meant (I think) is where small engines (<2L) are common and larger engines are uncommon and "luxury." In NA a car with an engine less than 2l is a compact car, and the Yaris 1.5 a "joke" for many people here (although I laugh at them at the pump, mind you ).

Yeah, I suppose that's how it is, but if Americans on average drove the same cars as Europeans, the savings of oil usage would equal the total oil production of Russia. Of course, the users of this forum are improving the situation on their part. Now to get everyone else to buy a car like Yaris, too...