Should the States wait? - Toyota Yaris Forums

hystria · 02-19-2007, 07:59 PM

I'd like to warn you, the Yaris is not really a fuel saver. If you buy it only for this purpose, you might be disappointed. This car gets only something like 5-10% better MPG that a civic or a corolla if you drive it like a normal car. You might get better MPG, but only if you drive it like on old gran'ma

Poorboy · 02-19-2007, 08:05 PM

I'm driving 80 miles a day round trip in a ranger so the lift back would be a big improvement. Could I have your gauges heheh?

ECHOKnight2000 · 02-19-2007, 08:37 PM

You could wait and see if Toyota will do changes for 08 but on the flipside if the Yaris is selling well (and it is) then that should give Toyota more incentive to add more features as the car is popular and you have to consider competion. I think because of the ECHO, Toyota was scared from the U.S. market acceptance of small cars so Toyota didn't want to go all out. THen again to make it "cheap" they had to water it down as they say so they can keep the price down. If Toyota doesn't change anything for 08 then they might change it for the re-freshed mid-cycle model which idealy would be 2010/2011 model year then for 2012 the new Yaris will come out, if you follow the life cycle patterns of 5years for cars. Good luck!!

Poorboy · 02-19-2007, 08:43 PM

Your probably right. Maybe someone will come up with a sweet gauge setup that fits in the driverside glove box.

foober · 02-19-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Poorboy

Your probably right. Maybe someone will come up with a sweet gauge setup that fits in the driverside glove box.

Just buy a scangauge. http://www.scangauge.com/

It'll tell you everything you need to know and more. And for just 170.00 dollars instead of a thousand or more the car company would cost ya.

Treyz · 02-19-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hystria

I'd like to warn you, the Yaris is not really a fuel saver. If you buy it only for this purpose, you might be disappointed. This car gets only something like 5-10% better MPG that a civic or a corolla if you drive it like a normal car. You might get better MPG, but only if you drive it like on old gran'ma

I beg to differ .. I'm getting great mileage with my car (with the freezing weather) but I wont be able to test the estimated MPG from Toyota until we hit the 65-75 degree mark where the conditions will be perfect.

hystria · 02-20-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Treyz

I beg to differ .. I'm getting great mileage with my car (with the freezing weather) but I wont be able to test the estimated MPG from Toyota until we hit the 65-75 degree mark where the conditions will be perfect.

Is this in heavy city traffic ? The small engine is not optimized for heavy city driving with many lights/stops, or to be driven with heavy load - more than 2 persons. Just because it lacks torque, so to have it pulling enough it has to rev high and that actually kills gas mileage

Yaris · 02-26-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hystria

I'd like to warn you, the Yaris is not really a fuel saver. If you buy it only for this purpose, you might be disappointed. This car gets only something like 5-10% better MPG that a civic or a corolla if you drive it like a normal car. You might get better MPG, but only if you drive it like on old gran'ma

I have to quote Chinocharles' response to your ridiculous statement.
"First of all, saying the Yaris is bad on gas is proposterous. What are you smoking and where can I get some?"

Poorboy · 02-26-2007, 09:10 PM

Is there anything out there with better gas mileage? Oh, a 28k prius, or some other overpriced hybrid. There is the corolla by a gallon which also costs a little more. They haven't made the xfi metro in some years and the smart four two isn't hitting the states til next spring/summer. The the yaris is the answer. And besides, th fourtwo might be a little two, uh, to be nice, small? The whole car is eight feet eight. Your bed is amost the same size.

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ECHOKnight2000 Small Car Lover View User's Garage Drives: A Super Car Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota, US of A! Posts: 830	You could wait and see if Toyota will do changes for 08 but on the flipside if the Yaris is selling well (and it is) then that should give Toyota more incentive to add more features as the car is popular and you have to consider competion. I think because of the ECHO, Toyota was scared from the U.S. market acceptance of small cars so Toyota didn't want to go all out. THen again to make it "cheap" they had to water it down as they say so they can keep the price down. If Toyota doesn't change anything for 08 then they might change it for the re-freshed mid-cycle model which idealy would be 2010/2011 model year then for 2012 the new Yaris will come out, if you follow the life cycle patterns of 5years for cars. Good luck!! __________________ You may look good on the beach but in reality you're a pompus, egotistical jerk. "I was never on the beach with you..."and you never will.

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02-19-2007, 07:59 PM	#1
hystria Drives: 2007 Orange Yaris Hb 3Drs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal-Canada Posts: 262	I'd like to warn you, the Yaris is not really a fuel saver. If you buy it only for this purpose, you might be disappointed. This car gets only something like 5-10% better MPG that a civic or a corolla if you drive it like a normal car. You might get better MPG, but only if you drive it like on old gran'ma

02-19-2007, 08:05 PM	#2
Poorboy Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 26	I'm driving 80 miles a day round trip in a ranger so the lift back would be a big improvement. Could I have your gauges heheh?

02-19-2007, 08:43 PM	#4
Poorboy Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 26	Your probably right. Maybe someone will come up with a sweet gauge setup that fits in the driverside glove box.

02-26-2007, 09:10 PM	#9
Poorboy Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 26	Is there anything out there with better gas mileage? Oh, a 28k prius, or some other overpriced hybrid. There is the corolla by a gallon which also costs a little more. They haven't made the xfi metro in some years and the smart four two isn't hitting the states til next spring/summer. The the yaris is the answer. And besides, th fourtwo might be a little two, uh, to be nice, small? The whole car is eight feet eight. Your bed is amost the same size.