Persuade me to buy a Yaris!

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Originally Posted by why?

If your really have rough winter conditions you have to drive through, the Yaris as an only car is not the solution you are looking for.

I literally got my car stuck in maybe 6 inches of slush. I had to get out and push it a foot to get traction. I will admit the current tires are from down south, so probably were not made for dealing with snow. But my car got squirrely in any amount of snow.

No way should you go from a fully paid off vehicle to car payments if you only drive 20 miles a day. Do you fill your tank up more than once a week?

Good point. With the 4Runner I only fill up once a week. If I get the Yaris I would need to get blizzaks.

I just remembered about inflation when comparing the price of my 4Runner back in '99 to today. So it's like trading in a $51K car for an $18K car. And I don't know if it really matters, but my 4Runner was assembled in Japan. Just like to throw that in. http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/