Possibly purchasing a Yaris, how many miles do you go without major repairs?

[chriswf]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Yes they are cheap, and I'm amazed how well they hold their value. My previous car (a 2001 Suzuki Swift) had depreciated to zero at 151,000+ miles by the time I bought my Yaris. I'm nearly 75,000 miles past that on my Yaris, and I was amazed at how much it was still worth when I looked it up on the Blue Book site a few weeks ago. Just for kicks, I upped the mileage to 300k on that search to see what would happen to the value and it didn't go down at all.

A Toyota mechanic told me that the clutch in the Yaris is the same as the one in the tC and tends to last so long in the Yaris (under normal driving conditions) because (paraphrasing how he put it) it is a '140HP+ clutch in a 106HP car'. I understand other parts are also the same (I just used the clutch as an example, I remember you stated you want an automatic). You should have no trouble, I would think, getting 200k+ out of a Yaris given that you've gotten 200k+ out of a tC.

Our tC is automatic. Is the clutch pedal stiff or soft? Pumping a clutch all day can suck if the clutch is firm.

Also, anyone know what the other poster meant by buy a 09 or later because earlier models are barebone? I looked at an 07 and it had a cd player, automatic windows/locks... Perhaps he meant something else.