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Old 12-15-2012, 03:26 AM   #1
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If I could go back in time...

...I'd go back and buy a 2011 instead of a 2012.
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Old 12-15-2012, 03:36 AM   #2
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If I could go back in time...

...I'd go back and buy a 2011 instead of a 2012.
Why? (Just curious re when I do replace my 07.......If my question is too nosy, please feel free to say you'd rather not say )
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Old 12-16-2012, 04:19 AM   #3
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Why? (Just curious re when I do replace my 07.......If my question is too nosy, please feel free to say you'd rather not say )
Hey nook,

You're never nosey.
I really like the 2nd gen jellybean look over the ugly 3rd gen pinched front and bulbous protruding taillights.
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Old 12-16-2012, 11:09 AM   #4
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Hey nook,

You're never nosey.
I really like the 2nd gen jellybean look over the ugly 3rd gen pinched front and bulbous protruding taillights.
Thanks. I really value your opinion, and I just wanted to know (re future purchase consideration) if your reason was mechanical or ergonomic (meaning something I would need to put on a con list during consideration). I do like the 2nd gen look better as well, but I do like that the 3rd gen is still distinctive (in a different way).
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Old 12-16-2012, 01:03 PM   #5
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Thanks. I really value your opinion, and I just wanted to know (re future purchase consideration) if your reason was mechanical or ergonomic (meaning something I would need to put on a con list during consideration).
I like everything except the body style. When I'm driving I can't see the outside of the car so it's all good.
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Old 12-17-2012, 09:15 PM   #6
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I like everything except the body style. When I'm driving I can't see the outside of the car so it's all good.
The 3rd Gen body style is growing on me (both 3-door and 5-door). The only 3 things I can think of (off the top of my head) that I really dislike about the 3rd Gen are: 1. The two tone seats (not an improvement over the arguably lamentable 'polka dot'...but both 2nd and 3rd Gen = easily corrected via aftermarket covers, or less easily by seat replacement) 2. Miss the 'old school' keyed latch (like mine) for the hatch (a relatively minor issue) 3. The dash (as previously mentioned on this thread....but I left out that this has nothing to do with the change re location of the instrumentation).
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:16 PM   #7
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The 3rd Gen body style is growing on me (both 3-door and 5-door). The only 3 things I can think of (off the top of my head) that I really dislike about the 3rd Gen are: 1. The two tone seats (not an improvement over the arguably lamentable 'polka dot'...but both 2nd and 3rd Gen = easily corrected via aftermarket covers, or less easily by seat replacement) 2. Miss the 'old school' keyed latch (like mine) for the hatch (a relatively minor issue) 3. The dash (as previously mentioned on this thread....but I left out that this has nothing to do with the change re location of the instrumentation).
A few days ago I got behind a '13 Yaris at a stoplight. I noticed that it had what looked like a keyed hatch opener on the 'chrome strip' on the hatch. Is this new for the '13? I sat in a '12 at a Toyota dealership when they first came out, walked all around it, and I don't remember seeing this keyed opener. Is it on the '12 as well? I tried searching (text and pictures) and couldn't find any text that would answer my question and the pictures I've found don't allow for a clear enough zoom to answer the question.
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