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07-15-2013, 05:38 PM | #55 |
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I still think that Yaris sales are tanking because people are just upgrading their purchase once they see how affordable a larger car can be once you factor in the incredibly low financing rates and the leftover model year stock being heavily discounted. When I bought my Yaris, I could have bought a Corolla for lesser payments each month. Same thing could be said about the Chevys I was looking at. I could have bought a Cruze for less than a subcompact Sonic.
On top of that, Toyota's Prius C is no doubt eating Yaris sales too. I just don't see the Yaris rebounding in the US, especially when the competitors are pimping all the in-cabin technology/turbo-charged engines in their subcompacts. |
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Gas in NJ was $3.23 a week ago.
Today its $3.49!
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07-15-2013, 08:43 PM | #58 |
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The people who know the truth will cherish the japaneese built Yaris.
My wife bought a corrola in 05 because it was bigger than my 01 Echo. The corrola was designed more like an american car (ease of assembly by big, fat hands and cheaper metal stamping dies). After a couple of years, the interior looked like a 5 year old american car....unlike my echo. Her car also developed rattles that the echo didn't. Four years older and 150,000 more miles...my jap built echo was a better car. |
07-15-2013, 11:22 PM | #59 |
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Ha!!
It's $4.09 here in Los Angeles!!
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Too bad most of them are ten years old or older now.....
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07-17-2013, 12:25 PM | #64 |
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I am so glad I got one made in Japan. ^___^
I'm going to have a ton of stress finding another one after this. So I'm spoiling the crap out of her, So I can keep her for decades!
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07-17-2013, 05:43 PM | #65 |
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Old Echos
My colleague (due to a growing family) just got rid of his 2002 Red 2-door Echo for a used Mazda 6 Wagon.
He said he only had 110,000 on the Echo and it was "flawless". He really misses it and wishes he could have figured a way to keep it. |
07-18-2013, 04:57 PM | #66 |
25, 550 MILES!
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07-18-2013, 06:36 PM | #67 |
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With 142,000 miles on my Yaris, it is also flawless aside from a couple of small dings. If my odometer was "rolled back" to 20,000, it would be believable after driving it and inspecting it. I'm sure many can say the same.
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07-18-2013, 06:44 PM | #68 |
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You know what's bad, is that the Smart ForTwo actually outsold the Yaris, for the first time. The nearly useless Smart car which doesn't even do all that well in fuel efficiency considering its size.
And also, the tiny Chevy Spark sold 4 times more than Yaris. How???? It's also overpriced for what you get and not much more efficient either. |
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After my mom wrecked her brand new Versa in 2012, she wanted a Yaris sedan (exactly like her rental, while the insurance did its thing to pay up). The sedan version of the Yaris went away after 2011, so she bought a 1 year old Yaris sedan (made in Japan) for more than what the same year Corolla costs on the certified pre-owned lot. The Corolla was bigger and had less miles. After test driving both cars, she still chose the Yaris. |
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07-20-2013, 01:36 PM | #70 |
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Just driving by my local Toyota dealership, I noticed they had NO Yaris models at all on their lot. Maybe lack of product equals lack of sales.
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07-22-2013, 11:51 AM | #72 |
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No Yaris on lots here either
None of the dealers in my area have any Yaris' for sale either. I did manage to find two exact 2013 L Coupe's for sale buried in-between two dozen Prius C's. And "yes", all of the dealers are loaded-up with Prius C's for sale. I think I know where Toyota is putting the emphasis.
So they take the little forgotten Yaris and ship it off to "France" for 2014 production, causing a breach in car-stock on the dealer lots because they figure not many consumers want them. They can save some money building them cheaper in France. Because "just maybe" the quality does not have to be quite as good as the Japanese built one we on this forum all have? They probably do not expect to sell many at all and will not risk big warranty claims as they advertise the hell outta the Prius brand including the "C". I have not seen a Yaris TV ad in over a year or longer. I see 4-5 Prius ad's a night. I wonder why they just did not just kill it off now and let the "C" do the work for awhile and wait for the 4th Generation Yaris re-design by Mexico Mazda? I have a feeling this third generation of ours is going to be the "lost child" compared to the Echo, Gen II Yaris and the Mexico-Mazda-Built 4th Generation Yaris coming in late 2015 leaving our 2012-2015's kinda rare....I'm actually "cool" with that. I like being the one who drive's a rare underdog that is actually a "very" cool car in everything it does! I wonder how many Prius C owners know they are actually buying a re-bodied Yaris with hybrid power added to our same exact engine and chasis?? I would love to have those alloy wheels off of the Prius C on my Yaris though! But I am not crazy about that look of the "C" anymore. I liked it at first, but now, it leaves me kinda cold. I think the Yaris is a much better looking design. I may not be getting 50mpg, but I also saved $4,500 (plus interest) "up front" by not buying the Prius C either. Takes a while to re-coup that in gas. Gonna be interesting to see where Toyota takes this. Cause I will say this; I will "not" be buying a French or Mexican made car "ever" regardless of who builds it. Look at the facts, the Yaris, xD and xB are the only non-hybrid Toyota's who have been bullet-proof over the last many years of any Toyota sold recently and the only one's solely built in Japan (well, with a couple of exceptions here and there...but few). |
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