Rented a 2011 sedan then bought a 07 Hatch

[Alan1962]

Thanks for the replies,
NookandCranny { I love English muffins BTW } Yes the rental thing was a nice cog in my decision making process to buy one of these sweet little runners it was a champ in this harsh snowy winter auto tranny handled my manual shifting & rocking the car out of drifts with ease, a true champ !
Yougojay, there's a lot of info here true, I've been reading up..I used to need to install after market Blaupunkts with expensive amps & speakers to get this sound in the 1990's, love it. The upgrades I'm considering are 15' rims & tires & that roof hatchback spoiler really sets the car off, digging the Auto tranny too { cant believe I just said that LOL} age maybe but I go throu the gears sometimes, even down shift well made unit , love the fluid shifting & shift points, she's a little slow from second to third on cold ass mornings but that's acceptable. No shuch thing as a perfect car but this Toyota is above average in quality, fun factor MPG's & a nice looking ride too boot if you ask me he he

[yougojay]

NookandCranny is all about the little nooks & cranny's in his 2nd generation Yaris, LOL, not english muffin nooks & crannies (although I'll bet he likes english muffins) yep, the stereo is just fine enough for me now, too. I just have no needs or desire to trick out my Yaris, but it is fun to read about all the mods the people have done here (tooter's manifold adventure comes to mind)
I DO WANT to eventually get a rear sway bar, we'll see. I like my cars stock, always have. A rear sway bar is about the best favorite MOD for the money & what it does (so say the folks here at the Yar Yar Forums)
I did get a full set (2 fronts sold as a pair) & the rear floors (1 piece across the both sides) of WeatherTech floor liners. They are awesome, so custom & perfect. Got a great deal on Amazon for them about 6 months ago, love, love, love, love, love...THEM! They are black, so friggin cool!
I have the original carpet floor mats that came with the car (Toyota OEM's) I need to sell them on eBay maybe.
I have stock 15'' steel wheels on my '13 Yaris L - they have P175 65R15 tires on them w/stock hubcaps - I have taken the hub caps off a few times (easy off & on) and waxed the steelies to keep them from rusting. We have a real mild climate here in NC, so they will stay nice & purdy, ha!
I've only drove about 1,110 miles in it the past 6 months, it's already coming up to it's 2nd freebie oil change this April. I'll change out the oil every 6 months or 5,000 mile (which ever comes 1st) when the freebies end.
I changed out the factory fill oil & filter after 1,500 miles for the heck of it. guess I was antsy to work on the little sucker. It is extremely easy to do an oil change on this car, you don't even have to jack it up. The oil filter is right in front, it couldn't be easier to do.
Auto Trans drain & fill down the line will be a breeze, too.
I have about a 1/4 tank of gas left - OMG, I just checked Fuelly.com. I last filled up on JAN 21, 2014, I can't believe it has been over 5 WEEKS since I put a nozzle in the tank, s**t! Dang, seriously can't believe it has been 5 weeks plus, unreal.
So stoked about this car, yeah, maybe it's my age (been there done that with all sorts of cars) but I just really love this car!
I will have had it 11 months this Tuesday March 11 - knock wood, there has not been one single thing I can complain about (in regards to anything not working correctly, some dummy light coming on, some squeek or rattle, nothing) Wish you many years of trouble-free driving

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Alan1962

Thanks for the replies,
NookandCranny { I love English muffins BTW } Yes the rental thing was a nice cog in my decision making process to buy one of these sweet little runners.

I do love English muffins (IIRC, 'all those nooks and crannies' is from the voiceover on a Thomas' English muffins commercial), but yougojay is correct....the name is related to storage....an ode to my little cousin. My cousin adopted a 1 year old girl from China as a single mom. My Aunt and I went with my cousin to China (from California....I'm the only one now in Texas) to welcome her into the family. I spent an amazing amount of time with her when her activities were still at a moderate level (until she was about 7), and I wouldn't trade that time for ANYTHING (taking her to get her first Brownie Girl Scout uniform, building her first bed, helping her write greeting cards at Starbucks, taking her to the zoo, taking care of her when she was sick, playing with her in the snow at Lake Tahoe, taking her to gymnastics, tennis, ballet, and swimming, and much more). She was 4 when I bought my Yaris. To her it was an exploration pod and jungle gym. She tried to use the interior roof handles like overhead rings on a playground. She loved to open and close all the storage compartments and just crawl around inside (all with a watchful adult eye...either me or her mom). She saved some plastic easter eggs, named them, decorated them, gave them incredibly imaginative biographies, and had me store them in the compartments (nooks and crannys) in my Yaris....and by the time she was 7....sit in the driver seat (in a flat, empty parking lot ...with the key in my hand...I was holding the door and standing next to her) and pretend she was driving. I don't have any kids, but emotionally she's like a daughter to me.

[Alan1962]

Yougojay, i did read the rear sway bar helps & is worth the investment may just add that in the future as well, wow Weathertech mats great idea as well, I've bought them in the past.. thanks
NookandCranny, that must've been some trip to Asia, a trip of a lifetime, I love Asia's history & ancient cultures, My brother's an Australian citizen who does a lot of business with China, Taiwan as well { a bicycle building mecca} with a reputation for quality in everything they build..Oh well I have to go have an urge for an English muffin {have the honey wheat ones } I think with a little olive oil & a slice of tomato will do the trick..