Drove a 2013 Fiat 500 for a week; Love my Yaris even more

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Originally Posted by roxy1

I don't expect it to be a Toyota or Honda reliability wise

Then wouldn't handling, styling and color preference, and slightly better ease of parking be the only reasons one might choose the 500?

but I also don't expect it to be the headache that mini or vw have been.

Didn't mean to insult your previous choice. This is anecdotal, but I was thinking about Europeans in Europe telling CTScott why they chose the Yaris over the 500.

imo, the negative part of owning a 500 at the moment is the lack of dealers and the fact that most studios are using Chrysler dealership service centers. there are a lot of mediocre (at best) concepts still lingering about what constitutes quality service at the old CJDR dealerships.

IMO, this is important. If you are away from your home area, a Toyota dealership might end up being the most expensive choice, but the best one re getting the repair done right the first time. Among different makes, I would think Toyota dealer repair would be the best or among the best re a quality repair the first time.