Worse overall build quality for US market Yaris? - Toyota Yaris Forums

shepd · 12-16-2014, 05:05 PM

Europe offers a much better environment for vehicles. Much of the US spreads salt all over the roads contributing to early rust damage (and other weird issues). While it also gets cold in parts of Europe, the US has some REALLY cold areas that then proceed to get REALLY hot (and more snow than much of Europe ever sees). On top of that, there's parts of the US that record world record high temperatures.

The US also does not maintain roads to anywhere near the standards of European roads (Dusty, dirty, potholed pavement--and plenty of dirt and gravel roads, too). Lastly, US roads rarely have roundabouts, but instead 4-way stops, which leads to a LOT of clutch use.

Also worth mentioning is that American drivers tend to drive their vehicles much further distances than European drivers. Few in Europe would consider a 1 or 2 hour commute by car. Many in the US find that normal.

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12-16-2014, 05:05 PM	#5
shepd Drives: 2007 Yaris 5 door RS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Kitchener, ON Posts: 178	Europe offers a much better environment for vehicles. Much of the US spreads salt all over the roads contributing to early rust damage (and other weird issues). While it also gets cold in parts of Europe, the US has some REALLY cold areas that then proceed to get REALLY hot (and more snow than much of Europe ever sees). On top of that, there's parts of the US that record world record high temperatures. The US also does not maintain roads to anywhere near the standards of European roads (Dusty, dirty, potholed pavement--and plenty of dirt and gravel roads, too). Lastly, US roads rarely have roundabouts, but instead 4-way stops, which leads to a LOT of clutch use. Also worth mentioning is that American drivers tend to drive their vehicles much further distances than European drivers. Few in Europe would consider a 1 or 2 hour commute by car. Many in the US find that normal.