Old echo toyota owner...

[honegod]

Am sitting in my 02 Echo on break @ work. Stock 1.5, rear sway, kyb struts & shocks , Pirelli P4 185 on stock steel rims.
My major snivel is the auto tranny. Way slow on gear changes.big pause in response to throttle input. Anj upgrade wouls be sweet. LOVE it otherwise.

[tarkus]

Originally Posted by honegod

My major snivel is the auto tranny. Way slow on gear changes.big pause in response to throttle input. Anj upgrade wouls be sweet. LOVE it otherwise.

I've gotten used to manually switching down a gear, rather than waiting for kickdown to kick in. Putting in a performance muffler also improved low end power, so I didn't need to gear down so often.

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[rabbito]

Originally Posted by tarkus

I've gotten used to manually switching down a gear, rather than waiting for kickdown to kick in. Putting in a performance muffler also improved low end power, so I didn't need to gear down so often.

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yes! i down shift on my auto too..finally i see somebody who actually use their gears...

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[tarkus]

Originally Posted by BLKHILLSGUY

Sounds like you were driving the Mazda 2. We are still driving a Toyota made Yaris in the US until 17. The new Mazda 2 Yaris is not attractive.

So maybe Toyota is selling a different Yaris over here north of the border? I have seen a few Mazda 2s over here, which apparently they don't yet have in the US. Does the current 2016 Yaris in the US still have the nicely angled dash with all the handy flip-open compartments, and not that big ugly box? Also, the Yaris in this thread also appears to have the big whale mouth grille, like my rented one - http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...321#post778321 I'm somewhat confused at this point, but still convinced that I like the 2nd gen Yaris the best.

Originally Posted by rabbito

yes! i down shift on my auto too..finally i see somebody who actually use their gears...

I used to mainly drive manual in the past. I also go into neutral at lights or when cruising downhill :-)