The Official Old People's Yaris Thread

[Rizzo]

I vote for a change of definition from "Old is 40+" to "Old is anyone who FEELS old when they hang out here." I've never felt so Grandma-ish!

I was giving some people a ride home from my writers' group the other week and a nineteen year old boy looked at the car as we approached and said, "Wow! Nice car!"

I said, "Yeah."

[brickhardmeat]

few more months 'til 30

[Thotprawsis]

Well...44 this year. I love this car and could care less what anyone thinks of me and my car. I plan on lowering it a little, because i think it sits too high. As for the over all look, I'm actually in the process of designing a vinyl woody look. that along with some properly placed chrome should pull of a fun sporty look! I'll keep you posted as this project comes along.
By they way all my boys are 19 and older and on their owe. I'm married and the wife and I refuse to grow old...our bodies just make us look that way!

[churp]

I'd like to change it to 50+!!!! except I'd probably be talking to myself.

I'm 56, and still laughin about the thread the other day where they were trying to help an old family member find a new car...he was 55????? What the heck do the younguns think...their dinky drys up and falls off at 32?

I've been married twice have 5 kids from 9 to 35!!!! and currently divorced (any gals 30 to 60 I'm available and still functional). Have 5 MR2's (2 parts cars), 4 RX7's (again 2 pc's),83 Celica, 47 and 48 Plymouth, 52 Ford Victoria, 46 Ford truck, 49 & 53 Chev truck, 87 Ford pickup, and Black Betty my Yaris (had to sell a few after the divorce but these I still have). Needless to say I'm a car nut and not necessarily a ricer in any form, but have had many more imports than American since the 70's.

Mod's on my Black Betty.....Baby Moons on silver steelies, Megan Lowering Springs, Cheata fake fur seat covers (my 9 yo picked out so I'm pretty proud of them), and signed up for Charles' intake. Performance is fine the way it is so not much more will be added except for maybe wide whites

Lots of old folks ask about BB, my Dad's 83 and loves it....he's not like me, he only has a car, a van, and a pickup (84 Mazda for milage). Kids (under 40) sometimes think I'm nuts,,,, I just hope their dinky lasts longer than 32!!!

Was hoping BB would last me until retirement but put 9,000 on in the 1st 3 months.....I'll keep rockin, just not in a chair...

[sambo42xa]

45 here, Wife and Rugrats too...........house, bills, bullshit at work, problems, etc. Trucks pretty much all my life. Traded my lAST truck in for the YARIS after I saw my buddy (50) who came over to show his off saying it's his commute vehicle. Well, I said to myself, the gas ($$$$$$) is killing me. I might as well do it now! I bought it and I now spend less $ for fuel which gives me still a little $ extra to pay............BILLS! Yeh, I got crap from work and friends when they saw it, BUT they are still paying more at the pump. As far as mods and tires and all the "goodies", my days are done with that. As you get OLDER you have to save your coins. I did all that stuff if my earlier years. You'll see!

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by sambo42xa

45 here, Wife and Rugrats too...........house, bills, bullshit at work, problems, etc. Trucks pretty much all my life. Traded my lAST truck in for the YARIS after I saw my buddy (50) who came over to show his off saying it's his commute vehicle. Well, I said to myself, the gas ($$$$$$) is killing me. I might as well do it now! I bought it and I now spend less $ for fuel which gives me still a little $ extra to pay............BILLS! Yeh, I got crap from work and friends when they saw it, BUT they are still paying more at the pump. As far as mods and tires and all the "goodies", my days are done with that. As you get OLDER you have to save your coins. I did all that stuff if my earlier years. You'll see!

guess you didn't bother reading the post above you

[Violin]

I'm 47 and I'm having plenty of fun performing mods on my Yaris that I could only dream of doing to my '65 Bug.

[hasher22]

wow u peeps are old......lol

[eTiMaGo]

This is really a testament to the Yaris' versatility and universal appeal... From the young "go faster!" crowd to the more practical-minded (or even younger-minded ) middle agers, to these old geezers

We've got performance hunters, autocross crushers, customization maniacs, pimp stylists, fuel economists, long-range commuters, grocery getters...

I don't think there are many other cars who can attract such a wide range of owners!

Oh and back on topic, my old school teacher, British guy at least 60, also has a red Yaris

[churp]

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

.... to these old geezers ...

Ya must be talkin about me?!?!

I'm assumin yours hasn't fallen off yet????

[adamschneider]

Age 34 here. My Yaris is off the boat and might be at the dealer on Thursday.

And no, I will not be "modding" it, other than putting in a cheap stereo.

[Typer73]

I'm not old, I'm experienced!

Yep, I belong in this thread, but Petesimac--if I hear one more thing about old women in Yarii, I'm coming up to Pittsburgh & hunting you down for a good old fashioned ass-whuppin'!

I fell in love with the looks of the Yaris LB, and I haven't had as much fun since my 1973 VW beetle. I've had faster cars, bigger cars, suvs... but I haven't loved any cars except that original VW & my Yaris. I'm not into the performance mods, but I'll take any cosmetic mod I can afford.

(PS--20 somethings don't deserve orgasms, they've got everything else!)

[blacksan]

Well, a little more then 6 years before I can retire from my gubermint job and start a new career. I guess that makes me old enough to comment here. I was drawn to the Yaris for the economical side of owning it, but still love to do some mods as it is in my blood. Just in case she breaks down I keep this in the boot.

[sambo42xa]

...con't........
I think the car is great and I love driving it. I like it when people look at what you're driving. Either they are saying, "look at that car, I wonder what it is", or "look at that old guy in the car"....or BOTH! With ALL the OTHER toys I have I have no time and not much $ to put towards any mod's. Did all that in the earlier years.

4 Harley Davidson's
1942,1973,1988,2005
42 Bicycles
80% All vintage Schwinn's
1968 Gibson Les Paul / Amps
did I mention Four Wheeler?
Plow Truck
Am I going off topic here ???? Shit, I'm just goofing I guess. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I did all of that already and now I'm just a 45 year old guy trying to be practical.
Know what, Screw it............................!!!!!!!! !

[kurokoma-kun]

Originally Posted by blacksan

Just in case she breaks down I keep this in the boot.

Now THAT is an old skool plank! Can you still bust a trick on it?

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

Now THAT is an old skool plank! Can you still bust a trick on it?

Ha, I can still embarrass myself! The board pictured is actually a "Long Board" set up for concrete surfing more so then tricks. The guy that built it for me is bro, Chris yandall. He was the 1975 World Slalom Champion and can still skate like most kids only dream about. My first board had steel wheels.

[redyaris]

Wow us old people ROCK!!!!

[petesimac]

Typer73, , are you sure you shouldn't be driving a PT Cruiser or something. I do agree with you on one thing, the similarities to the classic Beetle. I had a 66 and miss it terribly. After my kids have grown and gone, I plan on finding an old Beetle and reliving my youth, such as it was. Until then, I have a really cool car to tool around in.