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Old 02-15-2009, 05:21 PM   #1
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Maybe if I had 15 inch tires instead of my 14, that there would have been a 100 rpm difference.
I rest my case - the OP is correctly named.....
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Old 02-15-2009, 08:16 PM   #2
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I rest my case - the OP is correctly named.....
Over and out!
And what's your case? Trying to influence my personal opinion on this issue?
This is a discussion board, and if you can't deal with other people's opinion, I guess you shouldn't even post here.

NO one should be trying to please others here because its a Yaris forum. Say what you like and hate about the car like I'M doing, without making personal childish remarks.
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Old 02-15-2009, 09:54 PM   #3
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And what's your case? Trying to influence my personal opinion on this issue?
This is a discussion board, and if you can't deal with other people's opinion, I guess you shouldn't even post here.

NO one should be trying to please others here because its a Yaris forum. Say what you like and hate about the car like I'M doing, without making personal childish remarks.
My case, and this is my last post in this thread, is that if you think a 14" wheel will give you higher rpm than 15" wheel, then you do not know enough about the subject to give a valid opinion. If someone else would care to take over here, I would be eternally grateful. If not, c'est la vie!
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Old 02-16-2009, 09:11 AM   #4
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My case, and this is my last post in this thread, is that if you think a 14" wheel will give you higher rpm than 15" wheel, then you do not know enough about the subject to give a valid opinion. If someone else would care to take over here, I would be eternally grateful. If not, c'est la vie!
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There I proved you wrong.
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Old 02-16-2009, 08:02 AM   #5
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I rest my case - the OP is correctly named.....
Over and out!
Damn, I didn't even notice that the first time around.
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Old 02-15-2009, 05:24 PM   #6
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I haven't noticed any significant difference in "strain" on the car when driving at much higher speeds. I've been driving 65-85 mph for the past couple of months, and it seems that my car actually likes that, because the engine just runs a lot smoother. I recently drove for over an hour at over 90mph (about 150kph) and I barely noticed the engine noise at all, although it was revving around 3500 rpm.

Needless to say, it's also a great little car about town. Most drivers on the road truly underestimate just how "chuckable" and go-karty this car really is, and if ever there is a duel for a parking spot, they will always lose to my light little egg.
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Old 02-15-2009, 03:52 PM   #7
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I honestly kind of agree with the OP on the gearbox, though. It seems to make sense that the Yaris would get better MPG's with a 6 speed, no?
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Old 02-15-2009, 03:52 PM   #8
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It says that it gets better mileage on the highway because they calculate the mpg at 55 mph when the rpm is at 2700.
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Old 02-15-2009, 05:05 PM   #9
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It says that it gets better mileage on the highway because they calculate the mpg at 55 mph when the rpm is at 2700.
Before 2007, yes, but they've since changed the rating system (at least in the US).

Pre-2008, the Yaris was rated 33/40 mpg for the auto and 33/41 for the MT.

For '08, the EPA switched to a "real world system" (higher speeds, AC, ect...) and the Yaris came back with 29/35 for the auto, 29/36 for the MT.

80 mph returns about 35-38 mpg for most people and is usually brought down by the city driving mixed in.

55 mph will get you over 45 mpg.
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Old 02-15-2009, 03:52 PM   #10
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Short gears?!! DUDE! The Yaris has gears as tall as... ME.


Btw, Its spinning that fast, AND getting a super high MPG. Especially since those other micro cars can't compete. So whats the dealio?
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Old 02-15-2009, 04:31 PM   #11
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No longer a dealio. It's now more of an eternally pointless thread. We're all gonna take turns sitting here and bickering about it til it kill us all. Might as well put up a poll and throw out a war cry...
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Old 02-15-2009, 04:45 PM   #12
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Been to Indiana and back to New Hampshire with my sedan and it drove nicely and rode nicely. My average speed with the auto was around 80 mph and the rpm was around 33 to 3500 turned in a respectable 38.5 mpg for the trip. Not to shabby
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Old 02-15-2009, 07:11 PM   #13
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My automatic sedan works well on the highway
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Old 02-15-2009, 07:16 PM   #14
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@ 110km/h my car revs at 3300 and it cost more than when Im in town I can do in summer with normal driving, 550km per tank and on the highway max 450km at 110kph

Can't wait for a 6 speed Yaris to lower the highway RPM!
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Old 02-15-2009, 08:22 PM   #15
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@ 110km/h my car revs at 3300 and it cost more than when Im in town I can do in summer with normal driving, 550km per tank and on the highway max 450km at 110kph

Can't wait for a 6 speed Yaris to lower the highway RPM!

Becareful, Sail Design might ridiculize your post.
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Old 02-15-2009, 09:06 PM   #16
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the thing is though is you aren't really discussing anything... you are asking if the yaris is primarily an urban automobile and then answering yourself with definitive yes. since then the thread has become an argument over things of a very relative nature... imo.
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Old 02-15-2009, 09:12 PM   #17
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I asked an honest question and stated my opinion. What's wrong with that?
All you have to do is say, yes I love driving the Yaris at 3500 RPM and it doesnt bother me, or do like others and say, I find that it revs a little too fast and would definetely need a 6th speed.

This is what the discussion is all about !!!
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Old 02-16-2009, 09:07 AM   #18
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I asked an honest question and stated my opinion. What's wrong with that?
All you have to do is say, yes I love driving the Yaris at 3500 RPM and it doesnt bother me, or do like others and say, I find that it revs a little too fast and would definetely need a 6th speed.

This is what the discussion is all about !!!
yes I love driving the Yaris at 3500 RPM and it doesnt bother me
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