How long will you own your Yaris?

[nemelek]

I have owned over 25 cars in my lifetime. Some for a month or 2. The longest was a 88sr5 Toyota truck for 16 years. At 10,000 miles/year I put on the yaris I expect to keep it 20 years.

[DevilGirl]

Originally Posted by nemelek

At 10,000 miles/year I put on the yaris I expect to keep it 20 years.

Wow, I think I'll get there well before you, at about 36,000 miles/year (damn commute!!!).

In my case, it would depend on when we decide to start having kids. Then again, that's what we have his brand new car for (bought a week before mine, and has less than 6000 miles on it, whereas mine is approaching 14,000). If I'm carting the kids around much, I'd probably have to trade in my '09 3dr for a 5dr model at least (not interested in the sedan at all). Too much of a hassle to to get into the backseat.

But after having had seat heaters installed on the front seats yesterday, and the anticipated power sunroof after I get my tax return, we may keep the car till it dies (or at least 5-7 years anyway).

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by DevilGirl

If I'm carting the kids around much, I'd probably have to trade in my '09 3dr for a 5dr model at least (not interested in the sedan at all). Too much of a hassle to to get into the backseat.

I've been carting my baby around for the past 11 months and I don't think it's more of a hassle for me to get him in the back of the Yaris, as opposed to my wife's 4-door Scion xD.

On the pro side: no need to worry about door locks and window locks, since they can't do any of that in a 3-door car from the back. The door opening is much bigger on a 3-door car than any of the doors on a 4-door car, so I found it actually easier to get the baby car seat in and out of the car on mine.

Sometimes, depending on who's has been sitting on the passenger seat on the xD I will have to slide the seat forward as well, for the baby seat to fit in.

The only hassle that I have is caused by the fact that I park the car on the right side of the garage, so I can't get him in and out on the right, since I'm too close to the wall. So I have to stop the car outside and do the loading and unloading. My wife has easy access to the baby, but she has to squeeze in and out of her car because of the proximity to the left wall

I love my 3-door: less weight, less moving parts, less things that can break and so on

[fmicle]

I think I'll keep the Yaris until I'll have enough money saved to start thinking about the next toy. I don't like car payments, so I'm more about delayed gratification in this respect. Save money first, buy car after

For now, that's not looking too good, so I think I'll be driving the Yaris for at least 5 more years

[bankrobber]

Originally Posted by fmicle

I think I'll keep the Yaris until I'll have enough money saved to start thinking about the next toy. I don't like car payments, so I'm more about delayed gratification in this respect. Save money first, buy car after

For now, that's not looking too good, so I think I'll be driving the Yaris for at least 5 more years

Must be a Dave Ramsey fan. I plan on running my Yaris at least 200k.
My last truck was a Dodge Ram with 264,000 when I sold it due to high gas prices. When the Yaris is slap wore out I will knock out the windows and race it at the local race track

[kudzu71]

I've had my liftback for 3 years and I'm about to sell it. It's been a great car but I have always wanted a convertible and I'm gonna take the plunge.

Anyone wanna buy an 07 Yaris?

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by kudzu71

I've had my liftback for 3 years and I'm about to sell it. It's been a great car but I have always wanted a convertible and I'm gonna take the plunge.

Anyone wanna buy an 07 Yaris?

I recommend a Miata,great car and great forum.. Good used Miatas can be had for less than $5k so why not keep the Yaris as well.You have some great twisty roads just northeast of Atlanta,perfect for driving top down through the twisties..

[zachryboles]

Originally Posted by bankrobber

Must be a Dave Ramsey fan. I plan on running my Yaris at least 200k.
My last truck was a Dodge Ram with 264,000 when I sold it due to high gas prices. When the Yaris is slap wore out I will knock out the windows and race it at the local race track

Speaking of which im a HUUUUGGEE fan of Dave Ramsey and i am listening to his radio show right now.

[TRDMarty]

Well I dunno
My 1971 Z-28 = 35 years
My 1972 DeTomaso Pantera = 22 years
My 1998 Chevy Silverado SS Lowered Single Cab = 12 years
My 2008 Yaris S L-Back = ????

[why?]

as long as I want it.

[BailOut]

My original plan in early 2007 was to just get something fuel efficient, reliable and cheap, which would hold me over until the Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEV) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV, or just EV) came out for the 2010 model year, like Toyota and others said they would do.

It's now 2010 and we have no PHEVs or BEVs from the mainstream manufacturers. Now they say 2012, which I won't hold my breath for.

This may be a good thing, though, as our idea of personal finance and our role within the economy has changed since then. We no longer buy things on credit, which means we'll need to save up cash for our next vehicle. We'll be debt free (sans mortgage, which we consider a living expense) in July of this year, and then will close out a few of the cheaper items on our personal wish lists, and expand our savings beyond the emergency fund we now have. This means that the soonest we'd have the cash to buy an EV will be 2013, so we're not in so much of a hurry anymore.

Once that happens my wife and I will have to decide which of our two paid-for vehicles to sell off: the 1996 Tacoma 4x4 which she's had since before we met, or my 2007 Yaris. It will be a tough decision as she doesn't drive much and the insurance cost is the same. I'm no fan of trucks but she still loves it, so there will be a strong emotional component to the final decision.

[fujiwaru]

i'd like to keep mine until i can't drive it anymore

[PaddyMac]

For as long as I can. I still have my first truck on the road, a 1962 Chevy that I daily drove for 16 years

[SilverGlow]

My 2007 LB has 76,000 miles on it. It has been trouble free thus far, and I'm expecting at least 250,000 miles before reliability slides to the point of needing to get rid of it.

I plan to retire at age 55 (5 more years to go), so I am pinching my pennys, paying down the mortgages on my rentals, and doing all I can to keep my monthly expenses extremely low. I've got a 3 year emergency fund, and at the rate I'm paying down my mortgages, I should have them all paid down by 2015.

In other words, I need to keep the paid-for Yaris around for at least 5 more years so that I can secure my retirement and have $$ for travel, photography, and trips all over the world.

For this reason I live on about 20% of my income; cranking up the savings and cranking down the mortgages....life is too short to destroy one's future by continually buying cool, awesome, fantastic, fast, hot sheet cars every 3-5 years (or more frequently).

[cali yaris]

I figure another year or two of racing, then I'll turn it into an electric car project.

[bnther36]

That's a tough question.
When I bought it, I was driving 400 miles a week. The high mpg of the Yaris makes a big difference on the wallet. Now that I'm working out of a home office, I haven't put 300 miles on it since the week before Thanksgiving. I really don't need a high mpg ricer. That being said, I'm more of Jeep kind of guy and if Chrysler would ever get off its ass and build a diesel truck then I would probably trade the Yaris in on something like that.

SilverGlow: That sounds awesome. Best of wishes to your early retirement!

[DandiDani]

im going to keep it until it falls apart or gets killed..hopefully that wont happen tho

[indyhairball]

Two or three years and then trade it for a Prius.