The Official Old People's Yaris Thread

[seriousfun]

Originally Posted by redyaris

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Am I in the wrong demographic for this car?

Id love to hear from some older people here than myself on this. I still believe this car is going to be really popular with the over 50/60+ crowd just for grocery runs and around town cruising.

Nah, you define the demographic! It's not just age.

Originally Posted by sambo42xa

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1968 Gibson Les Paul / Amps

'65 Fender Strat, '61 Gibson Melody Maker, '69 Gibson ES-345, '65 Vox UK Berkeley Tube amp...I have better guitars than you!

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And I'm 50, with two sons getting ready to graduate High School (one this month, the other next year, a year early). I was sick of my family vehicle ('97 Dodge Grand Caravan) and missed my previous car ('86 Celica) and have a stupid commute (21 mi. each way on the L. A. freeways. I laugh at everyone else at the gas pump.

I definitely have gotten more looks while driving this car than I ever did in the invisibility-cloaked white Caravan, but it's not expensive enough to make those looks stick. My girlfriend thinks it's cute!

I've added window deflectors, a nice chrome tailpipe tip, new speakers (planning on a DVD player with surround sound soon). I plan to get new alloy wheels and tires when these tires wear out, if not sooner. No intake or any other performance mods. It's a fun car, and this is fun stuff.

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by seriousfun

My girlfriend thinks it's cute!

I am not trying to get in your business, but HTM Yaris brought up something that kind of hit home. How old is the GF? For sum reason the yougin's are knocking at the cabin door these days and I just don't get it? It's not like I am complaining, but the formula is rather strange.

[seriousfun]

Originally Posted by blacksan

I am not trying to get in your business, but HTM Yaris brought up something that kind of hit home. How old is the GF? For sum reason the yougin's are knocking at the cabin door these days and I just don't get it? It's not like I am complaining, but the formula is rather strange.

Ah, she's three years younger than me, so she doesn't qualify as being from a younger generation (although she looks young and hot!).

(before I met her, even with the minivan, I found that girls in their late 20s to mid 30s were very compatible with me - any older and their clock was ticking too loudly...)

It's not the Yaris, it's you!

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by seriousfun

Ah, she's three years younger than me, so she doesn't qualify as being from a younger generation (although she looks young and hot!).

(before I met her, even with the minivan, I found that girls in their late 20s to mid 30s were very compatible with me - any older and their clock was ticking too loudly...)

It's not the Yaris, it's you!

Ya, I can relate too them myself. it's not that I am a juvenile delinquent, but they crave adult speak at times. I also look much younger then my age. Often the grown off-spring are confused as being buddies not "fruit-of-the-loins".

[sambo42xa]

Originally Posted by seriousfun

Nah, you define the demographic! It's not just age.



'65 Fender Strat, '61 Gibson Melody Maker, '69 Gibson ES-345, '65 Vox UK Berkeley Tube amp...I have better guitars than you!

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And I'm 50, with two sons getting ready to graduate High School (one this month, the other next year, a year early). I was sick of my family vehicle ('97 Dodge Grand Caravan) and missed my previous car ('86 Celica) and have a stupid commute (21 mi. each way on the L. A. freeways. I laugh at everyone else at the gas pump.

I definitely have gotten more looks while driving this car than I ever did in the invisibility-cloaked white Caravan, but it's not expensive enough to make those looks stick. My girlfriend thinks it's cute!

I've added window deflectors, a nice chrome tailpipe tip, new speakers (planning on a DVD player with surround sound soon). I plan to get new alloy wheels and tires when these tires wear out, if not sooner. No intake or any other performance mods. It's a fun car, and this is fun stuff.

"I have better guitars than you"?? Gee, you hurt my feelings. I only listed one GIBSON.............
Well, the two GIBSON'S you mention that you have are definatley great, I'll give you that, BUT the Fender? Come on....your going to put a "bolt on neck" up against a Les Paul OR ANY other GIBSON? You plugged in ?
Are we off topic?
Don't forget....."Only A GIBSON Is Good Enough"

[sambo42xa]

LOL....

[seriousfun]

Originally Posted by sambo42xa

"I have better guitars than you"?? Gee, you hurt my feelings. I only listed one GIBSON.............
Well, the two GIBSON'S you mention that you have are definatley great, I'll give you that, BUT the Fender? Come on....your going to put a "bolt on neck" up against a Les Paul OR ANY other GIBSON? You plugged in ?
Are we off topic?
Don't forget....."Only A GIBSON Is Good Enough"

OT? Yeah!

The Strat's my baby. I could sell it and buy a couple of Yarii. But then what would I play?

[grampi]

I just turned 49 and I'm interested in going with some aftermarket tires and wheels just for the looks. The only performance mods I would consider would be those that improve fuel economy. I'm not the least bit interested in creating some racer boy toy like those hidious Hondas with the loud fart mufflers. Those thing are ridiculous! I don't think anyone of any age looks any more out of place driving a Yaris than they would driving a Mini Cooper or a Miata. I want one because they look like a niche car, they get excellent mileage, and because they come with that wonderful Toyota swiss watch-like build quality.

[churp]

Blacksan......you didn't state your age....aren't a little shy like the wimmin not aging over 29 are we???? just kiddin privacy is good too.

From the above posts..just got divorced a year ago and my ex was 14 years younger, after 22 years of marriage think I'll try to pick on the ones more my age, but then again!!

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by churp

Blacksan......you didn't state your age....aren't a little shy like the wimmin not aging over 29 are we???? just kiddin privacy is good too.

From the above posts..just got divorced a year ago and my ex was 14 years younger, after 22 years of marriage think I'll try to pick on the ones more my age, but then again!!

I hope this isn't dorky, but I work in a sensitive area and can't get too specific. let's just say that I watched "Car 54, Where Are You" in my formative years

[Typer73]

Petesimac!!!

PT Cruisers suck!

Be nice--I've got a full tank of gas & just burned a new mp3-cd full of hard rock. Should be more than enough to get to Pittsburgh!

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by Typer73

Petesimac!!!

PT Cruisers suck!

Be nice--I've got a full tank of gas & just burned a new mp3-cd full of hard rock. Should be more than enough to get to Pittsburgh!

Oooh, What did ya steal off LimeWire for the "Road-Jams"?

[redyaris]

Im glad the youngsters are learning so much from us. I knew this thread was a great idea. Women, cars, life...weve seen and done em all!!!

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by redyaris

Im glad the youngsters are learning so much from us. I knew this thread was a great idea. Women, cars, life...weve seen and done em all!!!

I wanted to tell the men kids that wimmins get real freaky in there mid 30's, should I?

BTW, did you move them wheels?

[Typer73]

Originally Posted by blacksan

I wanted to tell the men kids that wimmins get real freaky in there mid 30's, should I?

As opposed to men being freaky from age 2 on?

[blacksan]

[QUOTE=Typer73;97014]As opposed to men being freaky from age 2 on?[/QUOTE


WRONG, from birth ya posser!!!!

[Typer73]

Under 2 you can keep 'em penned up in the crib. It's when they escape that you've got problems.

[redyaris]

Originally Posted by blacksan

I wanted to tell the men kids that wimmins get real freaky in there mid 30's, should I?

BTW, did you move them wheels?

Yep and yep.

Mature women are hella good in 'multiple' ways.