Yaris Questions

[TLyttle]

Gee, I'm sure glad I didn't have to deal with a US dealership! I went into my local Toyota dealer, was dealt with efficiently and courteously, got my car in 2 weeks.

The only glitch in the proceedings was at ther very beginning:
"Can I help you?"
"Yes, I want a Yaris, sedan, white, no auto, no air."
"Oh, I have a silver sedan-"
"Yaris, sedan, white, no auto, no air."
"Ah. One moment sir"

2 minutes later. "There is one in Montreal, it will take 16 days to get here."
"Write it up, and we will be back on the 25th".

Done. Just like that.

2 weeks later, we picked up the car after less than an hour in the dealership.

Sorry for your poor experiences; sounds like Toyota needs to do some tuneups on some of their dealerships!

[Shijima]

I feel for you my brothers in the south, the dealers here usually bend over backwards to help you out, what good is a customer industry with no customers?

[Tokiko]

Don't get me wrong, either guys. I'm not trying to sound all negative, either. Previous posters were entirely right. I should have had more info on my own BEFORE I accidentally sent emails via the Toyota site or returned dealers' phone calls.

Walking onto a lot and asking "What do YOU think if I was looking into a Yaris or a Corolla?" was TOTALLY wrong. By no means do I consider myself an expert in cars, so I figured I better be educated before I make such a big decision. I just wasn't expecting to be thrown such a "OMFG look at this huge deal we're pulling out of our magic top-hats for you!1!1!" type responses right out of the gate.

Walking from that dealership and deciding to take my time seems to have been the better path.

The Yaris really seems like the way to go. Now I just need to decide whether the sedan or hatch are better routes. I'm single right now, and don't really foresee that changing soon. Four doors might not exactly be necessary except for the times my friends from work and I might go to movies and all.

As if the Yaris' MPG ratings didn't seem impressive enough... There's a part of me-- because this would be my first "new" car-- that wants to try and boost those ratings as much as possible, too. All this thinking left me with more questions:

1- Does lowering the suspension / putting on different tires affect more than looks?

2- Would removing the front passenger seat, spare tire, jack, and other dead weight in the car do anything to significantly boost performance?

3- I figured boosting aerodynamics as much as possible would probably help more... Are the mods needed to do this sort of thing affordable? Or does the cost involved in doing such mods negate any net-savings achieved by the mods?

Not trying to resurrect dead horse topics here, but these sort of things were what I was throwing around my head yesterday.

[Motorhead6T5]

Originally Posted by Tokiko

All this thinking left me with more questions:

1- Does lowering the suspension / putting on different tires affect more than looks? Yes,you will get better handling and the car won't float around in the lane at higher speeds.

2- Would removing the front passenger seat, spare tire, jack, and other dead weight in the car do anything to significantly boost performance? A little bit,not worth it in my opinion though. Imagine if you get a flat.

3- I figured boosting aerodynamics as much as possible would probably help more... Are the mods needed to do this sort of thing affordable? Or does the cost involved in doing such mods negate any net-savings achieved by the mods? Without a wind tunnel and some engineers that going to be a hard task.
Not trying to resurrect dead horse topics here, but these sort of things were what I was throwing around my head yesterday.

^^^