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Originally Posted by voodoo22

This "stupid" idea lowers your maintenance costs long term. I fail to see how in anyway this could be construed to be a safety issue of any kind. A major safety issue in my opinion is something like the fuel tank in the Ford Pinto. Not an feature which forces the engine to be warm before shifting like it would under optimal temperatures.

It's also better to drive the car slowly as soon as you start it versus idling. Better for fuel efficiency and better for the maintenance of your car.

Seems like you hate a lot of things about your Yaris. I suggest you research and test something better before you buy it next time. Sure, the Yaris is far from perfect and some things about it annoy me (The warm up feature which prevents proper shifting until a proper engine temp is reach, included), but the Yaris is a great car for what it was intended to do.

Ok lets see...Car cool temp light is still on after warming a few minutes or you drove off slowly to let it warm...OH CRAP there's a car that I must avoid hitting me in the rear because I driving slow on the highway. I mash the gas pedal and nothing but over tached motor and no shifting...going 40 mph tops...SMASH!!!you just died because your car was in cool temp mode...DO YOU SEE NOW? or should I elaborate more? I think it's a stupid idea and have never had another vehicle of any kind do that. And I have had quite a few cars, trucks, and suv's. I have been driving for 26 years and that is longer than most of you have even been alive. Unlike a lot of members here, the yaris is NOT my first car.
I have my opinion and you have yours. I don't like that you and others flame me because I don't live in your "Toyota is God world". I like my yaris very much BUT it is NOT the best thing since sliced bread. It does what I bought it to do...save gas and be reasonably dependable and low cost of ownership, PERIOD...So stop your flaming and whining and understand that not everything is perfect with this car...