|
|
View Poll Results: Do you think the wind plays with your Yaris | |||
Cops think I'm drunk when driving vs. wind | 49 | 54.44% | |
My Yaris drives straight like an arrow | 19 | 21.11% | |
Who cares, cause I don't | 22 | 24.44% | |
Voters: 90. You may not vote on this poll |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
03-23-2009, 11:25 PM | #199 |
Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,179
|
I can't believe people are complaining that the Yaris get's tossed a bit by the wind. Of course it does. Every small car does. Every SUV does. And in very heavy wind, all the rest do. My last car was a Lexus SC400. The thing was a beast - heavy, wide, and low and on a very windy day, I'd still have to hold that wheel really tight too.
The Yaris is a LIGHT car which is why it is efficient and affordable and why we bought this car. You want a big, heavy, inefficient car that's more stable, then spend $30K. The only way to help the situation is to drop it, buy bigger/wider rims and tires and throw in some anti-sway bars. |
03-23-2009, 11:37 PM | #200 |
Banned
Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 1,357
|
|
03-24-2009, 04:01 PM | #201 |
Yaris Princess
Drives: 2009 Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 1
|
My only complaint is that it doesn't have to be a very windy day and my car feels like driving during an earthquake. I only wish I had driven a little bit longer on my test drive instead of one exit on the interstate to the next. I have to say, I'm pretty dissatisfied with the way the car handles in general.
|
03-24-2009, 04:44 PM | #202 | |
Super Moderator
Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 5,155
|
Quote:
Last edited by tomato; 03-24-2009 at 10:00 PM. Reason: clarity |
|
03-24-2009, 05:15 PM | #203 | |
Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: .
Posts: 1,931
|
Quote:
|
|
03-24-2009, 07:29 PM | #204 |
Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: California - Bay Area
Posts: 2,773
|
Hmm. after i installed my trd bar it handled much better at higher speeds. After it was lower it handled substantially. Now i can cruise at 80 like its nothing. I think cause the car has such a rediculiouse ride hight. Once lowerd on trd springs it sits like a honda normally would with stock springs. Dosnt even look lowerd with trd springs you would need teins or something before it starts to look aggresive. So what happens the center of gravity is so high it feels like its going to topple over. The wind goes undernight the car and trys to pull it up. If you ever seen the bottom of a BMW they sit very low to the ground and plus they coat the entire bottom of the car is a plastic skidplate so its extremly smooth. There is onlya small channel for the exhaust pipe to fit so it has very low wind resistance and hugs the ground.
Also our cars have a very narrow wheel base. If you want a car more stable you would need a much wider wheelbase.
__________________
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
NEWS: TOYOTA REVEALS ALL-NEW YARIS SEDAN AT 2006 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW | VitzBoy | General Yaris / Vitz Discussion | 7 | 09-20-2023 07:50 AM |
News : 2007 Toyota Yaris - the little Euro's official arrival | VitzBoy | General Yaris / Vitz Discussion | 9 | 06-06-2017 12:51 AM |
The Official Having A Bad Day Thread. | *MAD DOG* | Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions | 7 | 11-15-2008 08:38 AM |
Official bitch about gas price thread | flint_mica_manual | General Yaris / Vitz Discussion | 61 | 05-24-2007 09:53 PM |