New Owner's Opinions...

[guzziknight]

OK, so I've had my 08 Yaris S Sedan for just over 3 weeks now. I've put close to 1700 miles on it in that time. Here are my impressions:

I really, really like this car. Far more than I thought I would. I originally bought it because the price was right, and now I'm glad I did. I traded in the 08 Civic EX for the Yaris. The Yaris has better exterior styling, is quieter, handles better, is more comfortable, and gets better gas mileage than the Civic. The only place the Civic beats the Yaris is in the quality of the interior. The Civic's seems a little better, but not that much.

Gas mileage has been great. In the 4 times I've filled up, I've gotten, 34mpg, 35mpg, 40mpg and 38mpg. All this without drastically changing the way I drive. The biggest change was slowing down on the highway to 60-65mph. I was never able to get beter than 33 in the Civic, no matter how slow I went on the highway.

I looked at a Corolla before I bought the Yaris, and I'm so glad I didn't buy that. Not only is it not as good looking, there are a million of them on the road. Everywhere I turn, I see another Corolla. The same thing with the Civic. On the other hand, I rarely see a Yaris on the road, and when I do, it's never been an S model, sedan or LB. Makes me wonder why. I'm thinking most people just don't get it.

I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but I just wanted to give my opinions here.

Yaniv