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[CTScott]

Originally Posted by enviri

wow i just noticed it looks like the car rolled over lol

It definitely rolled. You can tell from some of the wacky places that I've found pennies (and I guess from the sheetmetal damage as well).

It looks like there were 3 people in the car when it crashed, as both airbags deployed and the front two seat belts and one of the rear were cut by the first responders. There is no sign of blood anywhere in the car, so hopefully the three walked away from it.

[tuckevalastin]

looks like before you bought you shoulda asked for Carfax...

[1NZYaris1]

[auxmike]

Any idea where the headrests went??

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Any idea where the headrests went??

They were still in place. I got rid of them when I did a dump run this weekend with the carpet and rear seats.

[Revsson]

Wow, there is a lot of rust for a 2008, or is that normal. I mean it seems that after the
fenders were removed and under the engine, etc. I see it had under 27k on the
odometer. Did they say how long it had been sitting or when the accident was?

Did it take you 3.5 hours to get home because you were driving the recommended 45 mph?
I was in Illinois last week, with my brother driving his car at 70 mph. We
were passed by someone hauling a U-Haul trailer. Only a slight swaying of
the back end, so not sure if it was fully loaded or not. I would assume an
empty trailer would have caught the wind and swayed?

Anyway, thanks for taking pics and letting us see all the nooks and crannys.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Revsson

Wow, there is a lot of rust for a 2008, or is that normal. I mean it seems that after the
fenders were removed and under the engine, etc. I see it had under 27k on the
odometer. Did they say how long it had been sitting or when the accident was?

Did it take you 3.5 hours to get home because you were driving the recommended 45 mph?
I was in Illinois last week, with my brother driving his car at 70 mph. We
were passed by someone hauling a U-Haul trailer. Only a slight swaying of
the back end, so not sure if it was fully loaded or not. I would assume an
empty trailer would have caught the wind and swayed?

Anyway, thanks for taking pics and letting us see all the nooks and crannys.

Much of the rust is due to the loss of paint. Under the hood though, most of the non-treated steel parts are rusty. The aluminum of the engine and transmission are very oxidized as well. The hood was on the car, but the fenders were mostly gone, as was the bumper, so quite a bit of water made its way under there. The title was signed over to the insurance company in May of 08, and the guy I bought it from bought it at an auction in March of this year, so the car was exposed to the elements for over a year.

The 3 1/2 hours was just a long run from Western Connecticut to North of Albany, New York. On the way up with the trailer empty I was running at the speed limit. On the way home it was often hard to do more than 50. In hind sight, I should have used my trailer (which could easily handle the weight of the Yaris), rather than that wicked heavy uhaul one.

[sex]

CTScott, when removing the interior, any thoughts cross your mind about aftermarket alarm placement? In your pictures I see potential places being: in the rear quarter panels, under the front seats, and behind the dash. What would be the most difficult/inaccessible area?

[auxmike]

Too bad about the headrests, I'm sure someone would've bought the seats.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Too bad about the headrests, I'm sure someone would've bought the seats.

They are fairly faded and have some water staining, so I figured they were not too desirable.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by sex

CTScott, when removing the interior, any thoughts cross your mind about aftermarket alarm placement? In your pictures I see potential places being: in the rear quarter panels, under the front seats, and behind the dash. What would be the most difficult/inaccessible area?

Everything comes apart so easily. I would say that the best choice as far as labor to get there would be under the top of the dash, basically above the steering column and right next to the power steering ECU. The other advantage to putting it there is that 90% of the wiring is within a foot of there.

[Sodium Duck]

I wonder what Yaris would look like with like an 8" chop out of the top... section the body... drop it a couple inches... yum yum!

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by Sodium Duck

I wonder what Yaris would look like with like an 8" chop out of the top... section the body... drop it a couple inches... yum yum!

like a Toyota version of a VW Scirocco.. a squashed Yaris would look hot i think...

[ryota]

haha was there a whole center console in there when you picked it up? and if so do you still have those 2 square blank little plugs that are right under the e brake (next to the ipod jack and power locks... if the car has those)? if so, how much would you part with those for???

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by ryota

haha was there a whole center console in there when you picked it up? and if so do you still have those 2 square blank little plugs that are right under the e brake (next to the ipod jack and power locks... if the car has those)? if so, how much would you part with those for???

It had a center console, but I sold it and separately sold a couple of the knockouts. They are actually only about $5 from the dealer.

[ryota]

good to know, thanks :-)

[Clintondmb]

what happened to this car hit a curb and rolled?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Clintondmb

what happened to this car hit a curb and rolled?

I never found out the story, but based on the damage it did something like that.