Yaris Ripped On (Again)

[jambo101]

Wonder how much money i'll save driving the Yaris instead of a vehicle that only gets 20mpg, averaging 15K miles or 20KKms.
Probably enough to cover the original cost for the car eh!

[swidd]

Originally Posted by jambo101

Wonder how much money i'll save driving the Yaris instead of a vehicle that only gets 20mpg, averaging 15K miles or 20KKms.
Probably enough to cover the original cost for the car eh!

Before buying the Yaris in 2007 I made a quick setup in a spreadsheet listing the cost of sub-compact economy cars, cost of gas for 100,000 miles assuming average published MPG, cost of listed scheduled maintenance and cost of insurance as a ratio of the MSRP, to arrive at total cost per mile of ownership. The Kia Rio was cheaper by less than 1%, and and others were more expensive by several percent. Overall the Yaris is lowest total cost combined with good quality (the Kia lacks reputation for quality).

[Astroman]

A couple weeks ago MSN gave the sedan a great rating for overall cost of ownership for 5 years.

Now I can't find the stupid article.

[tk1971]

Originally Posted by jambo101

Wonder how much money i'll save driving the Yaris instead of a vehicle that only gets 20mpg, averaging 15K miles or 20KKms.
Probably enough to cover the original cost for the car eh!

I traded my 05 Subaru Forester XT for my used 08 Yaris. The Forester got 20mpg on average, but required min 91 octane for the turbo. The savings in gas was about $150 over 1700 miles in the first month alone.

The formula I used for this calc assumed that 91 gas cost only $0.20 more than regular, which isn't always the case (it's usually more).

Plus, the Yaris is 3 years newer and the Forester had already started requiring major repairs / maintenance (timing belt, water pump, radiator, hoses, power steering pump, oil cooler seals, $1800 moonroof repair).

I think in general, when it first came out, the Yaris was not considered the best bang for the buck for the "nanny crowd" when the competition (Fit) was including ABS, side airbags, and whatever else in base models for a only couple grand more.

The media is pretty disconnected from real life people, IMO. Sometimes people can't afford nor want to spend a couple grand more to have ABS, traction control, etc.

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by tk1971

Sometimes people can't afford nor want to spend a couple grand more to have ABS, traction control, etc.

its those items that will make it depreciate faster

my yaris came without a/c (or abs or traction control)....would you pay $7000 for it? it's a 2007 with 70000km (43000 miles)