Yaris reliability

[bentjazz]

Nookandcran,
An 800,000 miles Accord? Wow. Gotta love those Hondas. I don't know, if I had not been in such a rush and in such dire straights to buy a car when I bought my Yaris, I might have bought a Fit instead. The Yaris/Fit competition is a tough one....

[edmscan]

Originally Posted by bentjazz

An 800,000 miles Accord? Wow.

I had a 87 Accord before I got my Yaris .. and it died a slow and painful death. It had about 240,000 KM when it finally died .. hardly a record.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by edmscan

I had a 87 Accord before I got my Yaris .. and it died a slow and painful death. It had about 240,000 KM when it finally died .. hardly a record.

I inherited an 87 Integra and afterward an inattentive driver (looking for something on the floor in front of the passenger seat) broadsided me pretty hard. I think I put another 15-20k miles on it after that until the transmission started to give out on it and I started looking for my suzuki swift. The final mileage on it was about 191k (just under the 194k I put on my GTI) -- the water pump gave out while trying to bring it home after buying the Swift and the transmission probably would have struggled to get the car the rest of the way to the house anyway. I had AAA tow it to a parking lot within range. I left it there long enough that another tow company was called to take it to their tow lot. They let me take the personalized plates off of it and I just let them keep it in exchange for a zero bill.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bentjazz

Nookandcran,
An 800,000 miles Accord? Wow. Gotta love those Hondas. I don't know, if I had not been in such a rush and in such dire straights to buy a car when I bought my Yaris, I might have bought a Fit instead. The Yaris/Fit competition is a tough one....

It is tough. I think all Yari are better looking and I think most people who have Yari get better MPG from their cars than Fit owners, BUT with how the rear seat can be manipulated in the Fit, the Fit has more versatility re storage of large items. I can't remember the specific mileage the accord had (I want to say 788k), but it was a bit under 800k and it had to be over 780k because I remember the article saying he'd had it for an even 10 years. I did the calculation right after reading the article and I remember the total broke down to an average of a little over 1500 miles per week.

[b20vteg]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

It is tough. I think all Yari are better looking and I think most people who have Yari get better MPG from their cars than Fit owners, BUT with how the rear seat can be manipulated in the Fit, the Fit has more versatility re storage of large items.

i too, was going back and forth between the fit and the yaris before i got my 2012 LB... in the end, fits just cost too damn much, and the yaris gets better gas mileage on top of being $2000 cheaper.

[Gogogordy]

Originally Posted by b20vteg

i too, was going back and forth between the fit and the yaris before i got my 2012 LB... in the end, fits just cost too damn much, and the yaris gets better gas mileage on top of being $2000 cheaper.

2k will buy a lot of fuel. My (limited) Honda experience has been much pricier service, but can't say that applies acroos the country.

I'm a Toyota guy through and through anyhow.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by b20vteg

i too, was going back and forth between the fit and the yaris before i got my 2012 LB... in the end, fits just cost too damn much, and the yaris gets better gas mileage on top of being $2000 cheaper.

....also some people find that a 3-door hatchback meets their needs better than a 5-door and the Fit doesn't allow for that option.