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Old 09-03-2012, 07:41 PM   #1
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Just because it is cheaper doesn't make the Yaris better than the Prius. It is not always about the money.

I personally don't like the 2012 Yaris at all ... I think it is pretty fugly looking. But the Prius is better looking from the front .. and well from the back, it has a little bit to be desired.

The Yaris Hybrid also suffers from the Fugly syndrome.

IMHO .. the nicest Yaris' are the 2007-2011 Years in the Liftback configuration, sorry Sedans you are also just too plain looking to make the grade.

It should also be noted .. there are 4 versions of the Prius C (Prius City) .. and they range from the 1 version (cheapest) to the 4 version (most money). So unless you know what model you are looking at .. it is tough to make a comparison.
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Old 09-03-2012, 08:02 PM   #2
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Just because it is cheaper doesn't make the Yaris better than the Prius. It is not always about the money.

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Old 09-04-2012, 07:50 PM   #3
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sorry Sedans you are also just too plain looking to make the grade.
Clean slate is one way to look at it. There are some pretty slick/sic looking sedans out there. A primary example is lowering the car. If you think that the LB looked better lowered then take a solid look at the sedan...makes it a totally different look.
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Old 09-05-2012, 11:28 AM   #4
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Clean slate is one way to look at it. There are some pretty slick/sic looking sedans out there. A primary example is lowering the car. If you think that the LB looked better lowered then take a solid look at the sedan...makes it a totally different look.
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Old 09-05-2012, 01:05 PM   #5
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Clean slate is one way to look at it. There are some pretty slick/sic looking sedans out there. A primary example is lowering the car. If you think that the LB looked better lowered then take a solid look at the sedan...makes it a totally different look.
Even though I'm not a big fan of lowered cars, the sedans do look really good when they're lowered with nice wheels.
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Old 09-05-2012, 01:30 PM   #6
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Even though I'm not a big fan of lowered cars, the sedans do look really good when they're lowered with nice wheels.
just curious, how come?
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:36 AM   #7
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Just because it is cheaper doesn't make the Yaris better than the Prius. It is not always about the money.

I personally don't like the 2012 Yaris at all ... I think it is pretty fugly looking. But the Prius is better looking from the front .. and well from the back, it has a little bit to be desired.

The Yaris Hybrid also suffers from the Fugly syndrome.

IMHO .. the nicest Yaris' are the 2007-2011 Years in the Liftback configuration, sorry Sedans you are also just too plain looking to make the grade.

It should also be noted .. there are 4 versions of the Prius C (Prius City) .. and they range from the 1 version (cheapest) to the 4 version (most money). So unless you know what model you are looking at .. it is tough to make a comparison.
I like our 2007-2011 eggs best as well. My second favorite is the 2012 5-door....however, I'd want it to be White and with hand crank windows and a manual transmission. The manual transmission and hand crank windows are more important to me than the better looks of the 5-door....and, as one poster recently described 'trying to find a 5-door 5-speed would be like trying to find the last Dodo bird'......and that last Dodo bird would end up having power windows!

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