lots of cars for sale here lately

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by The Limo 2

Gas, today, in Chilliwack is $1.349 CAD a litre. That is about $5.10 CAD a U.S. gallon.
So I will be keeping my Yaris.
Roy

I feel for you. I just paid $2.95 USD per U.S. gallon a couple of hours ago.

[IllusionX]

It's always a good deal to fill up in the states even with a 12% exchange rate.
At some point, it was cheaper for me, when exchange rate was closed to 1:1, to drive 1hr down the states to fill up and come back as I live just 30mins away from the border.

[JustPassinThru]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Would it be different if we had had a different POTUS for the last 5 years and 7 months?

To answer that, look at history.

Why is gas high? Because crude oil is high. Because the sources of almost all the pumped crude are controlled by the OPEC cartel.

We went through this in the late 1970s, as OPEC was coming together. And then a President promised, and meant, to relax regulation and encourage American exploration and drilling.

Oil dropped to SEVEN DOLLARS a barrel. Because the price isn't reflective of extraction cost - it's a monopoly. We finance their jihads and their playboy lifestyles.

Were we to get serious, the world price - the only meaningful price, since oil is fungible and is a worldwide commodity - the world price would again fall with increased supply and a broken monopoly cartel.

[bentjazz]

I'm with tooter 100%. I'm keeping my Yaris for as long as possible. I sure and hell don't want another car payment, and reliability and fuel efficiency are the two things that I care about most. So, I can't do any better than the Yaris. Oh, did I mention I don't want another car payment? Interestingly enough, Kerry Toyota, where I bought my Yaris, sent me something in the mail that states they will give me 120% of the value of the car if I trade it in. I think lots of Yaris owners have got that offer, however.

Kind of depressing CTScott traded one of his Yaris in for a Mini. I thought I had felt a tremor in The Force a few days back....

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by bentjazz

I'm with tooter 100%. I'm keeping my Yaris for as long as possible. I sure and hell don't want another car payment, and reliability and fuel efficiency are the two things that I care about most. So, I can't do any better than the Yaris. Oh, did I mention I don't want another car payment? Interestingly enough, Kerry Toyota, where I bought my Yaris, sent me something in the mail that states they will give me 120% of the value of the car if I trade it in. I think lots of Yaris owners have got that offer, however.

Kind of depressing CTScott traded one of his Yaris in for a Mini. I thought I had felt a tremor in The Force a few days back....

There is more to the story with Scott. The Yaris was part of a bigger opportunity that sprang up out of nowhere. He still has his blue one and Crashy. When we discussed the opportunity I was a little shocked too, but I would have done the same I think quite possibly.

I have seen a lot more Yarii on the road in my area now than I have seen before. I am literally seeing dozens of them where before I would see less than a half dozen.

It is funny how things are going with the used market. The industry has been dealing with an inflated used vehicle price in the market for the last few years. We just traded the wifey's 11 Silverado for her 12 Highlander. The dealership had a tough time giving us what we wanted which was just a grand below top book for the Chevy. This is mainly due to all the incentives that GM has right now. They overprice new vehicles to the point that they have to do the incentives and with the book values being so high on used now for many folks it is a nobrainer to pay the extra couple grand and get new with a full warranty. This just makes the used market even more congested. That being said the Yaris as a used purchase is starting to be im that sweet spot for buyers. If you thought that you were saving money buying one new when they came out saved you money jusy think about folks getting one now for 6-9k.

The issue is systemic too....maybe not to the extent it is with GM, but it is creeping for all manufacturers.

[CTScott]

^LOL. Indeed I still have two and am currently shopping for an 04-06 Scion XB (same engine as the Yaris) for my daughter.

The Mini is a replacement for my Tacoma, which I sold to my sister, as she has more of a need for a pick-up than I did. I have a feeling that the turbo, AWD Mini, although lots of fun to drive, is going to be an absolute nightmare reliability-wise. So, my daily driver Yaris is here to stay.

And, talk about resale value - My 08 Yaris with under 40K miles is currently listed for $9,990 on the website of the dealer where I traded it to for the Mini.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I definitely don't share your skill, and I don't think I share your diligence re the above, but I do share the spirit behind it. When my 2007 conks out, my two quite different thoughts re replacement might be equally hard to find (a Tacoma just like yours and a well maintained, low mileage 2nd Gen Prius (think Prius RV blog + tent for the hatch that she doesn't have) with hand crank windows

I really admire you making your Yaris last for 300,000 miles.
There's two kinds of people:

1. Those who use things.

2. Those who use things up.

You're obviously #1.


Greg

[bentjazz]

This really has nothing to do with this thread, but I thought I'd pass it along, nonetheless. I can't stand dirty car floor boards, and I hate going to the car wash to vacuum my car (also hate paying to use the vac, too). So, I recently bought a Eureka 41a handheld vacuum cleaner. Totally impressed. The hose attached to this small vacuum is every bit as powerful as the vacs I use at the car wash, and it gets all the dirt on my car's floor out. It's amazing. Just thought some of you guys might be interested......

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by JustPassinThru

To answer that, look at history.

Why is gas high? Because crude oil is high. Because the sources of almost all the pumped crude are controlled by the OPEC cartel.

We went through this in the late 1970s, as OPEC was coming together. And then a President promised, and meant, to relax regulation and encourage American exploration and drilling.

Oil dropped to SEVEN DOLLARS a barrel. Because the price isn't reflective of extraction cost - it's a monopoly. We finance their jihads and their playboy lifestyles.

Were we to get serious, the world price - the only meaningful price, since oil is fungible and is a worldwide commodity - the world price would again fall with increased supply and a broken monopoly cartel.

......but would that balance of power that OPEC enjoys change if Obama had an opposite attitude toward both drilling on federal lands and pipeline construction than 'the hand he has already shown'..

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

I really admire you making your Yaris last for 300,000 miles.
There's two kinds of people:

1. Those who use things.

2. Those who use things up.

You're obviously #1.


Greg

Thanks. I guess I deserve credit for (generally) being easy on my Yaris (not driving it hard). Most of the rest of the credit should go to Toyota . I'm sure 'my Yaris would have liked it ()' had I changed the oil and filter 58 times (every 5k miles) rather than the actual 20 times. The oil would probably stay closer (for longer) to the color it is when poured into the engine. My friend with the PT Cruiser says it now needs a new rear axle (at 156k). She drives that car so hard, I wonder how much that contributed to her new issue.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

4 cylinder 5 speed manual

Do you know if the Tacoma was ever offered in the U.S. with the above and also with the long bed? Same question for CTScott if he sees this.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by CTScott

04-06 Scion XB (same engine as the Yaris)

I was aware of this, but hadn't really thought about it in relation to the content of one of my posts to tooter on this thread (...Prius as RV...) until a bit after I read this post. I found a video on You Tube where a guy took out the back seat, the load floor, the tire, etc. in a 1st Gen xB. He cut out a piece of plywood that stretched from the plastic lower hatch frame lip to the front edge of where the back seat used to be. He also cut out another 10" or so piece (that he hinged onto the bigger piece) that extended over what was (before removal) the leg room for the rear seat. He also used garage wall hanging shelving to create an area for the spare tire, storage, and a car battery/air compressor/jumper/etc. combo device (behind the driver seat). Great. The only problem is that it only accommodates someone 5'8" or shorter (I'm a bit over 6'3"). If someone wanted to carry this to the next level.....remove the passenger seat and put an additional piece of plywood that would be level with the rest.....Would the device you designed for the Yaris (seat bypass module (?) dealing with the 'seat interaction' with the SRS/airbag system) also work in a 1st Gen xB ?

[tooter]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Do you know if the Tacoma was ever offered in the U.S. with the above and also with the long bed? Same question for CTScott if he sees this.

It was in 1988. That was my very first Toyota pickup.
I don't believe any are made now.


Greg

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

It was in 1988. That was my very first Toyota pickup.
I don't believe any are made now.


Greg

Thanks. . Since I can't become shorter (), a 1st Gen xB (with the front passenger seat removed), a 2nd Gen Prius (probably with the front passenger seat removed), or a Fit (with the front passenger seat removed) would probably work re what I had in mind, but a Tacoma like yours (with the wonderful small engine/hand crank windows/manual transmission ) would not re the shorter bed.

[JustPassinThru]

Originally Posted by tooter

It was in 1988. That was my very first Toyota pickup.
I don't believe any are made now.


Greg

Those weren't Tacomas. Those were "Truck" models - in other markets Toyota sold them as the Hi-Lux; but the Hi-Lux name got phased out in America about 1974.

The actually were pretty-nice trucks; a little more spartan than the Tacoma was, but compact and rugged. Although like all earlier Japanese vehicles they were susceptible to tinworm.

The Tacoma emerged in 1995. It was a design specific for the American market and with much-greater rust resistance. And I've just bought an older one, and realized - funny-looking front-clip notwithstanding - that I'd been missing out on a great all-around vehicle.

[tooter]

I also used this 1996 Tacoma as my work truck for 17 years...



They're like a Yaris pickup truck.


Greg

[JustPassinThru]

Originally Posted by tooter

I also used this 1996 Tacoma as my work truck for 17 years...



They're like a Yaris pickup truck.


Greg

That's about like mine...except I have the stretch cab.

Like it. Much. Except...nope, it's not like a Yaris. RWD versus FWD. Much heavier; and quite a bit thirstier. But, since I'm close to work now, it's all good...

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tooter

I also used this 1996 Tacoma as my work truck for 17 years...



They're like a Yaris pickup truck.


Greg

It must have been a real workhorse . I was just looking at the July/August 2014 edition of Toyota Today. It contains an article about Nancy Richardson ("The Fish Lady") and Clyde (her 1995 Toyota T100 Pickup)....the last year of 'the previous generation'? She lives in Jasper, IN and delivers fish to upscale restaurants in Indiana and Kentucky. She just hit 1,000,000 miles. Only 2 major repairs: a transmission rebuild at about 300,000...and recently had to replace the gas tank.