""S"" Hatchback ????

[YEEARITH!!]

Originally Posted by TRDMarty

Well I think I finally got the pic thing to work.
Waada ya think of my daily ride????
TRD 18's, TRD Lowering springs, TRD Swaybar, TRD ColdAirIntake
Tanabe front tower bar
Hummmm whats next for the Yaris??????????
My 1st Toyota
All my other cars are V8's
1967 Chevelle (just sold in April)
1971 RS Z-28 Camaro (owned for 34 years)
1972 DeTomaso Pantera (owned fro 21 years)
1998 Chevy Silverado SS (Lowered Shortbed) (owned for 11 years)

Maybe our Yaris ''S'' Liftbacks could be a collector car???
Maybe we could get a thread for just ''S'' owners???

Marty

Awwwww.... that little "s" is so cute!! So just wondering about the muscle cars you have listed??? I sense something, a presence I've not felt since......

[TRDMarty]

Originally Posted by YEEARITH!!

Awwwww.... that little "s" is so cute!! So just wondering about the muscle cars you have listed??? I sense something, a presence I've not felt since......

Since the time you were in that contorted yoga position????

[Astroman]

The S package for the hatch isn't even available in Washington state unless you special order it, which the dealers here like to charge LOTS extra for. I've only seen one 09-10 S model, and it had out of state plates.

[computerlove87]

I believe I have the only 2009 S 3 dr. in Nor-Cal!

[Kioshi]

sexy 09 S model computerlove87...can't wait to see it in 3 more days ;)

By the way, is that City College Parking lot?

[computerlove87]

Originally Posted by Kioshi

sexy 09 S model computerlove87...can't wait to see it in 3 more days ;)

By the way, is that City College Parking lot?

Yes it is city college. I got there about an hour early for class, so I snapped cell pics.

The S package is totally worth it for me, I think the 2009 S is one of the best body kits I have seen for the Yaris, not to mention the shiny silver fabric, dark trim interior, upgraded head unit (sat radio and ipod interface), tach, etc.. My only regreat is that I tried to save money by not getting the power package with alloy (I have the power package with steel). By saving $400, I now will want to spend upwards of $1500 somewhere down the road to get rims, tires, and rear disc brakes.

For now, I just bought chrome trim rings and those cool (I thin they're cool) center caps from mid 90's tercel/corolla. pic here:
http://www.hubcaps-wheelcovers.com/photo/IMG_3431_1.JPG
and spacers to make them sit flush with the fender.

Here is another pic, I call it "Yaris Wagon S" I made my back line up with the back of the sedan. Wouldn't it be cool if there was a wagon like this instead of the 5 door hatch?)

[Deltasix]

I would have gotten an "S" model..... if it went any faster than a non-S model..

[AlainMikli]

Originally Posted by Deltasix

I would have gotten an "S" model..... if it went any faster than a non-S model..

yeah, and S model cost $3000 more??

$3000 for a RPM gauge & a factory lip kit is not worth it for me, I can have a lot of mods in $3000

[brody9981]

Glad that ur happy that you saved some change for things u didnt need....I on the other hand, was able to spend a few more dollars and get what I really wanted. An "S". Not just for a spoiler and lip kit....but as I have stated in previous posts: The interior is different, the seats up front are shaped different and the cloth is solid black. Leather wrapped steering wheel and shifter. Little touches that made this car for me. I wasnt feeling the blue poka dot interior or the silver color parts inside. And I didnt pay a 3K difference. It was only slightly more then a comparable fully loaded non "S". To each there own I guess. I'm all for an S area as mentioned in an earlier post!

[AlainMikli]

Originally Posted by brody9981

Glad that ur happy that you saved some change for things u didnt need....I on the other hand, was able to spend a few more dollars and get what I really wanted. An "S". Not just for a spoiler and lip kit....but as I have stated in previous posts: The interior is different, the seats up front are shaped different and the cloth is solid black. Leather wrapped steering wheel and shifter. Little touches that made this car for me. I wasnt feeling the blue poka dot interior or the silver color parts inside. And I didnt pay a 3K difference. It was only slightly more then a comparable fully loaded non "S". To each there own I guess. I'm all for an S area as mentioned in an earlier post!

You're right, for some who don't want to modify their yaris but want a better interior/outlook, should really go for the "S" model

for me, I've spend the $3000 to upgrade my:
Bride Racing Seat, HID headlight, JDM LED Taillight, Suspension...after these still have few hundreds bucks left for another mods

[kustom play]

one thing i dislike about the new yaris is that weird cut out thing that looks like a turn signal should go there but they never cut it out

i dont get that

[tuckevalastin]

Congrats on buying a car you are happy with but let's be realistic. Most people chose a base model over the S model because the S package isn't worth paying lots more for.

NO model of the Yaris will ever be "Rare" or "Collectable".

[90tsi]

back in jan when i got my other yaris i asked about the S and they told me there was only one polar white one in my region. and it would took like 2wks to get and thats if it wasnt already spoken for. i think someone just north of me bought it like a month later. but even when i mentioned it the dealer made it sound like they really weren't that interest in even attempting to inquire about it for me. i finally told them what i was really after and they had to dealer trade it with some place in K.C.

[brody9981]

AGAIN.....no one here said it would be "collectible"! However, they ARE rare. Just because "most" have chosen not to or could not spend a little bit more money to get an "S" does not mean that the extras they come with are not "worth" the price. I have seen quite a few on here spend a penny modding their base Yaris with seat covers, after market tachs, and so forth. They not be worth the extra funds for you, but for some of us, it was. As stated before, to each their own. There sure are haters around huh?

[brody9981]

Also, how much money is "lots more" ? As stated, I didnt pay "lots more". It was only slightly higher than a comparable fully loaded yaris.

[Yarisight]

I had the privilege of test driving both the standard & "S" liftback '08 before buying my Yaris. I had to wait two months for my '08 "S" liftback, before my dealer could deliver. Since I drove them both...I chose the "S" hands down for one reason (to be explained below).

In the mean time to close the deal since I sold my car, and didn't have any transportation the dealer gave me a loaner car to drive until they could deliver my "S". That loaner car was a standard Yaris '08 liftback which I thought was cool. It gave me time to get used to the Yaris before I got mine.

I'm happy and glad I held out for my "S" for one reason , and one reason only. The bolstered sport seats in the "S" are far superior to the seats in the standard Yaris liftback imo (and I drove a standard for 2 months waiting for my "S"). I'm tall and always had back pain, and the seating comfort between the standard, and "S" model liftback Yaris is like night and day (especially on long trips). It WAS my deciding factor on going with the "S".

Don't get me wrong....I like the "extras" the spoiler, and lip package, the "S" badging, leather trimmed steering wheel, and shifter. I also prefer the instrumentation of the "S" model over the standard model.

I prefer the black interior plastic and fabric used on the "S" model over the grey and polka dots used in the standard model. But what sold me most on getting the "S" model was the bolstered sport driver and passenger front seats. That in itself was worth the extra money, and my back thanks me for it

I do wish the "S" badge came with more HP though

P.S. Lookin' good TRDMarty....nice clean "S" ya got there.

[Deltasix]

Originally Posted by Yarisight

...I'm happy and glad I held out for my "S" for one reason , and one reason only. The bolstered sport seats in the "S" are far superior to the seats in the standard Yaris liftback imo (and I drove a standard for 2 months waiting for my "S"). I'm tall and always had back pain, and the seating comfort between the standard, and "S" model liftback Yaris is like night and day (especially on long trips). It WAS my deciding factor on going with the "S"......

.....I do wish the "S" badge came with more HP though

While I've never really had issues with the seats in the standard Yaris liftback (I'm 6'5" tall, and regularly drive to and from Washington DC and Hartford CT) I could defiantly see that as a good reason to pick up the S. But your closing comment, I believe, hits on the major point of the car.

The "S" model should be faster.

Now, add in a few more ponies and everything else the "S" comes with, then you have an interesting car. Without it, hey, its everyone's personal choice on what they like and don't like, I just see it as overpriced accessories.

(Or we could just release the TS in the United States and have done with it)

[Yarisight]

Originally Posted by Deltasix

While I've never really had issues with the seats in the standard Yaris liftback (I'm 6'5" tall, and regularly drive to and from Washington DC and Hartford CT) I could defiantly see that as a good reason to pick up the S. But your closing comment, I believe, hits on the major point of the car.

The "S" model should be faster.

Now, add in a few more ponies and everything else the "S" comes with, then you have an interesting car. Without it, hey, its everyone's personal choice on what they like and don't like, I just see it as overpriced accessories.

(Or we could just release the TS in the United States and have done with it)

I totally agree with you....(and please release the TS in the US) if you are going to put out an "S" model it SHOULD be faster, and have better performance mods then the standard model of that vehicle IMO. ***TAKE NOTE TOYOTA***!!!

You say it's overpriced accessories, and it may be if you just need a daily driver. But if you want to mod your Yaris like alot of us on here like to do going with the "S" model means you have that much less to do. And you can put your time and money into other mods like I've done.

And if I tried to take a standard '08 Yaris liftback, and try to transform it into an "S" it would take me alot more time , money, and energy doing so then just buying an "S" outright. Like was said above..."to each is own". For my situation going with the "S" was worth it for me...for others it might not be worth it. Do what you like...and be happy