Just took the Yaris on Highway..

[Thirty-Nine]

No complaints at all about the Yaris on the highway. It does better than my xB, only because I believe the Yaris has a bit lower 5th gear (not as many RPMs on the freeway).

[IllusionX]

slap it to the ground.. drop as much as you can.. like 2+inches drop.. (DF210 or NF210) i can't remember which drops more.

and then go WWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDEEEEEEEE... some 15x7 or 15x8 lol

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

slap it to the ground.. drop as much as you can.. like 2+inches drop.. (DF210 or NF210) i can't remember which drops more.

and then go WWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDEEEEEEEE... some 15x7 or 15x8 lol

Lowering it at all will help; no need to slam it. Plus, if you slam it, you may have rubbing issues, especially with a 15x8. Then again, some people don't care about a little rubbing. I am pretty low, though, and I am running 15x6.5 (+40 offset) with 195/55/15 tires (Falken Ziex 912) and I don't have any floaty issues. In fact, it's quite the opposite.

I will agree: Lowering it, stiffening up the suspension will help, though.

[firebob]

I have the auto and the only problem I have on the highway is the speed limit. 80 feels just like 65 to me. To us it dose just fine with the wife, 400 pounds of our junk and me in that thing. I will say I’m still trying to talk her into tossing on a rear sway bar but I think I’m going to just go over her head on it.

If you want a race car buy a race car. I don’t see why people get a car and have no idea what there getting when they should be able to test drive them. A good sales man will know where there are steep hills, fast roads, curvy roads, tight turns, highway, and any other type of road your looking for. I don’t know how people are getting these things and can not be happy with them unless they need a lesion in shopping. Yes I was not able to drive it in the snow or the rain on the SINGLE day I test drove it but that’s my fault for not pre shopping.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by firebob

IIf you want a race car buy a race car. I don’t see why people get a car and have no idea what there getting when they should be able to test drive them. A good sales man will know where there are steep hills, fast roads, curvy roads, tight turns, highway, and any other type of road your looking for. I don’t know how people are getting these things and can not be happy with them unless they need a lesion in shopping. Yes I was not able to drive it in the snow or the rain on the SINGLE day I test drove it but that’s my fault for not pre shopping.

Just because we're being critical about some things doesn't mean we're not happy about the car overall. I know I'm pretty happy overall. But the car does have shortcomings, too (or, in my case, part of it it could be the driver, that's possible, lol).

It's good to discuss these shortcomings on forums like this one because you're bound to find someone who has experienced the same thing and has found a solution. Or, there is no solution and that's fine, too, but at least you put it out there and you get other people with the exact same problem saying "Yup, yup, me too." and we all feel better about it.

Personally, I think the opinions we express on forums like this one (negative and positive) are invaluable. We're providing valuable feedback to potential consumers (and to the manufacturer, too, believe it or not) and our experiences help consumers avoid the traps some of us fell in when buying the car in the first place.

As to the ideal test drive you describe, I guess it depends on your geographic area, luck of the draw, how much time you have to shop for the car, etc. Around here, you're lucky if you get 3 out of 10 of the things you mentioned! Not all salespeople care all that much about repeat business, because chances are that when it's time to trade in, they'll have moved on to another profession. Well, that's around here, anyway.

Personally, I love the car when I'm out the backroads, or driving around in the neighborhood, or going way out to the country. It's got a lot of qualities for that kind of driving (sips gas, for one). But when the weather is rough, when I'm in city traffic in San Francisco (stop-and-go up these $@!$ hills) or competing with much more powerful cars to merge on the freeway, or trying to cross the bridge when the wind decides to blow hard, well, that's a different experience .

OK, I'll shut up now, lol.

Happy Friday to all

[Lafiro]

Streering shacking is caused by a bad balance of the rims.

[Yawesh]

Originally Posted by Twistoffate0817

And I have to say I was surprised on how well it did. The engine noise is a little loud, but thats the only "bad" thing. Handling was good, and it was easy to speed up to get onto the highway. :)

you must have an advanced type X class Yaris, my Yaris gets rocked by the wind all the time

[blazin09s]

i compare driving my yaris on the interstate when it's windy to piloting a small airplane. Stressful ...and I kiss the ground when I get out.

[churp]

Weight makes quite a difference.....full tank helps, but extra load (as long as it's evenly distributed) makes a world of difference. In extreme wind safety tops gas mileage for me.

[ztlonewolf]

i drive my yaris on the interstate and have no problems with acceleration or speed,no matter what gear i'm in,although i like using third to enter the interstate,it gives me the speed i need to merge with traffic,the only problem i have is with handling in the wind,but you'll have that no matter what vehicle you drive,even when i drove truck,fully loaded,the wind would still blow me all over the place

[blazin09s]

i had a 2007 Honda Civic Si coupe before this yaris hatch and there was no uneasy feel on a windy interstate.

[tomato]

^ can't compare the Civic SI with anything else!