Seriously considering a Yaris

[marcus]

Originally Posted by Sweet Mercury

I'm about to take on the incredible task of buying my first new car, and I'm really into the Yaris Liftback (on paper).

Everything looks good: it's tiny, pompously good on gas, and made by a brand that I have long associated with quality and durability. Oh, and did I mention extremely inexpensive?

However, I'm having extreme difficulty finding a 5-speed manual transmission LB within 100 miles of me to test drive.

The only recourse I can really see in getting a feel for the car before I buy it is to test drive the Yaris Sedan, of which my local dealership has a manual-trans in stock. Then of course the dealer can go through the trouble of locating a Liftback for me.

My question to you Yaris fans is: will I get a good idea of the feel of the Liftback if I test the Sedan? Will the handling be similar, what about the interior feel? Or is it too different a car to compare?

yah get the yaris theyre fast i burn the bmw 3 series from 0 to 700 kilometers on a straight away.. he ran out of gas...

[Imagine]

I test drove a Manual and Auto liftback when I was looking at mine. Power wise was similar, but obviously the manual was a tad better. I just didn't like the fact that it didn't have a tach. I bought it with the intentions of my girlfriend taking over payments, so I bought the auto. They say the new Yaris Liftback sport will have a tach. That would be my preference.