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vicpai · 02-05-2006, 05:42 PM

......DREAM-COME-TRUE for me!!!!...I'm talking about the beautiful 150-inch-long, ultra compact LIFTBACK, not the "just-another-useless-boring" SEDAN, for the American masses who are clueless that SMALLER is actually better!! (only stupid people equate BIGGER with always being BETTER

)

My present car is a fully loaded 2000 LEXUS LS 400, and while I really love how smooth, quiet, powerful, luxurious etc. it is, I hate to drive it most of the time!!.....WHY, YOU ASK??...SIZE, SIZE and SIZE...I HATE

it's LENGTH with a passion!!!!

Yeah, It's nice to take it to the park on a Sunday, or a nice jaunt on the freeway for pleasure, but the thought of circling round and round and round, trying to find a parking spot somewhere when I need to GET SOME REAL WORK DONE, sends SHIVERS up and down my spine!!!!.....Secondly, with gas prices hovering at $3.00/gal here in the LA area, and the the very distinct possibility that they will very likely go even higher in the near future, negates any pleasure I get from the "smooth-quiet-luxurious" ride!!!

......so I now have another commuter car, which is a "stipper" 2000 Geo Metro hatchback that I use for everyday commuting in this horrendous city we call Los Angeles

(read: parking virtually non-existent everywhere you go, half of all the spots are marked "compact", and roads are so congested, you're lucky to find any space at all to move

) ....I simply am in Love with the Geo's SIZE!!!. At 149.4 inches length I get to park in those teeny tiny spots where 99.9% of all other cars simply have to pass up...I'm talking about those "quasi" spots on the street, where selfish people have parked so badly, so as to waste a ton of space behind and ahead of them!!! Besides that, getting 39mpg in the city and 46 on the highway, I also get to pass by all those gas stations, laughing and sneering at all those other people, each time they spend hundreds of their hard earned money to fill up their Ford Excursions!!

...OK, so what does this have to do with the new Yaris. That's exactly what I'm coming to. While the Geo is small, nice and fuel efficient, it's penalty box in almost every other way. First off, it's not very safe! Then, it's extremely noisy on the freeway sounding like a 747 about to take off, and finally there is it's performance, or lack thereof

... With 3 cylinders, and ONE FULL liter of displacement the engine manages to make 55 horse power making it excruciatingly slow. Freeway merging is enough to give you nightmares for weeks to come (and mind you I have the manual transmission, which is significantly peppier than the automatic, which I simply cannot fathom how anyone drives

)

So, until now, there has been no real choice in the US, if you wanted a SUPER COMPACT, REFINED, RELIABLE and ECONOMICAL vehicle!! (note I said reliable, because people are going to jump on me and point out that there's the Mini Cooper and VW beetle...but as I pointed out, these are "non-Japanese" UNRELIABLE heaps of trash, which effectively eliminates them as choices!)

Now enter the vehicle that will replace my Geo Metro:
The amazing TOYOTA YARIS LIFTBACK, a 150-INCH-LONG fabulous, ultra-reliable, reasonably economical, amazingly SAFE (more on this later) vehicle, that has been so shrewdly designed, that it's 60 inch height effectively gives it amazing interior space!!! (headroom etc.), not to mention making it also very safe, because it becomes more "height compatible" in crashes with taller vehicles such as SUVs.....and all of this is attained, while still maintaining AMAZINGLY TIDY EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS!!! ONE WORD: SIMPLY AMAZING, and the answer to my prayers!!!....I'm just drooling all over this vehicle because there is simply no "negatives whatsoever" associated with it...it's an oxymoron of sorts: It's compact yet spacious, it's ultra-small, yet ultra safe!! ..Besides it's tall height, this is the first TOYOTA to be designed with their proprietary MICS (Minimal Intrusion Cabin Structure). First off, it got the highest score of any vehicle in the subcompact segment in the EURO NCAP frontal and side crash tests. Besides this, Toyota says the MICS structure is so strong that it has been designed to meet significantly higher internal Toyota standards, than the standardized tests!! They crashed tested it with a 2-ton vehicle (the weight of a mid size SUV)!!!

So, there you have it in a nutshell: Finally a FANTASTIC choice for those who previously had NONE!! (FYI, the upcoming Honda Fit and Nissan Versa do not come anywhere close to the Yaris Liftback in ALL of the above mentioned aspects)

...Oh, and I forgot, I'm 32 years of age

kwb1959 · 08-22-2006, 06:00 PM

I agree totally. Finally, something to replace my '91 Civic hatch! (47)
P.S. This was posted in response to #43 by vicpai.

Ziv · 02-02-2006, 09:22 AM

It is a strange move from toyota. why would they sells the 3-dr and 5-dr in Canada while I heard they only goin' to sell the 3-dr and sedan in US? but then again, I heard that Canadian bought much more echo hatch than the Americans. maybe that's why..... I felt bad for you guys tho, I love my 5-dr. hehe.

why? · 02-02-2006, 10:05 AM

The Scion xA is why they aren't bringing the Yaris 5 door to the states.

Ziv · 02-02-2006, 10:53 AM

ahh. too bad.

flash · 02-02-2006, 10:59 AM

I've heard that before... but big deal. so they offer two cars with liftbacks and 4doors... that many more options for someone shopping in this category. they increase the chances someone buys a toyota product. it would be different if the car weren't already developed, marketed, and shipped all around the world and we said thanks, but no thanks for the Xa, will you make us a toyota hatchback... I know it's not YOUR argument, but I just think it's a dumb one... the yaris is more "toyota-ey" anyway. the scion is just marketed differently... still a cool car, but even if there's some overlap, you'd think there would be some who would prefer a 5-door Yaris who wouldn't buy an Xa.

Scudworm · 02-02-2006, 01:15 PM

I'm 25. Brought a Yaris because it's the perfect size. I like hatchbacks and the Matrix is too big. I need it to drive to work or to the subway station.

why? · 02-02-2006, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flash

I've heard that before... but big deal. so they offer two cars with liftbacks and 4doors... that many more options for someone shopping in this category. they increase the chances someone buys a toyota product. it would be different if the car weren't already developed, marketed, and shipped all around the world and we said thanks, but no thanks for the Xa, will you make us a toyota hatchback... I know it's not YOUR argument, but I just think it's a dumb one... the yaris is more "toyota-ey" anyway. the scion is just marketed differently... still a cool car, but even if there's some overlap, you'd think there would be some who would prefer a 5-door Yaris who wouldn't buy an Xa.

I've seen quite a few people who have stated they would rather have a Yaris 5 door then a Scion xA.

And frankly Toyota does not sell many xA's to begin with.

However I think Toyota still believes that Americans as a whole don't like hatchacks, and frankly there is plenty of reasons for them to believe that.

Having 3 hatchback models (4 if you include the xB) might just be too much for Toyota to stomach right now. If the Yaris 3 door does take off though, then Toyota might rethink that position and bring the 5 door over.

bs1001 · 02-02-2006, 08:29 PM

i'm 34, i drive a jeep right now. i have had 2 civic hatchbacks in the past.i miss driving a small hatchback. i really like the yaris, it's alittle more sporty looking than the fit, or versa.i love the bayou blue, and the black yaris!!! bs1001

AngryBusDriver · 02-04-2006, 01:08 AM

34 here, I bought mine back in November for the long commute to Toronto. So far it's been nothing but thumbs up.

newedgeperf · 02-05-2006, 01:43 PM

I'm in my 40's and I am interested in the Yaris on a couple issues. I like a small hatchback, er , liftback (excuse me) due to the practicality. I also like the power to weight ratio. I hope it lives up to my expectations. It reminds me of my old VW Rabbit GTi.

Tony D
New Edge Performance

lappie · 02-05-2006, 02:53 PM

Hi, i'm 41 and planning to order a White Yaris RS 5 doors in March. Sh** i can't stand my Accent anymore......

why? · 02-06-2006, 06:55 PM

lol, I had a friend with a auto Geo Metro. If you turned the a/c on, the car couldn't hit 55.

swng · 02-06-2006, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by why?

lol, I had a friend with a auto Geo Metro. If you turned the a/c on, the car couldn't hit 55.

Highway merging will be scary

!

Ziv · 02-07-2006, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swng

Highway merging will be scary

!

Highway? I have yet to see anybody brave enough to drove that anytime other than hot summer day in the parking lot.

why? · 02-07-2006, 10:23 AM

I wouldn't call it merging in that car, lol. More like waiting patiently for there to be absolutely no one on the road.

swng · 02-08-2006, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by why?

I wouldn't call it merging in that car, lol. More like waiting patiently for there to be absolutely no one on the road.

flash · 02-08-2006, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by why?

I wouldn't call it merging in that car, lol. More like waiting patiently for there to be absolutely no one on the road.

haha... had a girlfriend with a Metro once. it would scream on the highway. had to wait til you got off to continue any conversation.

33, have two corollas. 01 and 95 w/ a gazillion miles. I'm gonna have to retire it. Not that I need to though.

02-05-2006, 05:42 PM	#1
vicpai Drives: '00 Lexus LS 400/'00 Metro HB Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 12	This car is a... ......DREAM-COME-TRUE for me!!!!...I'm talking about the beautiful 150-inch-long, ultra compact LIFTBACK, not the "just-another-useless-boring" SEDAN, for the American masses who are clueless that SMALLER is actually better!! (only stupid people equate BIGGER with always being BETTER ) My present car is a fully loaded 2000 LEXUS LS 400, and while I really love how smooth, quiet, powerful, luxurious etc. it is, I hate to drive it most of the time!!.....WHY, YOU ASK??...SIZE, SIZE and SIZE...I HATE it's LENGTH with a passion!!!! Yeah, It's nice to take it to the park on a Sunday, or a nice jaunt on the freeway for pleasure, but the thought of circling round and round and round, trying to find a parking spot somewhere when I need to GET SOME REAL WORK DONE, sends SHIVERS up and down my spine!!!!.....Secondly, with gas prices hovering at $3.00/gal here in the LA area, and the the very distinct possibility that they will very likely go even higher in the near future, negates any pleasure I get from the "smooth-quiet-luxurious" ride!!! ......so I now have another commuter car, which is a "stipper" 2000 Geo Metro hatchback that I use for everyday commuting in this horrendous city we call Los Angeles (read: parking virtually non-existent everywhere you go, half of all the spots are marked "compact", and roads are so congested, you're lucky to find any space at all to move ) ....I simply am in Love with the Geo's SIZE!!!. At 149.4 inches length I get to park in those teeny tiny spots where 99.9% of all other cars simply have to pass up...I'm talking about those "quasi" spots on the street, where selfish people have parked so badly, so as to waste a ton of space behind and ahead of them!!! Besides that, getting 39mpg in the city and 46 on the highway, I also get to pass by all those gas stations, laughing and sneering at all those other people, each time they spend hundreds of their hard earned money to fill up their Ford Excursions!! ...OK, so what does this have to do with the new Yaris. That's exactly what I'm coming to. While the Geo is small, nice and fuel efficient, it's penalty box in almost every other way. First off, it's not very safe! Then, it's extremely noisy on the freeway sounding like a 747 about to take off, and finally there is it's performance, or lack thereof ... With 3 cylinders, and ONE FULL liter of displacement the engine manages to make 55 horse power making it excruciatingly slow. Freeway merging is enough to give you nightmares for weeks to come (and mind you I have the manual transmission, which is significantly peppier than the automatic, which I simply cannot fathom how anyone drives ) So, until now, there has been no real choice in the US, if you wanted a SUPER COMPACT, REFINED, RELIABLE and ECONOMICAL vehicle!! (note I said reliable, because people are going to jump on me and point out that there's the Mini Cooper and VW beetle...but as I pointed out, these are "non-Japanese" UNRELIABLE heaps of trash, which effectively eliminates them as choices!) Now enter the vehicle that will replace my Geo Metro: The amazing TOYOTA YARIS LIFTBACK, a 150-INCH-LONG fabulous, ultra-reliable, reasonably economical, amazingly SAFE (more on this later) vehicle, that has been so shrewdly designed, that it's 60 inch height effectively gives it amazing interior space!!! (headroom etc.), not to mention making it also very safe, because it becomes more "height compatible" in crashes with taller vehicles such as SUVs.....and all of this is attained, while still maintaining AMAZINGLY TIDY EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS!!! ONE WORD: SIMPLY AMAZING, and the answer to my prayers!!!....I'm just drooling all over this vehicle because there is simply no "negatives whatsoever" associated with it...it's an oxymoron of sorts: It's compact yet spacious, it's ultra-small, yet ultra safe!! ..Besides it's tall height, this is the first TOYOTA to be designed with their proprietary MICS (Minimal Intrusion Cabin Structure). First off, it got the highest score of any vehicle in the subcompact segment in the EURO NCAP frontal and side crash tests. Besides this, Toyota says the MICS structure is so strong that it has been designed to meet significantly higher internal Toyota standards, than the standardized tests!! They crashed tested it with a 2-ton vehicle (the weight of a mid size SUV)!!! So, there you have it in a nutshell: Finally a FANTASTIC choice for those who previously had NONE!! (FYI, the upcoming Honda Fit and Nissan Versa do not come anywhere close to the Yaris Liftback in ALL of the above mentioned aspects) ...Oh, and I forgot, I'm 32 years of age Last edited by vicpai; 02-05-2006 at 05:54 PM.

02-02-2006, 09:22 AM	#3
Ziv It's all about VVTI Drives: Yaris 5Dr LE White Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 308	It is a strange move from toyota. why would they sells the 3-dr and 5-dr in Canada while I heard they only goin' to sell the 3-dr and sedan in US? but then again, I heard that Canadian bought much more echo hatch than the Americans. maybe that's why..... I felt bad for you guys tho, I love my 5-dr. hehe. __________________ Ziv on Vitz '06.

02-02-2006, 10:53 AM	#5
Ziv It's all about VVTI Drives: Yaris 5Dr LE White Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 308	ahh. too bad. __________________ Ziv on Vitz '06.

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why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	lol, I had a friend with a auto Geo Metro. If you turned the a/c on, the car couldn't hit 55.

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why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	I wouldn't call it merging in that car, lol. More like waiting patiently for there to be absolutely no one on the road.