How long will you own your Yaris?

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by DevilGirl

If I'm carting the kids around much, I'd probably have to trade in my '09 3dr for a 5dr model at least (not interested in the sedan at all). Too much of a hassle to to get into the backseat.

I've been carting my baby around for the past 11 months and I don't think it's more of a hassle for me to get him in the back of the Yaris, as opposed to my wife's 4-door Scion xD.

On the pro side: no need to worry about door locks and window locks, since they can't do any of that in a 3-door car from the back. The door opening is much bigger on a 3-door car than any of the doors on a 4-door car, so I found it actually easier to get the baby car seat in and out of the car on mine.

Sometimes, depending on who's has been sitting on the passenger seat on the xD I will have to slide the seat forward as well, for the baby seat to fit in.

The only hassle that I have is caused by the fact that I park the car on the right side of the garage, so I can't get him in and out on the right, since I'm too close to the wall. So I have to stop the car outside and do the loading and unloading. My wife has easy access to the baby, but she has to squeeze in and out of her car because of the proximity to the left wall

I love my 3-door: less weight, less moving parts, less things that can break and so on

[fujiwaru]

i'd like to keep mine until i can't drive it anymore

[RHDVIPbB]

Originally Posted by deerebilt

as long as possible. i want to hit 1 million miles

That is my plan. I wanna be one of the few.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by YAR1S

till it breaks down for good, If I require another type of vehicle, or if it gets in a wreck :(

+1

[PaddyMac]

For as long as I can. I still have my first truck on the road, a 1962 Chevy that I daily drove for 16 years

[SilverGlow]

My 2007 LB has 76,000 miles on it. It has been trouble free thus far, and I'm expecting at least 250,000 miles before reliability slides to the point of needing to get rid of it.

I plan to retire at age 55 (5 more years to go), so I am pinching my pennys, paying down the mortgages on my rentals, and doing all I can to keep my monthly expenses extremely low. I've got a 3 year emergency fund, and at the rate I'm paying down my mortgages, I should have them all paid down by 2015.

In other words, I need to keep the paid-for Yaris around for at least 5 more years so that I can secure my retirement and have $$ for travel, photography, and trips all over the world.

For this reason I live on about 20% of my income; cranking up the savings and cranking down the mortgages....life is too short to destroy one's future by continually buying cool, awesome, fantastic, fast, hot sheet cars every 3-5 years (or more frequently).

[cali yaris]

I figure another year or two of racing, then I'll turn it into an electric car project.

[bnther36]

That's a tough question.
When I bought it, I was driving 400 miles a week. The high mpg of the Yaris makes a big difference on the wallet. Now that I'm working out of a home office, I haven't put 300 miles on it since the week before Thanksgiving. I really don't need a high mpg ricer. That being said, I'm more of Jeep kind of guy and if Chrysler would ever get off its ass and build a diesel truck then I would probably trade the Yaris in on something like that.

SilverGlow: That sounds awesome. Best of wishes to your early retirement!

[DandiDani]

im going to keep it until it falls apart or gets killed..hopefully that wont happen tho

[indyhairball]

Two or three years and then trade it for a Prius.

[yarswiss]

I'll be keeping mine until we start getting good microcars in the US. Will probably trade for an iQ if the US model isn't completely butchered as it appears to be destined to be. I paid for this car in a single payment, so I'll be saving up until I can truly afford another car with no lease or future debts. I'll probably keep the ol' boy around anyway, it will be my "big car" for lugging family and things

[minired5stby]

No question about it, I love all my cars until the wheels fall off.

[slothman86]

Originally Posted by Astroman

Till the wheels fall off.

+4

[YarisPR]

"My" Yaris is already paid, but its under my mom's name. I have no plans on selling it. but I'll loved to tear it to the bones (Raced inspired). And just drive it.

"Yaris Cup Inspired 30MPG+ All Motor Machine LOL :headbang

There's nothing wrong in dreaming right?

[hatchbackkid82]

til the wheels fall off, it gets stolen, a tree falls on it, or someone totals my car

[jeikz]

Till the next generation is released sometime in the next year or so

[Yaris#2]

I'll drive my Yaris until I decide to buy another new Yaris. Could be anywhere from 1-20 years I figure.

[jclo3313]

Is it wrong to be buried in a car? I have no real intent on letting mine go.