Why the Yaris feels small... - Toyota Yaris Forums

MadMax · 03-10-2009, 09:03 PM

...at least in Texas!

(Click on thumbnails for full-sized pics)

No, that isn't my truck. I have a Jeep, but it is nowhere near that lifted! I couldn't even figure out how they even got into it! But I thought pics of my Yaris next to it would be good for a laugh!

Cheers! M2

Tamago · 03-10-2009, 09:04 PM

wow that truck is just.... awful....

i'd hate to be his driveline mechanic lol

if he drives that on the street he has to go thru pinion bearings like crazy. a dramatic tilt like that will leave the pinion starved for lubrication/cooling oil.

jinxor · 03-10-2009, 09:05 PM

lolz... the yaris does look small in comparison....
Someone should make an off roader yaris to do rock climbing and stuff... I guess that yaris would be able to compete in height with that monster truck

Tamago · 03-10-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jinxor

lolz... the yaris does look small in comparison....
Someone should make an off roader yaris to do rock climbing and stuff... I guess that yaris would be able to compete in height with that monster truck

it would look awful.

like the SMART

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPnimAD_hj4

or the XB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YGV7AGxrI

:( both very sad :(

MadMax · 03-10-2009, 09:29 PM

Actually, the shop that made that truck closed its doors several months ago. It was well known for über-mall crawler rigs like this that would likely self-destruct if used offroad.

Here is a Jeep they had sitting out one day a while back...

Most of the guys driving these rigs are in high school. I think they spend all the money they make at Starbucks or HEB on their vehicles, or fixing them...

Cheers! M2

YAR1S · 03-10-2009, 09:32 PM

compensation at its finest... LOL jk!
but still... a lil crazy.
talk about a workout to get inside that "thing".

Tamago · 03-10-2009, 09:38 PM

it doesn't need to get much beastier than this to make me happy:

AlexNet0 · 03-10-2009, 09:43 PM

^ something like that is nice, something beastly but not overdone, subtle but outstanding at the same time

MadMax · 03-10-2009, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamago

it would look awful.

like the SMART

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPnimAD_hj4

or the XB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YGV7AGxrI

:( both very sad :(

Actually, I thought the Fifth Gear Smart Car 4x4 ForFun was hilarious; but it didn't go anywhere where my 2.25" BB-lifted Jeep couldn't go!

The David Choe Monster Scion xB less so, that thing is sad, very sad. And there are graffiti artists here that could do better than that. "Guerilla artist?" Give me a break!

But did you notice the blue Yaris ten seconds into that vid? It was about the only cool thing in the entire clip!

Cheers! M2

2006fronty · 03-11-2009, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamago

it doesn't need to get much beastier than this to make me happy:

Meh ^^^^^^, drop bracket lifts are crap. I don't really like FJ's but this one is pretty cool

sroberts · 03-11-2009, 10:13 AM

OMG that truck is just wrong. I don't understand why people lift trucks that high, it's dangerous and I find it hard to believe that it's legal. You can't use it offroad, it would probably break in the first 5 minutes....

Thirty-Nine · 03-11-2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sroberts

OMG that truck is just wrong. I don't understand why people lift trucks that high, it's dangerous and I find it hard to believe that it's legal. You can't use it offroad, it would probably break in the first 5 minutes....

It's a show truck. I'd be it never sees anything other than pavement. With that being said, I agree with Tamago: I'm sure the driveline angles are all messed up.

Here's what I drove home one day.

One of my fav FJs (that's me driving, too!)

eTiMaGo · 03-11-2009, 12:03 PM

this is a photoshop picture, right? or are you really short?

do people actually buy trucks like these as daily drivers?

ChinoCharles · 03-11-2009, 12:39 PM

Frenchy... welcome to America.

Ever seen a lifted Escalade ESV?

eTiMaGo · 03-11-2009, 12:45 PM

I suppose, but not usually with a regular human or Yaris nearby for scale

Tamago · 03-11-2009, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

One of my fav FJs (that's me driving, too!)

i hope Warn paid you big money for that shot!

btw i'm a warn distributor/authorized repair facility :D

bkrownd · 03-11-2009, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

...at least in Texas!

That's a fairly typical vehicle in Hawai'i as well.

Thirty-Nine · 03-11-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

this is a photoshop picture, right? or are you really short?

I'm 5'7", so not super tall, but that's a huge truck. It's mostly used for towing and shows. It was on an airbag suspension system; not sure what they've done with it lately. I drove it through the sand dunes along the Oregon coast, and then about 300+ miles of highway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamago

i hope Warn paid you big money for that shot!

btw i'm a warn distributor/authorized repair facility :D

LOL—I was the Public Relations Manager until November, so it was part of my job. WARN is now one of my clients, as I have my own writing/PR business. You can see my current Web site at www.LilienthalCreative.com <---shameless plug.

03-10-2009, 09:03 PM	#1
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Why the Yaris feels small... ...at least in Texas! (Click on thumbnails for full-sized pics) No, that isn't my truck. I have a Jeep, but it is nowhere near that lifted! I couldn't even figure out how they even got into it! But I thought pics of my Yaris next to it would be good for a laugh! Cheers! M2

03-10-2009, 09:43 PM	#8
AlexNet0 View User's Garage Drives: '07 Yaris 3dr Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rockland, ME Posts: 1,638	^ something like that is nice, something beastly but not overdone, subtle but outstanding at the same time __________________ ---------- MI-YW ----------

03-11-2009, 10:13 AM	#11
sroberts View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 300	OMG that truck is just wrong. I don't understand why people lift trucks that high, it's dangerous and I find it hard to believe that it's legal. You can't use it offroad, it would probably break in the first 5 minutes.... __________________ I am not allowed to put anything here because I do not have any ricey mods on my Yaris....

03-11-2009, 12:03 PM	#13
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	this is a photoshop picture, right? or are you really short? do people actually buy trucks like these as daily drivers? __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-11-2009, 12:45 PM	#15
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	I suppose, but not usually with a regular human or Yaris nearby for scale __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-10-2009, 09:29 PM	#5
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Actually, the shop that made that truck closed its doors several months ago. It was well known for über-mall crawler rigs like this that would likely self-destruct if used offroad. Here is a Jeep they had sitting out one day a while back... Most of the guys driving these rigs are in high school. I think they spend all the money they make at Starbucks or HEB on their vehicles, or fixing them... Cheers! M2

03-11-2009, 12:39 PM	#14
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Frenchy... welcome to America. Ever seen a lifted Escalade ESV?

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