Worst Cars of the 2000s (#4. Echo) - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Bob Dog · 10-08-2009, 09:51 AM

the only thing wrong with the Echo is someone forgot to slip some one an envelope

birdman · 10-14-2009, 03:44 AM

The Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice and it's European counter parts are Daewoos and they're nice. I love their early Matiz models. Give my eye teeth to get one of those into the US. The unfortunate Aztek has one redeeming feature and it's the rear hatch design with the below spoiler window. Toyota Prius copied that annoying feature so it's good for that. The Echo is a great car! The Canadian hatchback ones were identical to the super popular European Yaris. Sebring convertibles are a great value especially if you rent one. I think the person who wrote the Article was drunk. These kinds of generalizations are meaningless to those unique individuals that love each and every different car model ever made. There are lot's of devoted Mini drivers who think a Yaris is stupid. I love my Yaris more than a Mini, just like Jag lovers love Jags more than Bimmers.

ECHOKnight2000 · 10-18-2009, 07:42 PM

I can attest to the ECHO. I agreed, I thought it look hideous. Until I looked at the 03 model. I thought it looked better. Yes it still looks goofy. I know its a basement bargain econo car but seriously! Handles like Shit. Its like they put paper shocks. Its disconnected, floaty, isolated like most Toyota's.

Now that I'm more of a car fan than I was then I would love to have another car. Don't get me wrong it does its job and I'm grateful cause I'm very poor. Gets good mileage, cheap to run and own. And very reliable but that's where it ends. Like pretty much all Toyota's its a boring appliance. And yes again I know its not a sports car but still I feel the cheapness of the suspension can kill me in a since it floats and easily looses traction, I feel to detached from the road. The lightness has its advantages, mileage and peppyness.

Rant over.

slothman86 · 10-18-2009, 08:43 PM

Too bad we didn't get the echo hatch in the US! I bet it would drop off the list!

birdman · 10-27-2009, 04:40 AM

The Echo is a fine looking car to those who have the eyes to see. Because it doesn't fit the norm it is shunned. I feel sorry for all those who think inside the box.

Yaris Hilton · 10-27-2009, 08:53 AM

The Echo is an awesome little car! Having owned a 2001 Echo is why my family now drive three Yaris sedans. (Couldn't get a new Echo.)

Spunner · 10-29-2009, 10:53 AM

Thats nuts.....

The main reason I bought my Yaris is my wife had a 04 Echo RS and I loved to bomb around in it especially in the winter.

SmartYaris · 11-10-2009, 09:29 PM

The whole list is garbage except maybe the Catera, Daewoo and Sebring. Haven't personally owned any of them but I know some people who have and they weren't too happy with the quality of the cars.

Most of the cars on the list weren't styled to author's liking so he wrote bad about them. His opinion, no fact behind any of it.

bronsin · 11-11-2009, 12:26 PM

The best thing about their attitude is that are driving a real POS and will never know how good the ECHO is.

thebarber · 11-11-2009, 04:56 PM

only problem w/ the echo is they didnt make the hatch long enough (only 04/05)....and they only did it in canada...

toyo · 11-11-2009, 08:27 PM

the only thing that put the echo in that list is that they didn't sell it as much as they intended, other from that, the car is very realiable ;)

vboy127 · 11-11-2009, 08:44 PM

I'm just happy the Pontiac Aztec is on that list.

Should be higher up tho. lol

birdman · 11-12-2009, 02:57 AM

If the Echo had come in a hatch back version it would have been a lot more popular. I think the styling was clean and cute especially without the cladding.

bear4 · 11-12-2009, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdman

If the Echo had come in a hatch back version it would have been a lot more popular. I think the styling was clean and cute especially without the cladding.

I wish they did not stop making Echo... I have 2001 with 152,000 miles and 2003 with 110,000 miles, no problems

Sirius-XM · 11-12-2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bear4

I wish they did not stop making Echo... I have 2001 with 152,000 miles and 2003 with 110,000 miles, no problems

The Yaris Sedan is the second Generation Echo

bronsin · 11-12-2009, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirius-XM

The Yaris Sedan is the second Generation Echo

Yes youre right. Unfortunately they went the wrong direction making it bigger and heavier. Im thinking the quality is down also from the ECHOs high standards.

Yaris Hilton · 11-12-2009, 10:41 AM

Not every change they made from the Echo to the Yaris Sedan was an improvement, for sure. But if quality's gone down, I haven't seen any evidence of it.

I remember seeing my first Pontiac Aztek. I went home dumbfounded and told my wife I'd just seen the ugliest car ever made!

10-18-2009, 07:42 PM	#21
ECHOKnight2000 Small Car Lover View User's Garage Drives: A Super Car Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota, US of A! Posts: 830	I can attest to the ECHO. I agreed, I thought it look hideous. Until I looked at the 03 model. I thought it looked better. Yes it still looks goofy. I know its a basement bargain econo car but seriously! Handles like Shit. Its like they put paper shocks. Its disconnected, floaty, isolated like most Toyota's. Now that I'm more of a car fan than I was then I would love to have another car. Don't get me wrong it does its job and I'm grateful cause I'm very poor. Gets good mileage, cheap to run and own. And very reliable but that's where it ends. Like pretty much all Toyota's its a boring appliance. And yes again I know its not a sports car but still I feel the cheapness of the suspension can kill me in a since it floats and easily looses traction, I feel to detached from the road. The lightness has its advantages, mileage and peppyness. Rant over. __________________ You may look good on the beach but in reality you're a pompus, egotistical jerk. "I was never on the beach with you..."and you never will.

10-18-2009, 08:43 PM	#22
slothman86 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 733	Too bad we didn't get the echo hatch in the US! I bet it would drop off the list! __________________ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN - DEVIANTART - CARDOMAIN

11-11-2009, 04:56 PM	#28
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	only problem w/ the echo is they didnt make the hatch long enough (only 04/05)....and they only did it in canada... __________________

11-11-2009, 08:27 PM	#29
toyo Drives: toyota Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Japan I wish Posts: 236	the only thing that put the echo in that list is that they didn't sell it as much as they intended, other from that, the car is very realiable ;) __________________ 1st gen FTW

11-11-2009, 08:44 PM	#30
vboy127 Drives: 2002 Honda Civic Si Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 30	I'm just happy the Pontiac Aztec is on that list. Should be higher up tho. lol __________________

10-08-2009, 09:51 AM	#19
Bob Dog DARK PHASE OF THE MOON Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: the Boondocks, NC Posts: 993	the only thing wrong with the Echo is someone forgot to slip some one an envelope

10-14-2009, 03:44 AM	#20
birdman Drives: '08 Blazing Blue Yaris LB Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 496	The Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice and it's European counter parts are Daewoos and they're nice. I love their early Matiz models. Give my eye teeth to get one of those into the US. The unfortunate Aztek has one redeeming feature and it's the rear hatch design with the below spoiler window. Toyota Prius copied that annoying feature so it's good for that. The Echo is a great car! The Canadian hatchback ones were identical to the super popular European Yaris. Sebring convertibles are a great value especially if you rent one. I think the person who wrote the Article was drunk. These kinds of generalizations are meaningless to those unique individuals that love each and every different car model ever made. There are lot's of devoted Mini drivers who think a Yaris is stupid. I love my Yaris more than a Mini, just like Jag lovers love Jags more than Bimmers.

10-27-2009, 04:40 AM	#23
birdman Drives: '08 Blazing Blue Yaris LB Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 496	The Echo is a fine looking car to those who have the eyes to see. Because it doesn't fit the norm it is shunned. I feel sorry for all those who think inside the box.

10-27-2009, 08:53 AM	#24
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	The Echo is an awesome little car! Having owned a 2001 Echo is why my family now drive three Yaris sedans. (Couldn't get a new Echo.)

10-29-2009, 10:53 AM	#25
Spunner Drives: 2009 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kingston Posts: 15	Thats nuts..... The main reason I bought my Yaris is my wife had a 04 Echo RS and I loved to bomb around in it especially in the winter.

11-10-2009, 09:29 PM	#26
SmartYaris Drives: '09 Yaris 3dr auto, '08 Smart Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NW Florida Posts: 13	The whole list is garbage except maybe the Catera, Daewoo and Sebring. Haven't personally owned any of them but I know some people who have and they weren't too happy with the quality of the cars. Most of the cars on the list weren't styled to author's liking so he wrote bad about them. His opinion, no fact behind any of it.

11-11-2009, 12:26 PM	#27
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	The best thing about their attitude is that are driving a real POS and will never know how good the ECHO is.

11-12-2009, 02:57 AM	#31
birdman Drives: '08 Blazing Blue Yaris LB Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 496	If the Echo had come in a hatch back version it would have been a lot more popular. I think the styling was clean and cute especially without the cladding.

11-12-2009, 10:41 AM	#35
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Not every change they made from the Echo to the Yaris Sedan was an improvement, for sure. But if quality's gone down, I haven't seen any evidence of it. I remember seeing my first Pontiac Aztek. I went home dumbfounded and told my wife I'd just seen the ugliest car ever made!

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