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10-18-2014, 10:46 AM | #1 |
Drives: Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 21
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Just bought my First Yaris!
Hello people of the forums. I am brand spanking new to the forums today and yesterday I just bought a brand new Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE. I still haven't take delivery of the car which will either happen this afternoon or on Monday. I had a heck of a time finding any information on the facelifted 2015 model let alone the SE. Mine is an auto, I would have preferred to get a manual transmission but I was told it would be over a 3 month wait to get one from France... My folks each owned second gen Yari, my father loved his and he finally got rid of it with 198,000 miles with only ever really having to replace the alternator besides normal wear and tear items of course and maintenance. My mother was t-boned by a suburban and was just shy of having the insurance company replace it with a new one but didn't quite make the threshold, unfortunately the car never was quite right after that so she traded it shortly after that. Thank you all in advance since I'm sure I have a bunch of questions. I plan to do all of the servicing myself after the 3years/36k miles. I would say I am some what more knowledgable than the average Joe with working on cars since I'm coming from a bulletproof w123 300D Benz.
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10-18-2014, 11:32 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2013 yaris Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: United States
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welcome!
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10-18-2014, 01:21 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2014 Yaris SE Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: NYC
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Welcome. I'm a recent new Yaris owner myself, having bought a 2014 SE six months ago. Great car. Love it. I see you owned a Mercedes diesel. I came to Yaris from a VW TDI which was anything but bulletproof.
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10-18-2014, 03:08 PM | #4 |
Drives: Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Albany, NY
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Yeah I still have one w123 euro spec 300D. The one I got rid of was and still is somewhat incredible... I sold it to a friend he is going to keep running it. It currently has about 420,000 Miles with no tranny or engine rebuilds. Pretty amazing.
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10-18-2014, 07:38 PM | #5 | |
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That is the best part of the Yaris. everything is so inexpensive to repair.
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10-20-2014, 03:05 PM | #6 | |
Drives: Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Albany, NY
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10-20-2014, 03:27 PM | #7 |
Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008
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Former 1979 D240 with manual trans owner here.
Mine was very nearly perfect! And cheap to own because I did all the work myself. Averaged about $250 per year for parts..
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10-20-2014, 09:57 PM | #8 |
Drives: Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 21
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So I picked my Yaris up today from Northway Toyota in Latham, New York. I had worked with a Sales rep named Laurie and she was great through the whole process. This was my first car I had bought from a dealership. So far I love the car and I put on about 50 miles tonight after picking the car up. I love the fact that the SE has the projector lenses for the headlights but I do wish the bulbs were cooler in color more similar to modern Xenon bulbs. I honestly don't know how the high beam/low beam switch over works for instance if it uses a shutter like some of the Mercedes/BMWs use or some other system. If it is as easy as swapping the bulbs then I will definitely do it. Anyone know?
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10-20-2014, 10:54 PM | #9 |
Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: northeast
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Welcome and enjoy . Keep us up to date with gas mileage , etc..
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10-21-2014, 03:28 PM | #10 |
Joey
Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: El Monte, Ca
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Welcome! Can't wait to see the first pic(s)!
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10-22-2014, 12:29 PM | #11 |
Drives: Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Albany, NY
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Pictures
Hey people, so far the car has been fantastic. As ridiculous as it sounds I've put just under 200 miles on the car since I picked it up Monday night. I've attached some pictures of when I picked up the car and also a picture of it at night with the LEDs on.
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10-22-2014, 12:32 PM | #12 |
Drives: Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 21
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Projectors
One of my favorite features of the SE model is the fact that it adds Projector lenses to the headlights. That being said I'm disappointed with the color temperature of the bulbs used. I pulled one of the bulbs last night and found it to be a Philips 9012. Does anyone have any recommendations as to a website or company to buy HID upgrade kits from? I want a high quality long lasting kit and I know Halogen to Xenon conversions are controversial with if they blind oncoming drivers but since the car has projectors I think they will work just fine.
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10-22-2014, 11:44 PM | #13 |
Joey
Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008
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That is one sweet Yaris I'll admit . And I don't see what's wrong with the color temp of the lights from your last pic. Looks to be about 5,000k, which is completely normal.
About your inquiry: You want to talk to Garm of MicroImageOnline.com (or PM him @ cali yaris). He only sells high quality parts at great prices .
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10-23-2014, 01:04 AM | #14 |
Drives: CS1 Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: 661 SoCal
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congrats on the new yaris, blue se looks good
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10-23-2014, 08:18 AM | #15 |
Drives: Streak Blue 2015 Yaris SE Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Albany, NY
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In that last picture the headlights aren't on just the LEDs which is the color I would like to match the headlights to.
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10-23-2014, 11:28 AM | #16 |
Drives: 2010 yaris sedan 4 speed auto Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: union city,ca.
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Hello And congrats...I own a 2010 yaris sedan and its wonderful. With all the buzz about Prius vs. Yaris and learning that a yaris is really a prius without the hybrid battery to worry about in my research, you could'nt have a better mode of transport and safety. You can read some of my posts and many others. It's the "supercar" that toyota made for all of us. Enjoy the new ride and to save even more gas read about the tips on the forum. Best wishes...Jay and the YARIS owners...
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10-24-2014, 02:40 PM | #17 |
Drives: Yaris 2013 1.3 99 HP 6 speed Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ALGERIA
Posts: 33
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Congratulations and welcome .I love my yaris too
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10-28-2014, 04:03 PM | #18 |
Drives: Yaris 2015 1.5G Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Leb
Posts: 24
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Wow, that that color is just stunning! especially with those rims :O
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