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Old 12-16-2008, 12:03 PM   #1
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The Micro Image Yaris
I wrote a bit about cali_yaris Yaris, aka the MicroImage Yaris on my blog. Check it out!

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Old 12-16-2008, 12:39 PM   #2
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Old 12-16-2008, 01:45 PM   #3
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Old 12-16-2008, 04:08 PM   #4
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nice writeup mate !!!!
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they look in and i tell them "come on man, its stock, its slow, look its ricy as fuck, look at the fur, im a ricer man"
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Old 12-16-2008, 05:49 PM   #5
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yeah, that's really well done, thank you!!
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Old 12-16-2008, 06:25 PM   #6
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Yeah it really does a good job =)
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Old 12-16-2008, 09:17 PM   #7
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Old 12-16-2008, 11:10 PM   #8
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Old 12-17-2008, 11:13 AM   #9
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Great! Love it.
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Old 12-17-2008, 05:56 PM   #10
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And now for something completely different...

I think the ECHO/Yaris is fine just like it is! Its a teeny tiny little car. Why would you want to soup it up?
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Old 12-17-2008, 06:18 PM   #11
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And now for something completely different...

I think the ECHO/Yaris is fine just like it is! Its a teeny tiny little car. Why would you want to soup it up?
Why would you not,
each to there own , but individually most of us want something different to the Jones's,no
Freedom of expression would be another and the list goes on.
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Old 12-17-2008, 07:22 PM   #12
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Why would you want to soup it up?
Because I can.

Do you fix up your house? ...wear makeup? ...work out? ...improve on anything?
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Old 12-17-2008, 10:14 PM   #13
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It just seems like the cars function is cheap transportation. So if you wanted to make it better you would make it do its job cheaper. I mean how fast can you make it go? If you go looking for a race theres plenty out there bigger than you in your souped up Yaris.
Of course its a very well designed, roomy, reliable car. Its very good at that already.
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Old 12-17-2008, 10:57 PM   #14
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I think the ECHO/Yaris is fine just like it is! Its a teeny tiny little car. Why would you want to soup it up?
And that's completely fine. However, some people like to customize their vehicles and try to get the most performance out of them possible. Plus, not all of us want or need a super-fast car. The Yaris might not be the optimal straight-line race car, but they handle very well--and they are raced all over the world.

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Old 12-17-2008, 11:03 PM   #15
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Ive read the ECHO beat the Pontiac Solstice skid pad numbers.
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Old 12-18-2008, 01:12 AM   #16
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It just seems like the cars function is cheap transportation.
That is your point of view. To me, it's a cheap, blank slate that I can make a race car with and not spend a ton of money. And at nearly 185 whp so far, I still get 31-33 mpg.

How fast can it go? ....Really, really fast.

I'm having fun. Any questions?
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Old 12-18-2008, 01:54 AM   #17
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Old 12-18-2008, 02:06 AM   #18
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actually garm... How fast can it actually go? Ive always wondered... Would you mind posting up some stats.. or even better.. Film yourself on a closed course or something =) -thumbs up-
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