We rented a Toyota Yaris when we were down in Panama. It handled muddy country roads, tight city streets, and mountain climbs with ease. What a fun little car!
I've got this car, love it, perfect in every way and it really moves. I love the instrument panel, the handling is FAR Superior to the GM cars I used to drive. Fabulous car for the money. Great winter car too - never gets stuck in terrible Canadian winters. Holds its own on the highway. I'd never buy a US car again, love my Toyota.
I call my yaris Tardis because it's so roomy. The center mounter spedometer is kickass... and so many compartments that you can hide an extra body if you need to ^_^
I got the 2008 Yaris htchbk 2dr, "meteorite silver" I love it - Im gettin roughly 400mi per tankfull ...runs great, good stereo,comfortable....Im very happy with mine...and only 5100mi thus far.
What I like about the Fit is that the back seats also go up giving you floor to ceiling room behind the front seats. I put my groceries there. And even with the back seats up, there's still decent 'trunk' space behind them. Of course, if you drop them completely, and push the front passenger seat flat, you can fit 9 ft. long poles in like I did this past summer!
I bought my car in 2007 brand new for 12k and i love it. I only spend about 20 bucks a week on gas and when the gas gets low on price i spend about 15 bucks a week. Great commuter car! My old SUV would have to fill up every 2-3 days spending about 40 bucks on gas. So I really do feel like I'm saving the the mileage is great. Sure it's not fancy with leather seats, sunroof, climate control, etc... but you don't need that shit. You don't live in you car! Anyways, totally worth it!
Pretty much every one who owns a Yaris, loves it. Many also find it a lot of fun to drive. The manual trans is really the way to go, as the auto saps too much power. It's lightweight, inexpensive, and accelerates quite quickly (the MT). So, fun to drive, gas-sipping, and really nice looking; what's not to love?
The attention I get driving my near new 73 240Z around town is beyond anyone's imagination. My open top MGB roadster that shows what motoring is all about just said the same. Now my dream car is a new Yaris. Believe it or not! For those that want trouble free motoring and the purpose of going from A to B, that's all one need.
This car is not made for basketball players, This the wrong person for the review I rented the 4 door sedan and it was amazing how it saved me gas, if you drive it easy not hard, but you will burn gas fast if you drive it like a car and that any car you drive, I tried that too. it's roomy and fun to drive.ive had it up to 80mph crusing speed. It's also fairly quite. Only engine get loud when I wanted to take off hard but if you go easy on the gas it goes quietly. Hope this helps anybody
The Yaris is an awesome little car. The manual transmission version is really quite peppy. (I have a 0-110 mph video of mine uploaded here) With some good wheels, springs and a rear sway bar, it handles great. Quite a few Yaris' in auto cross...
Yes, you can get an alarm on the Yaris. Unfortunately, the only way you could get it from 07-09's was to get the S package. But the keyfob does have the panic feature.
I own the Indonesian version.The Indonesian version has more chromes and an updated suspension.I took it on a corner around 60km/h and it handles great !
After one week with the yaris, no complaints, good from A to B good in traffic jams, adequate power for city driving. It's quite well built too, provided you do not deliberately tear things apart. If you are a responsible driver, meaning keep to the speed limits, do not squeeze yourself form one lane to another, this car will last for ages. If you have to floor the accelerator all the time get another car!
Another advantage that the Yaris has over the Fit, Versa, etc....basic routine maintanence is so easy to do on this car. For example, it is so easy to change your own oil on the Yaris. The Fit and the Versa may give you more room, but take a look at the placement of the oil plug and filter....You can't change your own oil. This is why I chose a Yaris over the other options (Fit, Versa), because I wanted to do my own basic routine maintenance.
The Yaris is an excellent commuter car. I recently got one in order to go to work, and it's a great, reliable little car that's fun to drive even in traffic. You don't need a full-sized sedan or an SUV to go to your job. The Yaris I think wouldn't be an ideal car to take the family on a long roadtrip, because it's so small (and you know how kids fight with each other!). But if all you need is a car to go to work and make runs to the grocery store, it's great transportation at a great price.
This guy is mistaken about not being sporty...the five speed MOVES and it's fun as hell to drive. You will be pleasantly surprised tooling around in this Toyota Yaris. I live in San Francisco and it will charge up any hill this town can deliver. If you have cruise control, it doesn't matter about the center speedometer. The 1.5 Liter engine is perfectly tuned, what you would expect from Toyota. The sedan is a foot longer than the hatchback and gives you a lot more room for passengers. The rear seats fold down so the cargo capacity is great.
We just bought a 2009 Toyota Yaris 5 door polar white for $16,350 or 13,350 with the cash for clunkers program Its got everything except for an iPOD intergration that you can get on the hatchback and a tach. Its REALLY roomy and REALLY REALLY REALLY good on gas. We are getting 57 MPG on the highway with an AUTOMATIC
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I have the 2010 2 rd/hatch. Great commuter, 36 MPG steady. No rattles. Simple to work on, can change your oil in under 10 minutes. Not sexy but simple.
I'm surprised you didn't mention anything about how noisy the Yaris is. My wife and I test-drove one a few months ago and the noise turned us off right away. It was especially bad on the highway, because it didn't seem to have a 5th gear, but stayed in 4th. Then just last week some out-of-town friends turned up with a new Yaris they'd rented, and took us for a ride---and again, the noise. If you buy a Yaris, you'll probably want to buy some earplugs too.
Its funny how the site says that you can pick up a Yaris for 12,000 dollars But at our dealer, the cheapest you can find is $15,665 and thats the sedan with crank windows and manual locks. And the $16,500 5 door sedan is loaded with power everything
Is what loud? The alarm is. Very loud The Keyless entry, yes we have it. Its part of the $2,300 pwr package for the hatchback and $1,570 for the sedan but the sedan has some features standard that the hatchback is optional. Keep asking
i just rented a new 2009 Yaris H.B...because it was the most less expensive car to rent at Hertz. I must say, this car is very convenient....it has just enough trunk space....it's also very fuel efficient, and I find parking and parallel parking super easy on this. Turning radius is also great. Great bassy stereo. High seats! But at the end of the day, I seem to avoid having coworkers see me getting into the Yaris, as I know it is a seemingly castrating car for men. =(
Very true, it always angers me on car programs how they only ever talk about fast cars, and when they do talk about normal cars, they always focus on speed, as if anyone cares that one car can get from 0-60 in .5 seconds quicker than the other. For me, the Yaris is the best small car, the best saloon is a Ford Mondeo, and if I was going to get something a bit mroe sporty, it'd be a Subaru Impreza, just because they're fairly cheap and I love them =p
Yes. The Prius and the Yaris are very fuel light cars because they removed a lot of the Heavy insulation included in most US cars. Add that insulation back and you have another heavy gas sucking car.
yes, and if turbo charged, it would be a monster (if it comes with a turbo, I don't really know, go with a STS and tune it). I know 190-210 hp doesn't seem like much but for the weight...my god
Lmao been driving this car for over 2 years and just discovered that extra Glove department directly in front of me!!! Not even joking had no idea it existed until this video
nope, the 1.8 liter Civic LX. 5 spd auto tranny. And its so f#cking fast in the highway too. I swear to God. 70mph, the rpm is just slightly above 2000. You gotta test drive the Civic. You've got nothing to lose.
Nice car. Feels good to drive. I think yaris wins the race from honda fit and chevy aveo due to its features and a sporty look! Regarding center dash thing, i love it ! All other cars show the old style meter behind the wheel but this has got something unique. About price thing, if you buy basic package then its very cheap but the fully loaded(power) pack is a bit expensive but worthy!!
Believe or not....for less price: Hyundai Accent (more powerful engine, more safety equipment, more confortable, better road performance). You can also think on a Versa Sedan, or SX4 Sedan, Fit...you see, there are other options with better BANG FOR THE BUCK.
I have a 2008 Toyota 2dr htchbk/silver I friggin love my car....gets awsome milage 450mi per tankful...ride smooth,and the center consol is cool......mine was 16k with everything/tx/tags title....Im saving a shitload of gas money - my 81 ford F150 was costing me $120mon in gas..this maybe $34 ...wow!
@danudasr20 Fit '09-'10 model actually has a lot more space. yaris is a good ride, personally i'm just not a toyota fan but that doesn't make them bad. picking my '10 fit sport on thursday, did oodles of research on this ride and i'm looking forward to it.
Then my neighbour came up and said "oh U finally got yourself a real car!" My responce in my heart is "Fxxx" Now after so many yrs, his remarks somtimes come up in my head , and my response now is " U'er right mate, sure is!!" Cars can be defined as things to move U from A to B with least cost , troubles hassles, can be used as long as possible etc etc. Yaris did just that! Good choice AVVESOME which colour did U pick?
Here's my experience, exactly 20yrs ago I was driving a 911 2.7, following Porsche club outings with my 4yr old son. In order just to keep the turbos in sight I am doing 120km+ while they are200+, suddenly a large patch of water appeared in front and I did a pigeon turn and end up 6" in front of the curb. Since then I sold the 911 as I do not want my son to meet god earlier than iI expect. I then change to a 2nd gen Mit Spacewagon..... ctn in next paragraph.
After mucking around cars all my life. My current cars 90 Por 911 73 240Z 79 MGB 95 Classic mini 86 Mer 500Sl. 04 Maz 3 I have to say one only need a Yaris with a boot for all reasons. That's my mun's (80+) car. Reason: 1.. If you are a responsible driver who cruse at legal speed 2.If you are after a car that can do shopping while crusing on highway at 110km/hr happily 3.If you want a lesser chance to call a toll truck 4. If you want comfort and fuel efficent
@nickelwindow53 this car is actually more fun-to-drive than the carolla, although the carolla is more comfrotable i guess. it's one of the most reliable car on the road, the yaris, because it was designed in japan for asia and europe, not designed in america for america. this means it was engineered to european standards.
Can anyone tell me about power? I want this car for my first car.. but my mum tells me that it doesnt have much power at all?... Can anyone help me out here? Thankyou
I hv plenty of friends diving super machines, Zonda cinque, apollos, not to mention Ferraris. I enjoy watching them with their cars. But those are not my cup of tea. I hv now five cars and I take the public transport to wk daily. I dr my cars 6am daily purely for fun. When I retire in future I shall keep one classic and get myself a new yaris or corolla or maz 2 I think when considering a good car one has to judge things like reliablity resell value spares and cost apart from the way it drive
So I am going to retire from the car world, I believe I shall leave only my beloved MGB roadster (unbelievable capable car for all seasons) 34degree summer Hong Kong stuck in traffic a/c on not boiling radiator air blowing around 7 degree cold, morning and winter with top down listen to exhaust note crusing slowly, what a car. The other car I shall get is a corolla or a yaris
My Honda Fit has soooooooo much more space to carry stuff. It looks small but feels huge inside. This Yaris still looks like a decent car but it looks so much smaller than my Fit.
29/35! My infiniti isn't much worse than that 21/29. I also but a new fuel filter and air intake. My buddies old junky toyota trecel that he tossed got 43 highway and somewhere in the 30s around town. That was also a 94, when gas was really cheap by todays standards.
The 2012 Toyota Yaris is a car for smart people who knows that all you need in a car is for it to take you from Point A to Point B. The Yaris can achieve 35 mpg. Thats Honda Civic Territory. All for just $12,995.
I ve a 2010 yaris sedan. Its roomy. Have large enough trank space. And best part less trip to gas station. When i see people left pump after paying $70 to fill up their suvs and i pay $30 and it goes for 350 to 380 mile in highway. I smile. I use it for my work. Already drove 47000 in 17 months. No prob. Nice traction control. Only noisy interior. Engine noises a bit. Small engine. Cant help. Otherwise a great small sedan. Looks great too. Sedan is little expensive than coup. But spaces are mor
wow, we got our 2009 CIVIC LX for less than $15K, if you're lucky you'll get as much as 50 mpg highway, EVERYTHING is better than this Yaris and I MEAN EVERYTHING seriously. Choosing a CIVIC is a no brainer.
@raykrislianggi I would reccomend anyone making a decision, to first drive both, with and without the amont of people you plan to ride in the vehicle on both a daily basis and frequent occasion, while making sure to note not only the obvious, such as handling etc. but its LOW throttle power. How well it picks up speed in stop and go traffic, along with how often you need to downshift for steep inclines and hills on the highway.
Yeah but American car company's have been around a lot longer. Take the Ford F-series for example. Ford sold over 25 million trucks, out of 25 million how many have had major recalls? Not many. The Yaris has not been around nearly as long or has Toyota sold anywhere near as many Yaris's. When Toyota is over a 100 years old they may have more recalls than the big 3. Only time will tell.
after mugging around cars for yrs. My verdict.... U only need a corolla or yaris! The only convertible to own ....are classic convertibles. Supercars convince U that U are richer, but makes no sense on the road! Some countries have versions of yaris with a boot, so plenty of space for normal shopping!
