Hey folks, thinking about getting a Yaris in the near future. What kind of real world mileage you guys and gals getting? I do mostly highway miles to and from work if that helps any.
I have had my Yaris for going on 2 years and have gotten 38-40 mpg. I do a mix of highway and country roads, so that's not bad. You should get excellent mileage with it if you mainly do highway driving.
Hey Humaniod. Check out the mileage thread and also hope over to www.yarisworld.com/forum for homework.
As for me, I've been getting 40-45 mpg. If I baby it, I can usually hit 45 mpgs. I haven't gone below 40 yet. But I have to add that I used to be a lead foot before I got the yaris. I'm sure if I drove inbetween the two, I can count on getting at least 35-40 easy.
I have a 5 spd sedan.
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Not sure, the liftback looks kinda neat and I've never really ever driven a car smaller than my truck. But on the flipside, I've got a 3 year old so I may need the extra room to haul him and his stuff if we need to go anywhere. So many choices......
^^^ Be sure to test drive both Since you have a 3 year old that means there must be a child-seat in the rear seats. I wouldn't recommend the hatchback if it's the previous gen (Echo hatchback) we're talking about, but the Yaris hatch is surprisingly roomy at the back, plus the rear benchseat can slide fore and aft for more or less room. Either way, you'll have to get the 4-door version (do they sell the 4-dr hatch in the U.S.? because I remember they used to only sell the 2-dr hatch).
The only thing iffy thing that might concern you and the rear seats are the fold-down split seats, since I remember correctly the regular model (CE & LE) only has fold-down single benchseat, not 60/40 split fold-down that's only offered on the RS model. Don't quote me though, things might have changed and I'm not too up to date on that, plus the options and packages are probably marketed differently between the US and Canada.
I wonder if you could bring the child-seat (I assume you already have one) into the dealership to "test fit" it in their Yarises. It never hurts if they allow it Good luck and keep us posted
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Echo, no 4 door hatch for US. 60/40 can be found with the S model or in one of the packaages such as the "power package."
I got the power package, came with abs, power acc and the 60/40
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After owning a lot of new cars of all sizes, I can say that my 2008 Yaris 3dr. hatchback has a lot of room inside. Not only that, I'm 6'2" and find it more comfortable than a Corolla.
The back seats are 100% useable and very adjustable. I have the power package with provides the 60/40 split fold down rear seat which also adjusts fore and aft just like the front seats. They very easy to adjust as well, since the release levers are on the top of the seat back instead of underneath the cushions by your legs.
I use the Corolla as a comparison because I had a 2005. I've also had a 2004 Honda Civic and both those cars are very limiting because they have trunks instead of a hatch.
My Yaris is also very fun to drive as it has a very small turning circle which makes it incredibly easy to maneuver. Power is good, not fantastic but quite good, and the payoff is the great gas mileage. On average I get almost 10mpg more than I did under any conditions as compared to the Corolla and about 12mpg more than the Civic.
With the high roof I have about 2" more headroom than in a Corolla. Also because the roof does not taper downwards in the back , there is a lot of headroom in the rear seating area. Another nice feature is the rear window wiper which is great in foul weather.
Overall I'm super satisfied with my Yaris. More fun to drive than almost anything else in it's class with one exception and that is my 2006 Mini Cooper "S" with a six speed manual. However this is not a fair comparison, as the Mini cost exactly twice as much to purchase and about three times as much or more to maintain. Then the other drawback of the Cooper is you sit very low, which is fun, but limits your ability to see around cars in front of you.
The Yaris has high seats which are very nice, as you can see very well and that makes quite a difference.
I would by one again, without hesitation. I highly endorse this car. A bargain by any standards.
After owning a lot of new cars of all sizes, I can say that my 2008 Yaris 3dr. hatchback has a lot of room inside. Not only that, I'm 6'2" and find it more comfortable than a Corolla.
The back seats are 100% useable and very adjustable. I have the power package with provides the 60/40 split fold down rear seat which also adjusts fore and aft just like the front seats. They very easy to adjust as well, since the release levers are on the top of the seat back instead of underneath the cushions by your legs.
I use the Corolla as a comparison because I had a 2005. I've also had a 2004 Honda Civic and both those cars are very limiting because they have trunks instead of a hatch.
My Yaris is also very fun to drive as it has a very small turning circle which makes it incredibly easy to maneuver. Power is good, not fantastic but quite good, and the payoff is the great gas mileage. On average I get almost 10mpg more than I did under any conditions as compared to the Corolla and about 12mpg more than the Civic.
With the high roof I have about 2" more headroom than in a Corolla. Also because the roof does not taper downwards in the back , there is a lot of headroom in the rear seating area. Another nice feature is the rear window wiper which is great in foul weather.
Overall I'm super satisfied with my Yaris. More fun to drive than almost anything else in it's class with one exception and that is my 2006 Mini Cooper "S" with a six speed manual. However this is not a fair comparison, as the Mini cost exactly twice as much to purchase and about three times as much or more to maintain. Then the other drawback of the Cooper is you sit very low, which is fun, but limits your ability to see around cars in front of you.
The Yaris has high seats which are very nice, as you can see very well and that makes quite a difference.
I would by one again, without hesitation. I highly endorse this car. A bargain by any standards.
Thanks, PodRed, that's a great piece of writeup from a real life owner I can say the same for the Echo hatchback (excluding the adjustable rear benchseat of course), but with the amount of improvements made in the Yaris hatchback, I'm really tempted to get one to replace my Echo. But I'm the kind that'd like to drive a car until it dies, so it seems like I'll have to stick with the Echo hatchback for quite a long time
Oh, and welcome to TN
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I have the 03 Echo 1.3L manual. the best kilometers from a full tank was 600km (45L tank, 7.5L/100km).
I have the Scangauge II on my Echo, and the best fuel "Liter/100km" i got was 6L/100km for city drive (I got it down to 4L/100km once, but to get 4L/100km in city mode you need to drive REALLY SLOW).
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Since you have a 3 year old that means there must be a child-seat in the rear seats. I wouldn't recommend the hatchback if it's the previous gen (Echo hatchback) we're talking about, but the Yaris hatch is surprisingly roomy at the back, plus the rear benchseat can slide fore and aft for more or less room. Either way, you'll have to get the 4-door version (do they sell the 4-dr hatch in the U.S.? because I remember they used to only sell the 2-dr hatch).
Good luck and keep us posted 
but there's Scion for that.
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