Toyota Yaris

Anyone bought a Yaris yet what are your thoughts?


Thanks
Tom

well, if it's anything like my echo, it ought to be good.
same drive train, nicer body.
so far at 105,000+ miles, i had to replace the rt frt wheel bearing.
the original brakes, etc. are still good.
only oil, filters, tires being changed.
sammm

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"twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
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> Anyone bought a Yaris yet what are your thoughts?
>
>
> Thanks
> Tom
>[/color]

He's sure right about it looking better than the echo...

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Are the mpg figures Toyota claims on the Echo true?

Tom


"SAMMM" <zammy@pghmail.com> wrote in message
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> well, if it's anything like my echo, it ought to be good.
> same drive train, nicer body.
> so far at 105,000+ miles, i had to replace the rt frt wheel bearing.
> the original brakes, etc. are still good.
> only oil, filters, tires being changed.
> sammm
>
> --
> [email]zammy@pghmail.com[/email]
> "twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
> news:XR86g.10071$9c6.4191@dukeread11...[color=green]
>> Anyone bought a Yaris yet what are your thoughts?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Tom
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

i've got 41 mpg plus, on the last 5 tankloads.

in the winter, short trips i've got as little as 38 mpg. but
thats short trips, warmup, etc.
sammm

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"twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
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> Are the mpg figures Toyota claims on the Echo true?
>
> Tom
>
>
> "SAMMM" <zammy@pghmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8YidnQuxMbR83MTZnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@pghconnect.com...[color=green]
>> well, if it's anything like my echo, it ought to be good.
>> same drive train, nicer body.
>> so far at 105,000+ miles, i had to replace the rt frt wheel bearing.
>> the original brakes, etc. are still good.
>> only oil, filters, tires being changed.
>> sammm
>>
>> --
>> [email]zammy@pghmail.com[/email]
>> "twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
>> news:XR86g.10071$9c6.4191@dukeread11...[color=darkred]
>>> Anyone bought a Yaris yet what are your thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Tom
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
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>[/color]

In article <H5o7g.58570$IZ2.54375@dukeread07>, twfsa <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote:[color=blue]
>Are the mpg figures Toyota claims on the Echo true?
>
>Tom
>[/color]

My '00 has averaged just over 35

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"SAMMM" <zammy@pghmail.com> wrote:
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>i've got 41 mpg plus, on the last 5 tankloads.[/color]

Wow

You think it would be cost effective to sell my 2000
Protege that gets 28 mpg to buy a new Yaris?

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> "SAMMM" <zammy@pghmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>i've got 41 mpg plus, on the last 5 tankloads.[/color]
>
> Wow
>
> You think it would be cost effective to sell my 2000
> Protege that gets 28 mpg to buy a new Yaris?[/color]

It depends on the cost of fuel where you are and how much you drive. My
guess is that the fuel economy difference alone will not justify the need to
buy a new Yaris, but it might justify buying a used Echo or used Yaris, if
you happen to be someplace where the Yaris has been on sale for a while.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Just traded a 03 ECHO w/ 67k on a FIT- it averaged 43mpg combined
Needed more hauling

Joe

"twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:H5o7g.58570$IZ2.54375@dukeread07...[color=blue]
> Are the mpg figures Toyota claims on the Echo true?
>
> Tom
>
>
> "SAMMM" <zammy@pghmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8YidnQuxMbR83MTZnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@pghconnect.com...[color=green]
>> well, if it's anything like my echo, it ought to be good.
>> same drive train, nicer body.
>> so far at 105,000+ miles, i had to replace the rt frt wheel bearing.
>> the original brakes, etc. are still good.
>> only oil, filters, tires being changed.
>> sammm
>>
>> --
>> [email]zammy@pghmail.com[/email]
>> "twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
>> news:XR86g.10071$9c6.4191@dukeread11...[color=darkred]
>>> Anyone bought a Yaris yet what are your thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Tom
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

Wonder what it will get in town?
I have a Honda CR-V 21 mpg in town don't drive on the freeway much looked at
the Yaris, I tow a small trailer with my Honda maybe 2 times a year maybe 25
miles at the most no more than 500 lbs on trailer, don't think that the
Yaris could handle that. Not sure that I would be happy downsizeing, the
increase in gas mileage would be nice.


Tom


"reddwood" <reddwood50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HMCdnYY0maOrycLZnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> Just traded a 03 ECHO w/ 67k on a FIT- it averaged 43mpg combined
> Needed more hauling
>
> Joe
>
> "twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
> news:H5o7g.58570$IZ2.54375@dukeread07...[color=green]
>> Are the mpg figures Toyota claims on the Echo true?
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> "SAMMM" <zammy@pghmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:8YidnQuxMbR83MTZnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@pghconnect.com...[color=darkred]
>>> well, if it's anything like my echo, it ought to be good.
>>> same drive train, nicer body.
>>> so far at 105,000+ miles, i had to replace the rt frt wheel bearing.
>>> the original brakes, etc. are still good.
>>> only oil, filters, tires being changed.
>>> sammm
>>>
>>> --
>>> [email]zammy@pghmail.com[/email]
>>> "twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
>>> news:XR86g.10071$9c6.4191@dukeread11...
>>>> Anyone bought a Yaris yet what are your thoughts?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

i haul a trailer occasionally and the echo does ok. when i'm hauling, i
drive conservatively.
i use 4th gear as top and stay out of fifth.
again, mine's a 5 speed manual.
sammm

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"twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
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> Wonder what it will get in town?
> I have a Honda CR-V 21 mpg in town don't drive on the freeway much looked
> at the Yaris, I tow a small trailer with my Honda maybe 2 times a year
> maybe 25 miles at the most no more than 500 lbs on trailer, don't think
> that the Yaris could handle that. Not sure that I would be happy
> downsizeing, the increase in gas mileage would be nice.
>
>
> Tom
>
>
> "reddwood" <reddwood50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:HMCdnYY0maOrycLZnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=green]
>> Just traded a 03 ECHO w/ 67k on a FIT- it averaged 43mpg combined
>> Needed more hauling
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
>> news:H5o7g.58570$IZ2.54375@dukeread07...[color=darkred]
>>> Are the mpg figures Toyota claims on the Echo true?
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>> "SAMMM" <zammy@pghmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8YidnQuxMbR83MTZnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@pghconnect.com...
>>>> well, if it's anything like my echo, it ought to be good.
>>>> same drive train, nicer body.
>>>> so far at 105,000+ miles, i had to replace the rt frt wheel bearing.
>>>> the original brakes, etc. are still good.
>>>> only oil, filters, tires being changed.
>>>> sammm
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> [email]zammy@pghmail.com[/email]
>>>> "twfsa" <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:XR86g.10071$9c6.4191@dukeread11...
>>>>> Anyone bought a Yaris yet what are your thoughts?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
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>[/color]

twfsa <twfuksa@qwest.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> Wonder what it will get in town?
> I have a Honda CR-V 21 mpg in town don't drive on the freeway much looked at
> the Yaris, I tow a small trailer with my Honda maybe 2 times a year maybe 25
> miles at the most no more than 500 lbs on trailer, don't think that the
> Yaris could handle that.[/color]

Did you ask Toyota?

If towing and gas milage are your concerns, the towing capacity of a
Corolla is 1500lbs and it gets almost the milage of a Yaris.