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#5521 of 5645 oil burning by rep5858 Feb 28, 2009 (9:26 am)
I have a 2001 Echo with 203,000. It burns about a quart every oil change. I heard CD-2 is good to stop oil burning. I s this stuff ok to put in? thanks rick
#5522 of 5645 cd2 by kneisl1 Feb 28, 2009 (6:19 pm)
It wont hurt the engine. It will thicken the oil and maybe inhibit starting in cold weather. Its expensive too. If the engine is using a quart of oil in 3000 miles that is no big deal. I would just keep an eye on the oil level and add oil as necessary. Using cd2 might help also. As long as the car runs and is reliable its OK to feed its habit. 200k miles and still running is great!
#5523 of 5645 uh oh by nippononly Feb 28, 2009 (11:11 pm)
I am having to resist the temptation again....I just discovered that side airbags and curtains and ABS are now standard on Yaris as of 2009. The little stick shift 3-door with the power package (including 15" rims with 185/60 tires, CD stereo, A/C, etc) stickers for just $14,5 and there is currently a $1000 rebate......so $13,5, and it has the same sweet little 1.5 as Echo under the hood, and makes within a hair of the same gas mileage as Echo did, with a weight gain of only 200 pounds. And the interior of the hatchback model is pretty darn nice. :-/   OTOH my Echo has just sailed on past 115K miles with nary a flicker or a flash, and I have yet to repair ANYTHING on this car. I bet it has at least 2 more years (about 35K miles, as much as I drive) in it of totally trouble-free operation. I can't trade now, can I???
#5524 of 5645 yaris by kneisl1 Mar 01, 2009 (9:50 am)
I got a price of $14k out the door tax and everything on a base Yaris with automatic transmission. That deal was good until the end of December. But I went with a used 2004 ECHO with auto (pretty base model no fold down rear seats or rr defroster, no 3 in 1 stereo) for $5995 with 50k miles on it. Less than half the cost and it will be more than 8 MORE years before it sees 100k miles...     Considering a Civic is $20k now by the time you write the check/sign the papers $13.5k is a STEAL!       Keep the "old" ECHO as a spare and get a new Yaris and have it all! Replies to this message: nippononly (Mar 01, 2009 9:59 pm)
#5525 of 5645 Re: yaris [kneisl1] by nippononly Mar 01, 2009 (9:59 pm)
Replying to: kneisl1 (Mar 01, 2009 9:50 am) Problem is, still no cruise at that price, and I use the cruise all the time in the Echo. And I suppose if I am getting power locks, I would like keyless entry too. So now we're probably back to $14,250 sticker after the rebate. I think I can talk myself out of it!   Can't buy the Yaris without selling the Echo, we only have two parking spots for our cars, not to mention I am still paying on the other car. So I think I will hold off. The current Yaris should still be around for at least another 18 months. I don't know what they will do with it for model year 2011.
#5526 of 5645 2011 by kneisl1 Mar 02, 2009 (6:21 am)
Well thats definately got you on the road to spending the least ammount of money for transportation. I suspect your ECHO will hold up much longer than another 15k miles. Consider this also: even dropping a couple thou into it at that point by keeping it you reduce your overall transportation expences even further.    Im waiting for them to drop the 1.8 liter Corolla engine into the Yaris at some point. That will be a sorry day.    On the other had Im hearing about a new SMALLER than the ECHO Toyota which isnt scheduled to make it to the US but might anyway. Unfortunately it will have the 1.5 liter ECHO engine instead of an everywhere else 1 liter. It still weighs in at 1900 plus pounds though. Dollar for dollar and gallon for gallon its pretty hard to improve on the ECHO!
#5527 of 5645 by dake Mar 02, 2009 (7:57 am)
Is that the Aigo?   I personally want a hybrid power train in the Yaris. The Prius is really a pretty large car, and I think that power train could do wonders in something smaller. I'd give up some trunk space for the power pack.
#5528 of 5645 aigo by kneisl1 Mar 02, 2009 (8:05 am)
Its called the iQ. Even with just the 1.5 liter ECHO I hear its gonna be $17,500. Prolly pushing $30k with a Prius setup. The weight would most likely be the same Prius or Yaris. Is it worth $12k to save $2k worth of gas over the cars lifetime?
#5529 of 5645 the iQ by nippononly Mar 02, 2009 (11:19 am)
looks pretty cool, and just the right size for me, not much larger than a Smart car, but with that crucial third seat. And at 1900 pounds, with the Echo's 1.5, it will be downright spry!   And it will have a nicer interior and more features than the Echo, which is part of the reason for the $17,5 price tag, although I suspect they will offer a stripper version for more like $15K. Which might be just my speed. And I bet they can boost fuel economy into the mid-40s, what with the reduced weight and Echo's ability with decade-old tech to produce 40 mpg consistently. I am still wondering if the iQ can make it to the States in such a bad economy though...   hey kneisl1, you can have a Yaris with the Corolla 1.8 right now, it's called the Scion xD!
#5530 of 5645 xD by kneisl1 Mar 02, 2009 (3:36 pm)
No no make it go AWAY! Replies to this message: nippononly (Mar 04, 2009 7:36 am)

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