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Ha guess what I read in the OM abouit the TPMS? It doesnt detect sudden loses in tire pressure! You gotta give it 40 minutes to work! Sorry about that! Now for some more good news! If you manage to lose all three of your keys and you have the engine disable system, they REPLACE THE ENGINE DISABLEMENT SYSTEM! You cant get new keys!
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Apr 22, 2009 12:12 pm)  TPMS was mandated so that folks with chronically low tires would be notified, so I guess that's how they designed the system to work - if from one day to the next your tire is low, you will be notified. TPMS was mandated as a result of the Firestone fiasco, when part of the blame for tire failures went to the very low pressure specified by the factory and that some of the incidents had involved tires that were even lower than spec. I see that Yaris now has 60-month 0% financing AND a $1000 cash rebate in my area - the urge to trade the Echo gets ever stronger...  The one factor holding me back is I want a 3-door with a tach, and only S's have a tach, and it appears they are not building S's right now, or at least none are coming to my neck of the woods. |
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The info about the TPMS and engine disablement system came from the owners manul for the Yaris. Thats all I know. The sticker for my Yaris was $14,8XX and I paid $14,2XX. (plus tax) I also got the 0% fiancing. I just brought the 04 ECHO to the dealer to see what they would give me for it. I know the trans or something is bad and I was afraid it would blow, Id be unable to find someone to fix it, (no one could diagnose it...they all said just drive it) and be unable to sell it. I didnt bring a checkbook or even the title for the 04. But despite that I drove home in a new Yaris and left the 04 ECHO with them. I had to bring the dealer the title and a $5000 check the next day. Ive also heard Toyota has a 170 day supply of Yaris's and they are not selling. Maybe this is a good time to test the waters?
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With the possibility of GM discontinuing some models and name brands, I wondered what are all the model names Toyota no longer uses in the USA. Echo, Tercel, and ___?
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Replying to: babyboomer (Apr 26, 2009 5:09 am) |
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Previa T100 MR2 Celica Corona Starlet Paseo Echo has the dubious distinction of occupying the most-renamed segment in Toyota's lineup, from Starlet to Tercel (including the Paseo coupe) to Echo to Yaris in 25 years. Whew! By contrast the van changed names once (twice if you include the original "Van"), the midsize sedan has changed once (to Camry) and the compact sedan hasn't changed names at all in close to 40 years. With the advent of Yaris, Echo has been replaced by a 9/10-scale Corolla. At least the hatchback is still a small car. I hope Toyota continue to offer genuine subcompacts in its lineup in future. But if Yaris gets any bigger with the next redesign it won't qualify any more....
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Replying to: nippononly (Apr 26, 2009 2:49 pm) Also, what about the Toyota Carina which was related to the Corona, and the Toyota Crown? Maybe they will bring the Aygo to the US. Of course my Yaris Sedan is 6 inches longer than the 1973 Toyota Corolla sedan on which I learned to drive. All the models grew as time went by even the Corona was just slightly larger than the Yaris.
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Replying to: bamacar (Apr 26, 2009 7:32 pm) I intentionally excluded the Crown, given it was sold so long ago (in America) and only for a short while. But I was trying and failing to remember the name of the Carina, so thank you for that!  I look forward eagerly to the debut of the iQ, and I hope very much that they bring the Aygo to the U.S. too, although right now odds look poor. And how's that for a coincidence, I also learned to drive on a 70s Corolla, in my case a '75 wagon! I think it's interesting that the Yaris hatchback has such a smaller wheelbase and length than the Yaris sedan, and I would like to see that continue in the new model, which I presume we will see late next year. The Yaris sedan is getting too big. |
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Apr 22, 2009 1:19 pm) |
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