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I just saw that for 2009, the Yaris will get ABS and 6 airbags standard. That is great news. Also, the new 5-door will start at only $13.3k with automatic. Here's some info and photos: http://www.netcarshow.com/toyota/2009-yaris_5-door/ IMO the 5-door is easily the best looking of the Yaris family. If they could just move those gauges to where God intended gauges to be, it would be getting close to perfect. 
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Replying to: backy (Aug 16, 2008 2:52 pm) Hah, take that Canada! Now we have the 5 door Yaris too! Next - cheap drugs! 
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Replying to: backy (Aug 16, 2008 2:52 pm)
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Replying to: boris13 (Aug 17, 2008 9:28 pm) 
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Replying to: backy (Aug 18, 2008 3:09 pm) But very hard with two. Putting the bag on the front seat isn't very good, it activates the airbags. Or a warning message. Likewise when doing a lot of Target or Ikea or grocery shopping, the trunk on my Yaris would fill up quick, and then it would be a challenge to put stuff in the back seat area. 4 doors rule. Even without "family" to load. And, yes, I have family to load, too. |
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| Picked up my Yaris S week before last. It had to be ordered and it took 3 months to get it from Japan. Bought it from a dealership that is 110 miles from our home and the drive back was an eccexellent opportunity to really test drive it. Have'nt had so much fun driving since my Alfa-Romeo 12 years ago. Had it for 11 years. Refilled the gas tank yesterday for the 1st time. Got 38.33 mpg. Mostly highway driving. Will continue to monitor the mileage. | |
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Replying to: backy (Aug 16, 2008 2:52 pm) Yes, the 5 door hatch is "big news," and yes, the addition of side and head curtain air bags is nice. But the lack of stability control and lack of heated mirrors is a deal breaker for me. What am I going to do with extra airbags that I will likely never use? ABS, stability control and heatable outside mirrors are something I am more likely to use during the course of the seasons. |
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Replying to: ike3 (Sep 01, 2008 5:22 am) Heated mirrors are nice, but how often do they really get used either - a couple months out of the year and even then not every day? Then again, I can definitely see them as being one of those things that once you've had them, you'd hate to go without. As for stability control? On a Yaris? It's front wheel drive and a blistering 106 horsepower. I suppose it's subject to throttle understeer, but that's a lot of engineering for a car that shouldn't really need it; in all fairness I prefer to turn off stability control on cars that have it, the computer doesn't always know better. I wholeheartedly agree that ABS should be standard on everything nowadays though. It's a bummer it still has to be selected as an option (even if it's seems to be included with the most common packages). The usage issue for side airbags though is not that you'll use them all the time, it's that you'll wish you had them if you need them. I'm glad to see those coming standard now.
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