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 Just purchased a Black Yaris YR 1.3L 5 Door Hatch with safety package for $19,700AUD on the road in Australia (includes, stamp duty, rego, ctp green slip, dealer delivery). All Yaris Hatch models come with auto everything and keyless entry -- the only option is the engine size ...type.... and the safety package (extra airbags). In AU the Yaris comes with a 1.3L or a 1.5L -- in europe you can get it with a 1.0L engine. My main question is why does the Yaris come with so many features outside the US -- but it is stripped down for the US Market? For example...you can get a Yaris with the bluetooth key in the UK...but not the US. Further -- why does toyota try to push the sedan in the US (by virtue of not selling the 5 door hatch) but try to push the hatch outside the US? In any case -- I love my new Yaris. Gave up a new Volvo S40 in the states for the Yaris in AU but love it. The hatch is one of the only trendy economy cars on earth. Though I would miss the S40---leather----sunroof----wood grain------but at the end of the day the Yaris is so much fun to drive you forget about all of it. The fuel economy is excellent and helps with petrol running at $1.50L ">AUD!
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Replying to: globalbanker (Jun 09, 2006 5:04 pm) Because the Yaris is considered a low-end, bottom-of-the-barrel car in the U.S. Those kinds of cars aren't supposed to have features like Bluetooth--the automakers want you to spend a lot more money to get features like that. But that may change when the Versa is introduced here in a few weeks. That low-end car will have "luxury" features like Bluetooth available. And the Yaris hatch is pushed outside the U.S. (and not in the U.S.) because in general sedans are more popular in the U.S. Many American families have more than one car--and one of those is often a SUV, minivan, or truck. That is changing I think; people are waking up to the versatility of hatchbacks. In other countries, a small hatchback may be the family's only car, so they need all the versatility they can get.
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Replying to: globalbanker (Jun 09, 2006 5:04 pm) I recently purchased a 2007 Yaris Sedan (automatic). I rather stumbled on the vehicle after picking up my 2002 Subaru Legacy at the dealer after having to replace its head gasket after only 34,000 miles and about two months after its warranty ended.  Between that anger and my concern over gas prices, I just decided I'd had it with my poor man's Volvo and went to the Toyota dealer conveniently located next door to the Subaru one. Knowing little about the Yaris, but finding it a hoot on my test drive, I did some research on sites like Edmunds and eventually headed north and found Yaris heaven in Quebec. Evidently, CA parallels Australia and Europe with model choice and feature availability. It would have been a challenge to choose between a 5-door and the sedan if I had been given the opportunity in the US, but I can tell you that even without the choice, I am ecstatic with my purchase and absolutely love the car. Fair dinkum. CT Yank and former resident of NZ |
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Replying to: backy (Jun 09, 2006 5:26 pm)
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Replying to: globalbanker (Jun 09, 2006 10:55 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Jun 10, 2006 3:19 am)  This just proves that the Yaris was the best purchase option on the market. Just wanted to give you all a glimpse of what is to come in the US! Keep in mind most folks in AU earn in AUD what you would expect to earn in USD -- So think of this as an even comparison. Daniel Dasey and Matthew Benns (smh.com.au)"> June 11, 2006 THE cost of filling the average family sedan yesterday topped $100 as motorists braced for a new charge being levied by service stations. With the average Sydney price for fuel hitting 139.1 cents a litre, the Service Station Association revealed operators in NSW had begun charging a fee as high as $2.50 a tank for customers who paid by credit or charge card. The move has prompted anger from motoring groups who claim it is a rip-off. "This is gouging," said NRMA president Alan Evans. "They could teach Ned Kelly a thing or two." Calculations show drivers of the country's top-selling car, the Holden Commodore, were now paying, on average, $104.33 for a full tank. Falcon and Camry drivers were slugged just under the $100 mark to fill their tanks. Making matters worse was the news from the SSA that an increasing number of petrol stations across the state were charging an administration fee of between 1 and 2.6 per cent when customers payed by card.
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Replying to: globalbanker (Jun 10, 2006 4:40 pm) how does that chart prove that?? it shows the yaris as being the cheapest to fill up, but that is because it has the smallest gas tank. i mean i wouldnt mind paying $300 usd to fill up if i could drive 4500 miles on that tank. of course most of those vehicles with water tower sized gas tanks likely get poor mileage. |
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Replying to: ctyankee1 (Jun 09, 2006 7:20 pm)
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Replying to: globalbanker (Jun 11, 2006 5:00 am) |
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