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#1 of 53 Toyota Yaris instrument panel, gauges by Sylvia STAFF Jul 11, 2006 (7:09 pm)
Toyota Yaris instrument panel, gauges Replies to this message: bws2 (Jul 15, 2006 1:13 am)
#2 of 53 still hate the center IP, Nippon by sonatabean May 02, 2006 (2:00 pm)
I still hate the center IP on the car, as do the all the car reviewers. Your eye-movement analysis is actually incorrect. Dropping the cornea just 20 degrees is a lot less work from a neuro-motor perspective than dropping, say, 10 degrees and then moving center another 15 to 20.   From a purely anatomicaly-functional perspective, one eye movement (down) uses only one cranial nerve pathway. The two movements for the center IP use three pathways [down (same as before), rotate in (left eye), rotate out(right eye); if need be, I can specify the pathways AND actuating muscles, too].   Or, the short version: there is a damn good reason human factors engineers put critical gauges and heads-up-display data DIRECTLY in front of pilots. Namely, quicker read-and-response time.   BUT - my bitch about that one annoying point aside (half of which probably derives out of spending 20 years driving cars with gauges in front of me), I really do like the aesthetics of the car quite well (as I noted earlier - I think the S sedan is quite an attractive little car; outside the IP bitch with the reviewers, (1) the reviewers agree and (2) rate the overall driving experience from decent to outright great).   Perhaps the problem is I just ain't of the grand-scale-video-game generation (read "over 35") and therefore like my visual input controlled.   Which is probably a rather nice way of saying, relatively speaking, I'm old.
#3 of 53 No Engine Temp Gauge? by smithassociate Jul 03, 2006 (8:48 am)
Is it true that the Yaris doesn't have an engine temp gauge? I drove a Honda Fit the other day and the lack of an engine temp gauge immediately removed that car from my list! An engine temp gauge is mandatory equipment and in 2006, one shouldn't have to add an aftermarket of such a basic necessity. Replies to this message: backy (Jul 03, 2006 8:59 am) wave54 (Jul 03, 2006 5:08 pm)
#4 of 53 Re: No Engine Temp Gauge? [smithassociate] by backy Jul 03, 2006 (8:59 am)
Replying to: smithassociate (Jul 03, 2006 8:48 am) I won't tell you that you don't need a temperature gauge, but consider what they do. When the car starts, they move to a certain spot after a few minutes and sit there, unless there's a problem. When there's a problem, the gauge goes up. Most gauges don't have numbers on them, so you don't know what the temperature actually is--only that the engine is cold, warm (normal operating temp), or above normal (problem). On cars like the Fit, there are indicator lights to tell you when there's a problem with temperature. Don't know about the Yaris however.
#5 of 53 Re: No Engine Temp Gauge? [smithassociate] by wave54 Jul 03, 2006 (5:08 pm)
Replying to: smithassociate (Jul 03, 2006 8:48 am) I'm going to side with a temp gauge as essential on even low-end cars. You get to know what the normal temperature is and if it deviates even slightly, you have the opportunity to check fluid levels or for leaks before being stranded in no-man's-land.   By the time a warning light comes on, it means stops -- NOW!!   Sorry, but they're called "idiot lights" for a reason.
#6 of 53 drive a car without a temp gauge and you may regret it by smithassociate Jul 03, 2006 (9:27 am)
I had a Subaru GL-10 Wagon many moons ago. That car had everything on it, auto this, auto that, trip computer, inside/outside, temp - all that crap you don't use and don't need.   So one day, my car just about explodes. Cooling system failure and I cooked it. Problem? Warning light didn't come on. The tow driver just said, "never drive a car without an engine temp gauge."   Engine temp isn't about knowing what the actual temp is. It's about seeing it every day and seeing it in the same place every day. When you see the car start to run a little hotter, you know something's up. When it gets too hot, you know to pull over. It's a necessity and reason #1 I won't be buying the Fit. So, Toyota, are you smarter than Honda? Hope so. Or maybe I can talk the dealer into crediting me for installation of a engine temp gauge. Replies to this message: backy (Jul 03, 2006 9:58 am) lhanson (Jul 03, 2006 10:01 am)
#7 of 53 Re: drive a car without a temp gauge and you may regret it [smithassociate] by backy Jul 03, 2006 (9:58 am)
Replying to: smithassociate (Jul 03, 2006 9:27 am) You might check out other cars in this class that have a temperature gauge, since that is so important to you.
#8 of 53 Re: drive a car without a temp gauge and you may regret it [smithassociate] by lhanson Jul 03, 2006 (10:01 am)
Replying to: smithassociate (Jul 03, 2006 9:27 am) The Yaris does not have a temperature gauge. It has a warning light that comes on when it overheats. This means; stop immediately and allow the engine to cool before proceeding. It is also noted that the owner's manual claims that the Low Windshield Washer Fluid Level Warning Light "operates to warn that the engine is almost overheating".   As for you talking your local Toyota Dealer into installing an engine temp gauge at no cost, good luck. First of all, you are lucky to even find one on a dealers lot. Second of all, there are probably ten people waiting to buy everyone that comes in a full MSRP. If you are looking for a buyer's market, this is not it. Go get you a Ford Excursion or Chevy Suburban. It will probably have the Temperature Gauge that you want.
#9 of 53 truth is by nippononly Jul 03, 2006 (12:49 pm)
it won't cost the dealership that much to put one in, and Yaris sedans are sitting around on dealer lots a bit more now, and selling under sticker too. It is the hatchbacks that are so impossible to find and disappear off the lot within a day off ariving on the truck.   Given it is pretty cheap to put in a temp gauge aftermarket, how cheap would it have been for Toyota to include one at the factory? But of course with the center gauge cluster, it would have been one more thing to cram in a fairly small space. Honda is more at fault here, IMO, since they have a regular gauge cluster in the Fit, and the temp gauge would have easily fit next to the fuel gauge where it normally sits on most cars.
#10 of 53 Re: Toyota Yaris instrument panel, gauges [Sylvia] by bws2 Jul 15, 2006 (1:13 am)
Replying to: Sylvia (Jul 11, 2006 7:09 pm) We just purchased a 2007 Yaris Liftback and we love this car! It was great to finally buy a 2 door Toyota with some personality to it. When I went to the dealership, I fully expected to leave with a Corolla or maybe a used Camry but saw the liftback and was sold on it immediately. I thought I'd hate the way the panel is in the middle of the dash, (was even expecting to not buy the Yaris because of it), but when I drove the Yaris I literally never even questioned the instrument panel placement. Frankly, the placement seems quite natural there and I later wondered why I ever even liked the panel being behind the steering wheel on all of our previous cars. This is a great little car and I feel so blessed to have even found a liftback on the lot.

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