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#405 of 443 joe97... by iluvmysephia1 Jul 30, 2007 (10:35 am)
yep, I have been reading your posts for a long time and you seem to see things similar to backy and I. The thing is, both backy and I(I don't know about you)have owned Kia's or Hyundai's and have personal experience with them.   In my case, both of my Kia's have been solid, dependable rigs and, as a bonus, I prefer the Korean styling to the Japanese(generally speaking). I think that Kia designers are spot on. In fact, the Sephia's body styling had it all over the Corolla and the Civic, so I checked out a Sephia and drove one. It was the infamous 1999 Kia Sephia that promoted me to tag it's name for my Edmunds nickname!   The '01 Kia Sportage 4X4 that followed the Sephia was a great little SUV. At 130,000 miles I traded it for my '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. Nope, I am not a Japanese car basher, I now own one! I think keeping an open mind is the way to go with cars. When I make these pro-Kia/Hyundai comments it's because I believe what I am saying to be the truth and I have personal experience to prove it out. I would not hesitate to buy another Kia in the future. Replies to this message: joe97 (Jul 30, 2007 12:51 pm) backy (Jul 30, 2007 1:48 pm) lhanson (Jul 30, 2007 5:26 pm) backy (Jul 30, 2007 5:36 pm)
#406 of 443 Re: joe97... [iluvmysephia1] by joe97 Jul 30, 2007 (12:51 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jul 30, 2007 10:35 am) Unfortunately, I have yet to own any Hyundai/Kia vehicles, but I have driven plenty of them for work and other occasions. I have on my short list Hyundai/Kia vehicles, as my next car - have been doing quite a bit of research here and everywhere else where I could gather pertinent information.   Agreed with your point of view!!
#407 of 443 Re: joe97... [iluvmysephia1] by backy Jul 30, 2007 (1:48 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jul 30, 2007 10:35 am) I think that is the key--keeping an open mind--in order to get the best car for one's needs at the best price. I've owned many Japanese cars (I own two now in fact, one made in Japan and one a Japanese design made in the U.S.) and would have no problem buying a Yaris if certain things that I can't put up with would be addressed. But in fact, as I've stated on Town Hall, I wouldn't buy an Accent right now either, due to its poor showing on the IIHS side impact crash test. If I had to choose right now between a Yaris hatch and an Accent hatch, which is the point of this discussion, I'd choose the Accent hatch (SE) since it comes standard with safety equipment that I want and does better on the IIHS side impact test than the Yaris hatch that I could buy in my area--which would have no side airbags or curtains, and no ABS either (meaning very long stopping distances dry or wet per published reports). If I could find a Yaris hatch with ABS and side bags, I wouldn't buy one--I think there's better choices for what I want in a car, for the same money or less, e.g. Versa. Replies to this message: lhanson (Jul 30, 2007 5:26 pm) backy (Jul 30, 2007 5:36 pm)
#408 of 443 Re: joe97... [backy] by lhanson Jul 30, 2007 (5:26 pm)
Replying to: backy (Jul 30, 2007 1:48 pm) Backy, if you should change your mind, you can order the Yaris hatch from one of the Memphis dealers with the ABS and and side curtain airbags (option C). I will be happy to pick you up at the airport and take you to the dealer of your choice if you don't mind riding in my Yaris without ABS and side curtain airbags. Don't worry, our traffic is not as bad as 494 in Bloomington. Replies to this message: backy (Jul 30, 2007 5:36 pm)
#409 of 443 Re: joe97... [lhanson] by backy Jul 30, 2007 (5:36 pm)
Replying to: lhanson (Jul 30, 2007 5:26 pm) That is good to know, thanks. I may take you up on that, if and when Toyota does something to improve the driving position in the Yaris, improves the gauges, and makes the hatch with ABS, six airbags, and 60/40 rear seat available for around $13k. Hopefully within the next year or so, which is when I need to add a car to the family fleet.
#410 of 443 Keep that offer in mind, backy... by iluvmysephia1 Jul 30, 2007 (8:31 pm)
Memphis would be a cool town to go take in some blues and/or rock/country music shows after you score your Yaris.   I was falling hard for the Yaris sedan in 2006 while living in Pocatello, ID. I'd drive in to the Toyota lot where there was a red 2007 Yaris sedan selling for $14,995 for the longest time. One day I went in there and it was gone.   But our Sportage 4X4 was running like a champ and I just didn't feel completely right about getting that Yaris. I also test drove a 2006 Polar White Scion xA in 5-speed form up in Idaho Falls, ID. Ya know that little monster was loaded to the gills for $14,495, also a decent deal. What is cool about Toyota products is they hold their value like no other common man's car.   The xA was also just not a good fit for us as well and I just stopped looking with any serious intent. That was until we moved to Arizona and Mitsubishi started releasing photos of their new Lancer. Oh, before that I was drooling over the 2007 Suzuki SX4, which I think would be a good little rig, too. I am glad I waited for the new world order Lancer, though.   Right now I can tell you with complete honesty that there is no other rig on the market that interests me. That is not changing as I enjoy my Lancer GTS, so I think I made a great choice for us.
#411 of 443 MT's opinion by backy Jul 31, 2007 (10:45 am)
I was looking over MT's 2008 preview issue and noticed how they ranked the Accent and Yaris (5 star scale, where 5 stars = "you gotta drive this before you die"):   Accent: 3 stars = "Right on the money" Yaris: 2.5 stars = somewhere between "For your neighbors" (2 stars) and "Right on the money"   To put that in perspective, they ranked most cars between 2 and 3.5, with cars they regard highly like the Accord and Camry (2007 COTY) as 3.5. Not many 5s, or even 4s, there.   They also mentioned Accent is getting standard XM radio and TPMS for 2008, and revised gauges on the GLS and SE. Yaris is getting an S trim level for the hatch. Replies to this message: joe97 (Aug 01, 2007 3:21 pm)
#412 of 443 I'm still waiting to see..... by bottgers Aug 01, 2007 (4:20 am)
....what changes are in store for the Yaris liftback for '08. This car sorely needs a tach and cruise control. Hopefully those items will be included for the '08's. Replies to this message: backy (Aug 01, 2007 8:11 am) lhanson (Aug 01, 2007 11:37 am)
#413 of 443 Re: I'm still waiting to see..... [bottgers] by backy Aug 01, 2007 (8:11 am)
Replying to: bottgers (Aug 01, 2007 4:20 am) I would expect a tach at least would be on the S trim line. Cruise would be real nice also, as would a driver's seat height adjuster (standard on the sedan), and standard 60/40 rear seat that slides (my '85 Civic had that). And side airbags, and maybe even ABS like the xD. But that would bump up the price of the Yaris near that of the xD. Maybe they could make up for it partly by making A/C optional. I'd rather do without A/C than stuff like side airbags, but maybe that's because I live in Minnesota.
#414 of 443 Re: I'm still waiting to see..... [bottgers] by lhanson Aug 01, 2007 (11:37 am)
Replying to: bottgers (Aug 01, 2007 4:20 am) I agree that it needs the cruise control and the 60/40 rear seat (per Backy) as standard, but that's about it. You can add a Scanguage II for $160 that will give you the tach function and about 30 other functions along with it. A 5 door hatch would also be nice, but apparently is out of the question. If you listen to Al Bore, you won't have to worry about winters much longer in Minnesota anyway. I think that standard A/C is almost a necessity, even if you don't use (like me), because it hurts resale so much, due to fact that it is so expensive to install it at a later date.

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