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#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.
#415 of 443 Re: MT's opinion [backy] by joe97 Aug 01, 2007 (3:21 pm)
Replying to: backy (Jul 31, 2007 10:45 am) I'm in agreement with the MT's perspective on the Accent and the Yaris. As a matter of fact, my report card had given a 6/10 on the Accent and 5/10 on the Yaris. My son pointed out the face of the Yaris is just too goofy looking for him - well, that one is certainly off his list, as I continue to help him looking for his first car.
#416 of 443 The front of the Toyota Yaris sedan looked by iluvmysephia1 Aug 01, 2007 (8:29 pm)
kind of like a smiling...ummm...dolphin? Or clown?   To me it's not a horrible look, kind of impish and clown-ish in a non-offensive sort of way. Just like Toyota and another shady reason why I just can't seem to dig actually spending real pesos on a Toyota product.
#417 of 443 Don't know if you guys... by bottgers Aug 02, 2007 (4:25 am)
...are referring to the looks of the sedan or the liftback (the two models actually have different front ends), but I actually love the looks of the liftback. The sedan looks to much like the Corolla for my tastes (nothing wrong with the Corolla by any means, but that's what I have now and I'm going for something with a bit different look). If you haven't seen one yet, you should check out the look of the liftback with either the 15" factory alloys, or some nice 16" or 17" aftermarket wheels. It makes a big difference. Replies to this message: joe97 (Aug 02, 2007 6:44 am)
#420 of 443 Re: Don't know if you guys... [bottgers] by joe97 Aug 02, 2007 (6:44 am)
Replying to: bottgers (Aug 02, 2007 4:25 am) This is one of the main reasons I favor the Accent SE. And you had stated, larger wheels (standard 16s), along with sport-tuned suspension, close to the level of the Tib. The sport shifter just makes it so much fun. Maunal of course

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