That Yaris hatchback is small, but still not as small as a Smart Car, but the Yaris gets better mpg than the Smart Car.

 

Saki, do you put regular or premium in that thing?

 

because canada doesnt get the scion xD

 

She'd be a fool to put premium in it...

 

well the smart car takes premium so that is why i asked her that.

 

Regular.
I was reading about the smart car this weekend. Didnt realize they were RWD mid engine. But yea, also read they take premium. I dont see these thing selling well after the newness wears off.

 

man that yaris looks more appealing now.

 

Go see if you can test drive one. Apparently they are harder to find in larger cities, but who knows. Definitely try and find a 5 speed but if not at least the auto will give you a sense of how it handles, space concerns, etc.

5 speed Yari merging, accelerating, etc are a whole nother ballgame. It just soooo light.

 

hmmm interesting

 

Modding the daily driver...

Stock height:

Stock rear:


2 inch drop:

Hub spacers:


You know I cant leave well enough alone ::lol


I must say, Ive gotten used to the cornering feel of lowered cars. Now the Yaris feels "normal." Wont be able to drive a stock car again, I suppose.

 

gosh that smart car looks say :ghey: with smiley face.

 

also, it's ironic that they're so patriotic with the smart car and that's not even a US made vehicle.

 

Yeah, rwd midship, but I agree, one the trendiness wears off, sales are going to plummet. There are cars out there that offer a lot more utility and better gas mileage (Yaris, Fit).

 

I bet half of the 'Americana' stuff you guys throw your flag on isn't made in the U.S. either. Flags, t-shirts, wallpaper borders, napkins, tablecloths, bandanas, place mats, rugs, blankets, hats...Well, you get the point.

 

Saki -- Do you guys have the Yaris sedan there? Were you mostly interested in a hatch, or would you have considered the sedan too?

 

CAI next

 

in the USA we got the sedan and the hatchback

 

Not according to this it doesn't?
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/bestworst.shtml

 

really? alright, spoke too soon. but, the yaris doesn't need premium, while the smart car does

 

^ true. im not defending the smart car. i really dislike them. in fact when i see them on the highway i have an urge to bump them off the road.

 

Real world mpg comparisions and the Yaris gets the same and sometimes better mpgs.

I get 40 driving in stop and go and the EPA says I should only get 36 on the highway. Its just an average

We get the sedan here, but I think the hatch looks better. They get similar mpgs, though.

 

No wai.

The engine is so quiet and smooth (hell, anything is compared to my car with aftermarket motor mounts) we dont plan on doing anything that changes that.

Rimz when the tires go eventually. Lots of cheap options for a 16 inch 4x100.

 

You gonna keep modding this thing just to buy a beater for your beater

 

Wait until the RWD 2011 Corolla comes out

 

I could have swore that the numbers were different a couple months ago on that very same website...

I was BS'ing with someone about high MPG vehicles, and we bother assumed that since the SmartCar is so small it had to get better mileage then the other non-hybrids out there. We were suprised when the website showed differently... Maybe the SmartCar numbers were estimates, or had not been done with the revised testing standards.