2006 Toyota Yaris

[yobi5888]

Just wondering has anyone ordered the 2006 Toyota Yaris and if you do, when are you getting your car?

Thanks

[JordanLotoski]

Ive got mine on order.....i cant sleep iam so excited..its gonna be suppperrr

[Aleks]

^ LOL

[yobi5888]

When is your expected delivery date?

And where did you get it from...as I know Country Hills Toyota already have them on the lot.

[Aleks]

I am pretty sure he was being sarcastic!!!

[Redlyne_mr2]

Did they just rename the echo hatch or is this a different car?

[lastprodigy]

^ yea, its the same car....just renamed the echo hatch!

[hollywood_35]

That Uncle Yaris guy looks like Kurt Cobain if he would have been a chess player instead of a rock star. The commercials had me wondering what the hell it was for until I finally saw the one that showed the car and then I was greatly disappointed... I hate these damn cars!

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Did they just rename the echo hatch or is this a different car?

Yaris has always been the name globally. It was renamed Echo hatch when it was introduced in Canada.

With the new model, Toyota decided to align name.

[Boostn]

Isn't this car also called the Vitz in some of the global markets? For its intended purpose, seems alright as an economical daily driver that sips gas.

[toyboy88]

^^^
i believe so as well it has the vitz name in some markets bcuz in gt3 that's what its called...

[aln]

I just came back from the dealership for a test drive. They told me that the earlier you order this car, the better. They also told me that I "MIGHT" need to wait till December for the colour and options that i wanted. They might be able to get one within the next month if you're not too picky. This car just came out yesterday and 3 or 4 out of the 7 on the lot are sold already.

This is how the naming is set out:

Vitz - Japanese Spec

Yaris - Canadian and European Spec (of course the ones in Europe are RHD)

[JordanLotoski]

serious whats so great about these cars? i wouldnt be caught dead driving one.

[infected]

They're cheap, and small... really small.

[ToyVitzRS]

And really really good on gas

[aln]

not sure whats so good about these cars. maybe infected is right. cheap and small. they go for 15gs base price and i mean, its built in japan. and i mean 6.9L/100kms? thats pretty good.

[Xtrema]

The problem is, they are neither cheap, fast or save gas.

Price:
Yaris starts @ $14K and tops out @ $19
Civic starts @ $18K and tops out @ $22

Fuel Economy:
Yaris 6.9/5.5
Civic 7.8/5.7

You get way more car with a base Civic VS a loaded Yaris.

So other than that it looks kinda cute (for a 16 yr old teenage girl), I don't see the what the attraction is.

So it ain't cheap, it doesn't save much gas, it doesn't offer much room and it's kinda cute. Loaded @ $15K may be, not $19K.

[ToyVitzRS]

Originally posted by aln
not sure whats so good about these cars. maybe infected is right. cheap and small. they go for 15gs base price and i mean, its built in japan. and i mean 6.9L/100kms? thats pretty good.

As being a guy who drives an Echo hatchback, the gas milage is incredible (The most i've gotten on a tank ($30 to fill up err...$40 when the gas was like a 1.12 something) was 625km -- and that's city driving), i know the car has no power but it's pretty much one of those point a to point b type of vehicles.


If you get your Yaris now it'll be built in Japan, that's kinda why you have to wait a while to get a Yaris as it is not mass produced or assembled in places like mexico or canada (like most Toyota's are nowadays)

But i think Toyota built a manufacturing plant in Woodstock, Ontario meaning the Yaris will later be assembled here and you won't have to wait as long.

[aln]

the thing is people have different taste. i mean, there are a lot of cars that are around the price range of the yaris/echo that i could go for. imo civic and yaris are two different cars unless you are comparing it to the sir hatch. ones a coupe and ones a hatch. and btw they offer a lot of room now due to the rear sliding/tilting seats. might be a "girls" car but its fun to drive. i would agree with you about how much the civic offers (engine, options, comfort) but i would choose japan over canadian built cars

[aln]

Originally posted by ToyVitzRS


As being a guy who drives an Echo hatchback, the gas milage is incredible (The most i've gotten on a tank ($30 to fill up err...$40 when the gas was like a 1.12 something) was 625km -- and that's city driving), i know the car has no power but it's pretty much one of those point a to point b type of vehicles.

holy crap. $40 dollars for 625kms? you must let tour car roll around a lot. my car is about 38 dollars and i only get close to 500kms