Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
Skippy wrote:
>>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. >> So subcompact would-be owners probably face this dilemma: >[quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> At almost $15k you'd think that Fit would get most of the Civic's >> sheetmetal. Go figure. > >Fit if you ever need to carry anything big. Yaris also good, but nowhere >near as versatile. The quality of both is appropriate for the price. > >Jazz (Fit) has just been hailed as the most reliable car you can buy in the >UK (450 surveyed and no break-downs in a year IIRC). > >Skippy >E&OE Personally, Iove the styling of the Fit Sport. My wife plans to get a red one in several months. She just got a promotion and a car allowance is part of the package. -- Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200608/1 |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
"Headknocker via CarKB.com" <u18602@uwe> wrote in message news:646beea7608bb@uwe... > Skippy wrote: >>>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. >>> So subcompact would-be owners probably face this dilemma: >>[quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>> At almost $15k you'd think that Fit would get most of the Civic's >>> sheetmetal. Go figure. >> >>Fit if you ever need to carry anything big. Yaris also good, but nowhere >>near as versatile. The quality of both is appropriate for the price. >> >>Jazz (Fit) has just been hailed as the most reliable car you can buy in >>the >>UK (450 surveyed and no break-downs in a year IIRC). >> >>Skippy >>E&OE > > Personally, Iove the styling of the Fit Sport. My wife plans to get a red > one > in several months. She just got > a promotion and a car allowance is part of the package. > > -- > Message posted via CarKB.com > http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200608/1 > Well mine is red. definitely the best colour. I love it, which is handy I suppose! Skippy E&OE |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
"Headknocker via CarKB.com" <u18602@uwe> wrote in message news:646beea7608bb@uwe... > Skippy wrote: >>>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. >>> So subcompact would-be owners probably face this dilemma: >>[quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>> At almost $15k you'd think that Fit would get most of the Civic's >>> sheetmetal. Go figure. >> >>Fit if you ever need to carry anything big. Yaris also good, but nowhere >>near as versatile. The quality of both is appropriate for the price. >> >>Jazz (Fit) has just been hailed as the most reliable car you can buy in >>the >>UK (450 surveyed and no break-downs in a year IIRC). >> >>Skippy >>E&OE > > Personally, Iove the styling of the Fit Sport. My wife plans to get a red > one > in several months. She just got > a promotion and a car allowance is part of the package. > > -- > Message posted via CarKB.com > http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200608/1 > Well mine is red. definitely the best colour. I love it, which is handy I suppose! Skippy E&OE |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
"Headknocker via CarKB.com" <u18602@uwe> wrote in message news:646beea7608bb@uwe... > Skippy wrote: >>>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. >>> So subcompact would-be owners probably face this dilemma: >>[quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>> At almost $15k you'd think that Fit would get most of the Civic's >>> sheetmetal. Go figure. >> >>Fit if you ever need to carry anything big. Yaris also good, but nowhere >>near as versatile. The quality of both is appropriate for the price. >> >>Jazz (Fit) has just been hailed as the most reliable car you can buy in >>the >>UK (450 surveyed and no break-downs in a year IIRC). >> >>Skippy >>E&OE > > Personally, Iove the styling of the Fit Sport. My wife plans to get a red > one > in several months. She just got > a promotion and a car allowance is part of the package. > > -- > Message posted via CarKB.com > http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200608/1 > Well mine is red. definitely the best colour. I love it, which is handy I suppose! Skippy E&OE |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
My wife thought that she wanted a Yaris until she saw one 'in the tin' and
so we spent half that much on a 2003 Civic EX! Thanks to all of you new car buyers that provide product to us used car buyers!! "Skippy" <Skippy@spam.com> wrote in message news:44d76ce0$0$18105$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net... > > "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1154929911.414393.92290@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... > >I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. > > So subcompact would-be owners probably face this dilemma: > > Fit: good internals, questionable looks, high price > > Yaris: shitty internals, good looks, soft suspension, shitty 5sp, 4th > > place finish in the recent C&D test, > > cheap (Spaz factor???). > > > > Opinions? > > > > At almost $15k you'd think that Fit would get most of the Civic's > > sheetmetal. Go figure. > > > > Fit if you ever need to carry anything big. Yaris also good, but nowhere > near as versatile. The quality of both is appropriate for the price. > > Jazz (Fit) has just been hailed as the most reliable car you can buy in the > UK (450 surveyed and no break-downs in a year IIRC). > > Skippy > E&OE > > |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
My wife thought that she wanted a Yaris until she saw one 'in the tin' and
so we spent half that much on a 2003 Civic EX! Thanks to all of you new car buyers that provide product to us used car buyers!! "Skippy" <Skippy@spam.com> wrote in message news:44d76ce0$0$18105$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net... > > "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1154929911.414393.92290@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... > >I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. > > So subcompact would-be owners probably face this dilemma: > > Fit: good internals, questionable looks, high price > > Yaris: shitty internals, good looks, soft suspension, shitty 5sp, 4th > > place finish in the recent C&D test, > > cheap (Spaz factor???). > > > > Opinions? > > > > At almost $15k you'd think that Fit would get most of the Civic's > > sheetmetal. Go figure. > > > > Fit if you ever need to carry anything big. Yaris also good, but nowhere > near as versatile. The quality of both is appropriate for the price. > > Jazz (Fit) has just been hailed as the most reliable car you can buy in the > UK (450 surveyed and no break-downs in a year IIRC). > > Skippy > E&OE > > |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
My wife thought that she wanted a Yaris until she saw one 'in the tin' and
so we spent half that much on a 2003 Civic EX! Thanks to all of you new car buyers that provide product to us used car buyers!! "Skippy" <Skippy@spam.com> wrote in message news:44d76ce0$0$18105$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net... > > "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1154929911.414393.92290@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com... > >I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. > > So subcompact would-be owners probably face this dilemma: > > Fit: good internals, questionable looks, high price > > Yaris: shitty internals, good looks, soft suspension, shitty 5sp, 4th > > place finish in the recent C&D test, > > cheap (Spaz factor???). > > > > Opinions? > > > > At almost $15k you'd think that Fit would get most of the Civic's > > sheetmetal. Go figure. > > > > Fit if you ever need to carry anything big. Yaris also good, but nowhere > near as versatile. The quality of both is appropriate for the price. > > Jazz (Fit) has just been hailed as the most reliable car you can buy in the > UK (450 surveyed and no break-downs in a year IIRC). > > Skippy > E&OE > > |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
On 6 Aug 2006 22:51:51 -0700, "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote:
>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. Just saw my first 2-door Yaris (hatch?), tiny tiny tall little car. Good formula, really, I think. A lot smaller than the four-door by my eyeballing, I haven't looked up the specs. The only current Fit is 4-door (5-door), right? J. |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
On 6 Aug 2006 22:51:51 -0700, "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote:
>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. Just saw my first 2-door Yaris (hatch?), tiny tiny tall little car. Good formula, really, I think. A lot smaller than the four-door by my eyeballing, I haven't looked up the specs. The only current Fit is 4-door (5-door), right? J. |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
On 6 Aug 2006 22:51:51 -0700, "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote:
>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. Just saw my first 2-door Yaris (hatch?), tiny tiny tall little car. Good formula, really, I think. A lot smaller than the four-door by my eyeballing, I haven't looked up the specs. The only current Fit is 4-door (5-door), right? J. |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
JXStern wrote:
> On 6 Aug 2006 22:51:51 -0700, "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote: > >>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. > > > Just saw my first 2-door Yaris (hatch?), tiny tiny tall little car. > Good formula, really, I think. A lot smaller than the four-door by my > eyeballing, I haven't looked up the specs. > > The only current Fit is 4-door (5-door), right? > > J. > > Isn't the Yaris just the Echo/Scion mechanicals wrapped in a different skin? John |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
JXStern wrote:
> On 6 Aug 2006 22:51:51 -0700, "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote: > >>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. > > > Just saw my first 2-door Yaris (hatch?), tiny tiny tall little car. > Good formula, really, I think. A lot smaller than the four-door by my > eyeballing, I haven't looked up the specs. > > The only current Fit is 4-door (5-door), right? > > J. > > Isn't the Yaris just the Echo/Scion mechanicals wrapped in a different skin? John |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
JXStern wrote:
> On 6 Aug 2006 22:51:51 -0700, "Body Roll" <aglyport@gmail.com> wrote: > >>I saw a blue Toyolet Yaris hatch today: looked better than Fit. > > > Just saw my first 2-door Yaris (hatch?), tiny tiny tall little car. > Good formula, really, I think. A lot smaller than the four-door by my > eyeballing, I haven't looked up the specs. > > The only current Fit is 4-door (5-door), right? > > J. > > Isn't the Yaris just the Echo/Scion mechanicals wrapped in a different skin? John |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:13:43 GMT, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com>
wrote: >Isn't the Yaris just the Echo/Scion mechanicals wrapped in a different skin? Dunno. Replaces the Echo in market slot, more or less. J. |
Re: Saw a Yaris today looks good
On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:13:43 GMT, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com>
wrote: >Isn't the Yaris just the Echo/Scion mechanicals wrapped in a different skin? Dunno. Replaces the Echo in market slot, more or less. J. |
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