Another new member checking in...

Goose · 03-02-2009, 04:20 PM

Hi everybody,

I've been lurking for some time and wanted to thank you all for an informative forum. Hopefully I can add something from time to time - at least when it comes to general car knowledge.

I'm still trying to decide if a 370z would be right for me as my only car out here in the frozen flatlands of Ohio (although I know it will get warmer for part of the year).

I'll be sure to always search first, but bear with me if I ask questions that have been asked before.

frost · 03-04-2009, 08:20 PM

Welcome aboard!

nogoodname · 03-04-2009, 08:39 PM

the 08 Yaris isnt boring...it's fuel efficient....lol
lot's of engineering went into it.......ha

welcome to the forums.

frost · 03-04-2009, 08:41 PM

I'm sure it carves through traffic well

nogoodname · 03-04-2009, 08:45 PM

easy parking also, just look at it........so tiny

Goose · 03-04-2009, 09:03 PM

Thanks for the welcome, guys. The Yaris is indeed a good little car, but it certainly doesn't inspire much excitement. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one.

nogoodname · 03-04-2009, 09:07 PM

Imagine...........having both a Z and a yaris....one day slow mo and the next day zipping around

epod86 · 03-04-2009, 09:23 PM

I haven't had a chance to drive in the newer yaris. I do like that my sisters Hond Fit with the 'sports pack' comes with skirting and paddle shifters. Yes. Paddle Shifters.

"All that matters in the mind of a Ricer, is in the mind of a Ricer."
-Confuse-cious

Goose · 03-04-2009, 10:21 PM

The Fit is a very nice car. The latest design for the Fit is a huge improvement over the first generation (not that the old one was bad).

Having test-driven one recently, I would say that the Fit has the edge in handling while the Yaris might have a very slight advantage under the hood. Compared to the rather dowdy Yaris, the new Fit's design is terrific.

epod86 · 03-04-2009, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goose

The Fit is a very nice car. The latest design for the Fit is a huge improvement over the first generation (not that the old one was bad).

Having test-driven one recently, I would say that the Fit has the edge in handling while the Yaris might have a very slight advantage under the hood. Compared to the rather dowdy Yaris, the new Fit's design is terrific.

I admit it's on my short list for cars that size, because you can drive it like a golf cart and fit it anywhere on the roads. At the same time, it's also surprisingly huge inside. My sister gets most of her stuff to from college in it, a lot more than i could say about even the newer mini. I just found the paddle shifters a bit absurd, because it is literally a 1-1.5 second shift. It kind of scared me the first time, because I went to shift at about 3,500, and didn't pop until i think 5,000. I thought i broke my sister's new car :P

03-02-2009, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Goose Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the cornfields of Ohio Posts: 8 Drives: boring '08 Yaris Rep Power: 16	Another new member checking in... Hi everybody, I've been lurking for some time and wanted to thank you all for an informative forum. Hopefully I can add something from time to time - at least when it comes to general car knowledge. I'm still trying to decide if a 370z would be right for me as my only car out here in the frozen flatlands of Ohio (although I know it will get warmer for part of the year). I'll be sure to always search first, but bear with me if I ask questions that have been asked before.

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03-04-2009, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	the 08 Yaris isnt boring...it's fuel efficient....lol lot's of engineering went into it.......ha welcome to the forums.

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nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	easy parking also, just look at it........so tiny

03-04-2009, 09:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Goose Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the cornfields of Ohio Posts: 8 Drives: boring '08 Yaris Rep Power: 16	Thanks for the welcome, guys. The Yaris is indeed a good little car, but it certainly doesn't inspire much excitement. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one.

03-04-2009, 09:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	Imagine...........having both a Z and a yaris....one day slow mo and the next day zipping around

03-04-2009, 09:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
epod86 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 229 Drives: 06 Mustang GT BK M5 Rep Power: 241	I haven't had a chance to drive in the newer yaris. I do like that my sisters Hond Fit with the 'sports pack' comes with skirting and paddle shifters. Yes. Paddle Shifters. "All that matters in the mind of a Ricer, is in the mind of a Ricer." -Confuse-cious

03-04-2009, 10:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Goose Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the cornfields of Ohio Posts: 8 Drives: boring '08 Yaris Rep Power: 16	The Fit is a very nice car. The latest design for the Fit is a huge improvement over the first generation (not that the old one was bad). Having test-driven one recently, I would say that the Fit has the edge in handling while the Yaris might have a very slight advantage under the hood. Compared to the rather dowdy Yaris, the new Fit's design is terrific.