Comments on: 2008 Toyota Yaris RUSH

By: Rushes

Rushes — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:36:50 +0000

i have a RUSH and all in all its a good car.
Although it has only one reversing light. Small engine not alot of power. But its smooth to drive. Good fuel economy. I get a minimum of 600kms to a tank, more often though i get 650-700kms. The worst thing about the car in my opinion are the scuff marks on the inner door panels, it marks really easy and looks rather ugly. SO to sum it up, i would say a 7 or 8 out of 10. So all you people out there that are bagging this car im sure you dont mean everything you say ? or do you often commment on things that you know nothing about ? There are too many of those people in this world !

By: morgasshk

morgasshk — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:21:37 +0000

@ Theresa.

That has now been changed with the facelifted Yaris.

Australian spec Yaris no longer have a rear foglight, but now have 2 x reverse lights… as they should. lol

@ Phill – You are another of many numbskulls that spouts dribble without any comprehension or want to know the truth… The Japanese governemtn gave Toyota nothing to develop the Prius. Majority of the time Prius with in development, Toyota Motor Corporation was ledning the Japanese government money due to a minor recession…

Toyota has NO financial debt, Toyota owns every site it uses and leases no property. Toyota STILL currently have enough financial reserve to buy out the detroit big 3 in cash…

Toyota is also one of the only auto manufacturers to not post a loss in the past 18 months…

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:07:35 +0000

Simon,

The car yard didn’t even notice and their courtesy car is a Yaris YR – I went back an told them.

Perhaps I am colour blind but still legal to drive ???

Besides I bought the car but I didn’t spend my money :-)

Anyway I may just have to stop driving backwards in the fog while laying down.. Bummer!

Coming to a car park near you ;-)I’ll be the one with for sale on the back – 660ks and 1 week old.

Yours,

Reversing madly backwards. :-)

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:16:32 +0000

“Bought brand new and never disclosed or noticeable until a friend said my rear reversing light and rear fog lights were faulty.” – Teresa

LOL – did they “disclose” it has 4 wheels, the engine is in the front and that it has an arial on the roof! For god’s sake you spent about 20 grand and didn’t even look at the back of the car?! One is clear and one is red – plain as day!

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:04:15 +0000

I got 6.07l/100km on my last tank. 85% highway on my 90km round trip to work each day.

Teresa lots of cars only have one of each light these days, try driving forwards – it has two headlights.
Yeah the plastic seems to be more aimed at looking and feeling good rather that being hard wearing. Not sure if other cars at this price point are any better or not, but could certainly be improved.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:40:46 +0000

Update.

Yaris YR 5 Door Hatch… Whoops ..

Only has one rear reversing light on the left hand side.

The rear fog light is only on the right hand side.

So apparently I am only going to reverse to the left and have it foggy at the rear of the Yaris and only on the right hand side.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:30:12 +0000

I am disappointed that my Yaris has only 1 rear reverse light and 1 rear fog light.

Bought brand new and never disclosed or noticeable until a friend said my rear reversing light and rear fog lights were faulty. But apparently this is how it is designed. Only has one rear reversing light on the left hand side. Only has one rear fog light on the left hand side. Very cheap plastic and marks extremely easily. Had it one week today and now hate the plastic piece of junk.

By: Garry

Garry — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:34:16 +0000

The fuel economy on my Yaris and the way it handles bumps are really good. Best thing I like is the that you can use the air conditioner without the car losing all its power.
To the those with the above comments….its a small car what do u expect. For those who know how to drive….the Yaris is fuel efficient and the rides is not that bad. You just want cheap and reliable transport…the Yaris is perfect.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:22:40 +0000

Crikey there’s a bit of heated debate here!

I’ve had a Yaris for over 2 years now and put almost 75,000km on it so thought I might jump in to. BTW the below is based on after adding proper wheels and tyres (215/35 r17)

It is aweful to drive until you are used to it, then it’s great.

It doesn’t go like a rocket, to get performance you need to stay over about 4000rpm, but it does rev happily to the redline cut out. So straight line speed is out of the question. Where it really shines is in cornering. I drive windy country roads often and it is great, well balanced and grips amazingly. You just have to keep it ‘on the boil’ and don’t drive it anything like a big car.

Check out the Wheels active safety review thing they did. Totally smashes most popular cars (new commodore included) in cornering, braking, slalom etc. Even whips the new Commodore and many others on a lap of Oran Park. Overtaking performance is well – last out of all tested, which is no surprise.

I get between 7 on the highway (little urban) and up to 8-9l/100km when having a real go on steep windy roads. (Thats with the 215 rubber remember)

A rear end crash from a jacked up Patrol will be bad news for back seat passengers, but would a Getz, Barina etc be better? I doubt it – lets compare apples with apples. If you are worried about this then get a sedan or better still get your own jacked up Patrol. But just remember you can buy 3 or 4 Yaris’ and all sit in the front for the same sort of money!

Finally lets remember this is a $15,000 car so while it’s not nearly as good as some cars on the road, nor should it be expected to be. I think for the money it’s a damn good car.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:53:00 +0000

Well i have a new Yaris Rush and its great. Of course i cant compare this to my new BMW as i only bought the yaris as a daily, work car and it does the job just fine.

Great to drive as its easy to change gears (my Mazda 323 is awful) simple to park and i think the quality is very good for its price. Would make an great first car or everyday car.

I think the yaris sedan would be better for a family though-the boot is huge for the cars size. I also am very happy with the space in the Yaris Rush-the boot is small which is fair enough for the cars size but theres plently of leg room and you dont feel as though your trapped (most small cars can make you feel this way!!)

I love my Yaris Rush as well!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:46:15 +0000

“Not that Toyota needs to be worried, so far this year the Yaris has been the best selling light-car in Australia”

Its a small car that’s economical to run with a 5 star crash rating.

I guess I’m just biased…coz I love my Yaris

By: franz chong

franz chong — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:23:48 +0000

I was pleased I was not sucked in.The More I look at this makes me much happier I went over to Nissan and bought a Tiida to replace a 2002 Mazda 323 Astina after the warranty expired in 2006.For a 1.8 She gets 600 Kilometres to a 52 Litre Tank and the size much bigger than what I would have expected.I bought it due to the size of my garage.If I was to buy again I would hold out till Nissan Australia brings out a New Generation Micra and wait for a facelift or series 2 before doing anything.

By: realcars

realcars — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:13:59 +0000

Yeah, that was a bizarre episode but entertaining!!!

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:43:55 +0000

Top Gear fans will remember what happened when the boys tried to turn a Robin Reliant into a Rocket as one of their challenges. A Reliant is about the smes size as a YRS

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:37:34 +0000

The only way a Yaris/Echo/Corolla could go like a rocket is if you bolted either a Turbo or a Baby-Blower on to it -like Lotus have with the Exige [it uses a Toyota Engine]

Howwever; we all know about Toyotas recent experience with forced induction don’t we… TRD Aurion

By: Ford GT40

Ford GT40 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:40:43 +0000

I think that rocket is stuck up your bum Julie, please remove before you get used to it..

Toyoda sells to the retired population !!!!!
The young people are just sucked in !!!!!

By: realcars

realcars — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:10:55 +0000

Toyota love is like no other love.

By: realcars

realcars — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:09:03 +0000

is this a coincidence or what?

I just came back from the shops and helped an old lady open the stuck door on her Echo as it had jammed shut.

Toyota quality eh?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:32:44 +0000

If a Yaris goes “Like a rocket” then my Citroen c3 with alloys and fuel injection has the power of a French Nuclear device. Julie you must be an astronaut and know all about rockets- very slow ones.

By: Golfschwein

Golfschwein — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:51:44 +0000

Not good to drive until you get used to it? Goodness! I simply must try one of those!