Big little car (Toyota Yaris in general)

Member Name: platypus

Product:	Toyota Yaris in general
Date:	07/05/01 (360 review reads)
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Advantages: safe, comfortable and , economical

Disadvantages: ugly

I have always loved little cars, however they have been a bone of marital contention.I am five foot nothing and my husband is six foot plus and plenty of girth too. Anything that was comfortable for me was impossible for him to drive.Though he has his own car, occasionally it's out of comission and he commandeers mine.
This was the first car which comfortably accommodated us both.
Where I live we get different versions to England. Mine is a clutchless version. Not much of an advantage over manual, but the automatic wasn't out when I bought it.
It is very roomy inside, well finished and with extras like automatic windows and central locking. Plenty of storage compartments. The boot is large enough for average shopping, and can be enlarged (provided you have no back seat passangers) by pushing the back seat forward, and without having to fold the back seat down.Should you opt to fold the back seat down you get an enourmous space giving you almost a mini van capacity.
I can't tell you how good the built in radio - player is, as I never turn it on. The airconditioner is excellent and the 1.0 liter engine copes with no strain even up steep hills with the conditioner on.
One other comfort feature which makes it easy on long trips on the highway, are the relatively large radius wheels and wide tyres.It ddoesn't rattle you like other small cars do.
Last but not least, very economical.

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