West Brother's friend, Eric L., just spent the last two months in Bloomington, Indiana on a business trip, where he was issued a 2013 Toyota Yaris LE hatchback for his daily use. Here are his thoughts on Toyota's subcompact hatchback. If you too would like to contribute an article, just contact us.
Hi everyone! So I drove a Toyota
Yaris 2013 LE for about two months during my business trip in chilly
Indiana during March and April. The weather was a mixture of
snow, rain, thunder, and 15-20 mph winds. I was bit skeptical of
driving the little car at first. My initial impression was, "it's
so tiny! Will I be safe?" Over two months of use, I definitely
discovered what this tiny car could and could not actually do.
The more I drove the Yaris, the more I realized the benefits of the car. During my first few trips to the
gas pump, I confirmed that the Yaris gets well over 30 mpg on the
highway. One of the best attributes of the car is the compact size, which makes parking and backing up a breeze. You would have to try hard
not to get within the parking lines. The Yaris' interior has an
intuitive design, so learning the controls and getting comfortable with them is easy. Even
though this is a smaller vehicle, it has a rear window wiper, which
makes it very convenient in snow belt states such as Indiana.
