Let's go on a journey

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 03/16/2016 at 15:33 • Filed to: None

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A journey through the misaligned panels of the 2015 Toyota Yaris.

Now I know these aren’t the worst, but this is Toyota. If I’m not mistaken, the reason you bought a Toyota was because it was better built, and better thought out than the competition. The Yaris is neither of those things. In fact, it doesn’t actually excel at anything. Doug is right, it’s the car for people who only care that their car exists.

Most of these are hard to take pictures of, but you get the idea. I hope.

This one is more of a reflection of the body shops work, than Toyotas, although it’s no more off then how it was before the accident.

I'm not including any pictures of the full car, because I am not cruel, I don't want to force a post-facelift current Yaris front fascia on you poor souls. I'm glad the inside looks better then the outside. I was considering reviewing this car, since I drive it every day for work, but it would just be paragraphs of shitting on it. I imagine that would get tiresome.

Party-vi > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:38

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That bumper has been hit, which is why the clips have pushed out. It’s not been re-installed correctly.

gmctavish needs more space > Party-vi 03/16/2016 at 15:40

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It hasn’t been hit, it slowly unclips itself constantly, I push it back on every few weeks or so

yamahog > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:41

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The shit that haunts your nightmares working in exteriors.

m2m, apex detective > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:46

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U.S. market car? Yup.

gmctavish needs more space > m2m, apex detective 03/16/2016 at 15:46

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Canadian, which I imagine is basically the same

yamahog > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:48

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What kind of joint is that? May have a screw worked loose or something.

m2m, apex detective > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:48

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You’d think so, yeah ... orange indicators and all that.

I’m not sure there’s such a thing as a global Yaris, but the hatchback, at least on this side of the Atlantic, is pretty well-built generally. :?

Party-vi > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:48

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Those clips have been released because the bumper has been pushed in far enough to break them apart. No damage to the bumper itself except for the clips pushing out. It’s a very common occurrence. I would look for marred paint or some other sign of impact on the bumper.

gmctavish needs more space > Party-vi 03/16/2016 at 15:51

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Yeah I guess someone could have bumped it while it was parked, people do tend to suck. It seems to me like the bumper cover is just slightly the wrong size to clip in and stay, but I defer to those who know better

Sam > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:52

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I will say that at least the gaps on the hatch are even on both sides.

Steve in Manhattan > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:57

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No, please review. I want to hear hard truths.

Party-vi > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 15:59

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Same issue on my wife’s Insight and it drives me bonkers every time I see it.

Ash78, voting early and often > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 16:23

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Our Honda’s gaps and irregularities are pretty bad and it’s never had an accident. Even the plasti-chrome strip from the A pillar to the doors doesn’t line up. I’m not even being pedantic. It’s off by a well-engineered quarter inch, perfectly. Somebody at some point in the design had to say “Yep, good enough.” And it's the same story all around the body.

gmctavish needs more space > Party-vi 03/16/2016 at 16:28

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Oh what made her choose an Insight over a Prius? Not preferring the Prius, it's just the less common choice so I'm curious

Party-vi > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 16:39

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Cheaper. Also now she has an undying hate for Prius drivers and the cars themselves, even though if you swap the “H” on her Insight to a “T” it’ll look just like a Prius.

gmctavish needs more space > Ash78, voting early and often 03/16/2016 at 16:44

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Ouch....yeah I give the front end of this one a bit of a pass because it's been in a pretty bad accident, but the rest isn't noticeably better than my 97 Blazer or my dads 05 Taurus

gmctavish needs more space > Steve in Manhattan 03/16/2016 at 16:46

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I shall see if I can get to it by next week

Steve in Manhattan > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 17:01

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Great! And if I can review an old hybrid , you can do this.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 17:01

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The build quality on my Focus is pretty good, but my front bumper looks kind of like yours and it was never hit (in my possession at least - who knows what happened on it’s way from the factory).

wafflesnfalafel > gmctavish needs more space 03/16/2016 at 23:01

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that has got to be a rebuilt total - the whole thing is not straight...

gmctavish needs more space > wafflesnfalafel 03/16/2016 at 23:15

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Not quite totalled, but a solid 5 grand in damage

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/well-today-cou…

wafflesnfalafel > gmctavish needs more space 03/17/2016 at 21:50

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man.. I am sorry..

gmctavish needs more space > wafflesnfalafel 03/17/2016 at 22:43

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Meh, it’s just a work car, not mine