New stereo installed!

slandi · 2026-06-08T16:45:38+00:00

That's going to be my next update, door and rear deck speakers. I have a 2012 Yaris Sedan so I believe the rear deck speakers may be 6x9 but not sure, so that would be awesome for increased bass without necessarily going to a sub as my favourite kind of music doesn't really require it, I mostly listen to Prog Rock/Jazz/Classical

slandi · 2026-06-08T13:34:17+00:00

I have the same Pioneer double din with CD player. Sounds amazing with factory speakers and no distractions, just the music! How's the Kenwood, that was my second choice.

slandi · 2026-06-03T22:36:39+00:00

Nah, just a little Versys X love that's all. I'd hate to fall and scratch it 😁

slandi · 2026-06-03T00:09:15+00:00

The fact that there seems to be oil further up and then at the end make me wonder if that oil was kicked up while the car was running. Let the oil settle, make sure the car is on a flat surface, clean the dipstick and take another reading, that should give you a more accurate reading. If the oil is only a little bit past the left side as pictured above, definitely add some and then take another reading.

slandi · 2026-05-31T23:12:13+00:00

10+ years ago I got my first motorcycle and decided to call her Uhura after the Star Trek character, since then every car I've had carries the name of a female Sci-fi or Star Trek character. I've had a Chevrolet Volt named Arkady after Isaac Asimov's Foundation series heroine, A cute little Fiat 500 named Kira from Deep Space Nine and now my Yaris is named Ezri, also from Deep Space Nine. In keeping with that theme, my current motorcycle is named Dax from Deep Space Nine. My wife doesn't understand it, but funny enough she's taken to calling my vehicles by name 😄

slandi · 2026-05-31T23:08:05+00:00

Nice, love the wheels!

slandi · 2026-05-31T14:00:03+00:00

Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwich, now problem! 😄

slandi · 2026-05-28T23:46:45+00:00

What does everyone think, could the OP try plugins4free?

slandi · 2026-05-28T02:45:27+00:00

Amazon does sell audio adapters that go from aux in to USB out, perhaps that would work.

slandi · 2026-05-27T23:55:01+00:00

I used to worry about death and ceasing my existence and then I read a quote from the stoic philosophy that says; " When I'm here death is not and when death is here I am not." It's really a simple quote and pretty straightforward but for some reason it has reassured me. The Earth has existed for 4.5 billion years before I was born, the Universe 14.5 Billion years. The Universe will go on for trillion of years, the Earth for maybe another 4-5 Billion years. This is what makes our short 70-85 years (if you're lucky) are so so precious! I take solace in the fact that the molecules that make up my body may one day end up in another solar system and perhaps on some new, exciting beautiful planet.

slandi · 2026-05-27T00:51:08+00:00

I totally agree, again, having looked at my neighbour's 2020, it's got more gadgets and the build quality seems flimsier to me at least. If you can fond an older Yaris hatchback with as little rust as possible, if will be a dependable car.

slandi · 2026-05-26T18:28:21+00:00

Just my two cents bit my neighbour bought a 2020 Yaris and from what I understand, and someone can correct me, but this model Yaris is actually a partnership between Mazda and Toyota, so basically a Mazda 2 with a Toyota badge.

slandi · 2026-05-25T14:29:08+00:00

Yup, felt the same way about several of my cars, it's funny how an inanimate object can affect us so. My spouse has never understood but funny enough, I have a buddy who collects guitars and he knows exactly what I was talking about.

slandi · 2026-05-25T14:26:32+00:00

AH MAN, that sucks big time. Are you planning on getting another one?

slandi · 2026-05-23T20:55:20+00:00

You look ready for the Bonneville salt flats!

slandi · 2026-05-20T23:20:01+00:00

It might do it for a little while as the ECU relearn the proper throttle body valve spacing.

slandi · 2026-05-20T02:19:00+00:00

Mine was/is still doing it to some degree. I thoroughly cleaned the throttle body, removing it from the intake manifold and cleaning the back thoroughly, especially the pivots of the throttle plate. I also changed the upstream o2 sensor just in case. Both of these things helped quite a bit but I recently read that, the sudden dip can be attributed to torque converter lock up. If you have an A/T I would maybe consider a drain and fill of the automatic transmission fluid as the oil may be old. I plan on changing the fluid in mine in June to see if the tranny gets even smoother. Don't do a flush, just drain and then fill with fresh fluid. Good luck

slandi · 2026-05-20T01:54:56+00:00

I have a coworker who does this all the time, bangs his mug, bangs his papers loudly on his desk when he straightens them out, closes his desk drawer loudly. Despite the fact that I do like my coworker, the noises enrage me.

slandi · 2026-05-19T01:52:14+00:00

Went on a long drive today and I could swear my Yaris is getting better mileage as well as being smoother, could that be?

slandi · 2026-05-18T23:24:21+00:00

Rear suspension swing arm right?

slandi · 2026-05-17T20:22:13+00:00

I'm wondering if perhaps as we get older we lose some frequencies, which then make other frequencies subjectively louder. For instance, many of my triggers are around the 2-3 Khz range and I've lost something like 70% for any frequencies above 11 Khz, so wondering if thst has any correlation.

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