Five years with the Yaris

Happy Birthday, Yaris. The car is now five years old. It's also the car I've owned the longest. So for its birthday, I washed, claybarred, and waxed it. We've got a tick over 60,000 miles on it, but I'm sure it'll go much longer. The cool thing is that we still really like the car. It's great on gas, we like the looks, and it's a hoot to drive.

FYI, this is the roof after claybarring and waxing. The surface is like glass smooth. Claybarring, however, gives you arthritis in your hands, I swear—it's a lot of work. It is, however, worth it.I also added the new style of Subcompact Culture decal to the rear window. You can get your decals here.

Anyway, our Yaris is clean, it's fun to drive, and I'm looking forward to another bunch of years out of it.

FYI here's a mod list of the 'ol Yaris:

Tein S-Tech springs

Tokico HP shocks/struts

TRD rear swaybar

Penguin garage 10mm rear spacers

15x6.5 (+40) Konig Daylite wheels

195/55/15 Yokohama S. Drive tires

K&N Typhoon intake

DC Sports header

Thunder axleback exhaust

NST short shift kit

NST shifter Bushings

NST shifter cage bushings

Autometer tachometer