I bought the Toyota Yaris in 2007. I had seen it on the road and in commercials, and I loved the center dashboard and all of the hidden storage compartments. I thought it was a great little car for the price which was about $13k. I liked how the back seats folded down and that, if I needed to, I could fit some smaller boxes in back. When I drove it home for the first time the ride was smooth and I realized that I was actually going faster than intended as the speed was so smooth. My Yaris handles very well and I feel secure driving it. With snow on the road it also handles much better than I thought it would, with the exception of getting stuck in even small amounts of snow. I should also mention that the alarm the Yaris came with never once failed.