I purchased a 2018 Toyota Yaris iA with 11,000 miles for just Ofer $13,000 as a certified pre owned vehicle in California. I now live in Kansas and and have just over 70,000 milers on it. I would like to know if this type of vehicle is suitable for the area and also my car has something called an active adaptive transmission what does that mean considering the dealership says it runs fine but it feels like the transmission is starting to slip?
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Adaptive transmission means it has Active Adaptive Shift Control, or AAS, has the ability to automatically adjust transmission shift points. Now, it doesn't choose to do this at random. Instead, it is capable of detecting roadway conditions and your actual driving style to determine if an adjustment is necessary. That "slipping" you're feeling might be it changing its habits based on your driving style.
I highly doubt ANY Toyota would be having transmission issues after only 3 years/70k miles. Even being a rebadged Mazda 2, Toyota still has quality standards and wouldn't sell a piece of garbage that won't last 4 years. My 15 year old Matrix is still going strong and the dealership loves seeing me stop by for parts that I can't get on RockAuto.
Maybe try to bring it back to the dealership and see if they can flash the computer back to stock if you don't like how the shift points have adjusted themselves. Could also try to press+hold the Eco button to enable sport mode (or maybe you're running eco and not standard) to see if the slipping feeling stops. Just sounds like your car is trying to be more efficient after learning you're not someone who floors it often. Can also try to drive aggressively for a week and see if the transmission adjusts itself more to your liking.
As for "is it suitable for the area", any vehicle can be suitable anywhere, I live up in Canada and most people drive FWD with proper tires, it's moreso asking yourself if the car still fits your needs for your job/activities in the area.
I think adaptive means your car 'learns' your driving habits.
So, if you are a spirited driver, it may downshift faster because it knows you are a maniac.
Something like that.
That car is a rebadged Mazda 2. The Toyota Yaris is also equivalent to Scion (predecessor). It wasn't the best car Toyota made from my point-of-view. My aunt and both the Yaris and Scion but both failed for her. I wouldn't say that your transmission is slipping but drive normal and see what happens.
