I had an 07 yaris and I loved that car. It was a yaris, so it wasnt particularly fast or powerful, but it was pretty reliable for the 3 years I had it before moving up to a corolla. Easy to work on as well sense the engine bay was so open.

That generation though had an issue it seemed like with the blue paint color and every one Ive seen had the paibt flaking off. They also tend to rust out the rocker pannels before the actual car itself dies, so as long as you keep on top of that they will be a great car for you! I loved the 3 door hatch. For a small car it is very spacious in the front seat as a 6’2 guy, and the massive doors on the 3 door model were nice for getting in and out of! If you can find one of them in good condition I see no reason not to buy one!

I drive a decent amount for work, and I end up doing about 400-500km/week for about 1600-2000km/month, with an extra 300 added in if I decide to go visit my parents for a weekend. I know thats not really reflective of most drivers

Its not “never ok”, but I would personally never get an aftermarket gas cap. Thats one thing that when trying to resolve an evap leak I never trust a 3rd party to manufactor to spec and last as long as the OEM cap. Dont want to waste money on a 3rd party gas cap when yours went bad, have it not seal right and then have to spend more money trying to figure out that the cap is still the source of the leak 🤷‍♂️ most other things I dont think are that big a deal