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I really want the keyless entry and power mirrors so not happy but willing to wait. I'm really concerned about my current vw golf though, it's been a nightmare since day one brand new and hope it has no issues til then!
Frankly, even being a sleazy car salesman :P , I cannot STAND being lied to. I would be furious if I placed an "order" in August and it had come to this...
If you are unsatisfied with their resolution but still want the car, far and away the best way to "stick" it to them is to absolutely trash them on the survey you get from Toyota.
From a dealer's perspective, that is worse than being sued, put on the news, and losing 100 customers combined...
I truly hope it works out for you, as I am sure you would love the car... Unfortunately even the mighty Toyota can't control every over-zealous salesperson/manager that wants to take you "out of the market" by misleading you. If there is anything I can do to help, just let me know
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yeah, it is for any car in the US! I love this web site! to me is it the easy way to find a car, unless you wanna check by dealer, and that IMO takes longer and limits your options.
I had my dad's old celica in high school and loved that car so I'm sure I'll love the yaris... after that I had the honda crx and drove that baby into the ground.. this vw golf was just a wrong move altogether... what a mistake/nightmare! EEK.
The CD player most definitely plays mp3's . At least the one that comes with the convenience package...
Given what you are looking for in a car, you may also want to consider at least looking at the Fit (and this is coming from a Toyota guy lol). You may be able to get one just as fast, and by the time you load up a Yaris, it's almost the same price
Just some thoughts to help you kill time haha...
After owning one for a couple months now (a Yaris L/B (Liftback)), I'd wait a few months to get one! They are a hoot
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http://www.autotrader.com/
i just typed your ZIP and ask for any toyota Yaris within a 100 miles from it there are PLENTY of Yaris in your area!
even L/B in the color you want
It's not a bad deal, just not a screamin one
If you can live without the power package (I do, and I haven't suffered yet lol...), I'd probably spend a lil extra and just get a brand new one without it.
Just my 2c
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Do you think its fair to pay msrp for a yaris right now. It is okay to do so.
However, it was well worth the wait. I love my Liftback (I don't miss the power windows or power door locks or remote keyless entry.) Honestly, the car is small enough that you can open the windows with ease. Also, Toyota smartly designed the lock system. You can either lock the car using your keys when you exit or wonder of wonders put the lock to lock mode before you get out and close the door. As simple as that.
I don't miss the anti lock brakes (we have had rain, rain and did I say more rain and lots of rain since I purchased by Yaris L/B and it has performed well.
I say if you can get it without the power package since it doesn't seem to be made with it or with the side air bags that you will be fine. I actually love the simplicity and ease of use. I say don't deprive yourself and get your L/B now. It has made me happy as all get out and I don't think I will ever see the need for the power package when I get my next L/B several years down the road.
Good Luck in finding your L/B:)
BTW, I don't miss the no cruise either (I never ever used it on any of my cars but that's just me)
I do not feel you need to pay at this time MSRP. I purchased just one week ago a Medium Silver 5 speed Yaris LB for 12196. The MSRP was 12638. My discount was 442. 3.5% off.
I got the convenience pkg, all-weather pkg, preferred access pkg. and paid 620. for delivery, processing, handling fee.
Am I crazy to think this was a pretty fair offer? It's just a few hundred under MSRP.
So, any dealer can "order" me one with my preferences, right? Color, options, etc.
However, should I just expect to pay full MSRP for an order? How does this work exactly?
Basically, the exact model is coming in a few weeks to my local dealer. Would I be dumb in trying to "reserve" it or something? I get the feeling if you show up on the lot drooling after a specific vehicle they can rake you over the coals...
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The car is just great, couldnt be any happier.
The situation has now changed somewhat in that more seem to be available in both models and people are getting some discounts. A local dealer in my town had a black "sport" sedan "on sale" a couple weeks ago--for about$150 off the sticker if I remember correctly. The most important thing to understand is that there apparently isn't too big a markup on this model, so the dealers don't have much wiggle room to discount. Of course, you might find a dealer motivated to sell one at a discount.
As far as strategy--you know, it's supposedly still a pretty hot seller; so if you want one now just walk in and take your best shot. The door still swings both ways. I would think that if there is one coming in the way you want it, and you want it soon, you would be wise to go for it--if it isn't already allocated to someone. Sure, you can place on "order" but it could be weeks, months before you get it and it might cost you more....or less....
The bottom line is that the dealers don't have thousands of dollars in markup to "deal" with on this model, so you aren't going to save a huge amount of money by waiting.
$12,800 (Yaris Sedan 4 door includes tag, title)
$897 (tax)
$3 (lemon law)
$13,700 - OUT the door
No doc fees, no pin striping or vin etching fees. NO NOTHING. NOT even fees for the Mats (and yes - those are the most expensive mats ever!!)
Just curious.
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Couldn't have said it better myself!
You COULD save yourself a few (maybe even hundreds) bucks by waiting and/or haggling with every dealer under the sun. Wasn't worth waiting or doing that, especially when we had what I wanted (I loooooove my car haha).
If a few hundred bucks is worth celebrating to you, great. But realize that if it matters THAT much to you, you probably shouldn't be buying a new car in the first place (it's going to depreciate more than that once you drive over the curb). If $$$ (especially a couple hundred bucks) is your primary motivating factor to buy, a new car is relatively a poor decision.
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City Toyota just south of S.F. is selling all Yaris S automatics in stock for $1035 off MSRP this weekend. They and several other dealers in the area have ads every weekend now for sales on all in stock of certain types of Yarii - City was selling Yaris L/B's for several weeks before this at about $700 off sticker, and that was just the MT with convenience package that stickered at $12,3.
This weekend's Yaris S autos are being sold for $13,8 and change at City and the next dealer south of it.
As for demand on L/B's, the backlog seems to have been met. My local dealer now has several on the lot, some with convenience package and some without, only one MT (knowing this dealer, it's surprising there's even one). All sitting there for at least a week, and one for about 2 1/2 weeks now.
Can't wait for them to actually start building L/B's for my area with the power package and additional stuff.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
It also may be a myth regionally, but we still have no problem selling them at MSRP (and we have been letting deals walk over $300). Will it be that way forever? Of course not. The issue is, how much BETTER is it really going to serve you to wait?
If you are going to finance, be stuck in a car with worse gas mileage/maintenence needs while you wait, have to settle for a color/combo you didn't want... etc...
Probably not a whole lot. At least in the grand scheme.
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Posting stuff like that can really give some people second thought syndrome
I am looking at the ad, it is model #1442, City Toyota discount $1032 to be exact, original MSRP $14,920, Yaris S sedans, automatic, 39 mpg, blah blah blah....
Interestingly enough, they have Corolla CEs in the same ad, selling for $13,688 with automatic, which is $200 less.
I also note with yet more interest that all RAV4 2WD base model 4-cylinders are selling for $1786 off sticker, but now I am straying too far away from the topic at hand...
edit...I just checked the ads for Putnam and Melody, and they do not have Yarii on sale this weekend, but they have had them repeatedly in the last few weeks. Maybe they were so successful they ran out of stock. :-P
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I wish people buying Yari would realize that pretty mush IS invoice lol (the few hundred bucks off).
Overall, it's important to realize we aren't talking about a car that will likely EVER be discounted more than $1200 or so (even the old, poorly selling ECHO wasn't, nor did it have any rebates of note besides a cash match from Toyota here and there (along with everything else in our lineup)).
If it's worth it to you to wait, more power to ya.
I've gotten WAY more enjoyment having a car for the last 2 months that almost no one else has, than I would have had waiting, watching and hoping gas stayed low.
Probably saved a couple bucks in gas too
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PS: Model Codes
1421: 5-Speed Liftback
1422: Auto Liftback
1441: 5-Speed Sedan
1442: Auto Sedan
1451: 5-Speed Sedan "S"
1452: Auto Sedan "S"
The Yaris is a phenomenal car, don't get me wrong. I just think it's really not what MOST people are after. Seriously, while there is a LOT of demand, that demand stems from what? 1% of society if gas prices weren't outrageous?
I have always liked smaller cars (even owned a Fiero once haha), and would have bought an MR2 had the Yaris not come along . Unfortunately, most people think they need a bigger car.
Sadly, demand will probably die down once Toyota starts ramping up production lol...
I still have yet to see another Blazing Blue L/B anywhere in real life but in my garage .
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The only other L/B I've seen in real life--which is the one I test drove before ordering mine--is, in fact, Blazing Blue. :P It really looks sharp.
I am interested in what kind of real life highway mileage people are getting. Are you getting more than it is rated on the sticker? It puzzles (and to a degree frustrates me) that the Corolla is rated a mile or 2 higher than the Yaris, while being a larger car. The whole reason I went the Yaris route was for the best combo of gas mileage and reliability.
I don't think the soon to be largest auto maunfacturer in the world would launch a potential dud, after all this is a world platform and the european people are gobblin' this thing thing up. Toyota will do what it takes to keep it competitive (re-designs, etc..), but it's a heck of a car. This is exactly what the corollas and civic's were like just 7-8 years ago(size,power..equipment, etc. I choose to be a little more optimistic when it comes to the future of this great little car, after all who cares about all that when we are happy with ours. I probably sound like a dork.
Did Toyota use MICS (Minimal Intrusion Cabin System) in the 2007 US Version of the Yaris? The reason I ask is because in the UK where the Yaris has been out since '99, MICS gave Yaris the safety edge whereby Euro NCAP gave Yaris a 5 star crash test rating. In the US, where the 2007 Yaris is sold, the US NCAP gave Yaris a 4 star rating. What gives? Did they skimp on our Safety here in the US and give Europe a better Yaris?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)