Side Airbags??

[sroberts]

Originally Posted by fantabulousbaby

Umm... yeah. I've been hit before and those airbags saved me, so because I insisted on side and curtain airbags, I had to cancel my order and get my deposit back from my TX dealer, who was bs'n; my region is just not getting anything except for a few w/ like, no options.

SO, I went on autotrader.com, did a search, and under "distance", I chose within any distance, and under price, I chose $17, 500 and up, and a few results come back. When I looked at the results, I went directly to the dealership's website to search that Yaris in their inventory, and looked at the options. Sure enough, they all had side/curtains!!!! Called 4 dealerships, 2 were special orders, one was sold, and long story short I went out of my way to make sure I got that last one.

Flew to Arizona, spent night, and just got back to Houston after 17 hr drive.. with speeding ticket and a big ass windshield crack from a semi flicking a rock..... I'm too tired to share my Yaris right now but I got my frickin side airbags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck!

Wow, what a story. Well I am glad you finally got what you wanted. Sorry about the windshield, that sucks.

Cant wait to see the pics!!

[static808]

Originally Posted by fantabulousbaby

Flew to Arizona, spent night, and just got back to Houston after 17 hr drive.. with speeding ticket and a big ass windshield crack from a semi flicking a rock..... I'm too tired to share my Yaris right now but I got my frickin side airbags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck!

congratulations on getting what you wanted! wow. im not sure if we have your determination to get what we want. we'd be willing to drive a few hours, BUT 17!! but i agree, it shouldnt be this difficult to get a car with the side airbag option in this day and age. if toyota doesnt rectify this by 2007, my family may have an odyssey/fit combo instead of a sienna/yaris one.

--B

[Meow]

Everyone:

Actually Canadian version of yaris sedan has a package D and F has the option of come with Side/Sidecurtain airbags. Too Bad the 4 door Hatchback LE and RS has no such option.

Meow