my car came in.. or so I thought - Toyota Yaris Forums

birdy · 05-01-2006, 05:15 PM

The dealership I asked to order my hatchback called me to tell me the car came in, he got all the options I wanted except for a big big factor... they got an auto. Even though I wrote it down about 10 times that I wanted a black 5 speed and nothing more. I test drove it anyways and I love the car but the auto is so numb to me. I need a 5 speed.

ugh dumbasses

Idjiit · 05-01-2006, 05:18 PM

I'm so I glad I seem to have the only competent Toyota dealer in the US. ;)

But really, that sucks man.

*YarisBueller* · 05-01-2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by birdy

The dealership I asked to order my hatchback called me to tell me the car came in, he got all the options I wanted except for a big big factor... they got an auto. Even though I wrote it down about 10 times that I wanted a black 5 speed and nothing more. I test drove it anyways and I love the car but the auto is so numb to me. I need a 5 speed.

ugh dumbasses

WTF thats a huge goddamn mistake.. how can anyone be that dumb. I feel for you

birdy · 05-01-2006, 05:34 PM

btw the way the car looks GREAT in person

ricko · 05-01-2006, 06:06 PM

That's kinda like your friend telling you he's set you up for a date with a super-model .......... only it turns out to be a MALE super-model!!!!!!!! I know historically both hatchbacks and manual transmissions are not big sellers in the U.S.A., but you'd think Toyota would see that "times are a changin'". (apologies to Bob Dylan.
At least you know it will be worth the wait. Did they give you any idea of how long???

Sp33dY · 05-01-2006, 06:15 PM

Did u take any pics of the Auto ? :)

jah · 05-01-2006, 06:19 PM

Yeah, the SE Toyota inventory shows 68 Hatch's with Auto, 12 with 5 speeds. I finally settled on the Auto because my wife insisted on the power package. If I wanted a 5 speed Hatch with the power package it was coming from Japan (hopefully 2 months :( ). Bottomline, I bought the car as a commuter so the settled for the auto because of all the stop and go traffic here. Figured with 100 horses to work with the 5 speed was not gonna give me that much more "go" anyway. So far I am happy with the auto, just kinda wanted the extra 1 MPG, and longetivity the manual trans would give.

bigsky2 · 05-01-2006, 06:22 PM

It hurts to hear that you got an AT!

I hope mine doesn't end up like that.... it came factory direct from Japan, so I better not have waited just get receive an AT.

foober · 05-01-2006, 07:44 PM

Hang in there. Your getting closer.

Goose · 05-01-2006, 07:47 PM

Sounds familiar... my dealer did the same thing. Now I'm worried that the ordering system may be set up to only take automatic tranny orders(!)

Here's my post on the subject; you're not alone...

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...p?t=343&page=2

YotaYarisUSA · 05-01-2006, 08:50 PM

That sucks dude,I would not pay for it, I would tell them to get me the car I ordered or else! Even though I prefer the auto when my order comes if it were a 5 speed I would not pay for it, I couldn't even drive it, I would send back to japan :)

Hope they get your car right, if not I would make them take off the price of and pay for the price of the manuel and not the auto,the 5 speeds are cheaper. After all you did order it that way,not your fault they are too dam stupid to fix it for you the right way!

Take care and happy Yaris hunting!

YotaYarisUSA

why? · 05-01-2006, 09:55 PM

That is pitiful. My dealership finally got my car, and get ready for a short shifter kit, I swear that school busses have shorter shifts then the Yaris.

Blenjar · 05-01-2006, 09:59 PM

lol did you buy it? i wouldn't.

-- Blen

birdy · 05-01-2006, 11:58 PM

no I Didn't buy it, I am waiting on the 5 speed

okay player · 05-02-2006, 09:31 AM

ooh, that sucks man. so close...hopefully the wait isnt too much longer

Ziv · 05-02-2006, 10:51 AM

It sucks that they screw it up. However, is it really that bad? I mean, I have tried both and kinda liked the AT. It's much smoother than other small car I have tried.

Idjiit · 05-02-2006, 10:54 AM

There's no way in hell I would go with an AT in a car this small/low-powered. You need to squeeze every ounce of performance possible out of these things for them to be any fun.

Goose · 05-02-2006, 10:58 AM

I also thought the Auto was pretty good - not nearly as slow as I thought it would be. Despite this, I'm with Idjiit; no auto for me.

05-01-2006, 05:15 PM	#1
birdy I stay G'd Up Drives: 02 wrx wagon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: denton,tx Posts: 262	my car came in.. or so I thought The dealership I asked to order my hatchback called me to tell me the car came in, he got all the options I wanted except for a big big factor... they got an auto. Even though I wrote it down about 10 times that I wanted a black 5 speed and nothing more. I test drove it anyways and I love the car but the auto is so numb to me. I need a 5 speed. ugh dumbasses

05-01-2006, 06:15 PM	#6
Sp33dY www.OZTOYOTA.com Drives: Toyota Echo Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: VIC, Australia Posts: 239	Did u take any pics of the Auto ? :) __________________ www.oztoyota.com - Australian Toyota ECHO and YARIS Club

05-01-2006, 07:47 PM	#10
Goose Car Geek Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio cornfields Posts: 213	Sounds familiar... my dealer did the same thing. Now I'm worried that the ordering system may be set up to only take automatic tranny orders(!) Here's my post on the subject; you're not alone... http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...p?t=343&page=2 __________________ Kevin '07 Blazing Blue 5-speed liftback (sold) '08 Black auto liftback (sold) '09 Carmine Red auto 4-door liftback (sold)

05-01-2006, 09:55 PM	#12
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	That is pitiful. My dealership finally got my car, and get ready for a short shifter kit, I swear that school busses have shorter shifts then the Yaris. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

05-02-2006, 10:51 AM	#16
Ziv It's all about VVTI Drives: Yaris 5Dr LE White Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 308	It sucks that they screw it up. However, is it really that bad? I mean, I have tried both and kinda liked the AT. It's much smoother than other small car I have tried. __________________ Ziv on Vitz '06.

05-01-2006, 05:18 PM	#2
Idjiit 5 Stars, Bitches Drives: Prius, Silver Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 451	I'm so I glad I seem to have the only competent Toyota dealer in the US. ;) But really, that sucks man.

05-01-2006, 05:34 PM	#4
birdy I stay G'd Up Drives: 02 wrx wagon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: denton,tx Posts: 262	btw the way the car looks GREAT in person

05-01-2006, 06:06 PM	#5
ricko Drives: Copper-Orange Yaris RS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgian Triangle Ont. Posts: 310	That's kinda like your friend telling you he's set you up for a date with a super-model .......... only it turns out to be a MALE super-model!!!!!!!! I know historically both hatchbacks and manual transmissions are not big sellers in the U.S.A., but you'd think Toyota would see that "times are a changin'". (apologies to Bob Dylan. At least you know it will be worth the wait. Did they give you any idea of how long???

05-01-2006, 06:19 PM	#7
jah Drives: Hatch Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 57	Yeah, the SE Toyota inventory shows 68 Hatch's with Auto, 12 with 5 speeds. I finally settled on the Auto because my wife insisted on the power package. If I wanted a 5 speed Hatch with the power package it was coming from Japan (hopefully 2 months :( ). Bottomline, I bought the car as a commuter so the settled for the auto because of all the stop and go traffic here. Figured with 100 horses to work with the 5 speed was not gonna give me that much more "go" anyway. So far I am happy with the auto, just kinda wanted the extra 1 MPG, and longetivity the manual trans would give.

05-01-2006, 06:22 PM	#8
bigsky2 Cousin Vitz View User's Garage Drives: Yaris RS 5DR / Vitz RS wannabe Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,082	It hurts to hear that you got an AT! I hope mine doesn't end up like that.... it came factory direct from Japan, so I better not have waited just get receive an AT.

05-01-2006, 07:44 PM	#9
foober Drives: two yaris liftbacks Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: kalispell, montana Posts: 351	Hang in there. Your getting closer.

05-01-2006, 08:50 PM	#11
YotaYarisUSA Drives: Yaris Sedan,Pacific Blue Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western North Carolina,USA Posts: 62	That sucks dude,I would not pay for it, I would tell them to get me the car I ordered or else! Even though I prefer the auto when my order comes if it were a 5 speed I would not pay for it, I couldn't even drive it, I would send back to japan :) Hope they get your car right, if not I would make them take off the price of and pay for the price of the manuel and not the auto,the 5 speeds are cheaper. After all you did order it that way,not your fault they are too dam stupid to fix it for you the right way! Take care and happy Yaris hunting! YotaYarisUSA

05-01-2006, 09:59 PM	#13
Blenjar View User's Garage Drives: Black Yaris 07 HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Posts: 1,548	lol did you buy it? i wouldn't. -- Blen

05-01-2006, 11:58 PM	#14
birdy I stay G'd Up Drives: 02 wrx wagon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: denton,tx Posts: 262	no I Didn't buy it, I am waiting on the 5 speed

05-02-2006, 09:31 AM	#15
okay player Drives: n/a Join Date: May 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 15	ooh, that sucks man. so close...hopefully the wait isnt too much longer

05-02-2006, 10:54 AM	#17
Idjiit 5 Stars, Bitches Drives: Prius, Silver Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 451	There's no way in hell I would go with an AT in a car this small/low-powered. You need to squeeze every ounce of performance possible out of these things for them to be any fun.

05-02-2006, 10:58 AM	#18
Goose Car Geek Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio cornfields Posts: 213	I also thought the Auto was pretty good - not nearly as slow as I thought it would be. Despite this, I'm with Idjiit; no auto for me. __________________ Kevin '07 Blazing Blue 5-speed liftback (sold) '08 Black auto liftback (sold) '09 Carmine Red auto 4-door liftback (sold)

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