No New Yaris For Sale In This NJ Dealer

[bronsin]

Google Holman Toyota NJ (my browser wont copy) and search for a new Yaris.


Not only do they not have any, when the list of various Toyota vehicles drops down "Yaris" isnt on it.

MAybe the Mayans were right after all.

[NJ Drive]

You should buy mine! :-)

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Google Holman Toyota NJ (my browser wont copy) and search for a new Yaris.


Not only do they not have any, when the list of various Toyota vehicles drops down "Yaris" isnt on it.

MAybe the Mayans were right after all.

One reason that I didn't cite when you mentioned the dearth of Yari on another thread is possibly lack of demand. Holman has a new car inventory of 339, and you're right.....no Yari and gone from the drop down menu. The next closest dealership (Liberty Toyota in Burlington) has a new car inventory of 221 and only 1 Yaris (a 2012). The next closest dealership after that (Toyota of Runnemede in Runnemede) has a new car inventory of 104 and only 1 Yaris (a 2013). The next closest after that (Champion Toyota in Philadelphia) has a new car inventory of 707 and 7 Yari (4 2013s and 3 2012s). At least Champion in Philly has 2 manual transmission Yari. Fred Haas Toyota World (fairly close to me) has a new car inventory of 3,076 --- 22 of those = Yari and all are 2013 automatics. Gullo Toyota (fairly close to me) has a new car inventory of 2,711 --- 17 of those = Yari (12 2013s and 5 2012s) and all are automatics.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

One reason that I didn't cite when you mentioned the dearth of Yari on another thread is possibly lack of demand. Holman has a new car inventory of 339, and you're right.....no Yari and gone from the drop down menu. The next closest dealership (Liberty Toyota in Burlington) has a new car inventory of 221 and only 1 Yaris (a 2012). The next closest dealership after that (Toyota of Runnemede in Runnemede) has a new car inventory of 104 and only 1 Yaris (a 2013). The next closest after that (Champion Toyota in Philadelphia) has a new car inventory of 707 and 7 Yari (4 2013s and 3 2012s). At least Champion in Philly has 2 manual transmission Yari. Fred Haas Toyota World (fairly close to me) has a new car inventory of 3,076 --- 22 of those = Yari and all are 2013 automatics. Gullo Toyota (fairly close to me) has a new car inventory of 2,711 --- 17 of those = Yari (12 2013s and 5 2012s) and all are automatics.

Wow I thought I was cool browsing just ONE local dealer!

They must order cars based on what is selling locally.

Im not in the market for a new (or used) car just trying to keep a finger on the pulse of what Toyota is up to....

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Wow I thought I was cool browsing just ONE local dealer!

They must order cars based on what is selling locally.

Im not in the market for a new (or used) car just trying to keep a finger on the pulse of what Toyota is up to....

Either last year or in 2011 I checked all of the dealers in the Houston metro within a 2-3 day period. Almost all of the dealers had multiple manual Yari and a few had close to 20 of them. Not now (at least the ones closest to me -- and they were some of the ones that had 10 to close to 20). I hope this changes by the time my Yari is near its end or else I'll be heading to Dallas/Austin/San Antonio or out of state (I won't buy a perfectly good automatic Yaris, just my personal preference ).

[why?]

i can't imagine 3,000 cars on a lot. Totally insane.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by why?

i can't imagine 3,000 cars on a lot. Totally insane.

It is a large place. It's the number one volume Tundra dealer in the world. Twelve miles away, the same man owns another Toyota dealership (Fred Haas Toyota Country) and that dealership now has a new car inventory of 1,729 cars. I think they must have an off site storage facility because those two dealerships do not have nearly 5,000 new Toyotas on premisis. Why own 2 dealerships with the same brand 12 miles apart? There is a law in Texas that all car dealerships must be closed 1 weekend day per week, so he keeps one open on Saturday and closed on Sunday and the other open on Sunday and closed on Saturday. They see the growth. My understanding is that Exxon Mobil was thinking about building their North American HQ here, but wanted a firm commitment re The Grand Parkway (a toll road that has been in the minds of planners since the 1960s --- at a little over 180 miles, the longest beltway around any city in the world -- one of the 13 segments was completed in 1994 and I think parts of 2 others have been built over a long period). The people in the C-suite at Exxon Mobil finally gave the State of Texas an ultimatum to commit or they wouldn't commit. The state buckled (will still try to find more partners, but the state is on the hook for the commitment). Once this happened, Exxon Mobil announced in 2011 they will build their North American Headquarters here (and most believe the C-suite will eventually move down here from Las Colinas (near Dallas)). Ever since the Exxon Mobil announcement, the pace of development here has increased to an amazing level. I may end up moving closer to Lake Conroe to get back some of the tranquility that may be lost.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by why?

i can't imagine 3,000 cars on a lot. Totally insane.

In 1999 I was at a BMW car/motorcycle dealer to test ride the new K1200RS. The building was surrounded by a sea of $30,000 BMWs that must have been 100 yards in a radius around the building.