WTF BBQ no 5pd option for 5 door s? - Toyota Yaris Forums

kustom play · 02-16-2009, 11:19 PM

so i was putzing around at toyota while the g/f gets her tc serviced. I had the yaris since we were going to drop it off but it was only going to take an hour so we hung around

anyway i was talking with the dealer and they offered to buy my yaris for what i paid for it last year and get me in a new yaris S

so i was like ORLY?

so i tell them i want a 5 door S in polar white

cant find one in 5 speed.... how odd

come to find out they only offer it in the 3 door

kinda bummed me out a bit

so i started looking at the x-runner

hotness

but anyway anybody else bothered by this?

dvlnblkdrs · 02-16-2009, 11:24 PM

we all knew this when it was released. toyota didnt see enough of a market for manuals in the 5door...

1NZYaris1 · 02-16-2009, 11:28 PM

That applies to the whole wide world too , if i am not mistaken.
sucks but i can live with it

IllusionX · 02-16-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 1NZYaris1

That applies to the whole wide world too , if i am not mistaken.
sucks but i can live with it

5 speed 5 doors yaris is likely to be available world wide, except in the states.

at least, it is available in Canada as a 5 door RS.

Kal-El · 02-17-2009, 12:01 AM

Doesn't make much sense to me. How is it that sedan and 3-door buyers want MT's but somehow 5 door LB buyers wouldn't? Come on Toyota...

Heck, if they build them in other markets anyway, how difficult is it to ship some to the US?

Certainly, in Europe/Asia they are readily available. Every car overseas is available with a stick. In fact, they think automatics are for lazy people.

I guess we just have to appreciate that Toyota brought the 5-door over here at all!

kustom play · 02-17-2009, 01:10 AM

i just cant see the "sport package" coming in just a auto

tisk tisk

dvlnblkdrs · 02-17-2009, 06:36 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kogWLPJII1M

she agrees

ddongbap · 02-17-2009, 08:42 AM

Just because you guys don't see the reason behind it, doesn't mean there isn't one.

Phaeton · 02-17-2009, 09:07 AM

Sadly it seems there are more people that want an automatic than a manual these days.
I was talking to my neighbor the other day about the same subject, he's 42 and never driven a manual.

dvlnblkdrs · 02-17-2009, 09:10 AM

id love to learn manual, but idk anyone who will teach me(and no i wont just buy a manual and learn myself...)

SailDesign · 02-17-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Phaeton

... he's 42 and never driven a manual.

That's just sad. Only one of my 4 kids is auto-only.

Havana · 02-17-2009, 09:25 AM

Not offering a M/T in the 5 door almost cost Toyota a sale in my case. Ultimately, I compromised on what I wanted and went with the 3 door. I just liked the Yaris so much better than the competition but still feel a bit shafted by not having the same transmission choices as the Canadian market.

ddongbap · 02-17-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Havana

Not offering a M/T in the 5 door almost cost Toyota a sale in my case. Ultimately, I compromised on what I wanted and went with the 3 door. I just liked the Yaris so much better than the competition but still feel a bit shafted by not having the same transmission choices as the Canadian market.

Can you absolutely prove that?

MadMax · 02-17-2009, 11:39 AM

Unfortunately, when it comes time to teach my kids to drive, I don't think we'll have a manual transmission to teach them on. My Yaris is an auto, as is my Jeep, and of course the wife's Odyssey is as well. So, unless we buy them their own car (or, God forbid, they buy their own like I had to!), they will be learning to drive an auto before they learn to drive a stick. That may not be a bad way to approach it, but they gotta know how to drive a stick!

Cheers! M2

Havana · 02-17-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ddongbap

Can you absolutely prove that?

I think so.

Check out the specs on Toyota's Canadian website.

http://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebObje...60e%2ehtml

5 door LE and RS are offered with a 5 speed M/T.

Thirty-Nine · 02-17-2009, 12:27 PM

Yes, it bothers me, too.

I've asked Toyota about it, and they essentially said their market research showed there wouldn't be enough buyers to make it worth their while. I know I would've bought one if I had the option.

When I asked the Regional Toyota Rep about this she suggested I look at the xD.

ddongbap · 02-17-2009, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havana

I think so.

Check out the specs on Toyota's Canadian website.

http://www.toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebObje...124060e%2ehtml

5 door LE and RS are offered with a 5 speed M/T.

Sorry, I thought you had typed something else.

firemachine69 · 02-17-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dvlnblkdrs

id love to learn manual, but idk anyone who will teach me(and no i wont just buy a manual and learn myself...)

You just want to play with the stick, don't you?

02-16-2009, 11:19 PM	#1
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	WTF BBQ no 5pd option for 5 door s? so i was putzing around at toyota while the g/f gets her tc serviced. I had the yaris since we were going to drop it off but it was only going to take an hour so we hung around anyway i was talking with the dealer and they offered to buy my yaris for what i paid for it last year and get me in a new yaris S so i was like ORLY? so i tell them i want a 5 door S in polar white cant find one in 5 speed.... how odd come to find out they only offer it in the 3 door kinda bummed me out a bit so i started looking at the x-runner hotness but anyway anybody else bothered by this?

02-16-2009, 11:24 PM	#2
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	we all knew this when it was released. toyota didnt see enough of a market for manuals in the 5door... __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

02-16-2009, 11:28 PM	#3
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	That applies to the whole wide world too , if i am not mistaken. sucks but i can live with it __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

02-17-2009, 06:36 AM	#7
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kogWLPJII1M she agrees __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

02-17-2009, 09:10 AM	#10
dvlnblkdrs Shush! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 toyota yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: orange, ca Posts: 3,521	id love to learn manual, but idk anyone who will teach me(and no i wont just buy a manual and learn myself...) __________________ "Kids sure like the devil these days"

02-17-2009, 12:01 AM	#5
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	Doesn't make much sense to me. How is it that sedan and 3-door buyers want MT's but somehow 5 door LB buyers wouldn't? Come on Toyota... Heck, if they build them in other markets anyway, how difficult is it to ship some to the US? Certainly, in Europe/Asia they are readily available. Every car overseas is available with a stick. In fact, they think automatics are for lazy people. I guess we just have to appreciate that Toyota brought the 5-door over here at all!

02-17-2009, 01:10 AM	#6
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	i just cant see the "sport package" coming in just a auto tisk tisk

02-17-2009, 08:42 AM	#8
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	Just because you guys don't see the reason behind it, doesn't mean there isn't one.

02-17-2009, 09:07 AM	#9
Phaeton View User's Garage Drives: Blazing Blue Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Port Angeles, Wa Posts: 385	Sadly it seems there are more people that want an automatic than a manual these days. I was talking to my neighbor the other day about the same subject, he's 42 and never driven a manual.

02-17-2009, 09:25 AM	#12
Havana Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 door M/T Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 56	Not offering a M/T in the 5 door almost cost Toyota a sale in my case. Ultimately, I compromised on what I wanted and went with the 3 door. I just liked the Yaris so much better than the competition but still feel a bit shafted by not having the same transmission choices as the Canadian market.

02-17-2009, 11:39 AM	#14
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Unfortunately, when it comes time to teach my kids to drive, I don't think we'll have a manual transmission to teach them on. My Yaris is an auto, as is my Jeep, and of course the wife's Odyssey is as well. So, unless we buy them their own car (or, God forbid, they buy their own like I had to!), they will be learning to drive an auto before they learn to drive a stick. That may not be a bad way to approach it, but they gotta know how to drive a stick! Cheers! M2

02-17-2009, 12:27 PM	#16
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Yes, it bothers me, too. I've asked Toyota about it, and they essentially said their market research showed there wouldn't be enough buyers to make it worth their while. I know I would've bought one if I had the option. When I asked the Regional Toyota Rep about this she suggested I look at the xD. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog