Availability

[dpiatek]

Just stopped by my local dealership today to test drive a Yaris and hopefully place an order. Seems to fit the bill perfectly for what I'm looking for. However, the dealership said that here in the Los Angeles and surrounding areas only 18% of the 2007 liftbacks will be available in 5 speed. That came out to only 44 cars he said; or one per dealer?! He was going to try to find one at a local dealer. I looked at autotrader for new cars within a 300 mile radius and most are automatics so I assume he was telling the truth. Is the availability still that bad? Or is he trying to stick it to me price wise by making me think it is so rare (when he does get one in stock)? I really don't want to get butched in markup because of the lack of availability as that would bring the price to a different class. But I dislike automatics. Is 12k-12.5k out the door after taxes, etc for a liftback Yaris with 5 speed and convenience package pushing it?