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04-28-2006, 10:38 PM | #1 |
Drives: None yet Join Date: Feb 2006
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Yaris HB base model availability...
I live up in NY, and I highly consider the Yaris as a first new car. I went to the toyota dealership, but I only found one yaris. And it was the sedan, fully loaded at about 15k... A little bit more than that. Is it usual to find 1 yaris at a dealership? What's wrong? Is everyone buying them, or did they not make enough yet? I want to get this car as a first new car a year from now. There should be more at the dealership by then, right???
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04-28-2006, 11:16 PM | #2 |
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Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Apr 2006
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I would think so by then.
I've been told that Toyota is currently planning on selling the Yaris at about a 70:30 ratio (sedan to hatch). Regardless of what we as enthusiasts prefer, the smart money is on Toyota knowing what they're doing in this regard. I don't know about Canadian preferences (we have plenty of Canadians on the board), but it seems most Americans prefer sedans over hatchbacks. I'll take a hatchback any day, please...
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04-29-2006, 08:10 AM | #3 | |
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04-29-2006, 01:37 PM | #4 |
Drives: '07 Yaris liftback Join Date: Apr 2006
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Several import hatchbacks have not done well here (U.S.) in the past. This is probably what is driving Toyota towards bringing in more sedans than HB's. It does seem like many people on this board are more interested in the HB so maybe Toyota will rethink their marketing strategy.
For what it's worth I have a deposit down at my dealer for a Hatch myself. He has several sedans in stock but sold the only hatch before I got there. The dealer said I should take delivery around the 1st of June. peace |
04-29-2006, 04:05 PM | #5 |
Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006
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a hatch is a really practical car, you can fit some big shit in the back with the seats down, stuff that won't fit in a trunk
also, i'm not very impressed with the yaris sedan, too much like a mazda 3/6 on the front |
04-29-2006, 04:38 PM | #6 |
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Drives: Prius, Silver Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2006
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My dealer is selling every Yaris that hits the lot, often times before they hit. It will be months before you can walk on to a lot and see a wide selection of Yari. Just order one.
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04-29-2006, 04:54 PM | #7 |
Drives: Hatch Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Georgia
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Yep, apparently hatchbacks don't do too well in America. Last year I was able to get a Civic SI HFP (Honda Factor Performance) for what Consumer Reports said was Dealer cost (less holdbacks). Normally a SI would sell marked up, but when Honda went to the hatch, the "civic-nation" rejected it. I on the other hand loved it right up to me totalling it
Any way I picked up a hatch Yaris last week, definetly had to hunt it down. I looked at 5 different dealers, all had at least one sedan, some two, but only two had hatch's. Here is a pic of the SI, and my new red Hatch (more pic's in the "official Red" thread) http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...=4994#post4994 Later Jerry Last edited by jah; 04-29-2006 at 05:49 PM. |
04-30-2006, 10:53 PM | #8 |
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There is a hatchback near where I live... At a dealership. But it's automatic and I'd want manual. Even if I did want the auto, which I don't, I'd have to wait anyways, because I don't have as much money saved as I'd want.
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05-01-2006, 12:10 AM | #9 |
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Having owned a Civic, how do you think teh Yaris now compares? Better/ Worse in what ways ??? Not many people go away from Honda or Toyota once they have owned one :P Instead, you seem to have swapped! :P
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05-01-2006, 04:39 PM | #10 | |
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I have the TRD springs/shocks, and rear spoiler on order, so while I won't get to the 170HP mark with the Yaris, maybe with the TRD suspension I can get to the same firm ride I loved in the Si Later Jerry |
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05-01-2006, 10:10 PM | #11 |
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I waited for a month for my manual hb to come in. Give them 6 months and their will be plenty of Yarises around.
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05-01-2006, 10:44 PM | #12 |
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I've been to two local dealers, and they had one auto hatch and one auto sedan. I haven't been to my dealer yet. I guess they have several.
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