Newb. New Yaris - on wait list.

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Thx for this forum, so much to check out.

Ordered a manual 5 door in red.

Last few months been looking at options to cut fuel expenses here. With the Egyptian and Libyan etc oil spikes we made a decision - gonna drop one of the 2 big cars and get at least one fuel miser... and last Saturday we placed an order. Most all the new Yaris stock had 'sold' tags and were locked. Except the 2 grey ones and a blue one in auto and a hot pink one in manual. A sale was going on and they were like hotcakes. A computer stock search turned one in the colour we wanted (red) that had to come from Sydney (300km) on their next restock.

The earthquake in Japan means there are a big delays in the pipeline too, so the model and the colour/tranny/accessory levels on stock left in Australia were not up to usual standard; aka 'limited'.

We wanted a 3 door but had to order a 5 door - dealer offerred it to us at very near the 3 door price. Toyota finance at 3percent for the whole of the price. No wonder the place was busy. Its a gift.


This model (YRS) has the 1.5 donk, the 6 or 7 airbag set, 15in wheels, air con and lots of accessories but not cruise control FGS. Why? What "engineered to a price" manager made the choice that cruise was less worthy/desirable than -say- the electric windows? Give me cruise any day over the window gadgets.

So I have joined a line of people on the wait list.