WHY do I want one so bad? - Page 15 - Toyota Yaris Forums

YarisOwnersDad · 04-13-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cdavidhess

Congratulations! Thanks to you and your wife for a very entertaining thread!

You are most welcome, my fellow Yaris owner!

I'm glad you enjoyed hanging with me. I was glad to have your company and your support, and I thank you for both.

Tom

YarisOwnersDad · 04-13-2009, 11:01 PM

For anyone who might find this info useful for comparison, I got the car for $145 over invoice. (I could have bought at invoice, if it had not been a dealer trade.)

On my 2008 Cobalt LS trade-in, I was allowed $8500 which was $75 over Kelly Blue Book average trade-in for a vehicle in "Excellent" condition, and my Cobalt truly was "excellent."

Not saying that I couldn't have done better, but this is the deal I got.

People who buy from Hudson Toyota get an unlimited mileage lifetime power train warranty for no charge as part of the deal.

Tom

brainless twit · 04-13-2009, 11:07 PM

So glad you finally got it! It's been awesome seeing your thought process as you've debated what to do. I can't wait to see you out on the road!

So now that you've got one, are you glad you did it?

YarisOwnersDad · 04-13-2009, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brainless twit

So glad you finally got it! It's been awesome seeing your thought process as you've debated what to do. I can't wait to see you out on the road!

So now that you've got one, are you glad you did it?

YES!

We need to have a litte Muhlenberg County Yaris Owners Meet and Greet, Twit.

Tom

brainless twit · 04-13-2009, 11:43 PM

We should! My next few weekends are full of home repairs (finally found a contractor to fix the storm damage) but let me know and I'll get all the coal dust washed off.

YarisOwnersDad · 04-13-2009, 11:45 PM

How many folks do you know around here who own Yarii?

Yaris Hilton · 04-13-2009, 11:50 PM

All right! You got a Flint Mica one just like my wife's.

brainless twit · 04-13-2009, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YarisOwnersDad

How many folks do you know around here who own Yarii?

There are two that I pass on the road a lot, but I have no idea who the drivers are. Other than that, just me, you, and Wes!

Yaris Hilton · 04-14-2009, 07:37 AM

Daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County,
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay?
I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in askin',
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away.

YarisOwnersDad · 04-14-2009, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

Daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County,
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay?
I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in askin',
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away.

You got it!

I do believe Muhlenberg County led the nation in coal production each year for many years in the 60s and 70s. Too bad the market for high sulfur coal collapsed. This area has never found anything to take the place of coal mining and the associated industries for employment. There is still some mining, and it appears like there will be somewhat of a comeback, but we are far from where we were in the past.

Tomster

Yaris Hilton · 04-14-2009, 10:29 AM

If there's still coal there, eventually there will be a demand for it.

Kaotic Lazagna · 04-14-2009, 03:43 PM

lol...I gotta go back and read this thread from the beginning on my spare time.

Congrats on the purchase! I, too, own a flint mica sedan. Good choice.

33OH · 04-14-2009, 05:24 PM

Congrats Tom!!! Glad to see it finally worked out. :D

YarisOwnersDad · 04-15-2009, 07:59 AM

Thanks, Peeps.

Tom

TOUGEghost · 04-15-2009, 10:56 AM

Wow, great to have such an enthusiastic new member.

I've been following this thread from the beginning because I can really identify with Tom; I wanted a Yaris for a long time and always wondered why I wanted one so bad. A Cobalt isn't too bad when you see the car I sold to buy my Yaris:

That's how much I wanted one.

Yaris Hilton · 04-15-2009, 12:07 PM

Bet you're saving a bunch on gas!

TOUGEghost · 04-16-2009, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

Bet you're saving a bunch on gas!

One month of Yaris gas = one tank of RX-8 gas.

*tomato* · 04-15-2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOUGEghost

Wow, great to have such an enthusiastic new member.

I've been following this thread from the beginning because I can really identify with Tom; I wanted a Yaris for a long time and always wondered why I wanted one so bad. A Cobalt isn't too bad when you see the car I sold to buy my Yaris:

That's how much I wanted one.

NICE CAR!!

The Yaris grows on you. I didn't know I wanted one until I saw one in person at the dealership. I'm not sure it's an entirely rational process, honestly. Must be that friendly look with the big eyes. Almost looks like the car is smiling at you.

Price tag helps, too.

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04-13-2009, 11:01 PM	#2
YarisOwnersDad Is now a Corolla S Owner View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Corolla S Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 460	For anyone who might find this info useful for comparison, I got the car for $145 over invoice. (I could have bought at invoice, if it had not been a dealer trade.) On my 2008 Cobalt LS trade-in, I was allowed $8500 which was $75 over Kelly Blue Book average trade-in for a vehicle in "Excellent" condition, and my Cobalt truly was "excellent." Not saying that I couldn't have done better, but this is the deal I got. People who buy from Hudson Toyota get an unlimited mileage lifetime power train warranty for no charge as part of the deal. Tom

04-13-2009, 11:07 PM	#3
brainless twit View User's Garage Drives: 2009 base sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 67	So glad you finally got it! It's been awesome seeing your thought process as you've debated what to do. I can't wait to see you out on the road! So now that you've got one, are you glad you did it?

04-13-2009, 11:43 PM	#5
brainless twit View User's Garage Drives: 2009 base sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 67	We should! My next few weekends are full of home repairs (finally found a contractor to fix the storm damage) but let me know and I'll get all the coal dust washed off.

04-13-2009, 11:45 PM	#6
YarisOwnersDad Is now a Corolla S Owner View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Corolla S Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 460	How many folks do you know around here who own Yarii?

04-13-2009, 11:50 PM	#7
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	All right! You got a Flint Mica one just like my wife's.

04-14-2009, 07:37 AM	#9
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County, Down by the Green River where Paradise lay? I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in askin', Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away.

04-14-2009, 10:29 AM	#11
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	If there's still coal there, eventually there will be a demand for it.

04-14-2009, 03:43 PM	#12
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	lol...I gotta go back and read this thread from the beginning on my spare time. Congrats on the purchase! I, too, own a flint mica sedan. Good choice.

04-14-2009, 05:24 PM	#13
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Congrats Tom!!! Glad to see it finally worked out. :D

04-15-2009, 07:59 AM	#14
YarisOwnersDad Is now a Corolla S Owner View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Corolla S Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 460	Thanks, Peeps. Tom

04-15-2009, 10:56 AM	#15
TOUGEghost Mr. Clean View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris S 3-Door Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kauai Posts: 268	Wow, great to have such an enthusiastic new member. I've been following this thread from the beginning because I can really identify with Tom; I wanted a Yaris for a long time and always wondered why I wanted one so bad. A Cobalt isn't too bad when you see the car I sold to buy my Yaris: That's how much I wanted one.

04-15-2009, 12:07 PM	#16
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Bet you're saving a bunch on gas!