First car Yaris L 2012 ....

[Absolutely Red 12]

Originally Posted by tooter

Wow... that's a great price. I bought my 2012 base model L 2 door 5 speed for $16,600 out the door in April, although it came with air conditioning which might account for some of the difference.

At the time, there were only 3 of them in California so I just threw the money at them, drove it away, and counted myself lucky to get one at all.

What dealer?

I have AC too. Even a factory tach, which surprised me!!

I spent 3 months on and off trying to find a 5MT, the factory would trickle them in. In the end, I called Toyota Corporate, here in LA, and asked what dealers had 3dr L with 5MT, they thought it was too much to ask, so I demanded a stock inventory of every dealer in SoCal, or I would buy my 3rd Nissan product in 2 years!!!
They were shocked, but complied.

It was easier to negotiate on a 5MT than an AT, I bought this one over the phone. Many dealers insulted me over emails, and phone.
I stopped negotiating in person 12 years ago.

Lastly, I took a picture of the car in front of the South Bay Toyota sign, and emailed all their respective general managers cc'ing the conversation I had with their salespersons.