Protection Package / Theft Protection Program...

[marcar72]

Originally Posted by roxy1

that is BS. I almost bought a yaris in the same IL region. that dealer might add them. it is not mandatory for the region as far as I know. that is $600 of absolute waste...money out of your pocket with nothing tangible in return.

there are several 5 speed L models in the state:

http://www.cars.com/for-sale/searchr...=GN_REFINEMENT

I still feel I got a pretty good deal on it, even with the add ons. It was $14,302 from AutoNation just like #9 in that list of 10 in the link. #10 is also from AutoNation only it's white w/out the floor mats.

When I called them to inquire more about it they said they could sell it for $13,726 (includes destination charge) and I really liked that price. So the night before I was talking to the internet sales lady there and asked for the "out the door" price. That's when I got the email that had those two add ons tacked on.

So with the two add ons it brought the price back up to $14,324, close enough to what initially got me to check them out to begin with. The Protection Package is actually kind of nice, but not like $299 worth of nice, hehe. To get any lower than that I feel I'd have to wait for some Toyota incentives which I've read are far and few between.