Deciding on a yaris- purchasing choices and haggling woes - Toyota Yaris Forums

JustPassinThru · 08-23-2014, 04:07 PM

Manual transmission Yarii are not gonna be common.

There's reasons. First, this is basically an entry-level car. I like it; you like it; but a lot of young girls buy this car because it's all they can afford or it's all their daddies will spring for.

They want AUTOMATICS. They don't CARE about firm suspension and cornering; they don't even care about the reliability. They bought Toyotas because Daddy pressured them to; and Daddy did that because he saw Toyotas have resale value whereas Aveos do not.

But most of them (and many boys that age, too) have zero interest in rowing a 5-speed through traffic. Add to that guys like myself - older, sure of my manhood; I for one have a CDL and can drive a ten-speed. I really DO prefer the shiftless life, at this point.

So there's MUCH more market for the automatic than the manual. The automatic ADDS value, more than it costs, when the time comes to sell.

FWIW. Of course, everyone should buy what they want; but know what it is you're buying and what later repercussions will be.

08-23-2014, 04:07 PM	#23
JustPassinThru Drives: No more Yaris Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Montana Posts: 180	Manual transmission Yarii are not gonna be common. There's reasons. First, this is basically an entry-level car. I like it; you like it; but a lot of young girls buy this car because it's all they can afford or it's all their daddies will spring for. They want AUTOMATICS. They don't CARE about firm suspension and cornering; they don't even care about the reliability. They bought Toyotas because Daddy pressured them to; and Daddy did that because he saw Toyotas have resale value whereas Aveos do not. But most of them (and many boys that age, too) have zero interest in rowing a 5-speed through traffic. Add to that guys like myself - older, sure of my manhood; I for one have a CDL and can drive a ten-speed. I really DO prefer the shiftless life, at this point. So there's MUCH more market for the automatic than the manual. The automatic ADDS value, more than it costs, when the time comes to sell. FWIW. Of course, everyone should buy what they want; but know what it is you're buying and what later repercussions will be.