Finding a 5 speed LB to test drive - Toyota Yaris Forums

grampi · 05-09-2007, 09:09 AM

I went to a Toyota dealership yesterday in hopes of test driving a new Yaris. Unfortunately, they didn't have a single 5 speed on the lot. Not one! What's with all the automatics? Are people really too lazy to shift? I guess I'll have to keep checking around until I find a dealer that has a 5 speed.

blacksan · 05-09-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by grampi

I went to a Toyota dealership yesterday in hopes of test driving a new Yaris. Unfortunately, they didn't have a single 5 speed on the lot. Not one! What's with all the automatics? Are people really too lazy to shift? I guess I'll have to keep checking around until I find a dealer that has a 5 speed.

If all else fails you can come visit me in VA and take mine for a spin.

jamal1984 · 05-09-2007, 10:35 AM

i got manual and all i want now is automatic.

blacksan · 05-09-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jamal1984

i got manual and all i want now is automatic.

How come?

redyaris · 05-09-2007, 10:42 AM

If Jamal is like me (another ATL resident) he's constantly sitting in mind-numbing traffic whether its to go to the neighborhood grocery store or to commute on the road-raged filled interstates of this city.

Its really a pain to have to nurse a clutch pedal in all this mess. A slushbox onboard is one less thing to worry about as you are forever watching for the next wayward SUV with the driver on the phone going 90+ on your rear bumper.

blacksan · 05-09-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by redyaris

If Jamal is like me (another ATL resident) he's constantly sitting in mind-numbing traffic whether its to go to the neighborhood grocery store or to commute on the road-raged filled interstates of this city.

Its really a pain to have to nurse a clutch pedal in all this mess. A slushbox onboard is one less thing to worry about as you are forever watching for the next wayward SUV with the driver on the phone going 90+ on your rear bumper.

I could understand that. The manual makes driving more of a focus for me as I strive to make the most efficient use of the engine/drive train. Just a side note to this conversation, but I have always used the transmission for engine breaking when I am coming to a stop and have received some phenomenal mileage before brake pad replacement. I grew up with farming & trucking in the family and seldom drove an automatic. Maybe after I retire I will be in too automatics?

rage2 · 05-09-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by blacksan

Just a side note to this conversation, but I have always used the transmission for engine breaking when I am coming to a stop and have received some phenomenal mileage before brake pad replacement.

So you'd rather put wear on your engine instead of the brakes?

blacksan · 05-09-2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rage2

So you'd rather put wear on your engine instead of the brakes?

I guess if it is recommended/ok on quarter of a million dollar piece of heavy equipment then it can't be that bad for my little Yota. Keep in mind that I still brake and keep the revs down to a moderate level. Hell, it even has the recommended shift points (up & down) in the owners manual.

Yaris Revenge · 05-09-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by blacksan

Hell, it even has the recommended shift points (up & down) in the owners manual.

BLASPHEMER! You dare contradict the holy law of Forbidden Engine Braking!?!?

The guys with pitchforks will be showing up any minute...

~YR

grampi · 05-09-2007, 10:47 AM

I live near Chicago so I'm used to driving a manual in traffic (I currently have a '99 Corolla with a 5 speed), and I still wouldn't go with an automatic. Manuals are jusy way too much fun to drive.

ChinoCharles · 05-09-2007, 11:23 AM

Hey, you can test drive mine any time.

grampi · 05-09-2007, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

Hey, you can test drive mine any time.

Thanks for the offer. I might just take you up on that sometime.

boris13 · 05-09-2007, 12:22 PM

Yeah, a manual trans is a little tiresome in stop-and-go traffic, but I just deal with it. I'm still glad I didn't get an automatic.

Imagine · 05-09-2007, 03:30 PM

What part of Ohio are you from? Walker Toyota in Miamisburg had several of them last week.

grampi · 05-09-2007, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Imagine

What part of Ohio are you from? Walker Toyota in Miamisburg had several of them last week.

They had several 5 speed LBs? I live in Huber Heights. I'll have to check them out.

Imagine · 05-10-2007, 07:58 AM

Oh, thats just a skip and a jump for you then. Yes, they had at least 3 or 4 of them. I test drove both an auto and a 5 spd. Not a huge color selection though. Ask for Dave Hall and tell him Jeremy Manning sent you. He's a good guy to deal with.

05-09-2007, 09:09 AM	#1
grampi Drives: Corolla Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 325	Finding a 5 speed LB to test drive I went to a Toyota dealership yesterday in hopes of test driving a new Yaris. Unfortunately, they didn't have a single 5 speed on the lot. Not one! What's with all the automatics? Are people really too lazy to shift? I guess I'll have to keep checking around until I find a dealer that has a 5 speed.

05-09-2007, 10:42 AM	#5
redyaris Shiny Chromey Coolness View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 982	If Jamal is like me (another ATL resident) he's constantly sitting in mind-numbing traffic whether its to go to the neighborhood grocery store or to commute on the road-raged filled interstates of this city. Its really a pain to have to nurse a clutch pedal in all this mess. A slushbox onboard is one less thing to worry about as you are forever watching for the next wayward SUV with the driver on the phone going 90+ on your rear bumper. __________________ Bringin the Bling to Yarisworld

05-09-2007, 12:22 PM	#13
boris13 Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback, 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA Posts: 167	Yeah, a manual trans is a little tiresome in stop-and-go traffic, but I just deal with it. I'm still glad I didn't get an automatic. __________________ '07 3-door Meteorite Metallic Liftback: manual transmission, power package, 60/40 split fold-flat rear seat, ABS, side airbags, keyless entry, fog lights, 7-spoke 15" Toyota alloys, cruise control, TRD sway bar.

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05-09-2007, 10:35 AM	#3
jamal1984 The Beautification of Car View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris S Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 967	i got manual and all i want now is automatic.

05-09-2007, 10:47 AM	#10
grampi Drives: Corolla Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 325	I live near Chicago so I'm used to driving a manual in traffic (I currently have a '99 Corolla with a 5 speed), and I still wouldn't go with an automatic. Manuals are jusy way too much fun to drive.

05-09-2007, 11:23 AM	#11
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Hey, you can test drive mine any time.

05-09-2007, 03:30 PM	#14
Imagine Insert sarcasm here. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Black Pearl Sand 3Dr Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 241	What part of Ohio are you from? Walker Toyota in Miamisburg had several of them last week.

05-10-2007, 07:58 AM	#16
Imagine Insert sarcasm here. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Black Pearl Sand 3Dr Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 241	Oh, thats just a skip and a jump for you then. Yes, they had at least 3 or 4 of them. I test drove both an auto and a 5 spd. Not a huge color selection though. Ask for Dave Hall and tell him Jeremy Manning sent you. He's a good guy to deal with.