why are sedans so much cheaper

[auxmike]

Originally Posted by tuckevalastin

Around here the lb is cheaper and the supply is much larger well actually the demand is much smaller. My local dealership has 4 new 2009 LBs but only one new Sedan which is a 2008 and a manual and cost $1200 more than the most expensive LB which is an automatic.

In this area people don't like LBs though. In fact most LB drivers get them because they have the lowest sticker price.

*They also have 1 used 2007 manual sedan with 40k miles and 1 used 2008 automatic lb with 20k miles and the lb is $1000 more.*

Dunno about that.
Here on LI, I'm seeing almost all Yari on the road are LB's. I always try to catch them so they see my YW decals...

[auxmike]

But don't get me wrong, the S sedans ARE nice......
....and pretty impossible to find too.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Dunno about that.
Here on LI, I'm seeing almost all Yari on the road are LB's. I always try to catch them so they see my YW decals...

you just dont notice the sedans because they blend in to the sea of blandness that is the four door sedan. hopefully, for the next generation yaris, they will drop the sedan, or give it a new name...like...the Bleh.
just kidding...kind of.

[auxmike]

I really LIKE the '09 Corollas myself.
They have a real nice green colored one out now.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by camelll

That's a funny comment coming from someone who drive's a sedan. Talk about blandness.........corolla, maybe they should call the yaris sedan a corolla, wait that would be an insult to the yaris. Just kidding, kind of.

i fully acknowledge the blandness of the corolla. i have a sedan out of necessity, but prefer hb's by far. i just dont see the point of the yaris sedan as they are currently priced. i get similar mileage, but ride in more comfort and quietness and still paid just under $15k.


to the topic, i see 5-6 sedans on the lot for every 1 hb. i assume they are more plentiful so would be the easier find on the used lot. they definitely seem a bit more upscale than the hb interior wise, so i can see why they cost more new.

[auxmike]

Originally Posted by roxy1

i fully acknowledge the blandness of the corolla. i have a sedan out of necessity, but prefer hb's by far. i just dont see the point of the yaris sedan as they are currently priced. i get similar mileage, but ride in more comfort and quietness and still paid just under $15k.

You got the base model right? Does it have P/W?
My mom has an 06' Corolla with an auto and it moves pretty good. I bet your Corolla with the 5 speed has some decent pep to it.
Did you get the green one??

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by auxmike

You got the base model right? Does it have P/W?
My mom has an 06' Corolla with an auto and it moves pretty good. I bet your Corolla with the 5 speed has some decent pep to it.
Did you get the green one??

i had to add pw's myself (at a cost of only $362). total bs that to drive a stick w/ a 2009+ corolla you have to get either the base or the s model, but not the most popular model , the le. about as much sense as toyota finally offering the 5 door yaris hatch, but only in auto

i figured you were poking fun at the green corolla color. have never seen one, but its an interesting color. i doubt my 5 speed is much faster than my 5 speed yaris hatch was, but its more fun because the shifting dynamics are much smoother.

[auxmike]

No, seriously, I do like the green!
I saw one at the dealer, real sharp looking.
Do you get the DBW delay when you step on the gas like the Yaris has?

[roxy1]

the corolla has more wiggle room for negotiation. plenty of folks are currently getting the base model at $14k (and even less) over at toyota nation and the le w/ power windows/locks still under 15k. definitely a buyers market for any car with the economy in the toilet.

[tuckevalastin]

Originally Posted by auxmike

Dunno about that.
Here on LI, I'm seeing almost all Yari on the road are LB's. I always try to catch them so they see my YW decals...

I assure that the typical Long Islander is very different from the typical Delmarvan. I don't doubt that in LI hatches are in demand but around here hatches of any kind just aren't well liked. When I spend time in New England/New York all I see is LBs but when I am in the Mid Atlantic the very few Yaris I see are 80% sedans.