5-speed availability

[mr9865]

I think it's regional availability. In my area I can't build a SE 5 speed, and the L in the 5 speed is only in 6 of the 8 colors. No blazing blue or light blue.

[Thirty-Nine]

Originally Posted by mr9865

I think it's regional availability. In my area I can't build a SE 5 speed, and the L in the 5 speed is only in 6 of the 8 colors. No blazing blue or light blue.

I tried a number of ZIPs and couldn't build an SE with a manual (Portland, OR; St. Paul, MN; Milwaukee, WI).

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I tried a number of ZIPs and couldn't build an SE with a manual (Portland, OR; St. Paul, MN; Milwaukee, WI).

So far I have been able to build it in AZ, Norcal - Sacramento and Redding, but not Socal. Interesting thing was the two Norcal zips I used only offered the L and SE, both with a 5spd, but no LE cars.

You might have take a trip to find your car, or get a dealer to do a swap.

[Zillon]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

I tried a number of ZIPs and couldn't build an SE with a manual (Portland, OR; St. Paul, MN; Milwaukee, WI).

Try this one: 01011 (Chester, Mass.)

New England is one of the very few regions on the eastern seaboard getting the SEs in manual. NY and Central Atlantic regions are not getting them. Even then, you can only get the sticks in white, silver, grey, and black. No colors for New England. I have no idea what the availability is for the west coast.

I'm trying to get ahold of one myself - a white one, in particular - and I've been finding it extremely difficult to do so. I even work at a Toyota dealership, and I've been talking with the inventory manager for over a week now about trying to get one of these Yarii for myself. Within a 403 mile radius of my particular dealer, there are only 6 5MT SE's (#1462 model code, AT is #1464) out there. From that selection, all are in transit (at port, on the truck, or on the boat).

Since my region (Central Atlantic) is not receiving any shipments of the 5MT SE, in order to get one, we have to trade out of region, or try and wrangle one before it comes into port. Even then, it's not a guaranteed deal. We've made calls to other dealers in an attempt to perform a dealer trade for one of these cars, and we have received no calls back. Apparently everyone thinks that they're sitting on gold. I don't think that the general public will think they're anything special, however the limited availability might have turned them into something of a golden egg.

So, this is my current situation, after talking to regional HQ: There are 3 cars on the ground in Japan right now that have not been shipped anywhere, and the only colors that are available are silver and grey, neither of which are a top choice for me. If I really want the car, this is what I have to choose from. If I decide to go this route, I won't see the car until late December.

I was thinking about trying to get a Fiesta instead, but I'm dealing with the same thing there, too. Limited manual transmission availability in the colors and spec I want.